The Paper's reporter Song Chengliang
The Chinese team is in the game.
Yang Yang: The short track men's team advanced to the relay final thanks to the new rules
Former short track speed skating Olympic champion Yang Yang said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency on the 11th that the Chinese men's team was still able to qualify after an accidental fall in the semi-final of the men's 5,000-meter relay at the Beijing Winter Olympics on the evening of the 11th, thanks to the new rules of the International Skating Federation.
In the game on the 11th, when there were 11 laps left in the game, China and Canada were competing for the lead and were in the top two. The Ice Knife of the Chinese team Li Wenlong collided with the ice knife of the Canadian athlete Dion next to him, and then Li Wenlong fell to the ground with an unstable center of gravity.
Yang Yang, who watched the game at the scene, said that according to the new rules of the International Skating Federation, when an uncontrollable situation such as a collision of ice knives on the field causes an accident, the referee can make a ruling based on the position of the relevant athlete on the field at that time and other factors to decide whether the relevant athlete can qualify.
Yang Yang also said that situations like ice knife collisions are relatively rare and indeed very unexpected.
Olympic broadcast service company: The Beijing Winter Olympics are extremely safe
Ioannis Exacos, CEO of the Olympic Broadcasting Service Company (OBS), said in an interview on the 11th that he was most impressed by the Beijing Winter Olympics, which was about to pass the halfway mark, one was "extremely safe" and the other was sustainable.
"As the first Winter Olympics under the epidemic, the Beijing Winter Olympics is a historic Olympic Games, and athletes around the world have great expectations for it." He said, "Many people were worried about whether the Beijing Winter Olympics could be held as scheduled and whether there would be a risk of epidemics when they were held, just like before the Tokyo Olympics." ”
"Now we can say with certainty that this Winter Olympics is operating in an extremely safe way, with a very low rate of COVID-19 cases and the vast majority of them found at the time of entry testing, which shows that closed-loop management and the Epidemic Prevention Manual are very effective." This is an extremely safe Olympics. ”
According to the data released on the 8th, the Beijing Winter Olympics from January 23 to February 7 have a total of 393 positive re-examinations, of which 62.85% were detected at the airport and 37.15% were detected in the closed loop. Almost all positive cases were pre-arrival infections or infections within the closed-loop incubation period, and 68% of positive cases have been released from isolation or discharged from hospital.
Huang Chun, deputy director of the Epidemic Prevention and Control Office of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that there is no cluster of epidemics in the closed loop of the Winter Olympics at present, and as long as all parties adhere to effective and strict closed-loop management measures, the number of positive cases of new crown will continue to decline in the coming period.
"For athletes, safe participation is of great importance." Exacos said, "I've seen many times athletes come to the microphone and say, 'It's incredible to stand here, it's so much fun.' ”
The Chinese men's team in the game.
The Chinese men's curling team won for the first time, and the women's team lost three consecutive times
The third round of the Men's Curling Round Robin Tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics was staged at the National Aquatics Center "Ice Cube" on the 12th. China defeated Denmark 5-4 to usher in the first victory of the Winter Olympics.
The Chinese team of the men's team took the lead in scoring 1 point after mastering the mobile phone at the beginning of the game, and then both teams used the mobile phone to score 1 point, and fought 2-2 after 4 innings. In the fifth inning, the Chinese team grabbed the mobile phone and scored two points, and the seventh set scored 1 point again, while limiting the Danish team's backhand score to 1 point in the sixth and eighth innings, and took a 5-4 lead after 8 innings.
In the next two games, the Chinese team's tactics were clear and clear, that is, to simplify the situation - to clear all the scoring pots of the Danish team. After the Chinese team grasped the mobile phone meeting consecutively, it also maintained the 5-4 score until the end of the game.
Ma Xiuyue, a fourth baseman after the game, said: "Our previous games were lost in the ninth and tenth innings, and we lost in the lead and initiative. We sum up the experience, we must stabilize, do not rush when leading, and try to play as simple as possible. The first two games were lost more regrettably, so this game should be mainly stable against opponents of the same level. ”
Chinese curling women's team in the game.
In addition, the Chinese curling women's team lost 4-8 to the United States yesterday, suffering three consecutive defeats after the start of the round robin.
The Chinese women's team continued the poor handling of the key pot in the previous two games, and was stolen 2 points in the first set, and was at a disadvantage for most of the time thereafter, and finally lost 4-8.
"Post-00" captain Han Yu said after the game that the first two innings did not grasp the law of field changes in time, resulting in a low success rate of key ball handling, hoping that the young team would continue to summarize experience and learn lessons through the game.
Zhao Dan and Gao Tingyu will be in the medal today.
On February 12, the Beijing Winter Olympics will determine six gold medals in 12 sub-events, namely speed skating, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, and steel frame snowmobiles.
Among them, the two flag bearers of the Chinese delegation will appear together - Gao Tingyu will play in the speed skating men's 500 meters competition, and Gao Dan will also attack the women's steel frame snowmobile.
At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Gao Tingyu won the bronze medal.
Speed skating, Gao Tingyu strives for medals
On the 12th, the speed skating event will usher in the women's team chase 1/4 final and the men's 500m final, and the men's 500m final will start at 16:53.
Gao Tingyu, the flag bearer of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics of the Chinese delegation, will participate in the men's 500 meters competition.
In the history of Chinese men's speed skating, he has won only one medal, a record set by Gao Tingyu at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, and after four years of hard training, he will now be on the verge of better results.
Gao Tingyu has performed steadily in this season's Speed Skating World Cup, and he has won two medals of 1 gold and 1 silver in 4 World Cup races. Especially in Poland, Gao Tingyu won the championship with an impressive record of breaking the field record.
Takatei's competitors in this game are numerous and strong - Japan's Mori Nakashimori and Shinhama Ritsuya, Russia's Arevyev and Kulizhnykov, and Canada's Dibrey also have the ability to compete for the championship. Judging from the results of this season's World Cup, Gao Tingyu and them have won and lost each other.
Gao Tingyu is also looking forward to this game, "As the host, first of all, I am very happy to be able to participate in the Olympic Games in my own country, and I also hope to get a good result and win glory for the country!" ”
Zhao Dan.
Women's steel frame snowmobile, Zhao Dan impact medal
On February 11, the Beijing Winter Olympics women's steel frame snowmobile event began, Chinese athletes Zhao Dan and Li Yuxi competed, after two rounds of skating, Zhao Dan temporarily ranked 4th, another Chinese player Li Yuxi ranked 10th.
According to the schedule, the women's steel frame bobsleigh event will be held in the third and fourth rounds from 20:20 to 22:50 on February 12. Currently number one Australian Jacqueline Narakot, and two German players Hannah Naizer and Tina Hermann will be strong contenders for the title.
Zhao Dan's first round of skating ranked 3rd. During the taxi, Zhao Dan, with his familiarity with the track and very good control, slid out of the fastest speed of 127 km / h with a time of 1 minute 02 seconds 26 seconds, and finished the first round of skating with a time of 1 minute 02 seconds, ranking 3rd in the group.
In the second round of slicing, Zhao Dan started in 18th place, ranking 5th in the group with a time of 1 minute 02.40 seconds. Combined with the two rounds of skating results, Zhao Dan temporarily ranked 4th in the group with 2:04.66.
After the game, Zhao Dan was quite satisfied with the two-wheeled slide, "After the end of the 1st round of slide, it ranked 3rd, and I was a little unable to believe it." Because of that position, I feel a little high, or I still want to go up slowly from a low position, so that I will not give myself so much pressure and will not have so many fantasies. ”
In Zhao Dan's view, after the 2nd round of sliding, her mentality has been more stable, "this project is a mentality, standing in a good position, want more, so that the mentality may be unstable, it is easy to make mistakes." ”
Wang Shiyue /Liu Xinyu.
Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu debuted on ice dance rhythm dance
In this Winter Olympics, the ice dance combination of Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu has entered everyone's field of vision because of the costume "green mountains and green waters".
According to official information, a total of 23 pairs of contestants participated in the rhythm dance competition tonight, of which the top 20 advanced to the free dance competition. In the previous figure skating team ice dance free dance competition, Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu performed a set of strong Chinese style ice dance version of "Only This Green", which once again surprised everyone, scoring 7 points in China with 107.18 points.
At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu finished 22nd in the Ice Dance Rhythm Dance, stopping the first round. Subsequently, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu began training abroad with Canadian master Laozong after the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, improving rapidly and finishing fourth in the Four Continents Championship in the 2019-2020 season.
Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu, an ice dance duo currently ranked 18th in the world, is currently the best ice dance group in China.
Regarding the goals of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Wang Shiyue said: "In fact, we have set goals very early, and no athlete does not want to get good results. We first of all do a good job of ourselves, and we also hope that through our efforts and everyone's help, we will bring Chinese ice dance to a new height. ”
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