At this Winter Olympics, the short track speed skating field is the place where penalties appear the most. In the just-concluded semifinals of the men's 5,000-meter relay, the Chinese men's relay team once again entered the final because of the penalty.
When a collision occurs, who is right? Who fouled? Why did the Chinese team enter the final this time?
According to the relevant rules of the International Skating Federation, there are several cases that will be punished for fouls, one is derailment, the second is blocking, the third is to assist fouls, and the fourth is to kick the ice knife. Among them, blocking is the foul with the highest frequency. It is worth mentioning that the rules of short track speed skating are constantly changing and developing. In 2020, the International Skating Federation also officially launched a unified revised version of the penalty manual, which revised many details. Among them, the foul actions of the players have relevant penalty codes, which greatly improves the transparency of the game.
In today's game, Li Wenlong, a member of the Chinese short track team, collided with the Canadian team members when he overtook the inner road. Although the opponent was unintentional, it did affect the Chinese team. In this case, the referee finally sentenced China to advance to the Final of Group A.
However, if the collision occurs in the final, the athlete who is hit can only consider himself unlucky.