Three years ago, at the age of 20, she appeared on the Olympic field, a gold medal in the 1500 meters and a gold medal in the 3000 meters relay, which as a top athlete, such a result is not unexpected.
Three years later, she is still in pretty good shape, still ranked among the world's top players. However, her path to Olympic defense encountered the biggest obstacles, because in the final of the World Cup in Beijing, she was shoveled by her teammates.
For South Korea's short track speed skater Choi Min-jing, a scene from three years ago has reappeared!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > was shoveled by teammates in the final</h1>
The short track speed skating World Cup in Beijing, which ended two days ago, is a test event for the Beijing Winter Olympics and the best opportunity for teams to examine athletes.
In the final of the women's 1000 meters, a total of three athletes from South Korea participated, forming a three insurance. The three South Korean athletes have always been in the leading position, and it seems that there is no suspense in winning the championship and runner-up.
The accident happened inadvertently, entering the final corner, Kim Ji-woo directly shoveled Choi Min-jin, and the two South Korean celebrities both fell off the track! Kim Ji-woo was cancelled for a foul, and Choi Min-ching's gold medal flew like this!
This time, he was shoveled by his teammates, which directly caused Cui Minjing's ankle sprain, cruciate ligament and patella injury, and right knee joint bruising, and then cui Minjing could not participate in the subsequent competition.
The official information given by the South Korean team is that Choi Min-jing has serious injuries to her ankles and knees after the collision, and she can only regret to choose to withdraw from the competition. The next day, Choi Min-jing and her teammates said goodbye in advance and immediately returned to South Korea for treatment.
Will Olympic title defense be affected?
It was a major blow for both Choi Min-jing and The South Korean team, and it is now certain that Choi Min-jing missed the nagoya match of the second leg of the short track speed skating World Cup.
Since the Olympic quota for short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics is determined based on the points of the World Cup. Choi Min-jing's injury is likely to affect the number of South Korean athletes participating in the individual events of the Beijing Olympic Games. And Cui Minzhen himself may not be able to participate in the Competition, if he cannot get enough points, he will not be able to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
It seems that Choi Min-jing's injury was a complete accident, and Kim Ji-woo shoveled Choi Min-jing purely accidentally, but South Korea's short track speed skating has always been infighting and contradictions. Thinking of Cui Minjing just publicly reporting Shen Xixi, who is also an Olympic champion, a few weeks ago, is this injury not accidental?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="22" > short-track speed skating faction</h1>
Korean short track speed skating is roughly divided into two factions, the Korea Sports University faction represented by Shen Xixi, and the non-sports university faction represented by Choi Min-jing.
In the final of the women's 1000m at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Shen Xixi knocked over Choi Min Jing on the outside after losing his balance. The innocent Cui Minjing thus lost the opportunity to compete for the gold medal in the project.
Three years later, a text message from Shen Xixi and his coach before the final came to light, in which the two discussed "Bradbury", that is, colliding with opponents in the game.
According to the content of the text message, Choi Min-jin sued Shen Xixi to the Korea Sports Federation, and Shen Xixi was suspended and temporarily removed from the national team.
What Cui Minjing would not have thought was that just half a month after she denounced Shen Xixi, in the final of another competition, she was "pitted" by her teammates and was injured again!