One lap of short track speed skating is 111.12 meters. The 500-meter race requires four and a half laps, the 1,000-meter race requires nine laps, and the 1,500-meter race requires thirteen and a half laps. In terms of difficulty, 1500 meters is of course the most difficult of the three levels.
In racing sports, the one with the shortest distance is often the one with the lowest technical difficulty. For example, in track and field, the 100-meter sprint competition mainly focuses on explosive power and speed. Athletes only need to rush forward without thinking, and basically do not need to consider tactical issues. And if it is 10,000 meters, athletes will definitely not be able to rush forward without thinking. They need to arrange tactics before the game, reasonably allocate physical strength, see through the opponent's tactics during the game, and then make adjustments according to their own physical conditions.
The same is true for short track speed skating. Compared with track and field, short track speed skating has an additional cornering technique. The 1500m race has nine more laps than the 500m race, which means there will be more turns, and more turns also means there are more possibilities for mistakes. For professional short track speed skaters, although cornering mistakes will not cause them to fall, they will definitely affect their speed and rhythm, thus affecting the final competition results.
In addition, the number of participants at different levels is also different. The competition rules stipulate that each group of short track speed skating competitions has 4-8 athletes participating. Generally speaking, in men’s events, four athletes participate in a 500-meter competition, and 1,000 meters in a competition. Five runners participated, and six runners competed in the 1500 meters at the same time. Female athletes are smaller in stature, so there will be eight athletes competing at the same time in the 1,500-meter race. From this point of view, there are two more opponents in 1500 meters than in 500 meters. It is naturally much more difficult to surpass five opponents than to surpass three opponents.
Coach Li Bing originally thought that a physically strong athlete like Zhang Guan, even if he knew short track speed skating skills, should focus on the 500 meters. After all, the difficulty of the 500 meters is relatively low and requires explosive physical strength from the athletes. Also higher. He doesn't think Zhang Guan has the ability to skate 1,500 meters. Therefore, he deliberately proposed to skate 1,500 meters first, and also deliberately gave Zhang Guan a disdain.
"Aren't you good at everything? Then let's compete in the 1,500 meters. Let's see if you can participate!" The chill in Coach Li Bing's smile flashed away, but on his lips, he said this: "Then So the reason why we started the 1500m event first is because in this year’s Vancouver Winter Olympics, the men’s event started first with the 1500m, then the 1000m, and finally the 500m and the relay. We also want to do as much as possible It will restore the competition order of the Vancouver Winter Olympics and allow athletes to better familiarize themselves with the competition process of the Winter Olympics."
Zhang Guan also came prepared. He had done homework on short track speed skating before and knew that the 1,500 meters was the most difficult event. Although coach Li Bing added a lot of high-sounding reasons later, Zhang Guan was able to I can feel that this is coach Li Bing giving himself a blow.
"1500 meters, of course I have no problem. If possible, I hope to participate in all three events!" Zhang Guan said.
"Participate in all three events? Sometimes you cry!" Coach Li Bing thought to himself, but still kept a smile on his face. He said: "I will find someone to take you to the locker room. You change your equipment first and get used to the venue. , our selection competition starts on time at ten o'clock."
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"I really didn't expect that Zhang Guan would choose to participate in our first competition event, 1,500 meters." Coach Li Bing pointed to the five athletes who were originally selected to participate in the Vancouver Winter Olympics, and who are currently available to the national team. The strongest lineup.
Just listen to coach Li Bing continue to say: "The five of you come together and be smarter about what you should do and what you shouldn't do. You don't need me to remind you!"
"Coach, don't worry, we know what to do. 1,500 meters, haha, I can lap him!" one of them said.
"It's good to have confidence, but don't underestimate the enemy. Zhang Guan will have to adapt to the field in a while. You should step aside to make room. By the way, you can also take this opportunity to observe Zhang Guan's level!" Coach Li Bing continued.
After a moment, Zhang Guan appeared in front of everyone, and other athletes ran to the side of the venue, leaving almost the entire short track speed skating venue to Zhang Guan.
"The equipment is quite complete, and it really looks similar."
"The equipment Zhang Guan wears is probably the best equipment we can buy in the domestic market. If you want to find better equipment, you can either go to foreign manufacturers to purchase goods directly, or you can purchase goods from our national team. channel.”
"Zhang Guan has made so much money, he must be worth hundreds of thousands. If he wants to buy something, of course he will buy the best one... Look, he's starting to slip."
"Not to mention, just looking at the technical moves, he looks pretty good. He is a good skater."
"More than just sliding, you see, he has started to accelerate. The rhythm of his steps on the straights and his cornering movements are completely professional."
"Yes, as an amateur, he would definitely not be able to reach this level. This Zhang Guan really has a lot of skills! But think about it, if he doesn't have some strength, how can he dare to ask for a quota in the Winter Olympics?"
Not far away, coach Li Bing's expression also became solemn.
Zhang Guan's pace in the straight is very rhythmic. His control of the pace allows him to enter a high-speed state when entering the turn, which is an essential element for professional short track speed skaters.
Short track speed skating is a 30-by-60-meter venue. Measured by skating speed, a distance of 60 meters can be skated across the straight track in just a few steps. However, how many steps to skate on the straight track is a very critical issue. . Under normal circumstances, the pace of athletes sliding out in a straight stage is relatively consistent. If they slip one more step and rush too hard, the route of the next corner will be longer; if they slip one less step, the curve will be too long. There needs to be a wait before, which will affect the speed. This is a bit like a hurdle in track and field. The number of steps it takes from the starting point to the first hurdle, the number of steps between the two hurdles, and the number of steps used for the final sprint are all fixed numbers.
For professional short track speed skaters, it is best to maximize the effect of each step, so taking just one step when entering the turn is obviously the best defense to occupy the line, but this is not easy, even for professional athletes , there are also cases where the line is too wide when entering the corner. If the line is not taken well, but the opponent's line is very good, it is possible to overtake him early.
"Zhang Guan came prepared! I really didn't expect that his short track speed skating level could reach the professional level. No wonder the media said he was an all-round athlete. This is really not just a boast." Li Bing thought to himself: "But This is the national team, we have the best short track speed skaters in the world, they are just professional level, they are not even a sparring partner here!"
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