On February 12, Beijing time, the Beijing Winter Olympics speed skating women's team pursuit 1/4 final, the Japanese team broke their own Winter Olympic record and world record with 2 minutes 53.61 seconds, as the first in the group to advance to the semifinals, Canada, the Netherlands and Russia Olympic teams ranked second to fourth to qualify, the Chinese team scored 3 minutes 00.58 seconds, only the fifth did not qualify for the semifinals.
The speed skating women's team pursuit is the strength of Canada and Japan, and the Chinese team wants to strive to reach the semifinals. In the quarter-finals, the Chinese team and the Japanese team were in the same group, and the Chinese team sent Adak, Han Mei and Li Qishi, and the final result of the Chinese team was 3 minutes 00.58 seconds. The Japanese skated 2:53.61 and broke the Olympic record in one fell swoop.
In the second quarter-final, the Netherlands left Norway far behind, finishing in 2:57.26. In the third group of the quarter-finals, Canada slipped 2:53.97, they were second only to Japan, and China was temporarily 4th. The last group of Russian-Austrian teams skated 2:57.66 and they finished fourth to reach the semifinals. The Chinese team is in 5th place and can only participate in the final of Group C.
Ranked 5th among the 8 participating teams, it was a pity for the Chinese team to miss the semi-finals. Japan, Canada, the Netherlands and the Russian Olympic Committee advanced to the final four. According to the schedule, the semi-finals and finals of the women's group departure will be held on the afternoon of February 15. China will compete for 5th place with Norway, who ranked 6th in the quarter-finals. At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, the Chinese team won the fifth place in the women's team chase, achieving a historic breakthrough. Looking forward to the next game, the Chinese team continues to cheer, do not give up!
In the 1/4 final of the speed skating women's team chase, the Japanese team broke the Olympic record with 2 minutes 53.61 seconds, which is also the seventh time that the speed skating event has broken the Olympic record at the Beijing Winter Olympics! The other six Olympic records were: Irini Schauten in the women's 3000 m and women's 5000 m; van der Poule in the men's 5,000 m and men's 10,000 m; Irene West in the women's 1,500 m; and Kyle Nes in the men's 1,500 m.