On the evening of February 13, Beijing time, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating women's 3000m relay final came to an end, and in the end, the Chinese team composed of Qu Chunyu, Fan Kexin Zhang Chutong and Zhang Yuting ended with the third place. The Dutch team won the championship with a huge advantage, and the last champion, South Korea, won the silver medal. After the game, the four girls of the Chinese team wore national flags and went around the field to greet them, and the audience gave them warm applause. Fan Kexin also deliberately went to the center of the venue to kiss the ice rink, for the veteran, the Beijing Winter Olympics may be her time to say goodbye to everyone!
At this Winter Olympics, China's women's short track speed skating performance was mediocre, and in the women's 500 meters and 1000 meters that have been completed, they failed to stand on the podium. In the men's and women's 2000m mixed relay finals, Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu and Zhang Yuting joined forces with Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei to win the first gold medal for the Chinese short track speed skating team at the Beijing Winter Olympics. From the perspective of individual events, the most promising event for the Chinese women's team to impact the gold medal is the women's 3000-meter relay. In the semi-finals, the Chinese team, the Korean team, the Canadian team and the Netherlands team stood out and successfully met in the final.
These four teams also represent the highest level of women's short track speed skating in the world today. The Chinese women's short track speed skating team won the 3000m relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. At that time, Wang Meng and Zhou Yang were at the peak of their careers, leading other teammates to win gold medals in all four events. At the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the South Korean women's team won the championship at home, and the Chinese team was judged to be fouled and missed the medal. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Fan Kexin and Qu Chunyu of the Chinese women's team will be the last Olympic trip, and they hope to realize their dreams at home.
In the women's 3000m relay final, the Netherlands and South Korea were the favorites to compete for the championship, and the Chinese team and the Canadian team had the strength to compete for medals. After the start, the first bartenders of the four teams quickly grabbed the road, the Dutch team and the Chinese team took turns to lead the first half of the game, and the South Korean team and the Canadian team have been in the 3rd and 4th places. With 10 laps left, the Chinese team tried to overtake the Dutch team, but due to the overall strength of the Oranges, they regained the first place in two laps. The South Korean team used Choi Min-jin's stick to rise to second place.
With 4 laps left in the race, the Chinese team once fell to the last place, and the last bat, Fan Kexin, turned the tide, overtook Canada with his acceleration ability, and crossed the finish line as the third place. In the end, the Dutch team won the championship, the Korean team won the silver medal, and the Chinese team won the third place. Although she failed to win the championship in the women's 3,000-meter relay event, the performance of several girls in the Chinese team is still commendable. Four years later in Italy, the Chinese short track speed skating team will produce many new faces, in the face of the impact of the South Korean team, the Netherlands team and the Canadian team, can they regain their glory?
(Luo Treasurer)