In all the Winter Olympic games on February 13, a total of 7 gold medals were produced, which were divided by 7 different national teams including Norway, France and the United States, one gold medal per team, for which the medal table of the Winter Olympics was officially updated, of which the ice and snow power Norway continued to maintain the first place, and is currently 9 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze. In terms of both the number of gold medals and the total number of medals, Norway ranked First, showing its dominance. It is worth noting that Norway's last Winter Olympics in PyeongChang was the final medal gold medal No. 1, so The Norwegian team only maintained its usual strength.
In the first group of the medal table, the remaining teams are Germany, the United States and the Netherlands, which have won 8 gold, 6 gold and 6 gold medals respectively. Among them, the United States team won a gold medal in speed skating in the February 13 competition, the women's 500 meters, Erin Jackson beat Japan's Miho Takagi to win the gold medal, this gold medal is crucial for the United States team, to maintain the top three positions, while opening up the gap with Sweden.
The U.S. team has always been a sports prodigy, and has always been a strong player in the Olympic arena, and the medal winning of the U.S. team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is the first. However, in the Winter Olympics, the U.S. team only belongs to the middle and upper reaches of the team, the last result is 9 gold, this Beijing Winter Olympics, the Goal of the U.S. team is to surpass the previous 9 gold results, on the overall strength, it is difficult to match the Norwegian team.
In terms of Asian teams, the Chinese team has become the well-deserved 1st, currently ranking 1st with 4 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze, as a comparison, Japan is 2 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze, South Korea is 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze, and the gold medals of the two teams of Japan and South Korea are not as good as the Chinese team, reflecting the excellence of the Chinese team. At present, the Chinese team ranks 8th, in the second group, not as good as the first group teams such as Norway, Germany and the United States.
In addition, the original Chinese team had the opportunity to impact the gold medal on February 13, Wu Dajing was the defending champion in the short track speed skating 500 meters event, and slid out of the preliminary round with a good result of 40.23 seconds, but unfortunately, in the semifinals, Wu Dajing was influenced by South Korea's Huang Daxian, resulting in no chance to advance to the final, and in the end, Hungary's Liu Shaoang won the championship in the final with 40.33 seconds, which was not as good as Wu Dajing's preliminary results. It can be said that It is a pity that Wu Dajing failed to win the championship, and with this absolute strength, the Chinese team missed a precious gold medal.
Of course, I believe that in the follow-up competition, the Chinese team will also have the opportunity to impact the gold medal, the popular skier Gu Ailing, should have played in the ski event on February 13, but due to weather reasons was postponed, will play in the qualifier on February 14, the final on February 15. Previously, Gu Ailing has won 1 Winter Olympic gold medal, the 18-year-old supernova will also participate in two sports competitions, up to 2 gold medals to the Chinese team, I believe Gu Ailing has the ability to do it.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)