Evkini Dave Reading, 35, from the UK, is one of the top 20 male alpine skiers in the world. For him, age is not only the number of words, but also the best proof that he is late in life, and that he is late in the skiing path but is late.
A large percentage of the highly skilled alpine skiers have been exposed to skiing since childhood, and many of them have started skiing since they first learned to walk. Because of this, they brilliantly performed the legend of "heroes out of youth", and in their 20s, they won the medals of the world championship.
For example, at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, 27-year-old Matthias Meier of Austria won the championship in the men's super slalom event in alpine skiing with a time of 1:24.44. At the age of 23, he won the downhill title at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
The exception, however, is Reading, who grew up in Pendle, Lancashire, where he began learning to ski at the age of 8 and skiing in the true sense of the word at the age of 12. In other words, when he started skiing, many skiers of the same age were already able to compete in big competitions. Here, Erdo adds that Reading's sister, who was also a professional skier, retired in 2011 after a serious injury.
Getting started too late means that Reading's name appeared later on the Global 20 than anyone else on the list.
So, how old is the ski veteran to make this list?
The answer is "28 years old". belch...... It's really not very young!
Being "behind" in age does not mean that Reading is also behind in speed and skill. He has a nickname, "Rocket," which shows how fast he is. In fact, for him, who has been hailed as the "biggest dark horse in the 2018-2019 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Oslo, Norway", age has never been an issue.
Reading, who now skis full-time, said, "I'm close to 35, but I always feel like I'm in really good shape, I can still ski, I can stand on the track without fear, and I have the motivation to rush forward." ”
For the "late success of the big instrument", the ski veteran does not deny it, nor does he have the slightest disgust, but accepts it calmly.
It is precisely in order to be able to achieve great success late, he has almost no time for leisure and entertainment. Between the ages of 20 and 30, the best age of life for both men and women, Reading is either skiing or skiing. He revealed that before the age of 30, he had never attended a party at all, not because no one was dating, but because he simply did not have time to spare, nor was he willing to waste time on things other than skiing.
"I spend all my time practicing skiing, and it's worth it for me to spend the rest of my life skiing."
At the age of 28, Reading finally became one of the world's strongest alpine skiers. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the audience saw him, and he achieved the 27th, 17th and 9th places in order.
At this rate of ascent, Reading is likely to take home a title medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics next February. He is currently training with two younger teammates, Billy Major, 24, and Laurie Taylor, 25. In the face of these two small fresh meats that are like chicken blood every day, it is false to say that there is no pressure.
Physically, Reading was noticeably inferior to the two. But Major and Taylor are also the source of Reading's motivation in training. Reading said, "Whenever I feel tired and see them still training hard, I instantly recover and have the momentum to train again." ”
Looking forward to the Beijing Winter Olympics, which may be the last Winter Olympics in his life, Reading frankly said, "I don't want to define myself by the Olympic Games, but I do want to end the game with a superb result." ”
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