On the evening of March 28, the Winter Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport confirmed that the Chinese national short track speed skating team decided to withdraw from the short track speed skating World Championships held in Canada in April.
The news that the Chinese short track speed skating team withdrew from the World Championships was also rushed to the hot search and aroused everyone's attention.
Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Short Track Speed Skating World Championships, the withdrawal of the Chinese team from the World Championships in 2021 due to the epidemic, and then the absence of the Chinese team again this year, the Chinese short track speed skating team has not appeared on the stage of the World Championships for a long time.
In fact, it is not only the Chinese short track speed skating team, due to the safety of epidemic prevention, after the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team has given up many international events including the Curling World Championships, the Figure Skating World Championships and so on.
The official message of the Chinese short track speed skating team is: "Considering that the current national team does not have a head coach, and the new crown pneumonia epidemic is still severe, coupled with the need for athletes to adjust for a period of time, the top management of the Winter Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport has decided to withdraw from this season's World Championships after consultation." ”
After the Beijing Winter Olympics, The Korean head coach Kim Sun-tae and the Russian technical coach An Hyun-so, who led the team to the Beijing Winter Olympics, have left China due to the expiration of their contracts. At present, the two coaches are still on vacation, and whether they can return is still unknown. The Chinese short track speed skating team has not yet openly selected a coach for the new Olympic cycle, and the position of head coach is vacant.
Not only the coach, but also the athletes of the Chinese team after the Winter Olympics also opened the vacation mode, and if they need to participate in international competitions, they need a certain period of time to resume training. In addition, the pressure of epidemic prevention and control is still huge, and going to foreign competitions will face huge risks.
There are two other reasons why the Chinese short track speed skating team has received huge attention for its absence from the World Championships.
On the one hand, it is because of the naturalization team member Lin Xiaoxiao. Lim Hyo-woo is outstanding, achieving good results at both the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the 2019 World Championships. According to the regulations, as a naturalized team member, Lin Xiaoxiao represented the Chinese team in international competitions, and needed to compete with the representative's previous nationality, more than 3 years apart, which also made him miss the Beijing Winter Olympics.
And this World Championship, it is very likely to become Lin Xiaoxiao's debut on behalf of the Chinese team, and now that the Chinese team has withdrawn, It will also make Lin Xiaoxiao's debut continue to be postponed.
On the other hand, it is also out of everyone's concerns about the future of China's short track speed skating team. Short track speed skating has always been the dominant sport of the Chinese team, but with the increase in the age of famous players such as Wu Dajing and Fan Kexin, the competitive state has declined, and everyone has begun to worry about who can carry the banner of the Chinese short track speed skating team in the future. Especially from the performance of this Winter Olympics, the young generation of the short track speed skating team is still far from being truly independent.
Competitive sports, can not lack the tempering of the competition, the past three years have not been able to participate in the World Championships, but also let many young players lack the opportunity to grow.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, "you can always believe in the Chinese short track speed skating team" has always been a hot word on the Internet! The Chinese short track speed skating team is also always trustworthy! Looking forward to the warm spring blossoms! Looking forward to seeing the healthy posture of Chinese athletes on the ice rink again!