After tenaciously qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, the Chinese team, which debuted in the Paralympic ice hockey event for the first time, created a dazzling history. In the semi-finals, the Chinese team will face the "Triple Crown" Team Usa.
On the evening of March 9, in the crucial battle of the National Stadium to advance to the semi-finals, the Chinese Paralympic ice hockey team, which had previously won all three games in the group stage, narrowly defeated the Czech Republic 4:3. At the last moment, the opening ceremony flag bearer Wang Zhidong sent a deadly kill, and the Chinese team advanced to the semifinals with their heads held high.
At the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, a total of 8 teams participated, the Chinese Paralympic Ice Hockey Team is the youngest team, founded in December 2015, the head coach is the Russian meritorious coach Nikolai Sharshkov.
Although it is the first time to participate in the Winter Paralympic Games, in the past six years, Sharshukov has led the team to the south and the north, participating in more than 100 international competitions in Russia, Canada, Finland, Germany and other countries, and won the Group B championship at the 2018 Paralympic Ice Hockey World Championships, and successfully won the ticket for the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.
In the group stage of this Winter Paralympic Games, the Chinese team handed over a brilliant report card from the first match.
In the first game of the group, the Chinese team defeated slovakia 7:0, and then broke the Czech Republic and Italy teams 5:2, 6:0, with a record of three wins, and advanced to the final qualifier with the first place in the group.
Last night, in the crucial battle to advance to the semi-finals, the Chinese team once again encountered the group rivals czech republic.
In this confrontation, the Czech team was familiar with the characteristics of the Chinese team, and from the first set onwards, it launched an extremely fierce interception, and the two sides played very fiercely.
At 6 minutes and 48 seconds, Wang Zhidong scored the first goal of the game with the assistance of Cui Yutao. In less than 2 minutes, the Czech team hit back strongly and pulled back a point.
In the second set, with Tian Jintao breaking the deadlock and contributing a goal, the Chinese team extended the score to 2-1.
After that, less than 30 seconds into the start of the third set, Shen Yifeng flashed a goal to extend the lead to 3-1, but the tenacious Czech team counter-attacked and scored two goals in a row to equalize the score.
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At the crucial moment, the Chinese team was not discouraged, and less than 2 minutes before the end of the game, Wang Zhidong contributed his second personal goal, and the score was finally locked at 4:3.
"In the usual time of the score, the coach told us to forget the score, try to fight, as long as the game is not over, everything is possible." Wang Zhidong said: "I feel like I have shed my skin. Everyone wanted to get into the final four and tried their best. ”
Captain Cui Yutao said: "The Chinese team is a very tough team, even if it is equalized or even backward, we will catch up. ”
In the semifinals, the Chinese team will encounter the "Triple Crown" Team Usa. This will be the toughest challenge for the Chinese team in this Winter Paralympic Games.
As the champion of the three Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Sochi and Pingchang, the United States team is the biggest favorite to win the ice hockey event at the Winter Paralympic Games.
Statistically, the U.S. team has the upper hand. In this Winter Paralympic Games, the United States defeated Canada 5-0 and swept South Korea 9-1, averaging 7 goals per game and conceding 0.5 goals.