On December 17, Beijing time, in the men's 500m final of the Seoul Station of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, Liu Shaoang of the Chinese team overtook Xu Yila of the South Korean team at the last moment and won the championship with a 0.009-second advantage.
A total of 5 players participated in the final, including two Chinese players, Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang, and South Korean veteran Xu Yila.
After the start of the competition, the two Chinese players were at the bottom of the position. In the fourth round, the Polish player knocked down Liu Shaolin and was judged to have committed a foul, and Liu Shaolin ended up in fourth place.
In the final moments of the game, Xu Yila was in the lead, and Liu Shaoang tried his best to overtake on the inside.
After crossing the line, Xu Yila thought he was number one at first, so he began to celebrate. But the final results showed that Liu Shaoang defeated Xu Yila by a narrow margin of 0.009 seconds to win the championship.