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?
You shouldn’t! I didn’t see Wang Meng like this during the mixed relay finals! Why was Wang Meng so nervous when Fan Kexin’s semi-finals came?
What Huang Jianxiang didn’t know was that Fan Kexin, the leading female short track speed skating athlete in China after Wang Meng, once had five 500-meter crowns at the World Championships! Among them, she completed three World Championships in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
A great achievement in consecutive championships!
In Fan Kexin's peak season of 2014/15, she even created an unparalleled record in the 500-meter individual event in six World Cup events, winning five golds and one bronze!
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, an outsider, 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 knows the situation she is facing. In this game, she must rush to the first position at the beginning!
Only by leading the skate can she skate at her own pace, without any physical contact with others, and at the same time reduce the probability of mistakes as much as possible!
This can't go on! You'll be thrown away!
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, who is an insider, did not expect that Fan Kexin actually learned a new skill! He even used it 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 increase the speed!
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 on 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 have formed on the field. Among them, Fan Kexin and Schulting are competing for the first and second promotion places. And Zhang Yuting, Pietra and Deme are competing 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 they don’t give up, miracles may happen!
Fan Kexin and Schulting entered the corner one behind the other, with only half a body length difference 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 that no matter how hard Shulting tries! She can't surpass Fan Kexin!
Obviously Fan Kexin did not deliberately protect the route, but she always completed the inside cut when Schulting wanted to pass in the inside lane! She speeded up when Schulting pulled to the side!
Schulting was helpless. She didn't expect Fan Kexin to be in such good shape in this game!
In this state of divine help, it is impossible for outsiders to surpass! If you want to surpass within, the only disadvantage is that the two of you 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!"
"Chinese short track speed skating team Fan Kexin advances 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 has been longer than that of young players!
With this fierceness, Fan Kexin persisted not for four years, but for twelve years! From the first day he joined the national team, Fan Kexin was one of the hardest-trained in the team!
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As a former teammate and coach! From Fan Kexin skating behind her, to Fan Kexin taking the lead, to Fan Kexin's decline... Wang Meng saw it all!
At this moment, Wang Meng hopes Fan Kexin can win the championship in the final!
However, she dare not 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 or penalty in the semi-finals!
Today’s four strongest women’s short track speed skating players are all standing on the stage of the BJ Winter Olympics finals! No matter who wins the championship, it’s no surprise!
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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 did not 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, Chinese team, Fan Kexin, 42 seconds 405, advanced to the final group A;
The second place, the Dutch team, Schulting, 42 seconds 873, advanced to the final group A;
The third place, Zhang Yuting of the Chinese team, 43 seconds 196, advanced to the final group B;
The 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 wanted to 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: "grattion!"
Seeing Schulting again at this time, Fan Kexin suddenly remembered the knife addition 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 who can use it stably are even rarer! There is not even a single female skater.
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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 "Advanced Swordsmanship"!
Now that I think about it, I still feel a little scared. It was so impulsive!
If you make a mistake...or it's like the quarter-finals, it will be doomed!
Fortunately, the result is good, and a "cutting into corners and adding swords" laid the foundation for victory!
Fan Kexin patted Schulting's arm to thank her, and the two walked off the ice rink together.
Looking at 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 is ultimately a sport for young people! See you in the finals!