Yesterday afternoon, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics speed skating women's and men's team chase finals were held in the National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon". Canada and Norway won gold in the women's team pursuit and gold in the men's team pursuit, respectively.
In the final of the women's team chase, there was a dramatic scene, where the leading Japanese team fell in the last corner and finally watched Canada win the gold medal.
The Japanese team, led by sisters Shina Takagi and Miho Takagi, are the champions of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and they set a new Olympic record in the previous quarter-finals, and they are in good shape. In yesterday's semi-finals, Japan easily eliminated the Russian Olympic Committee, and Canada, led by 5,000m silver medalist Wiedeman, defeated the Netherlands to advance. In the final, the Japanese team took the lead from the opening, but in the last corner of the sixth (last lap), Takagi Naina suddenly fell, and the team chased the last team member to pass the finish line, so the leading Japanese team unfortunately lost, and the Canadian team once again set a new Winter Olympic record and won the gold medal with a time of 2 minutes 53.44 seconds. The Dutch team beat the Russian Olympic Committee team in the third and fourth place finals to win the bronze.
On February 15, in the final of the women's team pursuit of speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Canadian team won the championship.
"Is all this true?!" Weidman excitedly said after the game that she and her teammates were in excellent shape today, creating a lot of pressure on the Japanese team. Another Canadian player, Marte, also felt incredible, "It was an honor for us to be in the final, we just wanted to show ourselves, and in the end we did it!" ”
The Japanese team was very disappointed, and the fallen Takagi Nao covered her face and cried bitterly after the game, and her sister Takagi Miho said at the press conference: "All I could do at that time was to go up and hug her, this situation is really sad, but the past is the past." It is worth mentioning that Takagi Miho has competed in 4 events in the "Ice Ribbon" and won 3 silver medals, which is one of the athletes with the most "Ice Ribbon" competitions.
When asked by the Winter Olympic reporter about the atmosphere of the competition in the venue, she said: "Due to the epidemic prevention policy, there was no audience from Japan at the scene, at first I had some worries, but after coming here, I found that the Beijing audience on the scene would cheer for my performance, support me, and give me more motivation and strength to move forward, which is something we should cherish in the Winter Olympics." ”
On February 15, Norway won the championship in the men's team pursuit final of speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In the speed skating women's team pursuit ranking competition, the Chinese team composed of Han Mei, Akhnar Adak and Li Qishi played well, beating Norway by 3.81 seconds to finish fifth. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the Chinese team also won the fifth place in the women's team chase, setting the best record in the Winter Olympics.
In the men's team chase final, Pyeongchang Winter Olympic champion Norway met the Russian Olympic Committee team, which set a new Winter Olympic record in the semi-finals, and the defending champion was even stronger, winning the gold with an absolute advantage of 2.38 seconds. The United States beat the Netherlands to win the bronze. Norway's Konshaiug, who won the gold with the team, was so excited after the game that the 2001-born youngster said: "That's the power of the team!" Everyone worked hard together to achieve this goal, we gave so much, everything is incredible. ”
In the men's collective pursuit qualifying for speed skating, the Chinese team composed of Lian Ziwen, Wang Haotian and Xu Fu lost to Italy in the 7th place battle, and finally ended the Winter Olympics with an eighth place result.
Photo by Deng Wei, reporter of the Winter Olympics, Xinhua News Agency
Source Client The Winter Olympics | Reporter Zhao Xiaosong
Edited by: Kandian
Process Editor Tai Shaofeng