On the afternoon of December 17, the fourth stop of the 2023-2024 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup ended in Seoul, South Korea, and the Chinese team won 2 golds and 2 bronzes.
In the men's 500m Group A final, the Chinese team's "double insurance" Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang played hand in hand, respectively in the fourth and fifth lanes. Subsequently, the Polish player committed a foul halfway through, bringing Liu Shaolin down and losing the chance to compete for a medal. When crossing the last corner before crossing the finish line, Liu Shaoang relied on his strong sprinting ability to overtake the host player Xu Yila at the last moment and won the championship in 41.196 seconds, with Liu Shaolin ranking fourth.
In the women's 500m Group A final, three Chinese athletes Fan Kexin, Wang Ye and Wang Xinran competed in the same group, as well as two Dutch stars Sandra Belseber and Selma Bautsma. In the competition, the two Dutch players showed a strong ability to surpass, they almost crossed the line at the same time, and after slow motion comparison, both Dutch players tied for first place with a time of 43.128 seconds, and the teenager Wang Ye won a bronze medal with a time of 43.411 seconds.
In the women's 3000m relay final, the Chinese team composed of Fan Kexin, Gong Li, Qu Chunyu and Zang Yize won a bronze medal with a time of 4:10.719. The Netherlands and South Korea won the gold and silver medals, respectively.
In the finale of the men's 5000m relay final, the Chinese team composed of Liu Shaoang, Ren Ziwei, Sun Long and Li Wenlong won the gold medal with a time of 7:05.762, which is also the second gold medal won by the Chinese team in this World Cup. In the last round of the Beijing competition, the Chinese team made a mistake in leading the way and finally won the bronze.
According to the schedule, the next stop of the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup will be held in Dresden, Germany, in February next year. The Chinese short track speed skating team will summarize and review after returning to China, and strive to win more honors.
Text/Beiqing Sports Zhou Xueshuai