The eight athletes in the third group are: Winter Olympics six-time gold medalist Victor Ahn (Ahn Hyun-soo), PyeongChang Winter Olympics 1,500-meter gold medalist Lim Hyo-jun, PyeongChang Winter Olympics 1,000-meter gold medalist Gilal, Kneigert, the 1,500-meter silver medalist at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Kruger, the 1,000-meter silver medalist at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Han Tianyu, the all-around king of the 2016 World Championships, plus Xu Hongzhi of the Chinese team and Jung of Australia.
Just looking at these honors, you can tell how fierce the competition is in this group. Almost all the current middle and long distance experts are present except for the Hungarian brothers.
As soon as Lin Xiaojun learned about the grouping, he posted a picture on his personal social account with the caption "Group of Death".
Countless ice fans, including Li Yuang, are looking forward to their duel.
In this group of players, only two members of the Chinese team participated, so the Chinese team's tactics were also very clear, sacrificing Xu Hongzhi and trying to protect Han Tianyu.
At the beginning of the game, Xu Hongzhi immediately grabbed the first place, trying to slow down the pace in the leading position. Canadian player Girard and Dutch player Kneigert did not want the Chinese team to get their wish, and the three started a fierce battle against one. Han Tianyu, An Xianzhu, and Lin Xiaojun fell at the back of the team.
After three laps, the speed picked up and the scene gradually opened up.
Lin Xiaojun found the opportunity and started to accelerate, followed by An Xianzhu and Han Tianyu.
Seeing this, Li Yuang off the court couldn't help but sigh: Sure enough! The top experts all saw the same opportunity. The three of them accelerated at the same time. Now it was up to them to see who could seize it.
Two more laps later, Lin Xiaojun was in fourth place, with Han Tianyu and An Xianzhu in fifth and sixth place behind him.
From the perspective of technical movements, Lin Xiaojun was very relaxed and his dynamic movements were very standard, while Han Tianyu and Ahn Hyun-soo were a little worse.
On the eighth lap of the race, Lin Xiaojun surpassed Xu Hongzhi and came to third place. Xu Hongzhi gave up space inside and switched places with Han Tianyu.
This tactic was not considered successful. Xu Hongzhi could only do this. He tried his best!
Out of the corner! Xu Hongzhi chose to slide outward and continue to accelerate with the help of centrifugal force. Ahn Hyun-soo behind him seized the opportunity and prepared to overtake from the inside.
Ahn Hyun-soo turned sideways with his hands behind his back, exiting the corner close to the inside, pedaling on the ice to accelerate!
Perfect! Ahn Hyun-soo's cornering is always perfect, and his cornering technique is definitely the best in the world. No one can fit the inside of a corner as perfectly as he does.
His cornering is incredibly smooth! His acceleration is incredibly easy! His transcendent freehand brushwork!
It's a pity that it was young Ahn Hyun-soo...
Now Ahn Hyun-soo is still silky smooth when cornering. It becomes difficult to accelerate when pedaling on ice, and it is even more difficult to overtake.
Just coming out of the corner, Ahn Hyun-soo, who was two years ago, stuck to the inside line, pedaled tightly with his feet, and was able to overtake Xu Hongzhi with a single acceleration without any delay.
But now, using his skills when exiting the corner, Ahn Hyun-soo, who was already on the same level as Xu Hongzhi in body position, was thrown away by Xu Hongzhi after just two steps of acceleration after exiting the corner.
Lian Po is old! Physical fitness has become a shortcoming that restricts him. Competitive sports are a bowl of youth food after all. The six gold medals in the Olympic Games that year cannot escape the cycle of time.
Ahn Hyun-soo knows that he is no longer in his prime. But he doesn't want to give up. He wants to fight one last time. The results of this World Championship will be directly related to Ahn Hyun-soo's next career plan.
Fight!
In a straight line, Ahn Hyun-soo pedaled on the ice to accelerate again. This time the explosion was obviously much faster than before. He still failed to surpass Xu Hongzhi in a straight line, but so what?
This is the persistence of a veteran! This is the obsession of the Six Golden Kings of the Winter Olympics! It was the final blow for this short track legend!
Entering the corner with his backhand, An Hyun-soo's entry angle this time was not very good. He did not stick to the inner track as before, but had a faint tendency to slide to the outside.
Touching the ice? Ahn Hyun-soo touched the ice for the first time in the game!
Li Yuang's eyes widened! That is! "Bend and add the knife"! After much effort on his own, the 33-year-old Ahn Hyun-soo used the "bend and knife" technique that was only used with buff bonuses and plug-in assistance.
On the ice rink, An Hyun-soo tried to overtake Xu Hongzhi on the outside.
A person’s name is like a tree’s shadow! Even though An Hyun-soo has reached the end of his career, Xu Hongzhi still dare not underestimate him!
His route must be blocked! We can't let him threaten Tianyu!
Oops! Scammed!
Just when Xu Hongzhi's center of gravity shifted to the outside, a gap leaked out from the inside.
An Hyun-soo passed him directly from the inside!
The explosive power of straight-line acceleration may not be able to keep up, but corners are still my world, Ahn Hyun-soo!
Xu Hongzhi looked at the figure that was gradually moving away. At this glance, he seemed to see Ahn Hyun-soo's figure when he was young!
no! Can't admit defeat! Even if I can't beat him, I still have to drain his energy. There's no way he can survive the 1,500 meters!
For the tactics, for the team, and for the arrangements of the coaching staff.
Xu Hongzhi accelerated again and chased An Xianzhu.
With two laps left in the race, Lin Xiaojun once again exerted his strength and took advantage of the opportunity to exit the two corners to overtake on the inside. With the last lap left in the race, Lin Xiaojun easily reached the first place and crossed the line first.
Han Tianyu followed Lin Xiaojun and accelerated to overtake him!
"Brother Yu! Go up! Go up!" Seeing Han Tianyu fail to surpass, Li Yuang shouted from the sidelines.
On the field, Han Tianyu failed to surpass Girard and could only be ranked third.
One last lap left! withstand! withstand! There is still a chance to cross the line!
At this time, An Xianzhu behind Han Tianyu completed his overtaking of Knegt and rushed forward!
At the last moment, the three of them stretched out their feet to cross the line at the same time.
"Coach Wang, who among the three won?" Li Yuang asked.
His aunt's eyes were exactly what she said, her eyes were rulers! She crossed the finish line at the same time during several training sessions. She could judge winning or losing by just her eyes, and the results were consistent with the photos!
"There is no noun change in the end, Gilar is second, Han Tianyu is third, and Ahn Hyun-soo is fourth."
"Pity!"
Li Yuang sighed. He didn't know whether it was a pity that Han Tianyu failed to enter the final group A, or a pity for An Xianzhu?
"Wait and see, Gilard pulled someone when he crossed the line, it depends on the referee team's decision." Wang Meng suddenly said.
Soon, the referee team made a penalty, which was the same as Wang Meng predicted. Gilar was disqualified for a foul after crossing the line, and Han Tianyu advanced to Group A of the finals in second place. Ahn Hyun-soo and Dutch player Kneigert advanced to Group B of the finals.
"Xu..."
Head coach Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief. The game just now was too intense. Whether it was the three players competing for the lead at the beginning or An Xianzhu's explosion later, it was all unplanned. Except for Han Tianyu who finally advanced to Group A of the finals, her pre-game arrangements were a complete mess.
Fortunately, the result was good, so both Han Tianyu and Li Yuang advanced to Group A of the finals, which was considered double insurance.
Well, let Li Yuang protect Han Tianyu in the final! This makes you more confident!
Thinking of this, whether because of a guilty conscience or something else, Li Yan unconsciously glanced at Wang Meng who was talking to An Xianzhu.
Ps: Big event! Big mistake! There was an error in the previous description of the World Championships quota issue in "Chapter 42 The World Championships Begins." A total of 53 people participated in the 2018 World Championships. Xia Yu found videos online. They were all edited. The first few rounds of qualifying were cut out.
Taking into account the World Championships and competition format issues, if all games were written, everyone would be bored. So Xia Yu decided to write three rounds for 500 meters, two rounds for 1000 meters and 1500 meters, one round for super 3000 meters and 5000 meters relay, and leave the rest in one stroke.
sorry! ! ! It has misled everyone. In the future, Xia Yu has not determined the issue of the competition system and will not describe it again to prevent misleading everyone again.
Five minutes later, 400 tweets were posted in advance.
