14th Winter Short Track Speed Skating Open: Results and Highlights

2024-02-15 08:58:47

On February 15th, the 14th Winter Short Track Speed ​​Skating Open kicked off. In the men’s and women’s 1500m quarter-finals, the men’s and women’s 500m, and the 1000m preliminaries, Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Lin Xiaojuan, Liu Shaoang, Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu and other famous athletes Coefficient promotion. The only upset occurred in the men’s 500m preliminaries, when Liu Shaolin was punished for a foul and missed the quarter-finals.

Although the local temperature has risen, the outdoor temperature in Hulunbuir dropped close to minus 30 degrees Celsius on February 15. In sharp contrast, the heat inside the short track speed skating hall of the Inner Mongolia Ice Sports Training Center – ice skates from all over the country. Fans filled the 3,000-person venue to capacity, and even reporters had to go to the main press center in advance to exchange for tickets. The short track speed skating event has become the first “high demand competition” since the start of the 14th winter.

The competition process did not disappoint ice fans and reporters: in the women’s 1500m quarter-finals, Jilin’s Guo Yihan, Shandong’s Gong Li, Jilin’s Han Yutong and other skaters all skated to a high level, from Jiangyuan Province. Shandong Xiaojiang Li Jinxu, who returned to compete in the Winter Youth Olympics, also skated with a time of 2:33.963 and successfully advanced. In the men’s 1500m quarter-finals, Shandong’s An Kai, Heilongjiang’s Ren Ziwei, Beijing’s Zhu Yijing, Tianjin’s Liu Shaolin and other national team players did not hesitate to advance, ranking high. After the game, Ren Ziwei was satisfied with his performance and hoped to be down-to-earth and show his strength in every subsequent round. Talking regarding Hulunbuir Hailar, where the competition was held, Ren Ziwei said: “I used to come here often for training and competition. It feels very friendly. My hometown of Harbin is very close to here. Coming here feels like going home.”

Compared with the 1,500 meters, the men’s and women’s 500-meter preliminaries that followed were shorter and the competition was more intense. During the competition, athletes often collided and slipped off the track. In the women’s 500m preliminaries, Jilin’s Zhang Chutong, Shandong’s Gong Li, and Heilongjiang’s Fan Kexin ranked among the top three and advanced. As the defending champion of this event at the National Winter Games, Fan Kexin said following the game that the Fourteenth Winter Winter Season is a test for everyone. The national competition is a platform for healthy competition. The ultimate goal is to compete for the top athletes in the country and win the championship in Milan two years later. Fight for the country at the Winter Olympics. In the men’s 500-meter preliminaries, national team players such as Sun Long, Lin Xiaojun, Ren Ziwei, Liu Shaoang, and Zhong Yuchen also successfully advanced, and the PyeongChang Winter Olympics champion Wu Dajing also advanced to the next round. Regarding his feelings regarding participating in the competition, Wu Dajing said bluntly that his enthusiasm for the Winter Games has not changed at all, and he is also looking forward to creating more possibilities in this arena. Tianjin player Liu Shaolin was disqualified due to a foul, which was considered the biggest upset of this competition day.

The final preliminaries of the men’s and women’s 1000 meters also went smoothly: on the women’s side, Shandong’s Jia Huiling and Gong Li, Jilin’s Han Yutong, Tianjin’s Qu Chunyu and other veterans and newcomers complemented each other. Fan Kexin, the bronze medalist in this event at the last Winter Games, also broke into the competition. next round. On the men’s side, Han Tianyu from Jilin had the best result in the preliminaries. He ranked first among all contestants with a time of 1:26.065. As the defending champion of this event, Han Tianyu said: “Because there has been no competition for a long time, for us Everyone has been preparing for the competition for 8 years, and is still a little excited. The ice surface in this venue is also very good this time, and I can skate faster. My overall condition is not bad. Although I am relatively older, I will still be active. Prepare for the game and adjust your body to the best condition.”

According to the schedule, the fourteenth winter short track speed skating open group will usher in its first gold medal day on the 16th – three gold medals will be decided for the men’s and women’s 1500 meters and the mixed team relay.

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