(Beijing Winter Olympics) China's short track speed skating men's team missed the relay podium after an accidental fall
China News Agency, Beijing, February 16 (Reporter Xing Chong Zhang Su) Due to an accidental fall of the skater, the Chinese team finally won the fifth place and missed the short track speed skating men's 5000-meter relay podium at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The short track speed skating event of the Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end on the 16th. The men's 5,000-meter relay is one of the most interesting events in the short track speed skating arena. It is very entertaining, but also full of thrills and accidents.
On February 16, the men's 5,000-meter final in the short track speed skating event of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Capital Gymnasium.
The Chinese team ranked fifth.
The picture shows Sun Long (first from the right) falling during the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun
This project is another advantage of the Chinese team. The Chinese team won a bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and another silver medal in Pyeongchang four years later.
The outside world expects that the Chinese team will be able to change the color of the medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In fact, in the previous semi-finals, the Chinese team had an accident. Li Wenlong collided with the skates of other players while skating. According to the penalty rules, the Chinese team was sentenced to the final Group A final.
However, the finals were more competitive, with five teams competing.
The Chinese team composed of Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Sun Long and Li Wenlong had another accident in this melee.
In the final, the Chinese team started in the fifth lane.
Due to the poor track order, the Chinese team was at the bottom of the first ten laps since the first lap Ren Ziwei started. When entering the 28th lap, Wu Dajing surpassed the Italian team, and with 16 laps left, he again surpassed the Russian Olympic Committee in front of him. The team, the Chinese team came to the third place.
On February 16, the men's 5000m group A final of the short track speed skating event of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Capital Gymnasium.
The Chinese team ranked 5th.
The picture shows Sun Long (right) falling during the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
With 11 laps left, the Chinese team Sun Long accidentally fell. Ren Ziwei hurriedly slid to the side fence to hand over to him.
The young man of the Chinese team still tried his best to catch up, but unfortunately the gap was too large, and finally ranked 5th with a score of 6 minutes 51 seconds 654, unfortunately missed the medal.
The Canadian team took the lead in crossing the finish line with 6:41.257, and the South Korean team and the Italian team won the second and third respectively.
After the game, Sun Longhong walked through the mixed mining area without stopping to be interviewed by any reporters.
In the replay of the game, Ren Ziwei said that in the first half of the game, everyone played very well, and they skated completely according to the established tactics. He didn't even pay much attention to how Sun Long fell, but he hurried to hand over after seeing him fall.
For such an accident, Ren Ziwei, who has won two gold medals at the Winter Olympics, can't help but regret.
"Actually, I still want to get another golden pier and stand on the podium. This is my last competition in the Beijing Winter Olympics. I also want to do my best, but the result is very regrettable."
On February 16, the men's 5,000-meter relay final in the short track speed skating event of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Capital Gymnasium.
The Chinese team ranked fifth.
The picture shows the Chinese team leaving the field after the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
Wu Dajing, the team's eldest brother, said that this is the first time for "post-00" teenager Sun Long to participate in the Winter Olympics, and he may have endured unimaginable pressure from the outside world.
He revealed that after the fall, Sun Long kept saying "I'm sorry" to his teammates and shed tears in despair.
"We will not blame him, but give him more encouragement." Wu Dajing said, this is a good exercise for the teenager, and it is also something that everyone needs to summarize and improve in future training.
This is also the last match of Wu Dajing, a veteran of the three dynasties, at this Winter Olympics.
He won the 500-meter gold medal at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and this time he won the mixed relay championship at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
As for the future, Wu Dajing said that if the national team needs it, he will go all out and hope that there will be more opportunities to represent the national team.
The women's 1,500-meter race was also held on the same day. Chinese player Han Yutong ranked seventh in the final.
So far, the Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating competition has come to an end, and the Chinese team won a total of 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze in this event.
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