The men's 1000m speed skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics was completed, with Thomas Kroll from the Netherlands winning the title in 1:07.92, Canada's Laurent winning the silver medal in 1:08.32 seconds and Norway's Lorenzo winning the bronze medal in 1:08.48 seconds. Both Chinese players missed the medal, Ning Zhongyan in fifth place and Lian Ziwen in 19th place.
Before the race, many experts thought that Ning Zhongyan was the favorite to win the championship in this project, because in 2021, Ning Zhongyan won the men's Canadian 1000m Group A championship in 1 minute 06.656 seconds, as long as he could maintain this result enough to win the championship, it is a pity that this time Ning Zhongyan only skated 1:08.60 in Beijing, he was only 0.12 seconds away from the third place, he himself was still quite disappointed.
When Ning Zhongyan took off his goggles and hood and stared at the big screen, he looked a little frustrated, and he must be frustrated by why he couldn't keep the highest speed all the time.
In the front 200 meters, Ning Zhongyan's 16.60 seconds is the fastest of all the runners, but in the 400 meters began to slow down, entering the 600 meters, the gap between him and Kroll is close to 0.3 seconds, and the gap is 0.64 seconds at the finish line, and the 22-year-old Ning Zhongyan should still be very uncomfortable inside.
People's Daily wrote after the game that Ning Zhongyan was 1:08.60, hard.
People's Daily even said bluntly that Ning Zhongyan's speed skating men's 1000 meters won the fifth result, which is already great. Previously he was the seventh place in the 1500 meters event, this time there was progress, but unfortunately this progress did not allow him to win the medal, he himself should be very upset, because after the 1500 meters did not win the prize, he told Ren Hui that the 1500 meters defeat gave him motivation, 1000 meters must do his best to win the award, but unfortunately the matter is willing.
The 22-year-old Ning Zhongyan still has a chance, and hopes that he can continue to maintain this competitive spirit and compete for medals for the Chinese team in the future.
A large number of Chinese netizens feel that Ning Zhongyan is already very good, and he has achieved such results in the first competition. It is worth mentioning that the fifth place in the men's 1000m Olympic Games in speed skating is already the best result in team history.
Text/Yan Xiaobai