On the ice rink, when Lin Xiaojun, the last player, passed the finish line, there was sparse applause from the stands.
The applause gradually grew louder and swept through the entire stands.
Lin Xiaojun, who continued to slide forward relying on inertia, stared blankly at the audience applauding him. He did not expect that the audience would applaud him.
Four years ago, in the same venue of the Winter Olympics, his shocking fall not only earned him the reputation of "Lin's fall", but also gave up the PyeongChang Winter Olympics relay gold medal to the Chinese team!
He will never forget the boos at the Gangneung Ice Arena! Just like he will never forget the applause today...
"It's okay, Hyojun! There's still us!"
"Yes! And we! The gold medal will always belong to the Chinese team!"
Lin Xiaojun heard the comforting sounds of his teammates in his ears. He knew that Wu Dajing and Li Yuang were using their warm-up time to comfort themselves.
At this moment, he felt that he was not fighting alone!
He didn't dare to take off his helmet, let alone his goggles.
He was afraid of having his cowardice caught on camera, and he was even more afraid of delaying his teammates' warm-up time.
"I'm fine... rush... warm up quickly..."
Lin Xiaojun's voice was a little hoarse. He gently pushed the two of them with both hands, indicating that they should warm up quickly.
Wu Dajing and Li Yuang did not dare to delay. They gave Lin Xiaojun a gentle hug and then turned around to warm up.
Watching the two people leaving, Lin Xiaojun not only did not feel disappointed, but swept away his previous shyness and shouted loudly to the backs of Wu Dajing and Li Yuang: "Team China!"
"come on!"
"come on!"
After Wu Dajing finished shouting, he suddenly whispered to Li Yuang: "Carp! Don't worry about me for a while and just grab the start! Your passes are better, try to enter the corner before Liu Shaoang!"
Li Yuang wanted to struggle again: "Brother Da Jing..."
"Stop talking nonsense! Just now you promised Lin Xiaojun that the gold medal belongs to the Chinese team!"
After saying that, Wu Dajing went to warm up on the ice without waiting for Li Yuang’s reply!
Wu Dajing didn't know Li Yuang's plan, but he just instinctively felt that Li Yuang paid too much attention to him today!
Coupled with Li Yuang's remarks before the game, he was worried that Li Yuang would protect him like he did in the 1,000-meter race.
I am even more worried that if Li Yuang messes up, neither of them will be able to advance!
After all, his advantage lies in his ability to lead skating, and the four-lane start cannot fully utilize his advantage.
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"Hey! What a pity Lin Xiaojun..."
"Let's take a look at the results of the first group... Sigel of the Italian team and Dubois of the Canadian team advanced to the final group A."
"Russian team Yinfriyev and Kazakhstan team Azhgaliev advanced to the final group B."
"Next... will be the second group of men's 500-meter semi-finals!"
"This race is great to watch! Liu Shao'ang, Li Yuang, Huang Daheng, Wu Dajing, and Liu Shaolin, these five people all slipped under 40 seconds in the 500 meters race this season!"
"It can be said that it is not surprising whoever among these five people advances to the finals!"
"From a probability perspective, since we and the Hungarian team are both present, the probability of advancing to Group A of the finals is higher!"
"However, short track speed skating is not a simple matter of probability! Especially there is a Huang Tycoon here. This guy can do anything even if he fails to advance. The boys of the Chinese team should still pay attention!"
"go to the start!"
In the first race, all five runners stood on the starting line at the prompt of the starter.
After Liu Shao'ang from the first level adjusted his breathing rhythm, he nodded towards Liu Shaolin from the fifth level!
Both brothers want to win the first Winter Olympics gold medal for Hungary. They know very well that given the strength of the Chinese men's relay, if they want to beat China in the relay race, they can only wait for the Chinese team to make mistakes!
The two brothers put their hopes on the men's 500-meter event... Since Liu Shaolin started in five lanes, it was basically impossible to advance.
Therefore, before the game, the two brothers agreed that their elder brother Liu Shaolin would assist, and his younger brother Liu Shao'ang would strive to advance to the top of the group!
"ready?"
All five people took a starting position and looked towards the first bend.
"Peng!" The game begins!
"The Hungarian team is very well prepared! Liu Shaoang's reaction time is definitely his fastest in this Winter Olympics!"
"Huang Daheng also reacted very quickly! The two started obviously half a beat faster than other contestants!"
"Not good! Li Yuang, who was sandwiched between Liu Shao'ang and Huang Daheng, was brought down at the starting stage!"
On the ice rink, Li Yuang glanced at the figures flashing to the left and right from the corner of his eyes, and immediately realized that he was lagging behind!
He was in a hurry, and as his legs and feet were pushing on the ice, he forced himself to speed up the pace while using extra force!
Hearing a "squeak" sound, Li Yuang's feet slipped and his body fell forward!
"ah!"
"don't want!"
"..."
Immediately there was a cry of exclamation from the stands!
Li Guodong, who was sitting in the first row, stood up nervously. He leaned forward and leaned against the fence, wanting to see more clearly!
It wasn't until Li Yuang regained his balance and returned to the game with his super physical coordination that he sat back down!
It was just this small mistake that directly led to Li Yuang's last turn...
"Li Xuetu, the carp is not in the right state! This is obviously caused by heavy mental baggage and distraction at the start!"
"With his ability, he shouldn't! Could it be that the public opinion before the game and Lin Xiaojun's elimination had an impact on him?"
Wang Xin on the side said to herself, although she is not Li Yuang’s coach, as Carp’s mother, every game of Li Yuang must be watched!
Wang Xin has watched his son start off countless times, and has also witnessed his son come back against the wind countless times!
She simply couldn't believe that the one who made a mistake at the start due to the pressure was actually her son - Li Yuang?
"What do you mean? There's no chance?"
Li Guodong frowned and asked. He is just a short track speed skating enthusiast and doesn't care about anyone except his own son.
He didn't come to the scene today just to watch his son be eliminated!
"There's still a chance! Fortunately, it's just the beginning and everyone's speed is not at the maximum. It won't take more than one lap to catch up!"
Li Guodong nodded to express his understanding. What he didn't know was that Wang Xin only said half of what he said!
Being able to catch up does not mean that you can overtake! Liu Shaolin in fourth place and Huang Daheng in third place are not easy characters to deal with!
On the field, except for Wu Dajing, the other three players were all happy when they saw Li Yuang's mistake at the start!
Li Yuang! You also have today!
Li Yuang, who can be called the "big devil" in this Winter Olympics, made a mistake at the beginning, which is definitely something his opponents would like to see!
Liu Shao'ang did not naively think that Li Yuang would withdraw from the competition. He kept reminding himself in his heart: Be more cautious!
He believes that as long as he takes into account the route while ensuring speed, Wu Dajing, who is ranked second, will never have a chance to surpass him! There is a high probability that he will advance as the first in the group!
Think about it! Liu Shaoang accelerated in a straight line again and directly increased the speed!