Ren Ziwei lost, and we looked for problems from ourselves

It is Ren Ziwei, not a wayward son.

As the big favorite for the men's 1500m short track speed skating, Ren Ziwei accidentally broke the semi-finals and missed the opportunity to impact the third gold medal. But "elephant" has the physique of an elephant, and "elephant" also has the temperament of an elephant - Ren Ziwei generously admitted after the game that "after the end of the game, he has thought of possible fouls", he admitted that his psychological baggage is a bit heavy, and he has to look for problems from himself.

South Korea's Huang Daxian (second from right) won the men's 1500m short track speed skating title at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Xinhua News Agency

Wang Meng "protects the calf"?

As the host, we would like to congratulate South Korea's Hwang Dae-hyun on winning the project and winning the first gold in South Korea at the Winter Olympics.

Speaking of that night, the Chinese short track team, which already had two golds in hand (2000 meters mixed relay and men's 1000 meters), sent Ren Ziwei, who ranked first in the 1500 meters in the World Cup standings, as well as Zhang Tianyi and Sun Long.

In the first quarter-final, Ren Ziwei of the 6th group successfully advanced; but Zhang Tianyi (group 5) and Sun Long (group 2) failed to play at the best level, the former accidentally fell without results, and the latter slid out of 2 minutes 19.244 seconds and was eliminated from the fourth group. Wang Meng, who served as the commentator, was greatly annoyed by Sun Long's slump and bluntly said that he "did not dare to fight or fight.". However, Wang Meng then saw that some netizens left messages criticizing Sun Long, and explained that he loved the disciples "deeply and responsibly", so that netizens quickly "scattered".

Personally, I believe that as a former athlete and former coach, Wang Meng did not stand still because she had the aura of an Olympic champion, and she was also deepening her understanding of sportsmanship and Olympic spirit, and constantly surpassing herself. And this is also the reason why Wang Meng "went out of the circle" in the commentary seat of this Winter Olympic Games.

Where ren Ziwei lost

Ren Ziwei's "metamorphosis" appeared in the semi-finals. He played in Group 3, with opponents including Hamelin, Park Jang-yeon, and Liu Shao-on. Ren Ziwei, who adopted a follow-up tactic after the opening of the match, once seized the opportunity to rise to the leading position. But with two laps left, he was overtaken by South Korea's Park Jang-yeon. In the end, Liu Shaoang took the lead in colliding with the line, and Park Zhangyi and Ren Ziwei ranked second and third in the collision line. After the game, the referee carefully watched the video replay, and Ren Ziwei was sentenced to an arm block foul, cancel the result, and miss the final.

For the penalty, some netizens and ice fans are difficult to accept for a while. Including Ren Ziwei himself, the Chinese short track team calmly accepted the result.

As Wang Meng said, the penalty is indeed strict, but the first thing we have to do is to review after the game, from the list of participants to the specific performance in the game to reflect, how to improve ourselves.

Rules, equal for all

We are well aware that short track speed skating is a controversial sport, and the ISU has been revising, refining and refining the rules of the competition over the years. The short track speed skating project of the Beijing Winter Olympics is that according to the requirements of the International Skating Federation, the competition site is newly equipped with a "Cheetah" ultra-high-speed 4K orbital camera with a speed of up to 90 kilometers per hour, which provides sufficient technical support and basis for the referee.

A foul is a foul, and learning to respect the rules is also the only way for us to move from a "gold medal power" to a "sports power".

Take the Chinese women's football team we are familiar with as an example. In the 1999 Women's World Cup final in the United States, the Chinese team fought with the host team, the United States, to the final penalty shootout. Liu Ying's shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, and the sonorous rose lost the championship. In fact, at that time, the U.S. goalkeeper Scully had moved at least two meters from the goal line before Liu Ying shot the goal; according to the current rules of football, it would definitely be punished for leaving the goal line early for fouling.

Rules are rules, and we can only regret that this fairer revision did not appear earlier, rather than rolling around and laughing generously. The spirit of fair play and sportsmanship embodied in athletes and coaches is far more glorious than a gold medal.

Source 丨Jing Bao

Author Chen Wei