On the closing day of the short track, the Chinese team missed the podium. Sun Long blamed himself for his mistakes. Wu Dajing: We should give him more encouragement
Comprehensive news from Xinhua News Agency and City Express News The Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating competition ended on the evening of the 16th. South Korean star Cui Minzhen successfully defended the women’s 1500m champion, and the men’s 5000m relay gold medal fell to the Canadian team once more following 12 years. The Chinese team, which entered the finals in both events, missed the podium.
As the current world record holder, Cui Minzhen was not in a hurry to lead the skating in the final, and his position among the 7 competitors gradually dropped from the first place at the start to the fourth place. String. Her winning time was 2:17.789.
On February 16, Chinese player Han Yutong (left) and South Korean player Cui Minzhen competed in the women’s 1500m short track speed skating final at the Beijing Winter Olympics.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Huanzong
Italian veteran Fontana, who holds the most short track medals in Winter Olympics history, took silver in 2:17.862, bringing her total to 11. Dutch star Schulting won the bronze medal with a difference of 0.003 seconds.
In the previous semi-final, Cui Minzhen broke the Olympic record held by Chinese player Zhou Yang for 12 years with 2:16.831. So far, 23-year-old Cui Minzhen has won 1 gold and 2 silvers at the Capital Gymnasium. Of the 2 golds, 4 silvers and 1 bronze won by the South Korean delegation so far in this Winter Olympics, except for 1 silver and 1 bronze from speed skating, the rest All from the short track.
Han Yutong is the only Chinese athlete who has entered the final of the event. At the age of 27, she won the ninth place in the event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Her teammates, 22-year-old Zhang Yuting and Zhang Chutong, who will turn 19 the next day, both stopped in the semifinals. There were many strong players in the final, and Han Yutong fought fearlessly. With the help of the second starting advantage, she bravely surpassed and led 3 laps in the fourth lap. But in the second half, she gradually exhausted her physical strength, and finally ranked seventh with 2:19.060.
In the men’s 5,000-meter relay final, which ended a little earlier, the Canadian team, now ranked first in the world, won the championship with a time of 6:41.257. The South Korean team, who had been leading the slide for more than half of the time, won the silver in 6:41.679. The Italian team surpassed the Russian Olympic Committee in the last two laps and won the bronze in 6:43.431.
Team Canada players celebrate following the men’s 5,000-meter relay final in short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 16.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Huanzong
The Chinese team fell in the bottom two most of the time. With 11 laps left, Sun Long, who was temporarily in third place, made an accidental error, lost his center of gravity while cornering, and fell off the track. The Chinese team finally finished the race in 6:51.654, more than 10 seconds slower than the champion.
So far, the Chinese short track team, the “ace army” of China’s ice and snow sports, has ended the Winter Olympics with 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
In the mixed interview area following the game, Sun Long, who fell, told reporters that he had no contact with other athletes. “At that time, I just wanted to keep the inner lane and not let others overtake, but I fell down without stepping on it.”
Sun Long, who was born in 2000, participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time. He said that he felt the atmosphere of the competition and accumulated experience. “I am a young player. I don’t think too much regarding it. It is enough to slide out of the level.” Sun Long said , his next goal is the next Winter Olympics 4 years later, “I will continue to improve, chase forward, and strive to catch up with the world’s top level.”
Wu Dajing said in an interview that he might feel that Sun Long was under a lot of pressure to participate in the Olympic Games for the first time, and his teammates did not blame him. “I think it’s more regarding giving him some space and giving him some encouragement, (so) his future path may be better.”
After winning two consecutive gold medals in the first two gold medal days of the short track speed skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese short track team failed to win another gold medal in the following competitions. Ren Ziwei, who has two gold in hand, admitted that he has some regrets.
He said: “I still want to get another ‘Bingdundun’. In fact, I still have regrets, because maybe following 1000 meters, my performance in 1500 and 500 meters is not particularly good, and then I also want to play well in the relay, but it appears Something unexpected happened.”
Ren Ziwei believes that from the perspective of this Winter Olympics, including the previous World Cup, the performance of the Chinese men’s team can be said to be the first echelon in the world. Although there are some regrets, he feels that “we still defeated ourselves”.
Ren Ziwei said: “I think these 4 years have been really difficult, and I am very grateful that I can persevere until now. Maybe the past two years, I think it was the hardest two years in my life, but I persevered from beginning to end. , I am very grateful to myself for persevering, and I am very grateful to my family and friends for their continued support.”
He also said: “The short track team for the past 4 years has been an extraordinary 4 years, and it has also been the most ups and downs. However, I have been with the short track team through it all the time, until now, and then I also realized my dream And then, I thought everyone was great.”
Ren Ziwei said that it is not convenient to say exactly why it is “difficult”, but “we all rushed here together like this.” When asked regarding the help given to him by the Korean coaching team, Ren Ziwei said that his long distance has improved a lot compared to before, ranking first in the world in 1500 meters, third in 500 meters and seventh in 1000 meters in this year’s World Cup. There is an improvement in the overall level.
When talking regarding the contrast between the performances in the first and second half of the Winter Olympics, Ren Ziwei admitted that following winning two gold medals, he had a lot of thoughts, and his body was also a little tired.
Regarding the performance of the Chinese team in this Winter Olympics, Ren Ziwei felt that he might score “7 or 8 points”.
