On April 12, 2024, Beijing time, in the second round of the national selection of the South Korean short track speed skating team, Huang Daxian ushered in a life-and-death battle, and in the men's 1000m race, Huang Daxian not only failed to reach the Group A finals, but also went out in the 1/4 finals early. In this way, Huang Daxian failed to rank among the top eight men's in the national election and basically bid farewell to the national team.
The men's 1000m is a life-and-death battle for Huang Daxian, and if he wants to stay in the national team, he must achieve good results. Unexpectedly, Huang Daxian fell in the quarterfinals, he started with two laps left in the race, and he was about to overtake the second place, but his body lost his balance, and then withdrew from the competition, ranking first from the bottom of the group. Huang Daxian shouted for himself on the spot, and his hand movements signaled that someone was pushing him. However, judging from the slow-motion replay, it was only slight physical contact, and it could not reach the level of fouls.
In the end, the referee did not make a penalty, and Huang Daxian ranked first from the bottom and missed the men's 1000m semifinals. The early exit of the life-and-death battle made Hwang Dae-heon suffer another heavy blow, and he is currently only ranked 9th in the national selection standings, basically missing the South Korean national team next season. Huang Daxian was quite helpless, his face was expressionless, and he left the arena, and the funny thing was that there were cheers at the scene, which showed Huang Daxian's character.
Huang Daxian can't blame others, although the previous men's 1500m entered the final of Group A, he only finished fifth. In the subsequent men's 500m Group A final, Huang Daxian was judged to have committed a foul. In these two rounds of trials, Huang Daxian's results were very poor, not only fouls and collisions, but his personal state was indeed not ideal, and he missed the top eight in the domestic trials in South Korea, and I am afraid that he will not be seen in the international arena next season.
However, for South Korean coaches and star players like Park Ji-won, Hwang Dae-heon's failure to make the national team may also be good news. In the previous World Championships, Hwang Dae-heon repeatedly collided with Park Ji-won, causing the South Korean team to lose at least one or two gold medals, Hwang Dae-heon not only disgusted his teammates, but also angered Korean ice fans, and many people called for Hwang Dae-heon to be expelled from the national team. And this time, Huang Daxian himself fell out of standard, but solved the embarrassing problem.
Many ice fans said that most of China and South Korea are consistent in their attitude towards Huang Daxian, and the two teams compete fiercely on the field, but in terms of their attitude towards Huang Daxian, most people reach a consensus. Some people also said that if you look at Huang Daxian today, you will know how many grievances Lin Xiaojun suffered back then!