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Official! Former South Korean short track speed skater Lim Hyo-il will make his official debut for the Chinese team

author:CC Talks Sports

The latest news of the Chinese short track speed skating team, in the winter Olympics just past, the short track speed skating team won the first Olympic gold for us, and also let more people know and understand the Chinese short track speed skating team.

Official! Former South Korean short track speed skater Lim Hyo-il will make his official debut for the Chinese team

In fact, in the short track speed skating project, the South Korean team has always been a strong opponent of the Chinese team, which is also clearly reflected in the Beijing Winter Olympics, due to the successive defeats to the Chinese team, the South Korean team even refused to interview many times, satirizing the Chinese team relying on referees to get medals, from these aspects we can see that the Korean short track speed skating team members and coaches have problems with the character.

Official! Former South Korean short track speed skater Lim Hyo-il will make his official debut for the Chinese team

This can also be seen from their own athletes in the Korean team, and the technical coach of our short track speed skating team, Ahn Hyun-so, gave up his Korean nationality to join the Russian nationality for reasons in the team, and even suffered personal attacks from Korean netizens during the Winter Olympics.

Official! Former South Korean short track speed skater Lim Hyo-il will make his official debut for the Chinese team

Now another South Korean athlete, Lim Hyo-woo, has officially qualified to represent the Chinese team in official competitions, and as early as January 2012, Lim Hyo-kuo has already emerged in the first Winter Youth Olympic Games, winning the gold medal in the men's 1000 meters and the silver medal in the short track speed skating in the men's 1000 meters and the silver medal in the 500 meters. In February 2018, at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Lim set a new Olympic record in the final of the short track speed skating men's 1500 meters, winning the gold medal in the men's 1500 meters, and the bronze medal in the short track speed skating men's 500 meters at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. In March 2019, Lin Xiaoxiao won the men's 1000m, 1500m, super 3000m, 5000m relay and individual all-around championships at the Short Track Speed Skating World Championships, winning five gold medals in one event, and now Lin Xiaoxiao is expected to replicate the hardware miracle again on behalf of the Chinese team.

Official! Former South Korean short track speed skater Lim Hyo-il will make his official debut for the Chinese team

After the end of the 19 world championships, Lin Xiaoquan was punished by the South Korean national team due to the contradictions within the team, and finally had no choice but to leave the Korean team to join its Chinese team, and in June 2020, Lin Xiaoquan was officially naturalized in China. In October 2021, Lin Xiaoxiao made his first public appearance wearing the uniform of the Chinese national team.

Official! Former South Korean short track speed skater Lim Hyo-il will make his official debut for the Chinese team

According to the relevant regulations, must leave the South Korean team for more than three years before he can officially participate in the Chinese team, and now, after a long wait, Lin Xiaoxiao finally waited for this day, according to the news of the South Korean media MK, from March 12, that is, starting today, Lin Xiaoxiao can participate in all world championships for the Chinese team without any restrictions, so in the upcoming World Championships next month, Lin Xiaoxiao is likely to usher in the official debut of the Chinese team. After winning the hardware at the 19th World Championships, he is expected to replicate this miracle again on behalf of the Chinese team.

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