China News Service, February 18th. On the 18th, the short track speed skating open group competition of the 14th National Winter Games (referred to as the "14th Winter") came to an end. Previously, the short track speed skating youth group competition had ended. "Winter" short track competition comes to an end. In this competition, Olympic champions such as Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu, Lin Xiaojuan, Liu Shaolin, and Liu Shaoang all participated. In the four-day open group competition, Sun Long from the Jilin team performed most brilliantly and became the four gold medal winners of the tournament.
The opening ceremony of the "Fourteenth Winter" was held on the evening of the 17th. As an event that has attracted much attention, the open competition of short track speed skating started on the 15th.
The picture shows Sun Long (third from left), Liu Shaoang (first from left) and Ren Ziwei (second from right) taking a group photo at the award ceremony. Photo by China News Service reporter Cui Nan
Although there was no gold medal on the first competition day, the appearance of many Olympic champions still attracted the attention of ice fans. It is also the confrontation between famous athletes that has raised the level of short track speed skating events in the "14th Winter" to the international level.
In the first women's 1500m Group A final on the 16th, Zang Yize, who represented the Heilongjiang team, won the gold medal with a time of 2:22.262. Talking about the Milan Winter Olympics, Zang Yize said that he should do his best step by step, down-to-earth, and "strive to perform at the training level on the field, even higher than training level."
In the men's 1500m Group A final, Sun Long, who represented the Jilin team, won the gold with a time of 2 minutes, 12 seconds and 116 seconds. Lin Xiaojun received a yellow card for smashing his helmet after the game and missed the medal. Liu Shaoang ranked fifth.
The picture shows Sun Long (left) communicating with Tianjin team Liu Shaoang after the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Cui Nan
In this game, Sun Long adopted the "rabbit tactic" of taking the lead. He said after the game that he wanted to test his international competitiveness in the game. On the same day, Sun Long also won a silver medal in the 2000m mixed team relay with his teammates.
The men's 500-meter short track speed skating is the Chinese team's dominant event. The men's 500m Group A final on the 17th also gathered famous athletes, with Ren Ziwei, Lin Xiaojuan, Liu Shao'ang and Sun Long competing on the same field.
In the end, Sun Long won the championship with a time of 41.046 seconds. Tianjin team Liu Shaoang and Heilongjiang team Ren Ziwei ranked second and third respectively. Lin Xiaoqi, who represented the Heilongjiang team, ranked fourth with 41.381 seconds.
The picture shows Ren Ziwei, Lin Xiaojuan, Sun Long and Liu Shaoang (from left to right) in the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Cui Nan
Sun Long said in the post-match interview that he continued his calm and daring state from the previous day, "There are three seniors on the court and one of my good friends. We all got training from each other during the game and reached the point where The training goals of our national team athletes have been achieved.”
"The participating athletes are all national team players, and there are three Olympic champions. I was very excited when I skated in the 500-meter final." Liu Shaoang believes that this is a good practice opportunity.
As the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating champion at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Ren Ziwei returned to the court at the end of last year. Coming to the "14th Winter", his condition has improved: "Although I didn't win the gold medal, my current competitive state is completely different from before. Every day, every month or every stage, I will let everyone see As I progress, I will slowly get back to the top.”
In today's men's 1000m Group A final, Sun Long, who slipped in 1 minute 26 seconds 394, won the championship again, thus winning three gold medals in the men's individual event. Lin Xiaojuan and Liu Shaoang collided, and their results were affected.
The picture shows Zhang Chutong (right) celebrating his victory. Photo by China News Service reporter Cui Nan
In the women's individual event, in the 500m Group A final and the 1000m Group A final, Jilin team player Zhang Chutong and Liaoning team player Zhao Yuanwei won the championship respectively.
The men's 5000-meter relay Group A final is the highlight of the last competition day of the open group of short track speed skating. In the end, the Jilin team composed of Han Tianyu, Jia Haidong, Ren Haobo, Sun Long and Wu Dajing won the championship with a time of 6 minutes, 46 seconds and 211 seconds. The Tianjin team and the Heilongjiang team won the silver and bronze medals. Sun Long, who won another relay gold medal, became the "Four Crowns" of this Winter Games.
The picture shows Fan Kexin in the women's 3000-meter relay race. Photo by China News Service reporter Cui Nan
In addition, in the women's 3000-meter relay Group A final, the Heilongjiang team composed of Fan Kexin, Wang Xinran, Xing Ailin, Xu Aili and Zang Yize won the championship with a time of 4 minutes, 13 seconds and 075 seconds. The Liaoning team and the Shandong team ranked second and third.
Talking about the next step, Fan Kexin said that he would follow the coach's arrangements. She admitted that she struggled with injuries every day, "I am comparing myself with myself and my injuries."
There are still two years left before the Milan Winter Olympics. This "Fourteen Winters" competition is an important opportunity for contestants to test the effectiveness of their training. As the athletes said, discovering problems, testing results, and accumulating experience are the only way for the Chinese short track speed skating team to prepare for the Winter Olympics. (over)