Peninsula all-media reporter Pan Lichao (Photo courtesy of interviewee)
Qingdao figure in the Winter Olympics, in addition to the ice athlete Li Wenlong and coach Yang Zhanyu, in Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic biathlon field, there is also a physical education teacher from Qingdao as a technical official here, guarding the order of the field, it is understood that the 33-year-old Fan Shuo is a physical education teacher in Qingdao Middle School, when he was young, he was an archer, after retiring because of various opportunities to get involved in ice and snow sports, and broke through the layers of selection, and finally stood on the field of the Beijing Winter Olympic Winter Biathlon, With a special identity, he will contribute to the strength of Qingdao for this Winter Olympic Games.
The countdown to the Winter Olympics is getting busier
Recently, when the Peninsula all-media reporter contacted Fan Shuo, he had just "gone down the mountain" to rest, and used the rare rest time in the evening to chat with the reporter in detail about the work of the competition area. Since most of the biathlon events are conducted in the mountains, in industry parlance, "going up the hill" means going from the station to the competition area, and "going down the mountain" means returning from the division to the station.
According to Fan Shuo, his work in the competition area is to serve as a domestic technical officer for biathlon, specifically to be responsible for ensuring that the hardware facilities of the competition, such as the snow track target position, must meet the requirements of the competition. Because of the climatic characteristics of the mountainous area, the snow tracks and target positions of the competition are easily affected by wind and snow, they need to adjust at any time, and after the end of the previous player's competition, the slip marks left on the slopes can easily affect the next player's play, Fan Shuo What they have to do is to ensure that the conditions of the field are as fair as possible for each player.
As the Beijing Winter Olympics are approaching, players from all over the world have arrived in the competition area to adapt to the venue, Fan Shuo's work is getting busier and busier, even in the Chinese New Year's Eve and the first few days of the New Year, they also clean up the snow track as usual, stick to their respective posts to prepare for the game, Fan Shuo said, see the Chinese red on the field, you can feel the strength of the motherland behind.
Full set of Winter Olympic gear forget the cold
"We entered the Zhangjiakou division on January 21, the first competition day of the biathlon was February 5, and the venue is still undergoing various preparations, while also accepting the acceptance of international professional institutions, so that there is no mistake during the competition." At present, Fan Shuo and his companions work about 10 hours a day, almost sunrise, sunset, and if they encounter special circumstances, they will not go down the mountain until very late.
Although it is very hard, but Fan Shuo can feel the strength of the motherland's logistics support through a few days of work: "When I first came here, I underestimated the degree of cold here, wore a little less, and my ears were a little frostbitten, but soon the division issued us a full set of equipment from the inside to the outside, we had to stand on the field to enforce the law, but also to clean up the snow and slip marks on the track, the clothes we were issued were both warm and convenient, and when we wore it, we could feel that the technology content of the domestic brand was very high, more comfortable than any ski suit we had worn before. It turned out that the warm clothes prepared from home were basically useless. Like the night of the Small Year, when we set the target position and shoveled the snow until 11 o'clock in the evening, we stood in the snow for more than ten hours without feeling cold, and the logistics support work this time was really good, and we could still eat dumplings when we returned to the station after the end of the work, and we could feel the strength of the motherland and the warmth brought to our grassroots workers."
The Olympic champion inspired him to bond with snow and ice
In Fan Shuo's circle of friends, every day will be recorded in the area of some experience, most of them are about the Winter Olympics some dynamics and daily work records, and Fan Shuo's WeChat avatar is related to archery, it turned out that he was once a member of the Shandong archery team, and Qingdao Olympic champion Zhang Juanjuan out of the same door, in 2015, he ended his 14-year career as an athlete, a chance, Fan Shuo in the sister Zhang Juanjuan inspired, began to obtain the middle school physical education teacher qualification certificate process, Became a physical education teacher at Qingdao Middle School.
Fan Shuo recalled that when he first joined Qingdao Middle School, Beijing happened to be qualified to bid for the Winter Olympics, and the State General Administration of Sport issued a notice of "retired athletes transforming into snow practitioner training". This is a curiosity and a revelation for Fan Shuo, who has never skied snow. "There seems to be a lot less sports to do in winter than in summer, and this training may be a good starting point, so I decided to submit an application and try it bravely." Unexpectedly, this attempt fascinated me so much, I fell in love with the sport and passed the "Ski Social Instructor", "Alpine Skiing National Level I Referee" and "Ski Instructor National Vocational Qualification Evaluator" for several years. ”
After becoming a member of the "Snow Circle", while responding to the national call for "300 million people to go to the ice and snow", Fan Shuo enriched the amateur life of himself and his surrounding teachers and colleagues: "I used my spare time on weekends and winter vacations to carry out public welfare ski sports classes many times, and organized nearly 100 people to carry out activities in professional ski resorts in many places. Skiing is a high-risk sport, and with the development of public welfare activities among teachers and other adult groups for many years, I have accumulated experience and actively explored and improved safe and efficient teaching methods and emergency treatment methods. With the gradual maturity of the conditions, we will present better winter public welfare sports activities for the young students of Qingdao Middle School at the right time, accompany the children into the snowy mountains to approach the Winter Olympics, and feel the charm of ice and snow sports together. ”
Thousands of people were selected to qualify for the Winter Olympics
To be able to become the technical official of this Winter Olympics, Fan Shuo can be said to be a real "one in a hundred", can go through layers of selection, get the qualification to participate in the Winter Olympics, it is not easy: "There are more than 1,200 people who first participated in the training, with the continuous progress of theoretical examinations, field operations and teaching tests, in recent years I have participated in nearly 10 training sessions, including offline training, and later because of the epidemic changed to online training, but also participated in the security work of related events at different levels, through these learning, experience, It was really rewarding. One of the biathlons is shooting, which has something in common with archery that I have been practicing for more than ten years, and with the support of the school, I can have the time and opportunity to go to the snow fields of The Northeast for ski training every winter, and at the same time, through years of teaching experience, I also know which way to make it easy for students to accept, so I have a certain skill advantage when selecting. ”
It was not until three months ago that Fan Shuo received a notice from the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee to obtain the qualification to go to the Technical Officer of the Winter Olympic Games, and Fan Shuo said that he was very emotional about getting this opportunity: "Thanks to the Shandong Provincial Sports Bureau, the Shandong Provincial Ski Association and the Qingdao Middle School for their attention to skiing and my support for this experience, in addition to my technical support in the biathlon project, there are at least four fellow villagers from Shandong who are in the Nordic biathlon, snowboarding, alpine skiing and other other venue guarantees. However, I have not found a friend from Qingdao in the competition area, in addition to ensuring biathlon at the Winter Olympic Games, I will also be responsible for the support of many snow sports in the Winter Paralympic Games, and the working hours will continue until mid-to-late March, hoping that this trip to the Winter Olympics will not fail in its mission. ”
I hope to build a sports dream for more people
In addition to skiing, Fan Shuo is still obsessed with the archery project he first engaged in, and has always been very grateful to his former sister Zhang Juanjuan: "Sister Juanjuan told me that as a retired athlete, you can't lose your professional skills, but you have to transform it into your own advantages and play it in your position." ”
After stepping into the teaching position, Fan Shuo brought what he learned in the archery field for more than ten years to the children of the school is a very happy thing, with the support and care of the leaders of Qingdao Middle School, the students spontaneously formed an archery club and established an archery school team with the help of the Shandong Provincial Archery Team. The archery classroom of Qingdao Middle School has gradually become the focus of students' after-school life, including some children who did not like sports before.
As a physical education teacher, Fan Shuo has been building his own sports dreams for children, and Fan Shuo believes that "not helping them choose the right sports for them" is often the reason why these students fail to fall in love with physical education. Facing difficulties is the most basic quality of becoming a professional athlete, which is also the potential advantage of athletes transforming into teachers. Being able to better expand the motor skills you have mastered and accompany more children to carry out richer and more interesting sports in a more sufficient time is something that a physical education teacher should do well. This time I have the opportunity to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics, and I also hope to accumulate some experience. I hope to attract more children to participate in ice and snow sports, so as to contribute to the development of ice and snow sports in Shandong. ”
Related information: Biathlon comparable to hunting
Biathlon originated in Norway and is associated with people hunting in winter, which is a ski and shooting competition. Biathlon is one of the snow sports and one of the official events of the Winter Olympics. A sport that combines two different characteristics of cross-country skiing and shooting, athletes carry a special small-caliber rifle, and when competing, athletes wear skis on their feet, hold ski poles, carry guns, and slide along the marked slides in the correct direction and order to complete the predetermined whole course. A shot is fired every distance of the taxi, and the first person to reach the finish line wins. Athletes are required to have both the ability to turn from motion to static and the ability to rotate from static.
The biathlon competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held from February 5 to 19 at the National Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou. The race featured 11 events in the men's 10 km sprint, 20 km individual, 12.5 km chase, 15 km group start, 4×7.5 km relay, and women's 7.5 km short distance, 15 km individual, 10 km chase, 12.5 km group start, 4×6 km relay and 4×6 km mixed relay. The Chinese biathlon team is also looking forward to achieving good results at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The Chinese biathlon team qualified for the Beijing Winter Olympics with 4 men and 4 women, and after 30 years, China once again won 8 seats in the event. The Chinese biathlon team is also looking forward to achieving good results at the Beijing Winter Olympics.