Norway's last sprint.
Chinese player Zhu Xiaoyu (right) in the match.
On February 15, the 20thlon competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics continued, and in the men's 4×7.5 km relay, Norway reversed with the outstanding shooting performance of Christiansen in the last shot, winning the championship in 1 hour, 19 minutes and 50 seconds. The Chinese team finished 16th.
The biathlon men's relay event is a strong sport for the European team, with Norway, France, Germany and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) all having strong strengths. Four players from each team played, each skating 7.5 kilometers, and each runner shot a total of 2 shots. There are 5 bullets per shot and 3 spare bullets. Athletes who run out of spare bullets and fail to hit the target will be penalized, and each off-target will need to glide 150 meters of the track in the penalty zone.
ROC first baseman Khalili performed well, he played very steadily in shooting, taking the lead in handing over the baton in 19:40.9, Belarus and France in second and third place, and Norway only in 7th place.
RoC's second and third rods, Loginov, Tsvetkov, both performed well, and although Loginov used two spare bullets, he did not need to be punished. The Russian Olympic Committee team is in the first place when the second and third and third and fourth batons are handed over, and they are expanding their advantage. France, Norway and Germany finished second to fourth in the final line.
The final stand-up shot was a dramatic scene in which ROC's Ratpov had two off-targets and had to glide twice in the penalty zone. Norway's Kristiansen shot all five shots and rose to the top spot. France's Mayer also delayed the use of spare bullets, and Norway took a lead of more than 20 seconds. In the final ski sprint, Kristiansen took the lead in crossing the finish line with a time of 1 hour, 19 minutes and 50 seconds 2. France finished second with a difference of 27.4 seconds and ROC finished third.
The Chinese team, consisting of Cheng Fangming, Yan Xingyuan, Zhang Chunyu and Zhu Xiaoyu, finished 16th in 1 hour, 26 minutes and 27 seconds 5 seconds. Previously, the best result achieved by the Chinese team in the Winter Olympics project was 14th, although it failed to complete the surpass, but compared with the consecutive Winter Olympics, it was not easy to successfully complete the men's relay competition under the competition with the strong team. Cheng Fangming, who started with the first stick, played particularly well, once chasing the ranking to the fourth place. After the game, he also expressed satisfaction with his overall performance. Another player, Yan Xingyuan, said that his teammates and opponents played very well, the wind direction had some impact on his own play, and both the horizontal and vertical shots failed to play at a normal level, and the physical advantage did not show up.
Photo courtesy of Xinhua News Agency
Source Client The Winter Olympics | Reporters Li Yuanfei, Chen Jiakun, and Deng Fangjia
Edited by Han Ye
Process Editor Liu Weili