Vol 5 Chapter 378: Short track speed skating has changed

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Before the end, Zhang Guan held his arms high to celebrate, and the Chinese coaching staff also rushed forward, handing a flag to Zhang Guan.
In the next second, countless photojournalists approached, some even crossed the guardrail and came to the competition field just to give Zhang Guan a close-up shot.
The three members of the South Korean team bowed their heads without exception and were extremely frustrated. The head of Li Zhengzhu had already burst into tears.
Coach Cui Guangfu stood there dull, and he was even expecting in his heart, all this was just a nightmare, or the game was not over.
"Lost? We really lost? We actually lost!" Coach Cui murmured to himself, he recalled the game just now, and his three team members did not make mistakes, especially Li Guangzhu, even can be said to have played Very good, but in the end Korea lost, three players lost to Zhang Guan alone!
The South Korean team has a clear team advantage, but lost the game in a three-on-one situation, which is really a complete defeat.
"Why is this? Why is this? The loss is so thorough!" Coach Cui looked at the score card, which was particularly conspicuous in 2 minutes 08 seconds 021.
"2 minutes 08 seconds 021! World record, this is a new world record!" At this moment, coach Cui finally understood why the South Korean team will lose the gold medal, and why the world's first Li Zhengzhu will lose to Zhang Guan, face Against a new world record, Li Zhengzhu could never win!
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"The referee confirmed the result again, 2 minutes 08 seconds 021, we congratulate Zhang Guan, he broke the world record of 1500 meters in short track speed skating. Prior to this, the world record was set by Korean player An Xianzhu in 2003 and 2 At 639 minutes and 10 seconds, Zhang Guan improved this result by more than 2 seconds in one fell swoop, which is really incredible. It is very difficult to know that even the improvement of 0.01 seconds in the world record level, and Zhang Guan participated in this for the first time. This sport has improved the world record by 2 seconds! It’s worthy of Zhang Guan and worthy of being the greatest athlete in the world!"
"Today's Zhang Guan seems to have brought us back to the track and field arena, the one where he can break through the thorns and easily break the world record! Perhaps for Zhang Guan, the track and field are the same as the short track speed skating arena, as long as he is racing, he Be the fastest person in the world! He is the fastest person on land, the fastest person to drive a race car on land, is he going to be the fastest person on ice again now? This is not impossible, Zhang Guan will also participate in the men’s 500m and 1000m short track speed skating competitions. I believe he will definitely bring us surprises. We also look forward to the next short track speed skating competition as soon as possible!"
The series of narrations of the narrators are full of praise, and this is Canada's relatively neutral narration. On the other side of the earth, CCTV's narrators have already held Zhang Guan to the sky.
The birth of a new world record is enough to applaud the whole world.
Of course there are exceptions, such as South Korea.
South Korea pays much more attention to the Winter Olympics, especially short track speed skating than other countries. The reason is of course that South Korea’s short track speed skating is the strongest in the world. This is as if the Chinese would not miss the game of table tennis. In the three levels of short-track speed skating in the Winter Olympics, the 1500m is the strongest point of the Korean team and the most stable gold medal. In addition, three players entered the finals, so whether it is the Korean media or the public , All believe that the South Korean team will take the top three.
The final time of the 1500m final was 12:20 at noon in Korea, and it was also lunch time, so the ratings were very high. Many office workers even go to some small restaurants with TV sets to watch this short track speed skating 1500 meters final.
However, the result of today's game is destined to disappoint South Koreans. When Zhang Guan crossed the finish line, a disappointed face appeared in front of the TV. Whether it was a small restaurant or a school canteen, as long as there was a TV, everything was silent, including the TV. At this time It also became silent mode, because the narrator of the Korean TV station also stopped the words, he did not know what to say.
The project regarded as the strongest by the Koreans, and the project regarded by the Koreans as the inevitable winner, actually lost. This result is not only unacceptable to Korean audiences, but also difficult for them to understand.
"Why did Li Zhengzhu lose? Isn't he fast enough?"
At the next moment, the score of 2 minutes and 08 seconds 021 appeared in front of everyone, and the two large English letters at the back were particularly dazzling.
wr, the English abbreviation for the world record.
"World record! An Xianzhu's world record was broken!" someone exclaimed.
A sad feeling rose instantly from all around, and people's expressions seemed to have just experienced a catastrophe.
Losing the gold medal for short track speed skating of 1500 meters is indeed a big blow to the Korean national self-confidence, and An Xianzhu’s world record is broken, which is far more serious than the blow of losing the gold medal. If only the gold medal is lost, Koreans may comfort themselves. Fortunately, the world record for this project is still maintained by An Xianzhu. Koreans are still the strongest in this project. But now, even this last piece of shy cloth has been torn away.
Koreans have always valued these honors because they are so scarce, so any point of achievement will be infinitely magnified, and sometimes even take other people's things as their own to show off. Therefore, those Olympic champions and Winter Olympic champions in South Korea will be promoted as national heroes.
And now it is the sentence that should be answered, the higher the holding, the more painful the fall.
"Why, why didn't An Xianzhu get on! An Xianzhu is the world record holder, he is the strongest short track skater in our country!"
"Yes, if An Xianzhu is allowed, it will definitely not be the result today. Maybe An Xianzhu will break the world record again! I really don't understand what the coach thinks."
"This is the responsibility of the coaching staff, and coach Cui Guangfu is responsible for this!"
"Yes, it is the responsibility of Coach Cui Guangfu, he should step down!"
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In the locker room, coach Li Bing danced excitedly.
"Zhang Guan, although I guessed that you might break the world record, but I never expected that you would be so fast! Your score has improved by more than 1 second compared to more than a month ago. Speed ​​skating, I have never seen anyone make such great progress in such a short time!" Coach Li Bing said.
Professional short track speed skaters, after the technology is mature, it is indeed very difficult to improve the performance of 1 second. Sometimes it is necessary to significantly improve their technical movements to achieve this kind of progress. In the world record level of achievements, if you want to improve by 0.01 seconds, it is a difficult battle. More than a month ago, Zhang Guan's results had just reached within 2 minutes and 10 seconds, but now it is almost close to 2 minutes and 08 seconds. If this speed of progress is passed, it will definitely shock other ice athletes.
Zhang Guan smiled slightly and said, "This is still thanks to the conditions provided by the national team. Without you, I can run into 2 minutes and 10 seconds."
As Zhang Guan said, he pointed to the ice skates under his feet, and then said: "This specially-made ice skate is different from what I bought in the store, and coach Tang has also given me great help."
As Zhang Guan said, he pointed to the equipment coach surnamed Tang who was not far away, and the Tang coach smiled shyly.
Professional skating must be equipped with equipment coaches, which is a major feature of skating. In other sports, equipment coaches are often made by training coaches or athletes themselves. For example, table tennis, the rackets are sticks by the athletes themselves; for example, shooting sports, the guns are also calibrated and maintained by the athletes themselves. In many other sports, the game equipment is also debugged by coaches or athletes.
However, skating sports are different. Skates usually require professional maintenance and repair. They need to be polished with oilstones, need to be fixed with an arc meter, and need to be bent with a press brake. These tasks must be done by professional equipment coaches, such as pressing. If you don't have a certain amount of experience in bending this part, you can easily break the ice skates.
The skates for short track speed skating are actually installed at an angle, which helps athletes to take turns. And such as the calculation of the curvature of the ice skates, the calculation of the inclination angle, the choice of the ice skate angle according to the site, etc., it requires a certain mathematical skills and a wealth of knowledge of physics. The average athlete trains from an early age and may not even have the opportunity to attend high school. It is simply impossible to master this knowledge. Therefore, the equipment coaches for short track speed skating are all highly educated professionals, and few professional athletes are born.
And the right set of equipment is self-evident for athletes. Just like a suit, a tailor-made one will definitely fit better than the ready-to-wear clothes purchased in the store. So before that, Zhang Guan used the equipment he bought and tried his best to go sliding, which was just within 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
Workers must first sharpen their tools to do their best. The national team tailored Zhang Guan's equipment, and then equipped with special equipment coaches, which further improved Zhang Guan's performance. In today's game, Zhang Guan has a little reservation for stability. It is already close to 2 minutes and 08 seconds. Zhang Guan feels that if he tries his best, the score will be within 2 minutes and 08 seconds.
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Zhang Guan's record-breaking championship is not new to many people. In track and field racing, "record-breaking championship" is the normal state of Zhang Guan, but this time the venue was changed to the skating rink, and the competition became short. Speed ​​skating.
The news was shocked all over the world. Zhang Guan once again crossed the project, and then successfully stood at the pinnacle of the world. He became the first athlete in the world to receive a gold medal in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics, and also became the first person in the world to break the world record in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. Zhang Guan inadvertently achieved another unprecedented achievement, and wrote a thick stroke in the history of world sports.
And many professional sports commentators are even more aware that the short track speed skating project is going to change!
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The second race day of short track speed skating is on February 18, four days later. On this day, Zhang Guan only needs to participate in one race, which is the 1000m group stage. At the same time, there is a preliminary match for the men's project, but because the opponent is relatively weak, Zhang Guan, who is in charge of winning the gold task, did not participate in the competition.
The preliminaries were carried out without any danger, Zhang Guan advanced smoothly, and another player of the national team Han Jialiang also successfully advanced to the next round.
Three days later, on February 21, the short track speed skating stadium will have two events, namely the women's 1500 meters and men's 1000 meters, and these two events will also decide the gold medal.
In the men’s 1000-meter short track speed skating, the first start was the quarter-finals. Zhang Guan met South Korean player Li Haoxi again. In addition to this, there is no decent opponent in this group. Whether it is Zhang Guan or Li Haoxi, All retain their physical strength for the next game, so the bayonet that didn't kill was red.
In the semifinals afterwards, Zhang Guan met another Korean player Cheng Shibai, along with American player Apollo.
Apollo is the defending champion of 500-meter short track speed skating. He also has the nickname "Prince of America". It can be said to be the strongest short track speed skater besides Korean players. His strength is indeed very strong, at least in the first half, the speed is not lost to Cheng Shibai, until the last sprint was surpassed by Cheng Shibai.
In the end, Zhang Guan and Cheng Shibai qualified with the top two in the group, and Apollo ranked third. Whether he can advance will depend on the results of the other group.
In the other group, South Korea’s Lee Jung-soo beat the group leader. His teammate Li Haoxi won the second place and the third place was won by Hamelin of Canada, but Hamelin’s performance was better than Apollo. Because there are only five places in the 1000m Group A finals, Apollo can only be eliminated from Group B. The five players who will remain in Group A are Zhang Guan, Li Zhengzhu, Li Haoxi, Cheng Shibai and Hamelin.
The 500m and 1000m finals of short track speed skating are divided into two groups, a and b. Those who fail to reach the final in the semifinals will participate in the finals of group b. In the two groups, the group a players are competing for the first and second place, while the group b is competing for the place. For example, 1000 meters short track speed skating, a group of five people, in the group b game, even if they get the first group b, they will only be sixth. The 500-meter short track speed skating, a group of four people, the first group b is equivalent to the fifth.
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Coach Cui Guangfu seemed a little nervous, one was because the final was about to start, and the other was because these days, he felt huge pressure. This kind of pressure mainly came from South Korea, of course, because the Korean team Lost the men's 1500 meters gold medal.
"For the 1000-meter project, all three of our players have reached the final again, and only five people participated in the 1000-meter final. Our advantage is greater than 1500 meters! So this time, we must not lose." Cui Guangfu Shen Take a breath and force yourself to calm down.
"But Zhang Guan also reached the finals. Since he can break the world record of 1500 meters, he may also break the world record of 1000 meters! Even if he can't break the world record of 1000 meters, it will inevitably threaten our team members to win the championship. This gold medal is bound to be won, and Zhang Guan must not be allowed to affect the result of the game!" Coach Cui Guangfu thought of this, his eyes flashed coldly.
"Since the conventional methods are risky, some special tactics may be used. If necessary, a team member should be sacrificed to ensure that the gold medal is in hand!" (To be continued.)