In the semi-finals of the short track speed skating men's 5,000m relay at the Beijing Winter Olympics that ended on the evening of February 11, the Chinese team had an accident in the game, Li Wenlong fell down after being interfered with by his opponent, and the Chinese team finally finished in 4th place. However, the referee decided to advance the Chinese team to the final.
After the game, the short track speed skating team members talked about the accident in an interview. Li Wenlong, who fell, recalled the accident, saying: "He (the Canadian player) did not mean it, we were just pedaling ice, after the fall I just wanted to get up quickly and finish as soon as possible." How to judge is a matter of refereeing, it has nothing to do with us. ”
Later, Li Wenlong also revealed that after he fell, the coach signaled them to slow down and avoid mistakes because they were in a hurry. Talking about how to avoid contact with opponents, Li Wenlong said: "This cannot be avoided, short track speed skating is a confrontation, I was also kicked in the first game, and the kick was broken. Still respect the rules and reduce unnecessary fouls. ”
Ren Ziwei was also interviewed after the game, for the accident in the game, Ren Ziwei said that this is very normal, not foul, he has encountered such a situation before, but also directly sentenced.
Talking about the next final, Ren Ziwei said: "Our goal is to impact the gold medal, when our teammates fall, we are to complete the handover as soon as possible and continue to work hard. In the final, all 5 teams have the strength to compete for gold, we have to skate more actively, while avoiding mistakes, but it should be noted that we cannot give up the competition for position because of fear of mistakes. ”
The five teams participating in the men's 5,000m relay final in short track speed skating are China, Canada, Italy, South Korea and the Russian Olympic Committee, and according to the venue, the final will be played on February 16.