After a one-day truce, on February 10, the Beijing Winter Olympics speed skating competition reignited the flames of war, and the women's 5,000 meters final was contested at the National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon". In the last group, the Dutch star Irini Showten played well, skating a time of 6:43.51, while winning the championship, breaking the Olympic record of 20 years. This is also the first speed skater to win two gold medals at the Winter Olympics after the women's 3000 meters, after the women's 3000 meters, Shoteng once again staged a good play of "winning gold + breaking records" in the "ice ribbon".
The 5,000 meters is the longest distance in the Olympics for women's speed skating, with 12 athletes competing. China's Han Mei started in the second group. After the starting gun sounded, Han Mei struggled forward, leading the national record in the first half. However, Han Mei dropped significantly in the second half, and the final result was 7:08.37, creating a new personal best. After the race, Han Mei said that the number of times he practiced the 5,000 meters before was not much, and he was relatively satisfied with his results. She also thanked the audience of "Ice Ribbon", "I am so proud, the Chinese audience cheered me up, I am particularly excited." ”
The match culminated in the last three groups, with Czech veteran Martina Sablikova sliding to a high level of 6:50.09 in Group 4, followed by Canadian Isabelle Wiedemann, who played in Group 5, sliding 6:48.18 with excellent back-end acceleration to lock up a medal before the final group came in.
The strongest players made their debut in the final group, with 3,000m gold and silver medalist Irini Showten of the Netherlands and Italy's Francesca Lolo Brygida, leading the first half, and the results were on par with Weidman. However, Shaoten accelerated in the second half, far ahead of Lolo Brygida, setting the final result at 6:43.51, significantly refreshing the Olympic record of 6:46.91 set by Claudia Pechstein at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Wiedeman finished second, with 34-year-old Sablikova taking the bronze.
So far, the 29-year-old Shaoten has won two consecutive gold medals in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters in the long distance event. Shaoten excitedly said after the game, "Two gold medals in two competitions, there is no better result than this!" I was so happy! Shaoten said she felt good before the game, but the great performance of the previous group of Wiedemann gave her some pressure, "I was thinking, 'Oh my God, I have to slide into 6 minutes and 48 seconds', but in the end I did it." According to the schedule, Schauten will also participate in the women's group departure competition.
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Photo by Deng Wei, reporter of the Winter Olympics
Source Client The Winter Olympics | Reporter Zhao Xiaosong
Edited by Kang Dian
Process Editor Liu Weili