The Korean short track speed skating team member was fined for a foul and missed the finals! Netizen comments: It’s not 4 years ago anymore

In the past two days, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has been in full swing. In the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating final at the Winter Olympics, three Chinese athletes Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, and Li Wenlong met for the final. In the end, Chinese players Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong won the gold and silver medals in this event.

In the men's 1000-meter short track speed skating semifinals, two Korean players, Huang Daxian and Li Junrui, were both fouled and missed the final. Everyone should know that Huang Daxian and Li Junrui are strong contenders for the championship in this project.

In the eyes of the Korean media, Peter Worth, the referee on duty in the semi-finals, was a picky person and used "shady means" to exclude Huang Daxian and Li Junrui.

The implication of the Koreans is: The men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating gold medal originally belonged to them, but was snatched away by the host China.

Coincidentally, another major Korean short track speed skating player, Cui Minjing, missed the semifinals of the women's short track speed skating 500 meters due to an accidental fall.

In the early morning of February 8, Beijing time, former South Korean athlete Lee Jung-soo, who won the gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, said: "Huang Daxian's hard power deserves applause from the world, but it is difficult to understand this Penalty."

Even the Korean media NAVER used "Absurd! nausea! The Darkest Day in the History of Short Track Speed ??Skating" was a headline slamming Peter Wirth.

Looking back at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea four years ago, the short track speed skating event was basically dominated by the Korean team. No wonder the Korean media was concerned about Peter Worth, the head referee at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Dissatisfied with the penalty.

However, many Chinese netizens also raised this question: This referee Peter Worth from the United Kingdom has refereed the Sochi and Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, plus the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. , Peter Wirth can be regarded as the "veteran of three dynasties" in the field of Winter Olympics referees

So is Peter Wirth "looking at others' choices"? At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, he came to the host South Korea. Is Beijing facing China?

This article all uses official public information and video replays as an important basis for measuring whether a player has committed a foul. Everyone who knows about the moral quality of Korean players knows it, so I won’t comment too much here!

Looking back at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the host South Korea won 5 golds, 8 silvers and 4 bronzes. In the short track speed skating event, the South Korean team won 3 golds and 1 silver. 2 copper. The three gold medals won by the South Korean team were Choi Min-jung in the women's 1,500 meters, the women's 3,000-meter relay, and Lim Hyo-jun in the men's 1,500 meters.

It is in these games that referee decisions have become the focus of controversy. For example, in the women's 3000-meter relay final, both the Chinese and Korean teams committed fouls. As a result, the Chinese team was found guilty of a foul and the results were cancelled, but the Korean team won the gold medal. The grievances between Cui Minjing and teammate Shen Xixi also aroused heated discussions.

During the award ceremony for Group A of the men's 5000-meter relay at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, four Canadian athletes made sweeping movements toward the podium in unison. This scene was completely recorded.

The reason is that the four Canadian players used this action to mock the unfair behavior of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. They also pointed out that the host South Korea was unable to win and violated the openness, fairness and impartiality of competitive sports. basic principles.

In this regard, although the Korean team has won medals in short track speed skating and other events, it has attracted a lot of controversy. Such as Ahn Hyun-soo and Lim Hyo-jun, who were once the main players in Korean ice sports, have also switched to other countries, indicating that the Korean team has many internal problems.

After briefly introducing some of the controversial penalties made by the Korean team at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, let’s focus on the analysis. Why did Peter Worth not make a fair penalty four years ago?

First of all, after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the International Skating Union decided to revise the rules every two years and add more monitoring equipment to the competition venue.

At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the ultra-high-speed camera "Cheetah" that can capture speeds of up to 90 kilometers per hour was officially put into use. "Cheetah" can clearly capture the subtle movements of each athlete and provide feedback to the referee through video playback.

The "Cheetah" high-speed camera is somewhat similar to the video playback and goal-line application technology in football matches. In addition, the revised short-track rules are very clear. Peter Worth added video playback comprehensive according to the rules. Judgment can basically detect foul actions of players and make reasonable penalties for them.

In other words, it is precisely because of the use of these high-tech monitoring systems that the Beijing Winter Olympics has become more fair, just and open.

Therefore, Peter Worth did not favor China, and he also punished Chinese athlete Wu Dajing.

Another point is that after revision, a blue line has been added to the short track speed skating competition. According to the latest revised rules, if the players are neck and neck and the inside player is within the blue line, then the inside player must avoid the outside player. In the event of a collision, a foul will be awarded to the player on the inside.

When two players are on the same horizontal line and both are outside the blue line, the outside player must leave enough space for the inside player. You must not overtake in a curve, let alone squeeze the inside athlete into the blue line. This also explains why Liu Shaolin was awarded a foul.

But at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 4 years ago, the International Skating Union had not yet formulated relevant rules. After the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, many gray area rules have been revised, and referees can There are laws to follow. Coupled with the intervention of high-tech equipment, the Korean players were unable to adapt for a while.

Under reasonable rules and penalties, if you don’t win a medal, you are not as good as others. It is a good thing for referees to strictly treat everyone equally. It is insulting to the audience and oneself to win medals by taking advantage of fouls.

Netizens commented: This is no longer the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 4 years ago!

Of course, what is most scary is not events with clear rules like short track speed skating, but events with subjective ratings like skateboarding are the "hardest hit areas."

Because this kind of project relies on judges to score, everyone’s understanding of skills and appreciation is different, so the scores may be high or low.

How to make reasonable use of the rules and compete on the same field in an upright manner is the original charm of the game. There is nothing wrong with the rules formulated by Peter Wirth and the International Skating Union, but I am afraid that some referees will not treat everyone equally, or are unilaterally strict and only target certain countries.