ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships Warsaw, Poland. 19 - 20 Mar, 2011
Chinese women and men teams all took the silver medals.
The World Team Championships is the final event of the season in short track speed skating. Only eight countries are invited to take part, with five skaters each. The countries are split into two brackets of four, and four athletes per country compete over rounds of 500m and 1000m, then two athletes per nation race the 3000m, followed by a relay. Each placing gives points that are added for each country. For the individual events, winners get 5 points, second place finishers get 3, two points are awarded for a third place and just one for the last person to cross the finish line. If a skater is disqualified, no points are awarded. These points are doubled for the relay. After the qualifying round, the top country of each bracket automatically moves to the A Final, while the 2nd and 3rd placing country in each bracket will have to compete to decide the other two finalists. (by Speed Skating Canada)
The World Team Champions, the skaters would compete in the 1000 meters, 500 meters, 3000 meters and relay events.
After went through the repechage rounds, there were four teams advanced Final A. The two women teams were South Korea and United States. The two men teams were Canada and Japan.
The four ladies teams of Final A were China, Canada, South Korea and United States.
Women 1000m final:
Tag: Liu Qiuhong
Results, Li Jianrou finished third, Xiao Han was fouth, Fan Kexin was fouth too, Liu Qiuhong won. Chinese girls took a total of 10 points. China fell behind the South Korean 5 points.
Women 500m final:
Tag: Li Jianrou
Fan Kexin was flying on the track!
She had landed!
Ladies and gentlemen, please Would you bring your attention to me? For a feast for your eyes to see An explosion of catastrophe.
szymonsikora.pl/SHORT_TRACK/2011_03_20_Final_A_500_m_L_M/content/bin/images/large/20110320_500_m_ladies_0013.jpgTag: Fan Kexin
szymonsikora.pl/SHORT_TRACK/2011_03_20_Final_A_500_m_L_M/content/20110320_500_m_ladies_0012_large.htmlOff to the 500m race, she was chuckling to herself over the unexpected result.
Results, Li Jianrou finished second, Xiao Han was third, Liu Qiuhong won, Fan Kexin finished second. Chinese girls took a total of 13 points.
It was quite indignant and regrettable. China lost the gold medal due to fan kexin fell! The World Championships just has 500m, 1000m, 3000m and relay race. In all events, Chinese 500m event has the advantageous, South Korean 3000m event has the advantageous, both have the opportunity to fight the high points in 1000m race. As a new world champion, she had the strength to took the title of heat. And her start position was the second place, she still could have a chance to get the first position. Even if she was not the heat title, If had not accident, the Chinese team would have opportunity to fight high points in 3000m relay race. But at the last lap, Three of the four players all fell due to Canada skater HEWITT Jessica fouled, and including HEWITT Jessica herself. Thus, as only one had not fall due to at the last position, HWANG Hyunsun finished the first to directly took the 5 points. After Fan Kexin fell, she immediately stood up to finished the second place, she got 3 points. Deserves to be praised!
Thus, South Koran had 26 points. China only had 23 points. Next 3000m is South Korean advantageous event. The Chinese women team already was passive.
Women 3000m final:
Tags: Li Jianrou, Xiao Han
Results, Xiao Han finished fouth, Li Jianrou was fifth. Only Xiao Han took 1 point.
In 3000m race, Katherine Reutter continued to play gelivably, she finished the 3000m title to took 5 points, PARK Seung-Hi and CHO Ha-Ri of South Korea finished the second and third, they took a total of 5 points. But China team only got 1 points.
Thus, China team now was 24 points, but South Korea team was 31 points. The China team basically already had not the opportunity of the team title. This also means that if China team wanted to finally win the team champion unless China team finished the relay title and South Korea was relay race bottom of the rankings. But South Korea team was not a fool. Unless a miracle to occur......
Women 3000m relay final:
How do you feel after reading the photo? was not it chaotic? Are there the illusion that the athletes pushed the wrong relay baton? Do you guess what happened at that time?
Off to the relay race, Why was the South Korean so happy? Also why Katherine Reutter was this expression? what happened?
szymonsikora.pl/SHORT_TRACK/2011_03_20_Final_A_300m_relay_L_M/content/bin/images/large/20110320_Final_A_ladies_3000_relay_10.jpg (look! Lana and Jessica were so excited! ;D )
At the last lap, China team still was the second. The South Korea was first position, USA was third and Canada was last place. Chinese Fan Kexin was the last relay baton. Cho Ha-Ri of South Korea and Katherine Reutter of USA were the last batons too. Fan Kexin inside overtook Cho Ha-Ri to lead the first place, but then Reutter of USA used the strength overtake South Korea team and catch up with china team! Before, China team was 24 points, USA team was 23points. If USA team got the relay title, they will got 10 points and become the team second place! This can't be neglected! By the way, Canada team was really ungelivable!
only the last place! Haha!
www.sportresult.com/federations/ISU/ShortTrack/Data/FinishPhotos/WTC11_047-1-01.jpgResult, Haha! China team won! Fan Kexin seckilled Katherine with 0.002'. she was able to protect her lead and China team was the relay title. China team took 10 points and protected the team second place! (one second place that actually say to protect!
)
The photo finish also explained a question. What is it? Why overtook but had not to exceed? Let they consider! ;D
The four men teams of Final A were China, South Korea, Canada and Japan.
Men 1000m final:
Tag: Liu Xianwei
Liu Xianwei fell again in 1000m heat, but he was interfered with GILDAY Michael of Canada in last 2 laps. Regard to the heat, Liu Xianwei is the general strength, the other two skaters are the general strength too, only had NOH Jinkyu of South Korea, so Liu Xianwei basically had not hope to got the highest points and Canada got 0 point due to the PEN. Moreover the race just was the first race of the final A.
Tag: Liang Wenhao
Tag: Yang Jin
This is what were doing? Also wanted to dance? The race result according to the position of foot, is not the hand!
Tag: Song Weilong
Results, Liu Xianwei was third, Liang Wenhao was third too, Yang Jin won, Song Weilong finished second. Chinese boys took a total of 12 points.
Men 500m final:
Tag: Qong Qiuwen
Tag: Liang Wenhao
Tag: Yang Jin
Tag: Liu Xianwei
Results, Gong Qiuwen finished second, Liang Wenhao won, Yang Jin was third, Liu Xianwei was third too. Chinese boys took a total of 12 points.
Then China, South Korea and Canada all were 24 points, they tied for first place. The next 3000m race will become a key battle of three countries for competitive ranking. But Obviously South Korea team has the advantage on the 3000m.
Men 3000m final:
Results, Liu Xianwei was fouth, Song Weilong was fifth. Only Liu Xianwei took 1 point.
Then, China team was 25 points, South Korea team was 32 points, Canada team was 26 points. South Korea lead, Canada team was the second, China team was the third. Japan team was bottom of the rankings with 14 points and early exited the competition of medals. But The similar situation was happened again. If China team wanted to finally win the team champion unless China team finished the relay title and South Korea was relay race bottom of the rankings. If South Korea team was relay third and Canada team was relay first, then they will is the same points. The same words, South Korea team was not a fool. Unless a miracle to occur......
And now, the gap between China team and Canada team only had the one point! If China team wanted to advance their place, Canada team can't be neglected!
But about the men 5000m relay race, South Korea team has strength, Canada team was very stable! And China men team, Really do not know how appreciate. Their tragedy has already written a season! Therefore what kind is the result? let's wait and see!
Men 5000m relay final:
Result, China team won!
Off to the season, Chinese men team finally had a good relay final result! Only the individual event already had not the medal......
Thus, the men 5000m relay race, China team took 10 points. South Korea finished the second to took 6 points, Canada team finished the last place to only get 2 points.
So, China women team was 34 points, South Korea women was 36 points. China women team ranked the second place by one point difference. USA team was third place with 29 points.
China men team was 35 points to get the team second place, South Korea men team was 38 points and become the team title. Canada men team was 28 points to took the team third place.
It was the best result that China men team has got the team second place for six years!
The 2011 world championships is the last short track speed skating world championships, ISU has announced that cancel the group championships from next year.