Chapter 17 The shortest straight line between two points
The players of the Dutch team at the scene were all bright-eyed, especially when they saw Li Yuang adding the knife before entering the corner.
My heart that had given up hope for the podium was instantly ignited!
The already weak Dutch team did not set its goal on the gold medal before the game, but on the top three!
When Kniggert hit the ice, they had given up hope.
Unexpectedly, there is still a chance for the four sticks to reverse!
Sure enough, when God closes a door for you, he will open a window for you.
Under the expectant gaze of the Dutch players, Li Yuang finally entered the corner area!
Until this moment, he has not yet cut inside!
Turning into a corner at a steep angle?
wrong!
He has already finished it, but why hasn't he cut inside or adjusted his center of gravity to the inside?
It must be because the cornering speed was too fast and there was no time to adjust.
After thinking about it, the four-ball Dutch player was overjoyed.
He had already foreseen the scene where Li Yuang was about to fall off the ice rink... Fortunately, the Chinese players were on the outside and would not affect him at all!
Not only the Dutch players, but also Zhang Jing on the sidelines and Wang Meng in the live broadcast room were confused by Li Yuang.
Zhang Jing put her hands on the fence in front of her and looked at Li Yuang nervously.
Wang Meng clenched her fists, opened her mouth slightly, and watched the live broadcast motionless.
Under the spotlight, just when he was about to enter the bending area, Li Yuang finally moved!
His body's center of gravity tilted inward, and at the same time, he kicked out his right foot diagonally, and his whole body was instantly cut away from the inside of the curve.
Under the action of centrifugal force, Li Yuang's body cut in a strange straight line from the outermost path to the innermost path.
If you use technical means to draw Li Yuang's cornering trajectory, you will find that he skates at a right angle!
"Enter the corner at a right angle...cross the corner in a straight line!"
"It turns out to be a straight line!"
There is no technical support for the gradient. Wang Meng, who has always boasted that "my eyes are rulers", was the first to see Li Yuang's sliding trajectory.
However, she couldn't accept this fact for a while.
The shortest straight line between two points is an eternal theorem.
Since the birth of short track speed skating, countless short track predecessors have tried their best to complete the straight line turn. But no one has ever succeeded.
Even though corner acceleration techniques such as "pressing the corner and adding the knife" were later born, there was no improvement in straight-line cornering.
Wang Meng never dreamed that she would actually see "straight corners" at the Milan Winter Olympics!
What she didn't expect even more was that the person who used this trick of "crossing the curve in a straight line" was actually her nephew - Li Yuang!
Wang Meng closed her eyes, and everything Li Yuang did just flashed through her mind.
When cornering at a nearly right angle and at a large angle, do you need to add a tool during the bend? Will the direction change during the bend?
With such stringent technical requirements, no wonder it is unprecedented.
I really don’t know how my nephew did it!
"Xu..."
Wang Meng breathed a sigh of relief. She believed that cornering in a straight line would be Li Yuang's exclusive skill for a long time to come.
The venue instantly became quiet.
Off the court, whether in the audience or the coaching staff on the sidelines, they were all recalling the scene that had just happened.
But the game on the field is still going on.
The sudden silence made Italian player Sigel aware of the danger, especially the sound of breaking wind coming from his right ear when cornering. This situation, which he had never encountered before, made him extremely uncomfortable.
What happened?
Not knowing what was happening behind him, Sigal decided to skate at his own pace.
When exiting the corner, he chose to slide out and accelerate.
When he started to move outward with the knife on his left foot, there was a "whoosh!" and a strong gust of wind passed behind him!
Like a sharp arrow, Li Yuang "shot" straight from the inside of him at an extremely fast speed! He instantly left Sigel behind.
How can it be?!
Why does he have such a fast exit speed?!
Sigel stared blankly at Li Yuang's back, his eyes full of disbelief.
After more than ten years of short track skating, he encountered a phenomenon that could not be explained by his own experience for the first time.
"Why……"
Team China! Team China again!
The Italian ice fans at the scene let out countless sighs when they saw Sigel being surpassed.
Four years ago in Northern Austria, in the mixed relay final, the Italian team unfortunately lost to the Chinese team, but Sigel did not lose.
The scene of the last crazy pursuit not only made Chinese ice fans break out in a cold sweat, but also gave Italian ice fans hope!
They firmly believe that in Milan four years later, they will defeat the Chinese team at their home court.
Now four years have passed...they still can't climb the mountain of the Chinese team.
The strangest thing is that the game is clearly not over yet, and we have no hope of surpassing the Chinese team.
At this moment, Li Yuang didn't consider the Italian's feelings at all. He even didn't pay attention to who was in second place when he came out of the corner.
Is Sigel strong?
Never won anyway.
Li Yuang always has only one goal, and that is the gold medal.
There is only one opponent standing in front of him, South Korean team Park Ji-won!
"Currenting in a straight line provides Li Yuang with a faster exit speed!"
"He can easily maximize his speed within two swords."
"Li Yuang rushes! The Chinese team still has a chance!"
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"Park Ji-won! Speed up! Speed up!"
On the sidelines, South Korean team coach Ahn Joong-hyun shouted loudly while gesticulating.
Li Yuang's performance just now was too shocking. Even if he was blind, he could see that this newcomer's strength was definitely higher than that of Huang Daheng.
Seeing that the gap between Park Zhiyuan and Li Yuang was being smoothed out bit by bit, a trace of sweat slid across An Zhongxian's forehead.
Xiba! A half-lap lead is not safe at all!
There is not much time left for the Korean team!
Damn Park Ji-won, why don’t you make the gap even wider?
It’s over! Caught up!
In the next step, the Chinese team will surpass South Korea...
An Zhongxian couldn't bear to look directly, and instinctively closed his eyes to escape.
"Dingle bell..." the bell rang for the last lap.
"There is no transcendence! The Korean team still has a chance!"
When An Zhongxian opened his eyes and looked at the competition, he was shocked to find that Park Ji-won was still in the lead!
Chance!
With one lap left, Li Yuang failed to complete the overtaking in one go.
In the last lap, with Park Ji-won’s experience, as long as he controls Li Yuang’s route, the gold medal will go to South Korea in the end!
At this time, Li Yuang and Park Zhiyuan were only half a stature apart.
At this distance, Li Yuang can advance and attack, and he can overtake him at any time if he wants; retreat and defend, even if Park Zhiyuan has an accident, the half-length gap is enough for Li Yuang to react.
He followed Park Zhiyuan without any scruples, as if he had no intention of overtaking him.
Zhang Jing on the sidelines frowned when she saw this. She really couldn't figure out why Li Yuang didn't overtake him in the straight line just now, but instead chose to slow down and follow Park Zhiyuan.
With his strength, he can easily surpass him?
Is it a matter of lack of stamina or physical strength?
Or was it injured when cornering in a straight line?
Zhang Jing's face became increasingly heavy, and her anxiety was palpable.
As the head coach of the Chinese team, whatever she says right now is inappropriate and may even be counterproductive.
She crossed her arms and suppressed her worries, pretending to wait for the final result of the game as if nothing had happened.