Ice hockey | 12 years of waiting, and the moment she stepped onto the Olympic ice rink, she cried

Live bar February 3 news "When I first stepped on the ice rink today, in fact, tears were swirling in my eyes, and many pictures appeared in front of my eyes."

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Yu Baiwei, who was still a young player at the time, won the seventh place in women's ice hockey at the Winter Olympics with the team. After that Winter Olympics, Yu Baiwei has been waiting, waiting for the opportunity to board the Winter Olympics again, and unexpectedly, this wait is 12 years.

In the Chinese women's ice team dominated by "Generation Z", captain Yu Baiwei is the only "post-80s". Yu Baiwei said: "Compared with 12 years ago, I think only age has changed, and nothing else has changed. ”

She also showed the delicacy and gentleness of her big sister. "Now I may have more burden on my body, and I have to stand up." I was a young player 12 years ago and didn't think much about things other than myself, but now I need to do more, coach the players to train, and care about their lives. ”

Before participating in the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the Chinese women's ice hockey team also played in the Winter Olympics twice - the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, women's ice hockey officially became a Winter Olympics event, the Chinese team won the fourth place in the first competition, just one step away from the podium; in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, the Chinese team won the seventh place. After finishing seventh at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, China's women's ice stormed the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics in succession. In 2022, as the host to participate in the Winter Olympics, the female ice girls are holding their breath, hoping to prove their strength at their doorstep.

"In fact, for us, every Olympic Games is a fierce battle, it is difficult. So I think we can still perform today, especially a lot of young players are playing in the Winter Olympics for the first time, and they did a good job today. Yu Baiwei said.

On the afternoon of the 3rd, the Chinese women's ice team lost to the Czech team 1:3. "The biggest gain in this game is to see the young players growing." Yu Baiwei concluded after the game, "Our goal and future goal of this Olympic Games are to play every ball well, every minute and every second first, and the details well." ”

In the women's ice hockey competition of the Winter Olympics, China and Japan, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Denmark are divided into Group B, of which Japan, the Czech Republic and Sweden are ranked in the top ten in the world, the Danish team is eleventh, and the Chinese team is only in the twentieth. Therefore, the opponents faced by the Chinese team are all fierce opponents.

As a "veteran", but still stick to the ice rink, for Bai Wei, only because of a dedication in his heart.

"I have not left this team because I always believe that the Chinese women's ice team can do better, and I think that I can work with this team to go back to the best period of the Chinese women's ice hockey team, back to the level of the top group."

(Xinhua News Agency)