On October 19, Beijing time, the new Chinese short track speed skating team debuted in Beijing Shougang Park, and they will participate in the first World Cup held in Beijing. There are 12 athletes, including Wu Dajing, Xu Aili and other famous players, the newly formed Chinese short track speed skating team is coached by South Korean Kim Sun-tae, and the six-time champion of the Winter Olympics, Ahn Hyun-so, who is the technical coach of the team. Lin Xiaojun was not seen at the expedition ceremony, and the matter of naturalization was still confusing.
In the past two years, the Chinese short track speed skating team has not participated in international competitions and has been mainly closed training. During this period, the team completed the reconstruction work, first of all, the adjustment of the coaching staff, with South Korean Kim Sun-tae as the head coach of the Chinese short track speed skating team, and the six-time champion of the Winter Olympics, Ahn Hyun-so, became his assistant. It is reported that Ahn Hyun-so's identity is a technical coach, as an ace player in the short track speed skating field, Ahn Hyun-soo has rich experience and can really help young Chinese players grow.
Secondly, the team conducted a selection competition, a total of 5 selection competitions, selected the top six athletes in the overall ranking of men and women, and they were given the opportunity to participate in the World Cup beijing and Japan. The 12 athletes are Sun Long, Ren Ziwei, An Kai, Li Wenlong, Yu Songnan, Wu Dajing, Xu Aili, Zhang Yuting, Qu Chunyu, Fan Kexin, Han Yutong and Guo Yihan. Winter Olympic champion Wu Dajing remains a leading figure.
After the first two races, the Chinese short track speed skating team will also participate in the Hungarian and Dutch races, but the participation list will be adjusted according to the results of the first two races. Considering that the Beijing Winter Olympics are getting closer and closer, every opportunity to participate in the competition is particularly valuable, and if you can maintain a stable competitive state, you are expected to stand out in the competition for the qualification for the Winter Olympic Games.
At the marching ceremony on the same day, head coach Kim Sun-tae appeared, Ahn Hyun-so also appeared, and all the athletes and coaches took a group photo together. In addition, Lin Xiaojun, who has been associated with the Chinese short track speed skating team in the past period, did not appear. Lin Xiaojun is a player who is rumored to be naturalized in China, but according to South Korean media reports, even if Lin Xiaojun is naturalized in China, he will not be able to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics, will he represent China in other competitions? There is no answer yet, and the Chinese short track speed skating team has not responded to the matter.
As our advantage in ice and snow sports, short track speed skating contributed to 10 of our 13 Winter Olympic gold medals, although some difficulties have been encountered in recent years, the Beijing Winter Olympics are still highly anticipated, and I hope that young players will seize the opportunity to improve their technical ability, accumulate competition experience, and then achieve good results in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. I hope that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be the starting point for China's short track speed skating to return to the peak!