On the evening of February 16, the Short Track Speed Skating Team of the Beijing Winter Olympics entered the last competition day, and in the women's 1500m 1/4 competition, three Chinese women's players Zhang Yuting, Han Yutong and Zhang Chutong competed successively. In the end, all three advanced to the semi-finals.
Zhang Yuting played in the first group. For the first half, she was fifth. With 4 laps left, Zhang Yuting rushed to the first place. But after a lap in the lead, she was gradually overtaken by other runners, and finally she finished third in the group with a score of 2:22.16 and successfully advanced.
Han Yutong appeared in the fourth group, the first shot was rushed away, and after starting again, Han Yutong grabbed the third position. With 11 laps left, Han Yutong grabbed the first place. After 5 laps, Han Yutong fell to third. In the last lap, she sprinted hard and won the third place in the group with a score of 2:21.191 points.
The last player to play in the Chinese team was Zhang Chutong, who was in group 6 with Dutch star Shultin. Zhang Chutong, who was the most outsider, grabbed the first place after starting, but soon she fell to the third place. At this time, there was a burst of cheering on the field. In the cheering sound, when there were 7 laps left, Zhang Chutong rushed to the first position. But in the second half, she lost strength and fell to the 4th position. In the end, she crossed the finish line with a time of 2:19.85. Although she only finished fourth in the group, she still managed to advance to the semi-finals with her performance advantage.
Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporters Li Li, Liu Shuang, Zhao Xiaosong, And Liu Ping
Edited by Meng Ziwei
Process Editor Liu Weili