On the evening of January 27, the roster of the Chinese team participating in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games was officially announced. In the final selection of men's steel frame learning car, there are the names of Yan Wengang and Yin Zheng. And Geng Wenqiang, who had the highest voice before, or no one doubted that he would definitely be selected, was actually unnamed on the list.
Geng Wenqiang
Geng Wenqiang was the first Chinese player to qualify for the Steel Frame Snowmobile World Cup. In the 1718 season, he finished 23rd, with one of the races ranking seventh, and in the second half of that season, Yan Wengang also played two World Cups, and finally ranked 41st.
In the 1819 season, Geng Wenqiang ranked 19th and Yan Wengang ranked 27th.
In the 1920 season, Geng Wenqiang rushed to the 11th place, and one of the races won the third place, entering the medal sequence for the first time. Yan Wenqiang, who was still in the youth group at the time, won the 15th place.
In the 2021 season, the two did not play in the World Cup due to the epidemic. In the 2122 season, Geng Wenqiang ranked 12th overall, one of the historic championships, there is news that the Chinese sports executives have included the men's steel frame snowmobile as one of the potential projects of the Chinese team's Winter Olympic card. In addition, Geng Wenqiang has won eighth in the other two stations. Yan Wengang finished 18th overall, with one stop finishing eighth.
Obviously, Geng Wenqiang is higher than Yan Wengang, much higher than the world ranking of Chen Wenhao, Yin Zheng and other teammates.
Yan Wengang
But in the end, Geng Wenqiang's name fell to Sun Shan, which made people shout surprises. The reason is that Geng Wenqiang lost the most critical domestic selection competition.
Isn't that amazing? Is the test value of the World Cup competition against the world's masters low compared to the selection competition in which domestic players participate?
Because the steel frame snowmobile is very particular about the familiarity with the track. Geng Wenqiang knows everything about foreign tracks, but is not familiar with the track of the Beijing Winter Olympics. As a result, he lost to two teammates and lost the qualification for the Winter Olympics, which is very regrettable and regrettable.
Fortunately, Yan Wengang's strength is not weak, Yin Zheng is said to be a dark horse-level figure, a man with a steel frame snowmobile, we can still look forward to it!
Yin Zheng