The young Ji Yi followed Cui Shanshan to learn ice hockey
Ji Yi participated in ice hockey under the guidance of Cui Shanshan
International online report (reporter Lin Wei) January 5 is the 30-day countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics. With the approaching of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the atmosphere of ice and snow sports across the country is getting stronger and stronger, and the enthusiasm of the masses to participate in ice and snow sports is high. In the view of Cui Shanshan, a former member of the Chinese women's national ice hockey team, ice hockey is taking advantage of the East Wind of the Beijing Winter Olympics to penetrate deeper and deeper into the community and campus.
"(I) have been learning hockey for almost 6 years. Ice hockey is particularly cool, there are always many challenges, and whenever I beat myself, defeat my opponents, and complete the challenges, I feel a sense of accomplishment and happiness. Teacher Cui is my enlightenment coach, I started learning ice hockey with her at the age of three, Teacher Cui is particularly patient, she always encourages me, the most she said to me is 'you are awesome, you can, come on'. She laid a good foundation for me to skate and helped me a lot in improving my hockey skills later on. "Ji Yi, who is 9 years old this year, is not very old, and he has been in the ball for 6 years. Ji Yi mentioned the ice hockey enlightenment coach "Teacher Cui" is a former Member of the Chinese Women's National Ice Hockey Team, Cui Shanshan, who once participated with her teammates in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
After retiring from the military, Cui Shanshan has been engaged in ice hockey education and training for teenagers and children for a long time. She said that in recent years, more and more people have begun to know, understand and learn ice hockey, and more and more ice hockey players have embarked on a professional path. "From the time I played the Winter Olympics in 2010 to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, it has been 12 years, and the popularity of ice hockey has been relatively several times higher than before. When we joined the team in 2005, the number of female (sub) ice skaters was only about 200 in the country, and now it should be about 2,000 people, which I think has been a big change. [And] now the school's ice and snow into the campus activities so that more people can understand the ice and snow project. ”
In recent years, around the goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", China's ice and snow sports have not only been limited to the northern region, but have shown a trend of expanding from the south to the west and the east, and from winter to four seasons. At present, there are 654 standard ice rinks in the country, an increase of 317% over 2015, and 803 indoor and outdoor ski resorts of various types, an increase of 41% over 2015. The number of participants in the national mass ice and snow season has also risen from about 10 million in 2014 to nearly 100 million in 2020, setting off a "ice and snow sports fever" in the country.
Cui Shanshan said that compared with the popularity of ice and snow sports in some countries in Europe and the United States, the development of ice and snow sports in China has a long way to go. She hopes that with the opportunity of the Beijing Winter Olympics, more social resources will be driven into this "blue ocean", so that ice and snow sports can truly enter the community and campus, and more ice and snow sports talents will be discovered and trained. "Because it is very popular in foreign countries (ice and snow sports and venues), it may cost him a few dollars to draw an ice, including if you find a coach to take a class, the primary class fee may be relatively cheap, and it is particularly cheap for children to learn this project." I hope that after the End of the Winter Olympics, we can use lower funds, lower financial resources to have a better transformation, so that more people can appreciate the fun of this sport. Then through this, some of the outstanding athletes can show up and win glory for the motherland in the future. ”
For the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, Cui Shanshan is also full of blessings and expectations, and she also hopes that this sports feast can plant the seeds of ice and snow sports in the hearts of more children. "I hope that the Beijing Winter Olympics will allow more students to experience the atmosphere of the Winter Olympic Games and let more people experience the passion of the competition." I also hope that we Chinese Olympic athletes can make an effort for the country in our own country and our own land, and can achieve a better answer sheet. ”