On the ice rink, Li Yuang looked at Lin Junxiao. Lin Junxiao's route choice, rhythm changes, and timing when he overtook him just now were as perfect as a textbook. At that moment, Lin Junxiao's performance seemed to overlap with a figure in Li Yuang's mind.
Who on earth is it? Li Yuang frowned and thought, and Wu Dajing's voice came from beside him.
"Like, really similar. Unexpectedly, South Korea left Ahn Hyun-soo and came out with Lim Hyo-joon. This is a strong rival in the BJ Winter Olympics."
Yes, Ahn Hyun-soo! Legend Ahn Hyun-soo in the world of short track speed skating! The man who can choose the perfect route and achieve incredible transcendence even in a small space! The man who slapped the Korean Short Track Speed Skating Association in the face! The man who was banned from participating in the Winter Olympics for no reason!
"Compared with An Xianzhu, he is far behind." Li Yuang said unconvinced.
Wu Dajing didn't answer any more. He glanced at the head coach Li Yanhou who had changed into the award-winning uniform before today's game. She stared at the women's 1000m race on the field and fell into deep thought.
Thirteenth day! Today is already the thirteenth competition day of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and today there will be three gold medals in short track speed skating.
Since the start of the Winter Olympics, the number of gold medals of the Chinese team is still "0"! Short track speed skating has been the backbone of the Chinese team's gold medals in previous years, and the number of gold medals so far is still "0"!
Only Li Jingyu won a valuable silver medal in the women's short track speed skating 1,500 meters, avoiding the embarrassment of zero medals for the short track speed skating team.
8 fouls! The Chinese short track speed skating team has encountered 8 controversial penalties at this Winter Olympics. Ranked first among all participating countries. Almost every gold point, every capable player has the experience of being sent off.
February 10th, the first competition day of short track speed skating:
In the men's 1500m semi-finals, Wu Dajing was found guilty of a foul and his results were canceled and he missed the final.
February 13th, the second competition day of short track speed skating:
In the men's 1000m preliminaries, Han Tianyu ranked first in the group, but was found guilty of a foul, and his results were canceled and missed the quarter-finals; Li Yuang was second in the group, but was sentenced to a foul, and his results were canceled and missed the quarter-finals;
In the women's 500-meter semifinals, Fan Kexin was found guilty of a foul and her result was canceled and she missed the final. Qu Chunyu was found guilty of a foul and his result was canceled and he missed the final.
February 17th, the third competition day of short track speed skating:
In the quarter-finals of the men's 1,000 meters, Wu Dajing was fouled again and his results were canceled and he missed the semi-finals.
In the women's 1500m semifinals, Zhou Yang was fouled and fell down and was sentenced to Group B in the finals.
February 20th, the fourth competition day of short track speed skating:
In the women's 1,000-meter preliminaries, Han Yutong ranked first in the group, but was found guilty of a foul and had his result canceled and missed the quarter-finals;
In the women's 3,000-meter relay, the Chinese team crossed the line second and was found guilty of a foul. The result was disqualified and they missed the medal.
Is this the end?
No! Just now, in the women's 1,000-meter semifinals, South Korea's Cui Minjing pulled on Qu Chunyu, causing her to slow down. In the end, the two ranked third and fourth in the group. The referee once again sentenced the Chinese team to a foul, and Qu Chunyu missed the final, while Cui Minjing was sentenced to Group B of the final.
There are a total of 8 events in short track speed skating, and gold medalists in 6 events have been sent off.
"It's incredible. I didn't expect it to be like this in South Korea." After Wu Dajing was sentenced for a foul, his response in the interview expressed the helplessness and despair of the Chinese short track team.
No matter what the process is, competitive sports ultimately judge heroes by their performance.
Who can remember Italy, Portugal, and Spain being hacked in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan?
Maybe some fans remember it, but what about the fake fans? Where are the passers-by?
Even if you remember, what can you change? South Korea is still one of the top four in the World Cup. Although shameless, there is nothing I can do about it.
This is the reality. Without gold medals, what will happen to the short track speed skating team's budget for the next cycle? Without a gold medal, what would happen to an athlete's honor? Without a gold medal, is the Chinese short track speed skating team still worthy of trust?
The pressure on head coach Li Yan can be imagined. There are inquiries from leaders and expectations from the players. Countless appeals, countless rejections, countless disappointments.
Is it because the strength is not enough?
Is it a lack of preparation?
Is it because we are not adaptable to international penalties?
Is it because we don’t know the rules well enough?
No! no! neither!
There is always an invisible "hand" controlling the field. Like a marionette, there's always a hand pulling the strings.
“Can you make the short track speed skating venue cleaner?”
Li Yan lowered her head and glanced at her award-winning uniform, and "ended" another event. There were not many events left for the Chinese short track speed skating team...
