"It's exciting to be in the Winter Olympics again, even though I'm a coach now." Alexei Kovalev, assistant coach of the Chinese men's ice hockey team, documented and shared his feelings about his trip to the Beijing Winter Olympics. He recorded the details of epidemic prevention, volunteer service, winter Olympic village rooms, etc., and expressed his satisfaction with the Beijing Winter Olympics. "I enjoyed the Beijing Winter Olympics, looked forward to the opening ceremony, and wanted to go to all corners of the city to feel the atmosphere of the Winter Olympics." Alexei Kovalev said in an interview.
30 years ago, he won the crown with his teammates at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, and 30 years later, he took charge of the host Chinese men's ice coach whip, standing on the ice of the National Gymnasium, he couldn't hide his excitement to put on the knife, take the club and shoot on the goal, feeling the moment of standing on the field of the Winter Olympic Games. "It seems I haven't forgotten." He wrote.
This shows how precious a memory to participate in a Winter Olympic Games can leave for athletes. Chinese men's ice skating is about to step onto the stage of the Winter Olympics for the first time, which is a historic moment for both them and Chinese ice hockey. "Debuting at the Beijing Winter Olympics is the lifelong dream of Chinese athletes. The team stressed to all the athletes that we were not going to perform, but that we had to earn the respect of the hockey world. Whether it's technical or tactical or physical, we have to be in the best condition. Head coach Ivano Saneta said. The boys, whose average age is in their early 20s, are training before the game, and they are doing their best to make good use of the one-hour training time allocated to each team at a time. "With the Winter Olympics just around the corner, the team is now more motivated than ever and eager for new victories. The main thing is to prepare for the Winter Olympics and show our competitiveness. Ivano Saneta said.
The 25 players have different backgrounds, but they work together for the same goal, and the team has just returned from 160 days of foreign training in Russia, "compared to the early stages of the season, they have made a lot of progress and improvement, but this is just the beginning." You can see the enthusiasm of the lads, the strong desire, but they need to maintain and improve their level. In order to be able to achieve these goals, each of them should have a strong personality to be a good player. I am very much looking forward to their Winter Olympic performance, hoping that they can win the world hockey recognition and let the world see Chinese ice hockey. Ivano Saneta said.