The Chinese short track speed skating team was officially assembled, and the new head coach Zhang Jing appeared at the media conference, and the focus figure from South Korea, Olympic champion Lin Xiaoyuan also participated in the press conference. In the new Olympic cycle, the Chinese short track speed skating team has changed blood. The four Olympic champions Wu Dajing, Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu and Zhang Yuting all faded out of the national team. The current short track speed skating team has participated in the Olympic Games only Ren Ziwei, Lin Xiaowei, Li Wenlong and Zhang Chutong.
Head coach: Zhang Jing
Male players: Ren Ziwei, Lin Xiaowei, Li Wenlong, Zhong Yuchen, Li Kongchao, Song Jiahua, Li Kun, Liu Guanyi, Wang Qizhi.
Female team members: Zhang Chutong, Wang Ye, Gong Li, Lv Xiaotong, Jia Huiling, Xu Aili, Cai Shenyi, Zhang Yan.
It's surprising how much the women's team has changed blood. There is only one veteran Zhang Chutong, and the other 6 are all young players. The men's team has two Olympic champions, Ren Ziwei and Lin Xiaowei.
Lin Xiaowei can represent the Chinese short track speed skating team in the competition, he and the South Korean short track speed skating team fell out, but unfortunately the naturalization time is late, failed to catch up with the Beijing Winter Olympics. However, he can now represent the Chinese team in the competition. The Chinese short track speed skating team used naturalized players for the first time. This will also have a certain impact on the Chinese sports circle. Football, ice hockey are using naturalized players, short track speed skating has also joined in, there will be more projects in the future to use naturalized players, perhaps the Chinese men's basketball team will also use naturalized players to enhance combat effectiveness.
Zhang Jing officially became the head coach of the Chinese short track speed skating team, after she served as the general counsel of the training camp of the Chinese short track speed skating team, and after more than two months of training and selection, a new short track speed skating team was formed. Zhang Jing said that young players generally lack experience in major competitions.
Zhang Jing trained two Winter Olympic champions, Liu Shaolin and Liu Shao'ang, for Hungary, and she returned to replace Kim Sun-tai as head coach. After Li Yan, the Chinese short track speed skating team welcomed a gold medal coach who became an Olympic champion coach abroad and then returned.
Zhang Jing is 49 years old and has extensive coaching experience. Looking forward to the 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, Zhang Jing is under a lot of pressure and she needs to push young players to continue to grow. At the end of October this year, the Chinese short track speed skating team will play in the World Cup sub-station, and the level will be tested at that time.