Convicted of fouling in the semi-finals, Ren Ziwei missed the final

Short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics once again began to compete for three events last night. The high-profile "double golden king" Ren Ziwei rushed to the gold and was judged to be fouled in the men's 1500m semifinals; the women's 3000m relay semifinals, the Chinese team advanced to the final as the second in the group; the women's 1000m preliminaries, China's three generals Qu Chunyu, Han Yutong and Zhang Chutong successfully advanced to the next round.

Ren Ziwei, who had already won two gold medals before the race, had high hopes, he had the ability to win the men's 1500 meters and is currently ranked first in the world rankings. However, the strength of the opponent should not be underestimated, Hungary's famous Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang, South Korea's famous players Huang Daxian, Lee Junrui, Park Zhangxi, and Canada's famous Charles Hamelin are all fierce enemies of Ren Ziwei. The Chinese team also had two other young players, Sun Long and Zhang Tianyi, to participate in the project, but unfortunately they were eliminated in the quarter-finals, and Ren Ziwei advanced to the semi-finals as the first in the group.

In the semifinals, Ren Ziwei appeared in the third group, surrounded by a large number of masters - including Liu Shaoang, Park Zhangyi, charles Hamelin in this group. From the start of the race, there were frequent accidents, with Charles Hamelin colliding with The British player Farrell Tracy, who was knocked off the track, but did not affect Ren Ziwei's taxiing. Ren Ziwei rose to second place, when Italy's Yuri Confortola tried to overtake Ren Ziwei, the two collided, and Ren Ziwei was still in second place. In the second half of the game, Ren Ziwei slid to the "First Group" and alternately led the way with Liu Shaoang. In the final three laps, South Korea's Park Jang-woo surpassed Ren Ziwei from the inner path. In the end, Liu Shaoang took the lead in hitting the line, followed by Park Zhangxi and Ren Ziwei. After video deliberation, the referee ruled that Ren Ziwei had committed a foul by blocking the Italian player with his arm during the straight slide, and the result was canceled. Charles Hamelin was also convicted of fouls.

In the final Group A final, a total of 10 people competed for the gold medal. South Korea's Hwang Dae-hyun won the men's 1500m title in the middle of the race, overtaking first place and maintaining the advantage to the finish line. Canada's Steven Dubois won silver and Russia's Olympic team Simon Yelistratov took bronze.

Yangcheng Evening News reporter Wei Chaoran

Source: Yangcheng Evening News