Wuhan 14-year-old girl - the ice hockey female goal goddess in the boy pile

When Alexander swung the club, one after another hit the ball to the goal, Wu Qiuyue, who was wearing more than 10 pounds of goalkeeper "suits", repeatedly put his knees on the ground to block the ball, and the ball hit the protective gear and "banged". On the afternoon of January 15, 32-year-old Russian foreign coach Vlasov Alexander and Wuhan little girl Wu Qiuyue began training at the Wuhan Ice Dragon Club. 'The goalkeeper will be the last line of defence, and if he holds it, he can help the team win." This is the common goal of both the master and the apprentice, and each training is the process of making Wu Qiuyue stronger.

If you are hit, you must also guard the door

Ice hockey is a fast-paced, confrontational and spectatorous collective ice sport, and the hockey goal will be an indispensable backbone for the entire team to defend and counterattack. Most of the children who learn ice hockey are boys, and the little girl Wu Qiuyue has been "lurking" in the junior men's ice hockey team for many years and shoulders the heavy responsibility of goalkeeping.

Wu Qiuyue is 14 years old, has been learning ice hockey for 7 years, and has been playing as a goalkeeper for 6 and a half years. "She was like a tomboy since she was a child, when she was 7 years old, she happened to see a child playing hockey in a shopping mall, and she felt that the equipment was cool, and she shouted to learn." Wu Qiuyue's mother Zhang Hongying recalled, "In fact, she was not a goalkeeper at the earliest, and after practicing for about half a year, the coach said that she had a calm and calm personality, which was very suitable for the position of goalkeeper. ”

From a hockey girl galloping on the field to a goalkeeper stationed in the goal, Wu Qiuyue wears more than twice the weight of the equipment she wears every time she trains, and sometimes she feels frustrated that she can't stop the ball. In order to guard the goal, Wu Qiuyue practiced endurance, practiced reflexes, practiced dynamic vision, and spent almost every weekend and winter and summer vacation on the ice rink. As a goalkeeper, it is inevitable to fall to the ground in the game, be hit by the ball from the goalkeeper, and even block the opponent's attack with his body. "Often even people with goals were knocked off, and she always had a blue and purple piece on her body, but she never cried." Zhang Hongying said proudly.

You pay for it. In 2018, the Wuhan Ice Dragon Ice Hockey Team won the Taipei City Cup, and Wu Qiuyue was the team's main goalkeeper. "From not being able to keep a single ball to being able to defend the team's victory, I have experienced an unprecedented sense of accomplishment." She said.

Foreign teachers make her better

Russian Alexander became a professional hockey player at the age of 16 and had a 12-year career as a professional hockey goalkeeper. Three years ago, at the invitation of the Wuhan Ice Dragon Club, Alexander came to Han to teach, and Wu Qiuyue became one of his disciples. "She doesn't talk much, she's very hardworking and talented." Under Alexander's guidance, Wu Qiuyue's competitive level has been continuously improved, and the Wuhan Ice Dragon Ice Hockey Team has also ranked among the first phalanx of national youth ice hockey after 7 years of development and efforts. In 2019, Wu Qiuyue won the second place in the "Lunar New Year Cup" National Youth Ice Hockey Invitational Tournament, the third place in the U12 women's group of the National Youth Ice Hockey Championship, and the best goalkeeper in the U12 men's group at the 2020 National Youth Ice Hockey Championship. Today, she is among the best goalkeepers of her own age in the country.

At present, Wuhan Ice Dragon Club has a total of 6 age group ice hockey teams, and Wu Qiuyue is the goalkeeper. This year's Spring Festival, the club will have a three-day holiday, which is also a rest day for Alexander and Wu Qiuyue during this winter vacation. "I like China a lot, I like Wuhan more, I like the food here, even more than my hometown. I hope to bring my wife and two children here, although it is unlikely to happen now due to the impact of the epidemic. I want to bring more hockey goalkeepers to the city and make ice hockey a popular sport in Wuhan. Alexander said that in the past three years since coming to Wuhan, he has watched more and more children come to the club to play ice hockey, and he is more looking forward to the appearance of ice hockey players in Wuhan in the world.

The Beijing Winter Olympics are about to open. For the Olympic arena, Wu Qiuyue and her mother both smiled and said that it was out of reach. However, Zhang Hongying also admitted: "What about the future, I haven't considered so much." But as long as the child wants to learn, I will accompany her to learn. Talking about the goal of playing ice hockey, the little girl said firmly: "I just want to keep every ball that comes over and ensure that the team does not lose points." ”

Text/Hubei Daily reporter Ma Mingyu

Photo: Hubei Daily reporter Shi Gong

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