Qilu Network Lightning News on February 7, Shandong TV Sports Channel news, Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating men's 1000 meters final, Shandong li Wenlong won the silver medal, which is also his first time after becoming the first person to participate in the Shandong Winter Olympics, once again for Shandong to win the first medal in the history of the Winter Olympics.
Born in 2001, Li Wenlong joined the Qingdao short track speed skating team at the age of 11, where he studied under short track speed skating coaches Yang Zhanyu and Liu Xiaoying, focusing on the men's middle and long distance events. Li Wenlong practiced solid basic skills in the team and slid towards his dream step by step. In 2017, Li Wenlong was selected for the short track speed skating national team for the first time. In the 2018-2019 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Salt Lake City, USA, Li Wenlong finished second in the men's 5,000m relay. In 2019, Li Wenlong teamed up with his teammates to help the Chinese team win the championship and break the world youth record in the men's 3000m relay final of the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Youth Championships. In addition, he has won the men's 1500m event at the 2019 National Short Track Speed Skating Championships and the Men's 1500m event at the 2020-2021 National Short Track Speed Skating Championships. As the first Shandong athlete, Li Wenlong was successfully selected for the Chinese speed skating team and competed in the Winter Olympics.
The Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating men's 1000m qualifying tournament started on the evening of the 5th, Li Wenlong debuted in the fifth group and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. This is Li Wenlong's personal Winter Olympic debut, and it is also the first time in the history of Shandong Ice and Snow Athletes to appear on the Winter Olympic stage.
On the evening of the 7th, Li Wenlong made history again, he broke through from the quarter-finals and semi-finals consecutively, and successfully advanced to the short track speed skating men's 1000 meters final. In the final, Li Wenlong played steadily and finally won a silver medal, which was also the first medal won by the Shandong Winter Olympic Team. Next, Li Wenlong will also participate in the competition of multiple projects, wishing him good results.
Shandong TV Sports Channel reporter Mou Xiaofeng Sun Donghao