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Li Ting on the ice rink, confident and beautiful, she stands on the ice, crouches, looks ahead, gently pedals the back foot, light as a swallow, gracefully pushes curling along the inertia, professionally and rigorously teaches the experiencer the essentials of curling. On the occasion of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the public network poster news reporter walked into the Yantai Ice Sports Center to take you to know Li Ting, a curling coach after 00.
First acquaintance with curling Fell in love at first sight
Li Ting, a former member of the national women's curling team, like most people, did not know much about curling when she was not exposed to the sport. The opportunity to appear in an ice and snow sports into the campus activities, let Li Ting recognize curling, "This sport is not as intense as ice hockey, there is no age limit, I was deeply attracted to this sport." This "first experience" of curling changed the trajectory of Li Ting's life and also began her curling career.
Li Ting admits that curling is a sport that combines body and mind. Learning to curl is not smooth sailing, and I have encountered setbacks. When learning to slide on one foot, she was usually the first to learn, but she encountered a bottleneck: "Obviously it is looking at a very simple action, when it comes to practicing by herself, how to practice at that time is not good, the body does not listen to the instructions issued by the brain, the more it is practiced, the more awkward it is." After the coach saw my situation, he encouraged me and practiced with me over and over again, allowing me to overcome this difficulty. ”
The coach's good inducement, Li Ting herself is willing to work hard, with perseverance, she completed the "transformation". In 2017, he won the third place in the National Youth Curling Championship, the third place in the Second National Youth Games in 2019, the first place in the 2018 Beijing Winter Games, and the first place in the 2019 Beijing Volkswagen Ice and Snow Open. In 2019, he served as the coach of the Beijing Yanqing District Curling Team, and in 2020, he served as the head coach of the Beijing Youth Curling Team.
Help the Winter Olympics come to Yantai to let more people associate with curling
With the help of the East Wind of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, 300 million people on the ice and snow sports began to enter the public vision, affected by the "ice and snow sports into the campus" policy, Li Ting came to Yantai from Beijing to serve as a curling coach at the Yantai Ice Sports Center, so that more Yantai people and curling friends. "I came to Yantai for several months, obviously feel that the sport of curling in Yantai 'from cold to hot', more and more parents bring their children to experience curling, so that children can feel the fun of curling at the doorstep of their homes." Li Ting told reporters.
"Clockwise, generally from ten o'clock to twelve o'clock this direction, grip, finished by sliding shot, to twelve o'clock shot, this pot naturally produces rotation, understand?" "The center of gravity is pressed up, the body is pressed up, to sweep the ice." Experience it, come on! The reporter observed at the scene that when Li Ting taught students curling, she not only paid attention to the training of students, but also cared about the psychology of students. She said bluntly: "Curling is a combination of entertainment and competition, it is a sport that uses 'brains' to play, and students are exercising their intelligence when they learn curling." As young as nine years old, as old as ninety-nine years old, you can engage in curling. Most students may not follow a professional path in the future, but practicing curling will be an unforgettable experience for them growing up that will affect students for the rest of their lives. To this end, Li Ting dedicates almost all her time to curling, and out of love for curling, Li Ting believes that what she does is very meaningful.
The snow and ice are cold, the project is hot. Li Ting came to Yantai to help the Winter Olympics, talking about the development of curling in Yantai, she is full of expectations: "I came to Yantai as a curling coach, just to give the children here, more access to ice sports channels, I hope to be able to bring overseas hands in Yantai and go to the world. ”