Luo Zhihuan
For those who don't know about snow sports
Maybe it's a strange name
But in the field of snow sports
He is a "senator"
In 1963
Luo Zhihuan, 22 years old
Held in Nagano Karuizawa, Japan
Speed Skating World Championships
Won the men's 1500m speed skating championship
He also became the first speed skating world champion in New China
Reminiscing about that year
Elder Luo sighed a lot
"At that time, we athletes went abroad to compete,
What is it now,
Upright, waist plate double straight..."
"At that time, others looked down on us,
Really look down on..."
The race journey is also fraught with difficulties
At the time of visa application
The local consulate does not grant a visa for various reasons
I waited for three whole days
The Chinese delegation was only 2 hours before the plane took off
Waited for the visa
The whole regiment hurried to catch the plane to Japan
For Luo Zhihuan personally
Because I had an illness before I set out
Training was affected
His heart was particularly bottomless
Stand in front of the starting line
Luo Zhihuan was fully engrossed in the track
And his coach
Suddenly shouted his name
"I chuckled in my heart,
Looked back at him."
The coach said to him:
"Look down, what's on your chest?"
Luo Zhihuan bowed his head
See the national emblem and the word "China" on the chest
……
When interviewed
Luo Lao recalled the experience
Still can't help but get emotional
Some choking
The starting gun rang out
"I'm not me anymore, it's crazy!"
Luo Zhihuan's opponent is Norway's Ivar Mo
He is nearly 20 centimeters taller than Luo Zhihuan
It is also the top three players in the world
But the first lap slid down
Luo Zhihuan dropped his tall and leg-length opponent by more than 20 meters
Look back at the game at that time
Luo Lao couldn't help but "Versailles" for a moment
The second half of the race
Luo Zhihuan was too fierce because of the front fight
Physical strength gradually weakened
IvarMer slowly narrowed the gap
Watch as your opponents approach
The last lap
Luo Zhihuan adopts the "desperate tactic" of early sprinting
1 meter ahead of the opponent to cross the finish line first
The timer stops at 2:09:02
Luo Zhihuan won the gold medal!
As the first speed skating world champion in New China
But Elder Luo always had a regret in his heart——
1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck
Because New China has not yet recovered
Legitimate seat on the International Olympic Committee
Chinese athletes did not appear on the Stage of the Winter Olympics
At the peak of his athletic career, he failed to participate in the Winter Olympics
It became the regret of Luo Zhihuan's life
And this regret
Now it can finally be made up for a little
When he learned of the success of Beijing's bid to host the Winter Olympics
Luo Lao was so excited that he didn't sleep all night
"Our country can host the Winter Olympics,
This was an unattainable thing for me at the time.
Now that our hope has been fulfilled,
The mood is different for us old athletes..."
"I'm willing to participate,
I would like to participate,
I dream of participating in some of the activities of the Beijing Winter Olympics,
I reckon this wish,
I can do it,
Be sure to make it happen! ”
On the day of the interview
The 81-year-old Luo Lao put on the day he won the championship at the age of 22
The clothes he wears
59 years have passed
Someone once asked Luo Lao why he still kept this dress
Luo Lao answered
"Of course I have to try my best to keep it.
I'm wearing this dress for a race,
Wear this dress to receive the prize,
This is my championship suit! ”
On the chest is the national emblem, and in the heart is the country
The most colorful
It's still that Chinese red!
Source Beijing Daily (ID: Beijing_Daily) Comprehensive @ CCTV News, China Sports News, BRTV Winter Olympics Documentary Channel, etc. [Please indicate the source: Beijing Daily WeChat public account]
Producer: Liu Hao
Editor: Car Agency
Process Editor Wu Yue