Witness the birth of a new record in the "Ice Ribbon"

On the afternoon of the 5th, the final of the beijing Winter Olympics speed skating women's 3000 meters was held in the "ice ribbon" of the National Speed Skating Hall, and the Dutch star Scotten, who appeared in the 10th group (the last group), won the championship in 3 minutes 56 seconds 93, breaking the Olympic record of 20 years. Skauteng not only won the first speed skating gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but also became the first Olympic champion born in the "Ice Ribbon" venue. Two Chinese players, Han Mei and Akhnar Adak, finished 15th and 17th respectively.

Scootten's victory of this gold medal is not surprising. In the four World Cup races this season, the Dutch star, who is about to celebrate his 30th birthday on June 21 this year, competed in three long-distance events (3000 meters and 5000 meters) to win gold medals. Next, Scotten will also compete in the women's 5,000 meters, also with a chance to win the championship. Italy's Francesca LoloBrigida, who appeared in the last group with Scotten, finished second with a difference of 1.13 seconds, and Canada's Isabelle Wiedeman, who appeared in Group 9, finished in 3:58.64.

When the Global Times reporter arrived at the venue by shuttle bus more than an hour before the start of the competition, many spectators had already entered the seats, and the Italian players were warming up on the venue. Most of the foreign journalists on the shuttle are Canadian, Dutch and American journalists, which shows the popularity of the project in Europe and the United States. After Scoroteng from the Netherlands crossed the finish line and looked up to confirm his first place in the ranking, he excitedly waved his arms in celebration and hugged the coach who rushed up to congratulate him. At the post-match awards ceremony, Scotten was cheered by the audience and reporters.

In addition to Scotten, the two Chinese girls who played at home were also the focus of attention at the scene. Born in Xinjiang, the 22-year-old, Akhnar initially specialized in short-track speed skating, switching to speed skating in 2018. At the 2020 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships in Milwaukee, USA, Ahnar made his international debut and finished 6th in the 3,000m event. The Global Times reporter noticed at the scene that whenever Ahnar slid through the audience, the audience would cheer for her. After the game, Ahnar circled the field for a week and received a round of applause. Another Chinese player, Han Mei, won the silver medal in the 5,000-meter speed skating competition of the 2017 Asian Winter Games, and the audience at the scene wrote "Prairie Children Fight the Olympics, Lead the Horse gallop to achieve good results, Han Mei cheers!" " banner. Four years ago at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Han Mei and her teammates represented the Chinese team to win the 5th place in the women's team pursuit, making a historic breakthrough.

As a new venue for the Beijing Winter Olympics, this is the first time that "Ice Ribbon" has hosted an official international competition. The Global Times reporter noticed at the scene that with the cooperation of staff and volunteers, the pre-competition preparations such as ice making were orderly. In addition, the 5th is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, folk customs say "the first five to welcome the god of wealth", the pre-game hot link also carried out "grab the red packet" activity, the big screen shows the audience seat and the red packet special effect combination of the picture, the audience have waved the flag "grab the red packet", the scene is very lively.