On February 9, Beijing time, the men's 1500m event of short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics will decide the gold medal. Ren Ziwei, who previously won the short track speed skating mixed relay and the gold medal in the men's 1000 meters event, will represent the Chinese team at that time. With his outstanding performance of winning two gold medals in the 1500m event in this season's short track speed skating World Cup, it is very promising for the Chinese team to win gold again. Once this is the case, Ren Ziwei will achieve the feat of winning 3 gold medals in a single Winter Olympics. What's more, with 5 events to win, he is expected to hit the record of 5 golden gods in a single Winter Olympics by American star Hayden.
In the short track speed skating mixed relay and the men's 1000m event, which was the first to finish, Ren Ziwei won two consecutive gold medals. In the eyes of many domestic audiences, he has successfully completed the task of this Winter Olympics. After all, Gu Ailing, who is known as a talented girl, is only 3 sports of freestyle skiing.
As everyone knows, Ren Ziwei, who is known as the prince of short track speed skating, has 3 other events to play, namely the men's 500 meters, the men's 1500 meters and the men's 5000 meters. As he said in an interview: Each of these has the strength to hit the gold medal. And to say that the biggest grasp is Ren Ziwei's main event - short track speed skating 1500 meters.
The most illustrative of this is Ren Ziwei's performance in this season's short track speed skating World Cup. With his strong personal ability, he won three gold medals in three competitions, including two in the 1500m event. Especially in the sub-station of Dresden, Germany, Ren Ziwei launched a fierce charge from the beginning. With the cooperation of teammates, the final use of snare tactics to easily win the championship.
Now facing old rivals such as Park Zhang-hyuk, Lee Joon-seok and Kneggett again, the hot-form Ren Ziwei is expected to replicate his previous success and win the winter Olympic gold medal in the 1500-meter event. Once this happens, he will win 3 gold medals in a row, and he will equal the record set by the legendary female player Wang Mao for a single Winter Olympics by a Chinese athlete. At the 21st Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Wang Meng won gold medals in the women's short track speed skating 500 meters, 1000 meters and relay respectively.
What's more, Ren Ziwei can also attack the gold medals in the men's 500 meters and 5000 meters next. This means that he not only has the opportunity to break the record of his predecessor Wang Meng, but even hopes to equal the Winter Olympic god record of American athletes: winning 5 gold medals in a single Winter Olympics. Of course, the tall buildings rise from the ground. For Ren Ziwei, the most important thing at the moment is to first strive to win the gold medal in the 1500 meters event! Looking forward to the national anthem sounding again on the competition field!