"Fan Fan! Hold on! Hold on!"
In the Midong live broadcast room, Wang Meng has already started to give standing commentary!
Huang Jianxiang keenly noticed that Wang Meng shrugged her shoulders slightly and rubbed her hands repeatedly... Was she nervous?
It shouldn’t be! I didn’t see Wang Meng like this during the mixed relay finals! Why was Wang Meng so nervous when Fan Kexin reached the semifinals?
What Huang Jianxiang doesn't know is that after Wang Meng, he is the leading female short track speed skating athlete in China. Fan Kexin once won five 500-meter crowns at the World Championships! Among them, he completed three consecutive world championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017!
In Fan Kexin's peak season of 2014/15, she even created an unparalleled record of 5 golds and one bronze in the 500-meter individual event in six World Cup events!
It's a pity that Fan Kexin has been lacking some luck in the Winter Olympics!
"Fan Fan, come on up..."
On the ice rink, Fan Kexin and Schulting are still in a stalemate! Fan Kexin, a heretic, has a faint tendency to fall behind!
If he continues on the outer lane, Schulting will rely on his lane advantage to take the lead!
Fan Kexin also knew the situation she was facing. She had to rush to the first position at the beginning of this game!
Only by leading the skate can she skate at her own pace, without any physical contact with others, and at the same time, try to reduce the probability of mistakes as much as possible!
This can't go on like this! Will be dumped!
Fight!
"Bang!" "Bang!"
At this critical moment, Fan Kexin actually raised his right foot and applied the knife!
Is this "adding the knife into the bend"?
Schulting, an insider, didn't expect that Fan Kexin would learn a new skill! It was also used in the semi-finals!
With only a slight distraction, Fan Kexin relied on the extra knife to complete her positional lead. She touched the ice with her left hand sideways and cut directly in from the outside lane!
"Beautiful! Fan Kexin's beautiful cornering pass! No body contact! Clean!"
After exiting the corner, Fan Kexin slid out and accelerated to increase the speed! Schulting chose the same route to speed up!
Both of them knew very well that the results in the semi-finals would directly affect the finals, which is why neither of them wanted to give up at the first corner! Only when you are in the leading position can you have the initiative!
The two of them directly increased their speed in the first straight area!
In just half a lap, two groups had already formed on the field. Among them, Fan Kexin and Schulting competed for the first and second promotion places. And Zhang Yuting, Pietra and De Mei compete for the qualifications of final B!
It’s just that the three people behind still didn’t give up. After all, too many accidents had happened before! As long as you don't give up, miracles can happen!
Fan Kexin and Schulting entered the corner one after the other, with only half a body gap between them!
The two have played against each other many times and are familiar with each other. Schulting believes that she can definitely surpass this half of the body!
It's a pity, no matter how hard Schulting tries! She can't even surpass Fan Kexin!
Obviously Fan Kexin did not deliberately protect the route, but she always completed the inside cut when Schulting wanted to pass inside! Speed up when Schulting pulls over!
Schulting was helpless. She didn't expect Fan Kexin to be in such good shape in this game!
It is impossible for outsiders to transcend this state of divine help! If you want to surpass in the inner way, one disadvantage is that the two of them fall down in succession!
After trying several times in a row, Schulting gave up! She could only finish the game while being suppressed by Fan Kexin throughout the whole process!
In the end, Fan Kexin was the first to cross the finish line with one arm raised!
"Beautiful! Fan Kexin! First in the group!"
"Fan Kexin! She has completed her own redemption!"
"Fan Kexin of the Chinese short track speed skating team advanced to the women's 500m final!"
"Three Winter Olympics! Three Winter Olympics! Fan Kexin finally made it to the finals at home!"
"Twelve years! Three Winter Olympics! Lost in the semifinals twice!"
"What makes Fan Kexin so persistent?"
"Is it the responsibility of the short track speed skating team? Is it love? Or is it paranoia!"
"No! None!"
"This is the spirit of the Chinese short track speed skating team! It is the spirit of fighting back despite repeated defeats!"
"Fan Kexin has proved with his actual actions that what doesn't kill me will only make me stronger!"
"..."
At the end of the shout, Wang Meng's voice broke!
In the past four years, Fan Kexin has trained more intensively than young players! The training time is longer than that of young players!
Fan Kexin persisted with this fierceness not for four years, but for twelve years! From the first day he joined the national team, Fan Kexin has been one of the hardest-trained players in the team!
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As a former teammate and coach! From Fan Kexin sliding behind her, to Fan Kexin taking the lead, to Fan Kexin's decline...Wang Meng saw it all!
At this moment, Wang Meng hopes that Fan Kexin can win the championship in the finals!
However, she didn't dare to predict!
The four players who advanced to the finals are Italian team Fontana, Canadian team Jin Buting, Chinese team Fan Kexin and Dutch team Schulting!
No matter how many accidents happened in the women's 500m preliminaries and quarter-finals! There was no upset in the semi-finals, no penalty!
The four strongest women's short track speed skating today are all standing on the stage of the BJ Winter Olympics finals! No matter who wins, it’s no surprise!
…
The moment Fan Kexin passed the finish line first, the entire audience stood up and applauded her!
Fan Kexin had tears in his eyes, enjoying the cheers of the entire venue! Fan Kexin, who didn't want to be the focus of the semi-finals, once again became the focus of the semi-finals!
However, this time it feels the best to be the center of attention!
Results announced:
The first place, the Chinese team, Fan Kexin, 42 seconds 405, advanced to the final group A;
Second place, Schulting of the Netherlands, with a time of 42.873 seconds, advanced to Group A of the final;
The third place, Chinese team, Zhang Yuting, 43 seconds 196, advanced to the final group B;
Fourth place, Hungarian team, Pietra, 43 seconds 378, advanced to the final group B;
Fifth place, Belgian team, Deme, 55 seconds 304.
Fan Kexin did not celebrate again! She must accumulate strength until the finals!
After Fan Kexin waved to express his gratitude to the audience, he went to the fence and put on the knife sheath.
Schulting came over for a hug and whispered: "gratulation!"
Seeing Schulting again at this time, Fan Kexin suddenly remembered the extra knife at the first corner, and his back felt a little cold!
"Add the knife into the turn" was taught by Kim Sun-tae and Ahn Hyun-soo after they joined the coaching staff. Not many people in the entire short track speed skating team learned it! Those that can be used stably are even rarer! There is not even a single female player!
Even Fan Kexin has never succeeded in turning into a corner at high speed!
During the competition, Fan Kexin was also a little over the top. He only wanted to surpass Schulting, and his body subconsciously used "increase the knife in the bend"!
Now that I think about it, I still feel a little scared. It was so impulsive!
If we make a mistake... or if it happens again like the quarter-finals, it will be doomed!
Fortunately, the result was good. A "cutting into the bend and adding a knife" laid the foundation for victory!
Fan Kexin patted Schulting's arm and thanked her, and the two walked off the ice rink together.
Watching Fan Kexin's leaving figure, Schulting suddenly thought of the lyrics from West Point Military Academy, "A veteran never dies!"
Schulting pursed his lips and smiled, then added the second half of the sentence: It will only gradually fade away. Competitive sports are ultimately a sport for young people! See you in the finals!
