Zhang Yuting and Qu Chunyu advanced to the women's 500m semifinals of short track speed skating

On the evening of the 7th, the short track speed skating women's 500m 1/4 final began, and three Chinese players Fan Kexin, Zhang Yuting and Qu Chunyu competed. In the end, Zhang Yuting and Qu Chunyu successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

Fan Kexin, one of the three players on the Chinese team, played in the first group, she was a little slower after departure, and she kept trying to chase in the second half, but unfortunately, when she slid to the last lap, she collided with Charles of Canada, and only won the third place in the group, with a score of 1:03.594. In addition, Canada's Brunel, who had won the second place in this group, was cancelled because of a foul.

Zhang Yuting appeared in the third group, and she was in the third place after she set off. With two laps left, South Korea's Choi Min-jin fell and Zhang Yuting rose to second place. But unexpectedly, in the last lap, Zhang Yuting was pushed down by the Russian Olympic Committee players, and after the referee made a corresponding punishment, Zhang Yuting successfully obtained the qualification for promotion.

Qu Chunyu set off in the fourth group, and as a result, The Italian martina in the same group was sent off for two snatches. After starting again, the team members set off again because of the collision of ice knives. Qu Chunyu started well, ranking second, and she followed the Dutch star Schulting closely, and finally won the second place in the group and successfully advanced.

Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporters Li Li Liu Shuang Li Songlin Liu Ping

Edited by Li Tuo

Process Editor Liu Weili