On March 29, 2022, Beijing time, according to a number of authoritative media reports such as People's Daily and CCTV, the Chinese team withdrew from the Short Track Speed Skating World Championships. Following the World Figure Skating Championships, the national team gave up an important competition. This is understandable, of course, after all, the epidemic situation is still grim, and the short track speed skating coaching team is not yet in place.
The Chinese short track speed skating team achieved good results at the Winter Olympics, but considering the competitive situation of short track speed skating, the national team does need to train young people. After the Winter Olympics, head coach Kim Sun-tae returned to South Korea, the team temporarily holidayed, although the short track speed skating World Championships were postponed, but the Chinese short track speed skating team has not been assembled.
The biggest suspense at present is the head coach candidate, can The South Korean Kim Sun-tae return? There seems to be still a variable. In addition, Lin Xiaoyuan can already represent the Chinese team to participate in international competitions, because Wu Dajing's next main task is to recuperate and adjust the state, many netizens said that they hope that Lin Xiaoxiao and the young players of the national team will participate in the World Championships, on the one hand, Lin Xiaoxiao and the team can run in, and the other is to let the young players accumulate experience.
However, young players like Li Wenlong are still resting at home, and it may take a while to recover, and they really do not have the conditions to compete.
The Short Track Speed Skating World Championships will be held from April 8 to 10, and the national team is really too late to compete, and there are many travel restrictions. In the end, after confirmation by the Winter Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sports, the Chinese national short track speed skating team decided to withdraw from the competition, and Lin Xiaozuo's international debut on behalf of the Chinese team was postponed again.
In fact, the current Chinese short track speed skating team needs to rebuild, first of all, to determine the coaching team as soon as possible, who is the head coach? The suspense should be revealed quickly, and the team members can also know it. The second is the selection of athlete teams, the formation of a younger team, and the great efforts to train young players to lay the foundation for the next Winter Olympics.
The Chinese team withdrew, and the Korean short track speed skating team, the Netherlands team, the host Canada and Italy were the big favorites to win the championship, and if there is no accident, these teams will participate.
It may be a loss to give up the competition, after all, the World Championships are particularly important, but considering the current situation and safety issues, this is also a reasonable choice, and I hope that the Chinese short track speed skating team will assemble as soon as possible to meet another four-year cycle with a new look!