Yesterday, a female teacher from Jiaxing School of Tsinghua Affiliated High School embarked on a journey to Beijing to participate in the Winter Olympics.
Wu Xing (first from right)
However, her identity is neither an athlete nor a coach. Her name is Wu Xing, and at school, she is the hockey coach, and at the Beijing Winter Olympics, she will appear in front of everyone as an ice hockey referee.
After three years of selection
Finally stands out
"There's pressure, but I'm also excited, this is the first time I've been on the field of the Winter Olympics, and I'm going to go into closed-loop management after I go to Beijing." Wu Xing told reporters that her identity in this Winter Olympics is an off-field referee, who is responsible for goal statistics, which is also the first time she has become an off-field referee since she was refereed in 2018. "The selection of referees began three years ago, and a lot of people were brushed off during that time. But I have always made it my goal to be on the beijing Winter Olympics, and I am very proud to be selected in the end. ”
Although he has been exposed to ice hockey since the third grade of primary school and has had many experiences in refereeing domestic and international ice hockey events, he still has to "recharge" to meet the requirements of the Winter Olympics. To this end, Wu Xing has gone abroad for study and training many times, "The most memorable thing is a training camp in the United States, when I was the only Asian trainee in the training camp." During the training, I was not in good shape and had to overcome the inconvenience of jet lag, but I finally gritted my teeth and persevered, just to prove that Asians can also have a place on the ice hockey rink. With a wealth of referee experience and professional athlete experience, coupled with a qualified English level, Wu Xing finally stood out.
Three role transitions
What doesn't change is love
From athlete to coach, coach to referee, Wu Xing's ice career has undergone three transformations, and the perspective of looking at things has also changed. "When I'm an athlete, I just have to think about how to win the game; when I'm a coach, I have to think about how to make the whole team better; when I'm a referee, then I have to be fair and impartial, not on either side."
Wu Xing admitted that when he went to the Winter Olympics, he was more nervous than ever, "Even if there is a little mistake, it will affect the course of the game and the image of the whole country, so I will definitely go all out to do a good job in every refereeing work." ”
Because of the difference in climatic conditions, the opportunity for southern children to contact ice and snow is relatively small, so that more and more children can experience the charm of ice and snow sports, as a Heilongjiang person, Wu Xing is also full of achievement, "My students have a good understanding, but there is still some room for improvement in physical fitness and willpower, which are forged through accumulated training." Knowing that their teacher is going to the Winter Olympics, the students are very excited, often around Wu Xing to ask this and that, and Wu Xing will always patiently give answers, "The children are still young, this may be the closest they are to the Winter Olympics, so I also hope that through this Winter Olympics, more children's love for ice and snow can be stimulated." ”
Producer: Guo Biwen
Review: Tang Yihong
Sports News reporter: Zhong Liang Guo Lotte