In early February, the Beijing Winter Olympics will begin. Beijing will hold a grand international comprehensive event, and the majority of sports fans will be blessed.
Compared with the Summer Olympic Games, many people may not know much about the Winter Olympic Games, especially the rules of some sports may not be understood. With nearly 20 days to go before the opening of the Winter Olympics, Xiang Chu will talk to you about people and things related to the Winter Olympics. In fact, winter sports are also very interesting, and those who did not know much before can also take a look at these sports.
The first Winter Olympic Games were held in 1924. Previously, it was held every two years, but it was later changed to a quadrennial. Previously, the Winter Olympics were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, but were later held in a staggered period of two years.
China's participation in the Winter Olympics is relatively late. It was not until 1980 that China sent a total of 28 athletes of men and women to participate in the 13th Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, USA. The Chinese delegation participated in the competition in 5 events. When it first competed, China's winter program was still relatively weak, so the Chinese delegation did not win a medal.
China's first Winter Olympic medal was at the 16th Winter Olympics in 1992. The first athlete to win a medal for China at the Winter Olympics was Ye Qiaobo. This caused a big stir at the time.
Ye Qiaobo was born in June 1964 in Changchun, Jilin Province, with his ancestral home in Hezhou, Guangxi. She is a Chinese female speed skater. Ye Qiaobo is a very talented speed skater.
Ye Qiaobo is active and has a personality like a boy. When her parents saw that she liked sports, they intended to cultivate their talents in this area. At the age of 10, Ye Qiaobo was sent by his parents to Changchun Amateur Sports School. I just started practicing athletics, but the teacher thought her running posture was too ugly, a bit like skating. The teacher in the track and field class suggested that her father send her to the local speed skating class to try it out. Ye Qiaobo quickly showed his talent in the speed skating class, and thus began a legendary speed skating career.
In 1974, at the age of 10, Ye Qiaobo entered the speed skating class of Changchun Amateur Sports School and began speed skating training. In 1976, he was selected for the Bayi speed skating team, and in 1977, he became a speed skater at the ice training base of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. At the age of 17, Ye Qiaobo won the all-around championship of the National Youth Championship, and at the age of 18, he won 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal for the Bayi team for the first time in the National Speed Skating Championships. Later, Ye Qiaobo won the national championship many times, but she was not satisfied with this, and her goal was to win the world championship.
However, it was not until February 1991 that Ye Qiaobo won the World Championships 500 meters and the second place in the short distance speed skating championships in the World Speed Skating Championships, becoming the first speed skating world champion of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. At that time, Ye Qiaobo was almost 27 years old. China's ice project started slowly that year, and it was not easy to win a world championship. Ye Qiaobo's victory at the World Championship caused a sensation. She has a high advantage in speed skating 500 meters and 1000 meters and has the ability to win championships. As a result, she was selected for the Chinese delegation to the 16th Winter Olympics in 1992.
At the 16th Winter Olympics, Ye Qiaobo won 2 silver medals in 1000 meters and 500 meters speed skating, achieving a breakthrough of zero medals in the history of the Winter Olympics in China. Ye Qiaobo made the history of winter sports in China. But the stronger Ye Qiaobo was not satisfied with this result. Her goal is to be the champion and stand on the top podium. With her strength at that time, she had the ability to win the championship. In the 500-meter speed skating final, Ye Qiaobo was knocked by a foreign player and lost the championship by only 0.02 seconds.
Ye Qiaobo was very depressed. After struggling for so many years, she also fully possessed the strength to win the championship, but because she was shaded by her opponent, she had no chance to stand on the highest podium. Chinese athletes are too honest and have suffered such dark losses in international competitions countless times.
Standing on the podium, Ye Qiaobo still smiled. She wants to leave her smile to audiences all over the world, but also to audiences across the country. She wants to let domestic audiences know that Chinese athletes can also win medals at the Winter Olympics. Just after stepping down, Ye Qiaobo hugged the coach and cried. Ye Qiaobo said reluctantly: "I can take the championship, and the other party's collision with me was at least delayed for a second, otherwise the champion would be..."
Ye Qiaobo was emboldened to say this. In March 1992, Ye Qiaobo participated in the World Sprint Skating Championships and won three gold medals, winning the women's all-around world championship, becoming the first short distance speed skating world champion in China and Asia. Ye Qiaobo once again made history.
From November 1992 to March 1993, in less than five months, Ye Qiaobo participated in the World Cup, the World Women's Championship and the World Sprint Championship, winning all the championships in the women's 500 meters event, the women's sprint all-around championship and the Women's 500 meters championship in the World Cup finals, winning a total of 14 gold medals. Ye Qiaobo occupies a monopoly position in this project and is superior to the best.
Ye Qiaobo has this strength, why can't he win the gold medal at the Winter Olympics? Therefore, although he is older, Ye Qiaobo is still determined to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympics. She not only has to achieve a "0" breakthrough in medals for the Chinese Winter Olympic delegation, but also a "0" breakthrough in gold medals.
Fortunately, in 1986, the International Olympic Committee decided to stagger the Winter Olympics and summer Olympics for two years, starting in 1994. As a result, the 17th Winter Olympics were held in Lillehammer in 1994. At that time, Ye Qiaobo was only 30 years old, and she had to seize the last chance to participate in the Winter Olympics again and compete for the gold medal to win glory for the country!
In order to participate in the Winter Olympics, Ye Qiaobo overcame the disadvantage of age, practiced diligently, and tried to maintain the best state.
Unfortunately, the weather is unpredictable. After years of hard training, coupled with his age, Ye Qiaobo's two kneecaps were very worn. After the doctor's examination, he advised her to operate as soon as possible, otherwise she would not be able to participate in the training. In order to participate in the Winter Olympics, Ye Qiaobo had to undergo surgery. The doctor removed a total of 8 fingernail-sized bones from her knees, which showed how serious Ye Qiaobo's injuries were.
The doctor warned Ye Qiaobo that she would never participate in high-intensity training and competitions again in such a situation! This is tantamount to announcing the end of Ye Qiaobo's sports career.
But the strong Ye Qiaobo is not willing, only half a year away from the Lehammer Winter Olympics, she must seize the last opportunity, even if it may cause irreversible damage for life.
After the operation, Ye Qiaobo did not wait for the recovery to finish before biting his teeth and training. She was limping for training, and for the first month the nurse was able to draw a large tube of pus blood from her knee every other day. You can imagine how much Ye Qiaobo still suffered at that time. But Ye Qiaobo still persevered with tenacious willpower.
In 1994, Ye qiaobo participated in the Le Hammel Winter Olympics without full recovery. How big the competition in the Olympics is! Ye Qiaobo, who is almost 30 years old and has a knee injury, can no longer compare with his peak. During the Winter Olympic Games, Ye Qiaobo's right leg could not exert himself, and he could only try his best to support his left leg. In the end, Ye Qiaobo won a valuable speed skating 1000m bronze medal with tenacious will.
Ye Qiaobo did not win the gold medal, once again leaving regrets, but she has done her best. This time it was much harder to win than in the previous two years. Standing on the podium, Ye Qiaobo finally shed tears, there was excitement after hard work, and there was also regret that he did not win the gold medal. However, with her physical condition at that time, it was already very remarkable to be able to stand on the field of the Winter Olympics, not to mention the medals she won. Ye Qiaobo's sports career has no complaints and no regrets.
After the End of the Winter Olympics, Ye Qiaobo announced his retirement. She returned home in a wheelchair, and the race used up all her strength, and her legs were finally embarrassed. Her spirit lifted the countrymen. The people of the whole country admired Ye Qiaobo and were impressed by her tenacious fighting spirit. The "Spirit of Qiao Bo" is widely spread throughout the country.
After returning to China, Ye Qiaobo received countless flowers and applause in a wheelchair, but for her, the most urgent thing was to have surgery first. She was placed around the world for treatment.
After retiring from the military, Ye Qiaobo successively studied for an MBA at Tsinghua University and a doctorate in economics at the Central Party School. Later, he served as a coach at the People's Liberation Army Ice Sports Training Base, and is currently a full-time cadre at the bureau level of the Liaison Department of the General Political Department.
Ye Qiaobo used his own actions to interpret the tenacious spirit of not being afraid of suffering, not being afraid of tiredness, and not being afraid of sacrifice. She is an excellent representative of Chinese athletes and a major embodiment of the "Chinese spirit". China's Olympic athletes have worked tenaciously on the Olympic field, achieved countless good results, won honors for the country, and are worth learning from everyone!