On the 21st, the "Fight of the Immortals" was staged at the Beijing Station of the Short Track Speed ​​Skating World Cup.

　　In just half an hour, the 2000-meter mixed relay world record was broken three times.

In the end, the Chinese team led by Olympic champion Wu Dajing defeated the crowd and ended the suspense.

　　On the 21st, the 2021-2022 Short Track Speed ​​Skating World Cup Beijing kicked off at the Capital Gymnasium.

This competition is the first round of the World Cup in the new season. It is not only a test match for the Beijing Winter Olympics, but also a qualifying match for the Winter Olympics.

　　The short track speed skating men's and women's mixed 2000-meter relay is a new event in the Beijing Winter Olympics. This event combines skills, physical fitness and tactics.

For countries with good overall strength such as China, South Korea, and the Netherlands, the 2,000 meters mixed for men and women is undoubtedly a new gold spot.

　　In the quarter-finals that day, the South Korean team in the first group broke the original world record with 2:38.451; less than 10 minutes later, the Dutch team in the third group broke the line with 2:38.094. The South Korean team just set the world record.

Data map: In the 2019-2020 season, the short track speed skating World Cup in Holland, the Chinese team won the gold medal in the men's and women's mixed 2000m relay.

　　However, the Dutch team held the record for a shorter time. The fourth group of the Chinese team sent Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Fan Kexin, and Qu Chunyu to play. The four cooperated tacitly and took the lead in crossing the line with 2:37.747, setting the world record again.

　　The countdown to the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics is approaching a hundred days. The Chinese short-track speed skating team has shown excellent performance in its debut in the international arena this season, which also makes the outside world look forward to the arrival of the Winter Olympics.

　　The Chinese short track speed skating team, known as the "ice knives", not only contributed to the first gold medal in the history of the Chinese Winter Olympics, but also 10 of the 13 Winter Olympic gold medals won by the Chinese delegation in the history of the short track. The team won, which can be called the "dream team" of China's ice and snow sports.

Chinese athlete Wu Dajing won the gold medal in the men's 500m short track speed skating final at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Photo by Song Jihe, China News Agency reporter

　　However, affected by the new crown epidemic, the Chinese short track speed skating team has not participated in international competitions for nearly two years.

Only through closed training to polish technique and reserve physical energy.

　　It is an important task for the team to set foot on the international arena again, test the training results, adapt to the rhythm of the competition and benchmark against the international level.

　　Fan Kexin, a veteran who has participated in the two Winter Olympics in Sochi and Pingchang, said that during this time, the training was very solid and improved at every stage. As for the goals of the Beijing Winter Olympics, she said that she hopes to make an impact on the gold medal.

Chinese athlete Yang Binyu in the women's 3000 meters race.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita

　　With the "Meet in Beijing" series of winter sports events, the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics are about to enter the final 100 days.

　　For all Chinese athletes preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics, the recent series of international competitions are also precious training opportunities.

　　At the 2021 Asian Figure Skating Open that ended a few days ago, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong won the double skating championship without any suspense with 223.48 points.

　　This competition is not only the start of a new season for Sui Wenjing and Han Cong. With this as a sign, the two of them have entered the final 100-day sprint in preparation for the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle.

　　At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics three years ago, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong were runners-up and passed the Olympic gold medals.

　　Faced with the upcoming Winter Olympics, their goals have never changed.

"Our goal is always the same, that is to raise the national flag and play the national anthem."

Figure skating pairs at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Chinese duo Sui Wenjing/Han Cong picked silver.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan

　　Young player Yang Binyu won two silver medals in the women's 3000 meters speed skating China Open and the group start.

Looking forward to the Beijing Winter Olympics, she said that participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics is the dream of every athlete. "The common goal of everyone is to achieve the'floating performance' at home."

　　"Floating, rising, playing" has always been the goal of the Chinese Army to prepare for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

"Gone with the wind" means striving to participate in more projects, and "rising" means to get more medals, so that the five-star red flag will rise high in the award square.

"Playing" means trying hard to win more gold medals and make the national anthem play loudly.

　　In order to achieve this goal, countless Chinese ice and snow athletes have toiled their skills and tactics during the four-year preparation cycle to align with world-class standards.

The Winter Olympics is just around the corner, and the Chinese players are also ready to go, gearing up for the upcoming ultimate test.