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Korean short track is cold again! The Olympic champion fell out, and the two top favourites were all found guilty

On February 7, 2022, Beijing time, the short track speed skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the South Korean team broke the cold again, and the Olympic champion Cui Minjing fell down, unexpectedly out, and missed the women's 500m semifinals. In the men's 1000m semifinals, South Korea's two champions, Huang Daxian and Lee Junrui, were collectively found guilty of fouls, and China's three players, Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong, advanced to the Final of Group A.

Korean short track is cold again! The Olympic champion fell out, and the two top favourites were all found guilty

The first gold medal in short track speed skating was the mixed team relay, and the Chinese team withstood the pressure and won the first gold. The South Korean team was out early and they hoped to get good results in the following matches. Unexpectedly, Cui Minjing accidentally fell in the women's 500m 1/4 final, no collision, no foul, that is, she fell out of the track, and finally missed the semi-finals, as an Olympic champion, Cui Minjing was full of confidence, but the result was hit hard.

In the previous mixed team relay competition, Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu and Zhang Yuting all played a role, and the three Olympic champions joined hands to participate in the women's 500m 1/4 final. As a result, 28-year-old Fan Kexin was unexpectedly out, and Qu Chunyu and Zhang Yuting advanced to the semifinals. In the following semi-finals, Zhang Yuting thrilled to finish second in the group and advance to the final of Group A, and Qu Chunyu was convicted of fouls. Fontana, Butin, Schultin and other famous players also advanced to the final of Group A.

Korean short track is cold again! The Olympic champion fell out, and the two top favourites were all found guilty

In the men's 1000m 1/4 final, although there were many twists and turns, China's three players Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong successfully advanced to the semifinals. In the following semi-finals, Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong played in the same group, and the group also included South Korea's Huang Daxian, as a result, although the champion Huang Daxian won the first place in the group, he was found to be fouled, and Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong joined hands to advance to the final of Group A.

Korean short track is cold again! The Olympic champion fell out, and the two top favourites were all found guilty

In another group, South Korea's other champion, Lee Joon-sui, was also convicted of fouls, with Wu Dajing, Liu Shaoang and Liu Shaolin advancing to the Final of Group A. The men's 1000m A group final has a very interesting situation, China 3 people advanced, there are two Chinese players Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang, South Korea's Huang Daxian and Lee Junrui are all out, South Korea's short track speed skating has been hit hard, the women's 500m A group final and the men's 1000m A group final there is no Korean player, it is indeed more unexpected! Think about the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, it is a big reversal!

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