On the evening of February 7, the main gymnasium of the Capital Gymnasium was lively again, only because the short track speed skating women's 500 meters and men's 1000 meters were extremely hot, the Chinese team had 3 male and female players to participate, from the 1/4 final to the semi-final to the final, experienced various scenes such as leading, counterattack, accidents, etc., the competition process was rapidly changing, stimulating tension, and finally China's Ren Ziwei won the gold medal in the men's 1000 meters final, and Li Wenlong won the silver medal in the project.
Young general Zhang Yuting challenged Qunfang
Short track speed skating women's 500 meters is a very competitive event for the Chinese team, since the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, the Chinese team has achieved four consecutive championships in the project, Dayang Yang, Wang Meng and Li Jianrou have all won the project championship, this home competition, the Chinese team hopes to regain this gold medal.
In the preliminary round that ended on the evening of the 5th, China's Fan Kexin, Zhang Yuting and Qu Chunyu all successfully advanced, and their results were 43.275 seconds, 43.233 seconds and 42.691 seconds, respectively.
Tonight at 7:30, the women's 500m 1/4 final starts. In the first group of competitions, Fan Kexin and three Canadian players in the same group, after the departure of Fan Kexin grabbed the third place, and waited for the opportunity to surpass from the outside, but in the last lap there was an accident, was tripped by the Canadian players to contact, both fell off the track, after a penalty, Fan Kexin ranked third in the group, unfortunately did not have the opportunity to advance. The other two players, Zhang Yuting and Qu Chunyu, successfully advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Zhang Yuting entered the Group A final with a time of 43.196 seconds, and Qu Chunyu was convicted of fouls.
In the final, Zhang Yuting, who fought alone, withstood the pressure, surrounded by a group of strong hands, closely followed, and Zhang Yuting stepped up in the last lap, but still failed to pass through the crowd, and finally won the fourth place with a score of 42.803 seconds, and the 32-year-old Italian star Fang Tana successfully defended her title. However, as an all-rounder, the 500 meters is not Zhang Yuting's strong point, and for the youngster who has just turned 22, her first Olympic trip has been a breakthrough.
Frequent "strokes" Men's games have ups and downs
In short-track speed skating competitions, there are frequent corners and a lot of physical contact, and even if you have superior strength, it is difficult to avoid unexpected situations. In the quarterfinals of the men's 1000m, three Chinese players Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong played together.
Wu Dajing appeared in the first group, he had a great starting advantage, has been rushing to the first place, but the mistake in the middle of the way was stuck by the Canadian players to the outside road, fell to the last place, in the penultimate lap, and because of the collision of the opponent in front of the ground was brought down, the referee repeatedly watched the video, the second place Canadian player was judged foul, Wu Dajing with the second place result thrillingly advanced to the semifinals. After that, Ren Ziwei, who started from the third group, and Li Wenlong, who started from the fourth group, suffered similar troubles, and according to the referee's penalty, both of them eventually advanced to the second place in the group.
The semi-finals were more dramatic, Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong were in the same group, and China's short track speed skating had double insurance, but in the final stage, the two Chinese generals who led the race were still overtaken by the powerful South Korean player Huang Daxian, although Huang Daxian was the first to hit the line, but was sentenced to foul in the game and suffered an out.
In the final, the inner road is Hungary's Liu Shaolin, the second is Wu Dajing, the third is Ren Ziwei, the fourth is Li Wenlong, and the outermost road is Hungary's Liu Shaoang. The first shot of the game glided a few laps before the referee called off the game. After a short adjustment, the game began again, Ren Ziwei grabbed the first place, Wu Dajing then surpassed the first place, then Liu Shaolin rushed to the first, entering the last two laps Wu Dajing fell behind, Ren Ziwei tightly bit Liu Shaolin, the two had a fierce confrontation when sprinting to the finish line, after the referee watched the replay, Liu Shaolin was judged to be fouled for reaching out to block, ren Ziwei won another precious gold!
Text/Hubei Daily reporter Tong Junpeng Guo Xiaoming sent from Beijing
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