At this Winter Olympics, the short track speed skating field is one of the places with the most penalties. In the semi-finals of the men's 5,000-meter relay at the Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating that ended on the evening of February 11, China's Li Wenlong accidentally fell due to a "kick knife" with his opponent, and the Chinese team ranked fourth in the group. Subsequently, after the referee's deliberation, the Chinese team entered the final.
Why did the Chinese team reach the final?
Li Wenlong explained after the game that when he collided with the Canadian skate, which caused him to fall, because the incident was purely accidental, he and the Canadian player were not at fault, so the Canadian player was not punished, but as the victim of this accident, the Chinese team was sentenced to the Final of Group A, which is in line with the rules of short track speed skating.
Wang Meng also said in the commentary that she saw at a glance that it was a "kick knife" and was not worried at all, believing that the Chinese team would be judged to the final. She also spent two hours asking the TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SKATING FEDERATION for advice on the rules in this case.
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.
The Chinese team can enter the final, not only because they are the victims of the "kick knife", but also because they never give up and insist on finishing the game, so as to win the opportunity to enter the final for themselves.
Li Wenlong said after the game that his mind was blank after he fell, and his first thought was to hand over to Ren Ziwei. Ren Ziwei also quickly turned back, lightly touched with Li Wenlong to show that the handover of the baton was completed, and then continued to catch up.
Ren Ziwei said that it is normal to have accidents in the game, and no matter what happens, you must finish the game. Before the game, he also exchanged his experience with Li Wenlong when handing over the baton.
For the final, Ren Ziwei said that he still had to put aside his worries and do his best to fight. Li Wenlong also said: "Don't think too much, it is a round of skating, try your best, and play your own level." ”
Source: Beijing Daily client (reporter Li Li, Wang Xiaoxiao, Liu Shuang, Liu Ping), People's Daily, @China Youth Daily, @China News Network