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Short track speed skating World Cup Beijing Station ends

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  Original title: Approaching the Winter Olympics | The Chinese team reaped two golds and one bronze in two days of sorrow and joy. Short track speed skating World Cup Beijing ended

The Chinese short track speed skating team experienced great ups and downs on the 24th. Although they ushered in the first gold of the new season in the mixed 2000m relay event and won the women’s 3000m relay gold medal in one go, they missed the men’s 5000m relay final twice in a row. Medal, with a record of two golds and one bronze, his debut after nearly two years away from the international arena.

The mixed 2000-meter relay is a new event after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and it is also an official event of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Chinese team advanced to the final as the second in the semi-final group, standing on the starting line with the Netherlands, South Korea and Italy. After the start of the game, the Chinese team consisting of Fan Kexin, Ren Ziwei, Wu Dajing and Zhang Yuting has been firmly in the lead slippery position. Although the Dutch team surpassed the South Korean team to rise to second place during the game, the four Chinese team cooperated tacitly and smoothly. , Leaving no room for the Dutch team to surpass, and took the lead to cross the finish line with 2:37.923. The Dutch team won the runner-up with a difference of 0.059 seconds, and the South Korean team won the third place.

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Ren Ziwei revealed after the game that their goal before the game was to “fight for the gold medal.” He said: “We grabbed a better position, and then maintained the speed to stay ahead. Today we are more excited.”

In the four finals on the 23rd, the Chinese team won only one men’s 1500m bronze medal in the men’s and women’s 500m and 1500m competitions. The mixed relay gold medal on the 24th boosted the morale of the Chinese team. In the subsequent women’s 3000-meter relay final, the women’s team consisting of Fan Kexin, Guo Yihan, Zhang Yuting and Qu Chunyu overcame a disadvantageous starting position and found the right position during the game. Timing surpassed the South Korean team and the Italian team in succession. In the last two laps, teenager Zhang Yuting completed the overtaking of the “leader” Dutch team, winning the gold in 4:04.240, leading the Dutch team by 0.084 seconds, and the South Korean team won the bronze medal.

28-year-old Fan Kexin said that he was “tighter” in the individual events two days ago, but he let go in the women’s relay finals. “Be fearless, just rush forward.” She said: “The Chinese team will also have this momentum in the next three World Cups. Please trust us.”

The men’s 5000m relay final was full of gunpowder as the finale of the World Cup. The Chinese team composed of Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Sun Long and Li Wenlong entered the final with five teams including the Netherlands, Hungary, South Korea and Italy. In the game, the Chinese team once rose to third place, but due to the appearance of two players falling down at the corners, the Chinese team was the last to complete the game. Although the South Korean team crossed the finish line for the third time after the Netherlands and Hungary, they were sentenced to blocking a foul against Wu Dajing and canceling the result after the match. The Dutch team finally won the gold medal in 6 minutes 39 seconds 951. Hungary and Italy won the silver and bronze medals.

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Ren Ziwei said after the game that because there are more teams entering the finals, the Chinese team’s tactics in the game are to “take the initiative.” Speaking of falling accidents, Ren Ziwei said: “Accidents during competitions are a characteristic of short track speed skating. Accidents during competitions must be resolved immediately.”

The Chinese team performed poorly in the 1000m event held that day. Ren Ziwei and An Kaizheji men’s 1000m quarter-finals, and only Zhang Yuting from the women’s team entered the group B final without a medal. In the end, South Korean Huang Daxian won the men’s 1000m gold medal in 1:26.020. The men’s 1500m champion, Russian Elistov and Canadian Dion won the silver and bronze medals respectively. Dutch star Schulting won the women’s 1,000-meter championship with 1:28.275. South Korean Kim Ji-woo and American Santos ranked second and third.

As a qualifying event for the Winter Olympics, the Short Track Speed ​​Skating World Cup Beijing Station is also a test event for the Beijing Winter Olympics. A total of 9 gold medals were produced in the 4-day competition. In addition to the two golds of the Chinese team, the remaining 7 golds were won by Poland, Hungary, South Korea, Russia and the Netherlands. The Chinese team will then move to Japan, Hungary and the Netherlands to participate in the remaining three World Cups this season. (Reporters Liu Yang and Dong Yixing)

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