On February 7, Beijing time, the men's 1000m short track speed skating final of the Beijing Winter Olympics was thrilling. Liu Shaolin was the first to hit the line, but he was cancelled for fouls, Ren Ziwei won the gold medal, and Li Wenlong won the silver medal. After the game, Liu Shaolin's social media was besieged by netizens, and the comments under the recent dynamic quickly exceeded 10,000.
One of the netizens said that the family used to like Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang, but because Liu Shaolin maliciously reached out to block the champion, he no longer liked Liu Shaolin: "Don't you know how dangerous it is for Ziwei to be pulled down by you?" Don't say it wasn't intentional, we're not stupid. ”
The video replay showed that Liu Shaolin had indeed fouled. Then whether he did it on purpose or not, only he himself knows. He may be in a hurry, subconsciously reaching out to block, may be intentional, but it is difficult for outsiders to judge.
Netizens were making a lot of noise under Liu Shaolin's social media. Some people resolutely rejected condemning Liu Shaolin, and some said that liu shaolin should be treated with tolerance, after all, he is half Chinese.
Wang Meng described Liu Shaolin as also a Chinese when he explained the game, and the final was a five-Chinese match. However, Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang are Hungarian nationals. Although the two brothers Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang started training in China, and later coaches were also Chinese, their nationality was after all Hungarian.
One of the netizens who knows more about the rules of the International Skating Federation mentioned that Liu Shaolin in order to prevent Ren Ziwei from surpassing him, cutting horizontally, pushing people, and crossing the blue line, this is not only a foul, but also a dangerous move, no sportsmanship, can not afford to lose, and there is no problem in yellow card punishment.
One of the most important points is that last year, the International Skating Federation improved and refined the rules of short-track speed skating, and increased the scale of penalties for dangerous actions such as cross-cutting, which is why the Korean team could not do it in this Olympic Games, because the team members were all fined.
South Korean athletes have played various small actions in the past, which has made the Chinese players suffer a lot. At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, the Chinese short track speed skating team suffered many unfair treatment.
However, at the Beijing Winter Olympics this time, the South Korean team did not have the protection of the referee, and suffered a series of heavy losses in the short track speed skating event, and no one in the South Korean team reached the final in the men's 1000 meters competition.
In any case, the 1000m race is over, and for the athletes, there is still a fierce fight. The Chinese team will also face off against the Liu Shaolin brothers in the men's 500m and relay matches.