When it comes to Chinese snowboarding, there is one person whose name is destined to be impossible to ignore, and this person is Zhang Yiwei. Zhang Yiwei, who has been working hard for more than ten years and has been "dancing" with his life on the U-shaped pool, is now a pathfinder for snowboarding in China.
Zhang Yiwei, born in 1992, officially entered the 30-year-old mark this year. Not many people think that when he switched from gymnastics to snowboarding at the age of 11, he would walk this rough and winding road for so many years, but he has been persevering for so many years.
Over the years, Zhang Yiwei's past training conditions have been difficult, and sports fans have basically known. The most typical one is that they can't train all year round, or even only a few short months a year to meet the training conditions. When Zhang Yiwei first practiced snowboarding, he was wearing ordinary sneakers to walk in the snow, and in the end, the soles of the shoes were frozen and folded, which was limited by the conditions, and Zhang Yiwei could only continue to wear these shoes to train.
But what are the more difficulties? "China Sports" zhibo.tv recently filmed a documentary about Zhang Yiwei's sports career, and Zhang Yiwei personally told us about them.
"When we started, we didn't know anything about snowboarding," Mr. Zhang said. Because of this, they were once not favored. "People say that our first snowboarders were experimental products, what is our growth environment? Just keep catching ducks on the shelves. ”
For this kind of experimental product, the outside world has not expected much, and not even too many people will think that they can go to the international arena and the top players PK, but Zhang Yiwei did it. He stepped into the international arena at the age of 15, and has continuously pushed his limits in various competitions for so many years, and he has gradually become a representative of Chinese snowboarding.
Zhang Yiwei said that they want to overcome the difficult environment to get good returns, and the risk will be doubled, so he has also faced a lot of fears. In the face of difficulties, what should I do? Zhang Yiwei's choice is to face the difficulties. "Very frightening situation, what do you tell yourself to do?" I'm going to be a little harder, I'm going to be a tiger. In the documentary zhibo.tv "Chinese Sports", Zhang Yiwei said very firmly.
Zhang Yiwei did not specifically explain what a "very frightening situation" is, but it is likely that this very frightening situation is "dealing with the devil." The men's snowboarding industry has continuously pushed the limits of human beings to bear in recent years, and new movements have emerged one after another. Along with progress is the increasing frequency of injuries to athletes. For Zhang Yiwei, injuries are already commonplace. In 2015, he was inadvertently injured and underwent surgery during training, and almost ended his career, which also caused him to fall to the bottom when he was still at his peak. After his comeback, he was seriously injured again when he fell from the air in a competition in 2017, and according to his description, he suffered injuries to his ankle, right knee, crotch, ribs, neck, and a slight concussion, and just looking at the injury was enough to know how badly he was injured at the time, so much so that he once said after standing at the top that "ghosts know what I went through".
Zhang Yiwei even imagined himself lying down and not getting up when he slid down from the air, and according to him, many people had thought about it. The more this is the case, the more fearful, but only by overcoming fear can you complete your actions and improve little by little. Perhaps, after experiencing more winds and waves, Zhang Yiwei can calmly say that "extreme sports is not afraid of death."
But Zhang Yiwei still loves snowboarding to the bone, willing to pay everything for it, he constantly tries the actions that others dare not try, and almost single-handedly greatly enhances the international weight of Chinese snowboarding.
Over the years, he has also been promoting and popularizing snowboarding and skiing, whether it is cooperation with brands and celebrities, or setting up a team to serve the ski training of young children, he is using his own strength to contribute to China's snowboarding and skiing. Some of these children can even get sponsorship, and Zhang Yiwei said he hopes that those who show talent can continue to walk.
In the final analysis, it is because of Zhang Yiwei's love for snowboarding and skiing, he hopes that he can pass on what he has learned in his life to his descendants, and he also hopes to continuously contribute to China's skiing and continue to adhere to his original intention.
Now, many of the young athletes of the national snowboard team are from local teams, and these former sports fans have been guided by Zhang Yiwei, and many people's rapid progress has made Zhang Yiwei happy. From past guidance to current mutual contact to send encouragement, Zhang Yiwei has truly achieved "Chinese sports, for sports fans".
Today, the Beijing Winter Olympics are close at hand, and this sports feast on the doorstep of the family also looks forward to the realization of the dreams of Chinese athletes. "Dreaming of Beijing" and "Chinese Sports" zhibo.tv are also ready.