He's not the best player anymore! Media shows the short track spirit of praising pure-blooded Chinese athletes

Oct 21, 2025

He's not the best player anymore! Media shows the short track spirit of praising pure-blooded Chinese athletes
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Instead of Lin Xiaojun (Korean name Lim Hyo-jun), who was considered the ace in the Chinese media, he began to praise players from his country.

Lin Xiaojun, the center of the Chinese national team's short track speed skating, finished the competition without making a single final in the second round of the ISU short track world tour held at Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on the 20th (Korea time).

The result was even more regrettable because it was expected. At the 2025 Harbin Asian Games, he also won a 500m gold medal, a 1500m silver medal and a 5,000m relay bronze medal to satisfy China, and there were high expectations that he would continue his performance at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.




However, the performance was unexpected. Lin Xiaojun, who was disqualified twice a day after being disqualified for a collision in the 500m qualifying round, was also disqualified in the 1,500m semi-final, but was eliminated again in the semi-final after passing the consolation match and had to leave the second world tour without a medal in the individual event.

He's not the best player anymore! Media shows the short track spirit of praising pure-blooded Chinese athletes
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Lin Xiaojun was once a short track star with the national flag on the ice. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, he became the gold medalist by crossing the finish line in the 1,500m final, but was suspended for a while after being caught up in a scandal in 2019. It has since decided to naturalize in China in 2020. Since then, he has become the ace of the Chinese national team under the name of Lin Xiaojun. However, after this tournament's sluggish performance, the Chinese national team's attention is again focused on players from their own countries, not Lin Xiaojun.

China's Sohu Dotcom on the 20th talked about the short track speed skating in which Sun Long died in the bronze medal match' reported.




Sohu said 'Sun Long stumbled and fell after starting in the 500m final, quickly getting up and continuing his sprint. Win or lose was not the only answer at that moment. The bronze medal, won in the most brutal and passionate way, showed why short track is attractiveSun Long showed the spirit of short track with a bronze medal. It also showed a complementary relationship with Liu Xiaoang. For the Chinese national team, the bronze medal could mean more than the gold medal.'

He's not the best player anymore! Media shows the short track spirit of praising pure-blooded Chinese athletes
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On the other hand, as for Lin Xiaojun, his disastrous performance continued for three consecutive years due to Lin's fall and penalty. China's right to play in Milan is more at stake. He is on the verge of losing all of his individual qualifications. Now he's not the best player anymore, he pointed out.

Lin Xiaojun's run is blocked, and public opinion in China is worsening. In order to turn around, it is expected that the performance in the upcoming 3rd and 4th tournaments will be important.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.