In the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Shandong's Li Wenlong won the silver medal, which was also his first medal in the history of the Winter Olympics for Shandong after becoming the first person to participate in the Shandong 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.
After the game, Li Wenlong's provincial coach Liu Xiaoying accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Shandong TV Sports Channel, she said that she was very excited, hoping that after Li Wenlong got off the podium, he would return to zero and play the back game, cooperate with his teammates, and continue to win glory for the motherland.
Ai Tu stepped on the final field of the Olympic Games, and Liu Xiaoying, the head coach of the Shandong short track speed skating team, said that he did not dare to look at it at first: "I only dared to watch it after the shooting of the game, watching him cooperate, and then my first thought was to ensure the gold medal of the Chinese team, and the second idea was that if Li Wenlong could take the third place, I would already be very lucky." Then halfway through the process, I saw that he was basically locked in the top three. When I finally won the silver medal, my voice was dumbfounded. I want to thank everyone, although it is said that Li Wenlong got the results, but I think I want to congratulate everyone, especially thank you for your support for us for so many years. ”
Talking about her feelings after watching this final, Liu Xiaoying frankly said: "I am very excited, I myself am moved to cry. I was watching this game myself, it was stressful, it was very nervous, I was probably more nervous than he was, so I was so excited when he finished the final. ”
Commenting on the game played by Li Wenlong, liu Xiaoying said: "I think the first is that he did it himself first, and the second I think he gave him a spiritual pillar under the encouragement of so many people and the support of the great motherland, including the care and support of our Shandong Provincial Sports Bureau and qingdao Municipal Sports Bureau, including his teammates and their entire team are encouraging him." After all, he is participating in the Olympic Games for the first time, so I think that for his expectations, playing every round is the main thing, but he can withstand this pressure, and it is also the encouragement and trust of everyone. ”
In Liu Xiaoying's eyes, Li Wenlong is a relatively introverted athlete, "he is more numerous in his heart, he knows what he should do and what he should do." The first thing I want to exchange with him is congratulations, and the second is to hope that after he walks off the podium, he will return to zero and play the next game, cooperate with his teammates, and continue to win glory for the motherland! ”
The Shandong Provincial Sports Bureau sent a congratulatory message to the Chinese sports delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the full text of the congratulatory message is as follows:
Congratulations
Beijing Winter Olympics Chinese Sports Delegation:
In the just-concluded Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating men's 1000 meters competition, the Chinese sports delegation won the second gold medal; Li Wenlong, an athlete from our province, was not afraid of strong hands, fought bravely, won the runner-up, contributed 1 silver medal to the delegation, achieved a breakthrough of zero medals for Shandong athletes participating in the Winter Olympics, won honor for the motherland, and added glory to Shandong! Here, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to the Chinese sports delegation and Comrade Li Wenlong!
In recent years, Shandong has conscientiously implemented the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on accelerating the development of ice and snow sports, and achieved remarkable results in "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", achieving rapid improvement in the level of ice and snow competition, and the development of the ice and snow industry in an all-round way. The achievements are the result of the correct leadership and strong support of the State General Administration of Sport, and I would like to express my heartfelt thanks!
I wish the athletes of the Mainland Winter Olympics to continue to work hard and achieve good results!
Shandong Provincial Sports Bureau
February 7, 2022
Source: Shandong TV Sports Channel