The coach of the Chinese team won 4 gold medals at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and “responded” to doubts
Guangzhou Daily all-media reporter Bai Zhibiao
At the just-concluded World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, the Chinese team performed perfectly, winning three gold medals in the four men’s events. This also gave the Chinese team coach Zhang Jing the confidence to face doubts calmly – Before the game, the Beijing Winter Olympics The failure of the championship champion Ren Ziwei triggered doubts about Zhang Jing’s employment.
The relay accounted for half of the four gold medals in the men’s 500m, 1500m, 5000m relay and mixed team relay. Zhang Jing emphasized that the relay is the most difficult of the short track events and is the most important event for the world‘s top teams. The gold medal is very important. “The relay is a top priority. It’s not just the men’s relay. We also want to win the mixed relay. We have made full preparations for the details.” Zhang Jing said, “Everyone is united and the techniques and tactics are implemented in place.” Zhang Jing revealed that the relay event The reason why the Chinese team did not commit a foul was because she told the players in detail before the game that everyone must finish the game cleanly and not give the referee a chance to find fault. “We and the team members repeatedly watched the videos of previous games and discussed the details. We performed at our best in both relay events.”
At the same time, Zhang Jing also calmly responded to the outside world‘s doubts about his selection: “It is normal to have doubts. There are more than a dozen games a year, and it is impossible to play perfectly in every game. The players’ competitive state has ups and downs and changes. As for speculation and criticism, the team members are all very professional athletes and can make rational and independent judgments on these voices.”
In addition, this World Championship once again showed the shortcomings of the Chinese team in the women’s event – veteran Fan Kexin is no longer at his peak in individual events, but he is still an indispensable member of the team, which is enough to show that the team has a serious shortage of reserve talents. “There is a certain gap between the women’s team and the world‘s top teams, but I am confident that this gap will be narrowed.” Zhang Jing believes that several young athletes need to speed up and strengthen their physical fitness and strength. They still have great potential. “It may be very good in the short term.” It’s rare for a newcomer to compete for gold and silver in the world arena, and it will take some time.”