The exclamations at the scene suddenly increased. Originally, people were exclaiming that Li Zhengzhu fouled Zhang Guan, but now people were exclaiming that Li Zhengzhu fell out by himself.
On the field, Li Zhengzhu pushed Zhang Guan fiercely, but Zhang Guan was not affected at all and continued to slide forward. On the other hand, Li Zhengzhu fell backward like a kite with its string broken.
"How is this possible!" Coach Cui Guangfu exclaimed in surprise. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. The one who was pushed was fine, but the one who pushed him fell down. This was like a dance performance. Coach Cui Guangfu even felt that he was in the wrong place. This was not a short track speed skating arena, but somewhere. The stage for drama performances.
Coach Cui Guangfu's cry also woke up coach Li Bing. He originally lowered his head and did not dare to look at the situation on the field, but at this time he raised his head again and happened to see Li Zhengzhu falling to the ground.
"What happened? I remember that Li Zhengzhu was about to foul Zhang Guan, but why did he fall to the ground instead?" Coach Li Bing looked confused.
What was even more surprising was Li Zhengzhu himself. He originally thought that Zhang Guan would be pushed against the wall by him, but it turned out to be completely different. When he realized that his body was out of balance, his mind went blank.
"Plop!" Li Zhengzhu fell to the ground. The coolness coming from the ice brought his thoughts back to his brain instantly, and he suddenly remembered that what he saw from the corner of his eye just now, Zhang Guan was not affected at all. Continue Sliding forward.
"I fell! It was obviously me who pushed him, and I used a lot of force. Why was it that I was the one who fell, but he seemed to be fine? How could such a strange thing happen?" Li Zhengzhu said. An expression as if he had seen a ghost.
However, the next moment, there was a violent collision, and a blue figure pressed on him.
There were a total of five players on the field. Among them, Zhang Guan and Canadian player Hamelin were both wearing white uniforms, while the three members of the Korean team were wearing blue uniforms. So Lee Jung-soo immediately understood that he and his teammates Crash together.
"No! We actually collided with one of our own! This game is over for us!"
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"Foul! Lee Jung-soo committed a foul! What a risk! Zhang Guan was not affected by the foul, but Lee Jung-soo fell down. Was it a mistake? Be careful! Oh my god, Lee Jung-soo fell and hit him! The Korean team Three team members collided!"
The commentator's exclamation echoed throughout the audience.
Lee Jung-soo never expected that he would fall, and when he fell, he also affected Lee Ho-suk behind him. The distance between Lee Ho-suk and Lee Jung-soo was not much. At this time, Lee Jung-soo suddenly fell. There was no room for Lee Ho-seok to escape, so he collided with Lee Jung-soo who fell to the ground.
Behind Li Haoxi, Cheng Sibai was following closely. Cheng Sibai's sight was still blocked by Li Hoxi. When Li Haoxi and Lee Jung-soo collided, Cheng Sibai couldn't react even more, so Cheng Sibai also He bumped into Lee Ho-suk in front of him, which incidentally turned into a three-person collision, and all three of them were Korean players.
Hamelin, who was facing at the end, noticed that the athletes in front of him had collided with each other, so he immediately took evasive action and went around from the side.
Hamelin is definitely not as good as the three Korean players in terms of strength. At the beginning of the game, he led the skate for a while and consumed a lot of energy. Therefore, in the second half of the game, Hamelin was unable to follow up. He was far away from the three Korean players, but he was lucky enough to avoid a series of collisions. Since he was lagging far behind, Hamelin had enough space to escape, so he surpassed the three players in one fell swoop. The Korean player came to the second position.
There were two laps left before the end of the game. At this time, three Korean players collided with each other, which basically declared the Korean team's game to end early.
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In South Korea, the audience in front of the TV looked frustrated. It was a gratifying thing that all three Korean players entered the finals, but now the three people actually bumped into each other, which is tantamount to killing each other.
"What on earth was player Lee Jung-soo doing? He made a mistake and fell at such a critical time! It was just a mistake and he fell, but it also caused players Lee Ho-seok and Sung Si-baek to fall together!"
"It's all Lee Jung-soo's fault. Why did he foul Zhang Guan? In the end, Zhang Guan was fine, but he made a mistake. Originally, he didn't do anything. If we just finished the game like this, we could at least get the silver and bronze medals. But now we can Well, the Canadian players have already passed, and we even lost the silver medal!”
"This is a big mistake made by player Lee Jung-soo. He cost us a silver medal!"
Many Korean viewers in front of the TV began to blame Lee Jung-soo. They blamed Lee Jung-soo for the series of collisions. At this time, they had forgotten that just a few seconds ago, many of them had Consider Lee Jung-soo a national hero.
"The Korean team is finished! Hamelin is too far behind and it is impossible to catch up with Zhang Guan. It seems that the championship of this game has lost its suspense! We can already celebrate Zhang Guan's gold medal in advance."
"Do you think Zhang Guan can break the 1,000-meter short track speed skating world record?"
"The world record for 1,000-meter short track speed skating? How much is that?"
"Remember it's 1 minute 23 seconds 454!"
Many people began to pay attention to the time display on the sidelines.
There was only one lap left before the finish line, and Zhang Guan was already in full sprint mode. Coach Li Bing, who was watching the race from the sidelines, kept cheering for Zhang Guan.
1 minute 19 seconds, 1 minute 20 seconds, 1 minute 21 seconds, the time is getting closer and closer to the world record of 1000 meters short track speed skating, and Zhang Guan is getting closer and closer to the finish line.
Finally, Zhang Guan crossed the finish line.
The timer on the sidelines finally settled at 1 minute, 22 seconds and 450.
"World record, Zhang Guan broke the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating world record, Zhang Guan broke another world record! We have all seen that Zhang Guan encountered some external factors in the competition, but this was not the case at all. It did not affect his final result, he still successfully broke the world record! Congratulations to Zhang Guan, another perfect victory, another record-breaking championship!"
"Up to now, there have been four gold medals in short track speed skating, all won by the Chinese team. However, the Korean team, the strongest in the world in this event, has not won a single gold medal. It seems that this Winter Olympics After the meeting, the Korean team’s position as world number one in short track speed skating will no longer be maintained!”
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In the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating final, Zhang Guan won the championship with a world record-breaking performance. Hamelin of the Canadian team won the silver medal. Three Korean skaters collided during the game and got up to complete the rest of the game. .
Due to an intentional foul, Lee Jung-soo was disqualified from the competition and was suspended. He will miss the next men's 5,000-meter relay.
At the same time, the referee observed the video after the game and found that Cheng Sibai also committed a foul on Zhang Guan, so his score was also disqualified. It's just that Sung Si-baek's situation is not as bad as Lee Jung-soo, so he was not suspended.
As the only clean member of the Korean team, Lee Ho-suk was not disqualified, so he picked up a bronze medal.
However, after the game, the game caused an uproar. Lee Jung-soo intentionally fouled Zhang Guan, which caused widespread discussion around the world.
Speaking of which, foul tactics are also part of the game. Foul tactics are found in many sports. However, Lee Jung-soo's intentional foul on Zhang Guan made many people feel that Lee Jung-soo was too unsportsmanlike. What's more important is that the Korean team stole the chicken but failed to lose the rice. Instead, it became a laughing matter in the sports world.
In sports, victory through strength is obviously the most convincing, such as table tennis in China or basketball in the United States. Even if the opponent loses, there will be a feeling of glory despite defeat. Even many athletes I feel that it is an honor and a valuable experience to play against the best in the world. Just like playing table tennis, foreign players will be very excited if they can win a game against the Chinese team, and they can even brag about it for a long time; another example is playing basketball, losing to the American Dream Team by 20 or 30 points is not a shame, but a proof. He has first-class strength.
Winning the game by playing dirty tricks once or twice is enough. If it happens all the time, it will definitely attract a lot of criticism. After all, competitive sports is a sport that depends on strength, especially racing sports. It is a sport that relies on well-developed limbs to win. If you have to compare your IQ with others, you will naturally become an alternative.
And if someone is already superior in terms of strength, but at the same time plays dirty tricks in order to win, that will really make people look down on him. This is obviously the case for the Korean team. They have an advantage in strength, but they often play dirty tricks in the game. Therefore, in many games, although their opponents lose, they are not convinced. In this regard, it is not just the Chinese team that has suffered losses. Teams such as the United States, Canada, Italy, etc. have all suffered losses from the Korean team.
So after Lee Jung-soo's intentional foul happened, many short track speed skaters spoke out one after another.
American player Bevor was the first to speak out. He said in an interview with reporters that he was often harassed by the Korean team for fouls during the game, and many times the Korean team's fouls were very covert, even if they reported to the referee after the game. Complaints have no effect.
Subsequently, Italian player Fontana, Canadian player Greg, French player Bouvier and others also spoke out one after another, saying that they were often fouled by the Korean team during the game.
Suddenly, the Korean team's dirty tricks in the competition were quickly hyped up by the media, especially when the athletes came out to condemn it. The Korean short track speed skating team became a lack of sportsmanship.
The so-called high place is too cold. If the Korean team was just an average team in short track speed skating, there would not be so many criticisms and bad reviews. But the Korean team is the world's number one team, even if it is just a slight stain. , will be used to infinitely amplify.
And in this matter, the South Korean team's behavior is sometimes too "extreme". For example, when three athletes enter the finals at the same time, even if the gold medal is already secure, the Korean team will still play some dirty tricks in order to win the gold, silver and bronze medals. For many European and American athletes, it is not easy to enter the finals. They also know that they cannot win the gold medal. A bronze medal is also a good consolation prize. In the end, the consolation prize was taken away by someone else through dirty tricks. How could they possibly not angry. But now what happened with Lee Jung-soo just gave other athletes an opportunity to use the topic to their advantage, or it became the fuse that ignited the explosives.
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On the training ground, coach Cui Guangfu had big dark circles under his eyes and looked very tired.
Coach Cui Guangbo stayed up all night yesterday and lost two gold medals in a row, which has made his coaching position unstable. A short track speed skating coach who cannot lead the Korean team to win gold has lost the value of his existence.
What's more, the international public opinion in the past two days has been very unfavorable to the Korean team, which made Cui Guangfu feel unprecedented pressure. Cui Guangfu even heard that the Korean Ice Hockey Federation has begun to consider dismissing himself and replacing him with someone else as the head coach of short track speed skating.
"No, I can't sit still! The short track speed skating event is just halfway through, and there are still four gold medals that have not been produced, and there are also two gold medals for men and women in the relay. Our overall strength is superior, so the two relays We are determined to win a gold medal. The gold medal in the women's 1,000-meter short track speed skating may be a bit uncertain. The Chinese team is very strong in this event, but in the men's 500-meter short track speed skating event, we are still confident that we can win it. Champion, we still have Sheng Xibei!"
Coach Cui Guangfu was thinking while looking at a young man on the training ground. His name is Sheng Xibei. He is the leader of the Korean men's short track speed skating 500 meters and the world record holder in this event!
At the 2008 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup held in Salt Lake City, Sheng Xibei broke the men's 500-meter short track speed skating world record with a time of 41.051 seconds. At that time, it was only 1 year and 4 months ago, and this year Sheng Xibei, who is only 23 years old, has just entered his peak period as an athlete, so Sheng Xibei can definitely be regarded as the strongest fighter in the 500-meter event.
And this time, Sheng Xibei’s goal is not only to win the 500-meter short track speed skating Winter Olympics championship, but he also wants to break his own world record again. For this goal, he even gave up participating in the relay race so that he could better focus on the 500-meter race.
Coach Cui waved his hand and called Sheng Xibei closer.
"We lost two gold medals in the 1000 meters and 1500 meters. Now our hopes of winning the gold medal in the Republic of Korea are all pinned on you!" Coach Cui continued: "In the 500 meters event, the strength of the Canadian team and the American team They are all very strong. In addition, you must have seen the sudden rise of Zhang Guan. He broke two world records in 1000 meters and 1500 meters in a row, so he is also very likely to break the world record in 500 meters! According to the prediction before the game, The Canadian team may occupy a spot in the finals, and Zhang Guan will also occupy a spot in the finals, so in the finals, I'm afraid you won't have the support of your teammates and will have to rely on yourself."
A confident smile appeared on Sheng Xibei's face: "Coach, don't forget, I hold the world record of 500 meters, and I have broken this world record more than once in practice! For me, skating It is no longer difficult to score within 41 seconds. Coach, just wait and see the good show. I have won this gold medal, and I will win it in a record-breaking manner! I will let the world know that Zhang is not the only one who can break the record and win the championship. If only one person wins, short track speed skating is still the world of our Republic of Korea!”
(End of chapter)