On March 12, Beijing time, at the largest ice and snow forum in China, some netizens posted an email reply from the International Skating Federation, confirming that the Chinese team has not yet registered for the 2922 Short Track Speed Skating World Championships, which has aroused strong concern among ice fans.
As can be seen from the screenshot of the email, the International Skating Federation clearly pointed out in response to the inquiry of Chinese netizens that the Chinese team has not yet registered for the 2022 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships. With less than 3 days to go until the registration deadline, the list has not been submitted, which means that the Chinese short track speed skating team is likely to miss the 2022 World Championships in Montreal, Canada. As a result, the debut of Lin Xiaowei, the gold medalist of short track speed skating in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics who transferred from South Korea to join the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, will be postponed again, and it is likely to return to the field in the new season of the short track speed skating World Cup.
For the decision that the Chinese team is likely to collectively miss the 2022 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, netizens, in their disappointment, also pointed their anger at the Chinese Skating Association. Looking at the official social media of the Chinese Skating Association, nearly 6,000 new comments are questioning the decision not to send players to the World Championships, and bluntly say that this is simply a mess. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese short track speed skating team won two gold medals in the men's 2000m mixed relay and the men's 1000m, but unexpectedly broke in the highly anticipated men's 500m and men's 5000m relay events. In addition, the fierce clash between the Chinese and Korean teams in the short track speed skating arena has also attracted a lot of attention, including Ren Ziwei. Wu Dajing, Korean coach Kim Sun-tae, Ahn Hyun-so, etc. are all loved by netizens. Unfortunately, if the Chinese team decides not to participate in the short track speed skating world championships, this long-lost heat will dissipate as the game enters the offseason.