"I didn't expect that Li Yuang from the second team made it to the finals."
"Yeah, this kid is so lucky... he always gets stuck in the last place and gets promoted."
"Hey... I hope these guys can do well~ I really don't want to see a national team that is mainly composed of planners."
On the sidelines, Wu Dajing and Han Tianyu, the "Old Man and Old Man" duo who announced their retirement together this season, said with emotion.
Wu Dajing, who was born in 1994, had already passed the coaching staff of the Jilin Provincial Ice Sports Management Center as early as 2023. It was only because he was worried about the national team that he did not announce his retirement.
It wasn't until the Olympic season that the 32-year-old Wuhan University player truly felt the decline of his body before he officially bid farewell to the national team.
As for Han Tianyu, after his failure in competing for the BJ Winter Olympics, his "moral heart" was broken. In addition, the Winter Management Center planned the Liu brothers, and he clearly realized that he no longer had a place in the national team.
There was no way to serve the country. For his childhood dream, Han Tianyu persisted for another four years. After fully realizing the cruel competition of the national team, he announced his retirement together with Wu Dajing.
"There is still a chance... Boxing is afraid of young people. There have been four rounds of competition. Even Liu Shaolin can't beat four young players born in the 2000s."
"hope so……"
Both of them knew very well that among the five people on the field, Liu Shaolin was the strongest in terms of experience and strength! In addition, starting together, it would be difficult to seize the first place from Liu Shaolin.
"Brother, come on!"
A sudden shout appeared in the venue. The mandarin was unauthentic and mixed with Northeastern dialect. You didn't even have to look to know it was Liu Shao'ang!
Liu Shaolin on the field gave a thumbs up to his younger brother outside the barrier, indicating that he was in good condition!
The inappropriate shouts and responses aroused dissatisfaction from other players on the field. Li Wenwu, Zhu Weiding, and Yu Songnan all looked at Liu Shaolin on the left.
Li Yuang, who was the only one in Wudao, yawned and looked unconcerned.
Liu Shaolin glanced contemptuously at the four opponents on the right, and he saw their expressions one by one.
Facing the Olympic trials with only two places, the Liu brothers no longer concealed their ambition to compete in the Winter Olympics together. Even if they knew that such behavior would cause hatred, they did not care.
So what if you’re not satisfied? Bear with it!
Competitive sports ultimately rely on strength!
Liu Shaolin has decided on the promotion spot for the first stop!
When Liu Shaolin saw that the unnamed player from the second team of Wudao was still sleepy at this time, he couldn't help showing a look of contempt.
That's it?
No wonder I’ve been hanging out in the second team!
"Ready?"
As soon as the referee's order was given, the stadium was silent for a moment.
Everyone held their breath and looked towards the starting line.
"Bang!" Gunshot!
Immediately after the two whistles of "Beep!" and "Beep!", the referee signaled the four Yusong to rush ahead and sent him off directly!
In the 23-24 season, ISU's new rules have "zero tolerance" for false starts, and the Winter Olympics selection naturally followed this rule.
Yu Song sighed, shook his head and walked to the sidelines helplessly,
"Go to the start."
The remaining four people returned to the starting line under the referee's signal. However, everyone's expressions were slightly solemn. Even Liu Shaolin, who had a chance to win, showed a nervous look on his face.
After all, "zero tolerance for false starts" will not change just because he is OGG.
"Ready?" "Bang!"
So fast! Someone else jumped the gun?
The few people who were watching the battle outside the fence felt their eyes blurred when the gunshots were fired for the first time.
Taking a closer look, Li Yuang, who was closest to them, rushed out with a reaction time that was obviously faster than that of the four of them!
Everyone looked at the referee in unison. Seeing that the referee made no comment, they looked at the first corner in disbelief. The reaction time was almost a false start. Li Yuang couldn't be the first to enter the corner, right?
There are no miracles around the bend!
Li Yuang, who reacted faster at the start, failed to enter the corner first. He entered the corner third behind Li Wenwu.
On the sidelines, Zhang Jing narrowed her eyes and looked at Li Yuang.
A runner who started very well just now and has a lazy attitude will never perform like this. Maybe after the Milan Winter Olympics, we can focus on cultivating Li Yuang's 500-meter ability.
"Li Wenwu! Beautiful!"
"Li Wenwu rushes!"
Just when Zhang Jing was thinking, the situation on the field changed.
Li Wenwu took advantage of the chance of exiting the corner and actually ate Liu Shaolin alive in the inner lane!
Not only that, before entering the next corner, Li Wenwu locked the outside lane in time, directly preventing Liu Shaolin from overtaking!
Liu Shaolin actually lost speed after exiting the corner?
Or is it at the first corner and the first to enter the corner?!
How can this be?!
You must know that the Liu brothers' acceleration after exiting the corner is outstanding. Although the elder brother Liu Shaolin's acceleration is not as amazing as before as he grows older.
But in previous training and competitions, Li Wenwu had never surpassed him here!
It has only been two weeks, but Li Wenwu has made such great progress?
Is there going to be an unexpected harvest from this trial?
Zhang Jing looked at Li Wenwu, who was leading the skate, with admiration in his eyes.
After the BJ Winter Olympics, Zhang Jing became the head coach of the Chinese short track speed skating national team. She voted in favor of the Liu brothers' naturalization.
Zhang Jing hopes that the two brothers can be like catfish, putting pressure on other players of the national team and revitalizing the entire national team.
Let young players compete with five OGGs to enhance the strength of the entire national team.
At present, Li Wenwu is the only young skater who has skated, but his strength is still slightly insufficient compared to the main players. It is mainly reflected in the skating route and the ability to seize opportunities.
And the transcendence and control just now reflect these two points!
Zhang Jing believes that as long as Li Wenwu improves in this aspect, she is confident to cultivate another OGG for the Chinese team!
On the field, Liu Shaolin was not in a hurry after being surpassed.
Although the game did not go as smoothly as he expected, Li Wenwu's strength was there, and in Liu Shaolin's view, everything was within control.
It was just an inadvertent mistake on my part. As long as I applied a little more force, I could easily regain the first position.
But as the game progressed, Liu Shaolin was shocked to find that Li Wenwu seemed to have cheated on his route selection in this game, and he was not even given a chance!
Liu Shaolin raised his head and looked at Li Wenwu in front of him. He knew that Li Wenwu was in such good shape in this race that he might not have a chance to overtake him at the corner.
In this way, it can only create opportunities to eat by force!
"Dingling bell..." The bell rang for the last lap!
"It's the last lap! Li Wenwu has great hopes!"
"I didn't expect Li Wenwu to make such great progress! He actually wanted to use his route to suppress Liu Shaolin."
As the king of the 500-meter event, Wu Dajing could naturally see Li Wenwu's strategy in this game.
"Liu Shaolin will not give up so easily! After this corner, he will definitely fight tooth and nail."
Li Wenwu's performance made the audience focus on the competition between him and Liu Shaolin. It seemed that the champion of this game was about to be born between the two.
Everyone ignored the stable output. Li Yuang was in third place from the start and kept gliding with his hands behind his back.