China News Service, Hulunbuir, February 17 (Guoxuan, Hao Lingyu, Chang Xinyu) The 14th National Winter Games will continue to compete for gold medal events on the 17th. Jilin team player Sun Long won his second gold medal at the Winter Games in the men's 500-meter short track speed skating final; Heilongjiang team star Cai Xuetong defeated teammate Liu Jiayu in the women's U-shaped track skills open category and won the gold medal.
The men's 500-meter short track speed skating is the Chinese team's dominant event in the international arena. The men's 500m Group A final held that day was called a "fight of the gods", with famous national team players such as Lin Xiaojuan, Ren Ziwei, Liu Shao'ang and Sun Long all on the stage. Sun Long of the Jilin team led the way after starting and won the gold medal in 41.046 seconds. Tianjin team Liu Shaoang and Heilongjiang team Ren Ziwei won the silver and bronze medals respectively. Lin Xiaoqun, who represented the Heilongjiang team, ranked fourth.
On February 17, the men's 500m Group A final of the Short Track Speed Skating (Open Group) of the 14th National Winter Games was held in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia. Jilin team player Sun Long (right) won the championship with a time of 41.046 seconds. Photo by China News Service reporter Cui Nan
Sun Long performed well in this Winter Games and has already won two gold medals and one silver medal. After the game, he said that he continued his calm and courageous game state from the previous day, hoping to improve himself through competition with high-level athletes and win glory for the Chinese team in the international arena in the future.
In the women's 500m final, Jilin team player Zhang Chutong won the championship in 43.011 seconds, taking a gold medal as her 21st birthday gift. She also won the women's 1500m silver medal on the 16th. Wang Yichao of Jilin team and Lu Xiaotong of Liaoning team won silver and bronze medals respectively.
On February 17, the women's U-shaped track skills final of the open snowboarding group of the 14th National Winter Games was held at the Jinlongshan Ski Resort in Zhalantun, Inner Mongolia. Cai Xuetong from the Heilongjiang team won the gold with a score of 85.75 points. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
On the snow field, the much-anticipated snowboarding open group U-shaped field skills final brought together famous players such as Cai Xuetong, Liu Jiayu, and Zhang Yiwei. In the women's competition, Heilongjiang team player Cai Xuetong won the gold medal with a score of 85.75 points, and teammate Liu Jiayu won the silver with a score of 83.50 points.
After the game, Cai Xuetong said that this gold medal was an important milestone for her. Recalling the missed medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Cai Xuetong said frankly that her mood was still hard to calm down, "But now I enjoy the competition more and enjoy the fun of snowboarding."
In the men's competition, Wang Ziyang from the Beijing team won the championship with a score of 94.25, and teammate Zhang Yiwei won the runner-up with a score of 90.50. (over)