On April 9, 2022, Beijing time, the first day of the short track speed skating World Championships was contested, and the Winter Olympic champion Shen Xixi made a strong comeback, and in the women's 1500m 1/4 final, she ranked first with a time of 2 minutes 21.850 seconds, more than 2 seconds ahead of Cui Minjing, showing a good competitive state. In addition, in the women's 500 meters and women's 1000 meters, Shen Xixi also successfully advanced.
In this World Championship, the Chinese team was absent collectively, and Huang Daxian, Liu Shaolin, Shu Erting and other famous players also did not have the opportunity to participate, and the competition suddenly had a lot less to watch. The South Korean women's team ushered in a good opportunity to win the championship, and Shen Xixi, who came back from the ban, became the focus figure, and she had to participate in the relay competition with Choi Minjing, and also strive for good results in the individual competition. In other words, the competition between Shen Xixi and Cui Minjing may be the biggest attraction of this competition.
In the women's 1500m 1/4 final, Shen Xixi, who played in group 6, played well and led the whole way, easily finishing first with a time of 2:21.850. Cui Minjing, who played in the 4th group, also easily won the first place, with a time of 2:24.006, more than 2 seconds behind Shen Xixi. However, as the winter Olympic champion of this project, Cui Minjing still has some reservations, and the reference value of the quarter-finals is not too large.
Obviously, Cui Minjing is the gold favorite of the women's 1500 meters, and in Shulting's absence, it is difficult for other players to compete with her. However, Shen Xixi showed good form, and the following semi-finals and finals are worth paying attention to.
In the women's 500m group stage, Cui Minjing won the first place in the group in 42.737 seconds, and Shen Xixi appeared in the third group, and she finished second in 44.133 seconds, and both successfully advanced.
In the women's 1000m group stage, Cui Minjing and Shen Xixi both won the first place in the group, Cui Minjing's time was 1 minute 30 seconds 282, and Shen Xixi's time was 1 minute 31 seconds 458, the two were indeed very competitive.
Shultin's temporary withdrawal from the competition has made Cui Minjing a big favorite for winning the championship in each individual event, the status and results of other Players in Europe are relatively average, and Cui Minjing is expected to become the King of Duojin, depending on whether Shen Xixi can stop her.
In contrast, the Korean men's team lacking Hwang Dae-hyun and Park Jang-hyuk lacks competitiveness, Lee Joon-sui shoulders the responsibility of winning gold, he successfully advanced in the first round of the men's 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, veteran Guo Yunqi was sent off in the men's 500 meters because of two snatching fouls, and the first match day was hit.
In addition, Hungary's Liu Shaoang is in a stable state, and all three individual events have successfully advanced as the first place in the group!