Meeting room of the Chinese short track speed skating team in the Olympic Village.
The coaching staff of the Chinese short track speed skating team is discussing tactical issues regarding the men's 500-meter event.
The 500-meter event is different from other events in that it does not have so many tactical changes. It is all about hard power! For example, when Wuhan University competes in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Yiqi Juechen is crushed by hard power!
Having said that, once there are two players in the same group, or two players enter the finals at the same time, in order to avoid accidents between the two, they still have to prioritize.
In particular, the three players who appeared this time, Wu Dajing, Li Yuang, and Lin Xiaojun, are all capable of winning gold!
"Li Yuang is in great shape now. He has a great chance to continue to win the gold medal in the 500-meter event. No matter what tactics are used, Li Yuang should be guaranteed to advance!"
"I agree! Judging from the current physical condition, Li Yuang has a greater chance of winning the 500m! Regardless of whether Wu Dajing or Lin Xiaojun, as long as they are in the same group as Li Yuang, they must first ensure that Li Yuang advances!"
"I don't think so! Wu Dajing is the 500-meter world record holder! He is the strongest athlete in this event! He is only limited by physical problems, which led to his poor performance in this Winter Olympics."
"Yes, Li Yuang is younger and she still has a chance! Wu Dajing has more experience, and it is safer to design tactics with Wu Dajing as the core."
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At this moment, the team leader Yang Zhan, who had been silent, said, "Have you ever thought about what it will mean once Li Yuang wins the 500-meter gold medal..."
500m gold medal?
Everyone present was stunned! Just now they were considering tactics from the perspective of a coach!
No one has thought about what it will mean to China's short track speed skating once Li Yuang wins another 500-meter gold medal!
"Having already won the 1,000-meter and 1,500-meter gold medals, once Li Yuang wins the 500-meter gold medal! He will become the first player in history to win all the gold medals in short track speed skating events in the Winter Olympics!"
"If the men's team can still win the gold medal in the 5,000-meter relay, the Chinese men's short track speed skating team will become the second team after the women's team to win gold medals in all short track speed skating events!"
"And Li Yuang will also become the first and only athlete in the world to win all the gold medals in short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics! He will become the history of Chinese short track speed skating, and even the world's short track speed skating.
The legend!"
Since the last phone call with Wang Meng, Yang Zhan finally understood after repeated thinking why so many leaders were optimistic about Li Yuang!
The purpose of China hosting the Winter Olympics is to promote ice and snow sports!
Ice and snow events require venues and even more equipment! The economic benefits here are definitely unmatched by summer sports!
And the best way to promote a sport is through star players!
Only star players with "breaks" can maximize the exposure of this sport!
As long as Li Yuang can win the last individual gold medal, no matter what the final result of the 5000-meter relay is! His strength is unquestionable!
By then, Yang Zhan's official position will naturally rise!
Yang Zhan spoke eloquently, his voice was not loud, and the truth he said was very simple, but full of temptation!
What Yang Zhan can think of, other coaches can also think of. No one has taught them before, and their thinking has limitations!
At this moment, when Yang Zhan said it, everyone suddenly understood!
For them, participating in the B Winter Olympics as coaches has already made a mark on their resumes!
If you want to go further and widen the gap with coaches who have achieved results in other sports, the best way is to cultivate legends!
After thinking about it, everyone looked at Jin Shantai with burning eyes, waiting for his final decision!
Jin Shantai originally thought that Li Yuang wanted to be more powerful than Wu Da Jing, but he didn't say it directly due to his seniority. Now that everyone was a little jealous, he calmed down.
Jin Shantai thought for a while and said: "Li Yuang's strength is beyond doubt, but his ability to get things done is also very strong! If he really wins all the individual gold medals, or wins the gold medals in all events, it may not be a big deal!"
"We still have to look at the player's condition and the situation on the field."
After speaking, Jin Shantai looked at An Xianzhu and said: "Coach An, what do you think."
An Xianzhu did not participate in everyone's discussion just now, but quietly looked at the information summarized by the technical team in his hands.
Here is a summary analysis of the 500-meter event for Wu Dajing, Li Yuang, and Lin Xiaojun this season, as well as a data analysis of the three people's competition in this Winter Olympics.
An Xianzhu put down the information in his hand and said: "In the 500-meter event this season, there are only 6 people who can slip into 40 seconds. They are Wu Dajing, Li Yuang, Huang Daheng of the South Korean team, Liu Shaoang of the Hungarian team, and Du Boyin of the Canadian team.
Sigel and Italy’s Siguel!”
"Among them, Li Yuang is the only skater to skate within 40 seconds on the plains this season! The other five skaters all skated within 40 seconds on the plateau."
"Each of them skates into 40 seconds in a different way! As we all know, the faster the speed, the more difficult it is to control the route! In a sense, the different ways of sliding into 40 seconds represent different technical characteristics!"
"Wu Dajing, Li Yuang, and Huang Daheng established the lead at the beginning and led the slide all the way into 40 seconds. Liu Shaoang, Du Boyins, and Sigel all followed and passed!"
"From the perspective of skating characteristics, Wu Dajing and Li Yuang have similar styles in the 500-meter event. Whoever can establish a lead at the start will have a greater chance of winning the gold!"
"In terms of single lap speed, Wu Dajing's fastest lap time this season is only 8.03 seconds, which is 0.04 seconds lower than his peak time of 7.99 seconds. And Li Yuang slipped out of 8 seconds twice this season...
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"However, no matter who enters the finals, don't be careless! Liu Shao'ang, Du Boyins, Sigel and even Huang Daheng may all come from behind!"
Ahn Hyun-soo didn’t recommend anyone, he just analyzed the characteristics of Wu Da-kyung and Li Yu-ang based on the data, and ultimately it was up to Kim Sun-tae to make the decision!
Everyone looked at Jin Shantai again!
"Before the finals, the core priorities are Li Yuang, Wu Dajing, and Lin Xiaojun!" Jin Shantai looked up at everyone and continued, "If they enter the finals at the same time, the coaching staff recommends distinguishing them by track!"
When the "suggestion" came out of Kim Sun-tae's mouth, everyone suddenly understood! Kim Sun-tae still left the decision-making power of the final to the athletes!
On February 11, short track speed skating begins again!
The first thing to start was the women's 1000-meter event. In the first round of quarter-finals, Chinese players Qu Chunyu, Han Yutong, and Zhang Chutong were all eliminated! The Chinese short track speed skating team withdrew from the competition for the gold medal in this event early!
In the end, the gold medal in the women's 1000-meter event was won by Schulting! South Korean player Choi Min-jung won the silver medal with a gap of less than 0.05 seconds.
Cui Guangfu's desperate face once again disgusted the entire audience!
In the men's 500-meter preliminaries that day, Wu Dajing, Li Yuang, and Lin Xiaojun all ranked first in their groups and advanced to the next round.
In the men's 5000-meter relay, the Chinese team Li Yuang, Lin Xiaojun, Han Tianyu, and Li Wenwu competed!
During the game, Lin Xiaojun was kicked by Sigel and accidentally fell to the ice. The Chinese team crossed the key line in the fourth place!
Fortunately, Peter Voss judged the Chinese team to advance to the finals after reviewing the replay! This also left the possibility for Li Yuang to win in all events!