"Ice butterfly" Zhu Yi flew into the Beijing Winter Olympics

For the sport of skating, we are no longer unfamiliar, and the mainland has also achieved good results in skating competitions, but compared to foreign countries, the level still needs to be improved, with the development of society, many talents have begun to develop domestically. Like Gu Ailing, Zhu Yi was also born in the United States, but he always had China in his heart, and finally decided to give up his American citizenship, join the Chinese nationality, and become a Chinese figure skating women's singles athlete, bluntly saying that he "wants to help China win the championship".

Zhu Yi was born in California, usa, his parents are Chinese, his father Zhu Songchun is a native of Ezhou, Hubei Province, graduated from the Department of Computer Science of the University of Science and Technology of China, and later went to the United States to develop, and then gave birth to a daughter Zhu Yi.

"Mom, I did it, I was able to participate in the Winter Olympics, thank you for the support of all my friends!" More than 10 days before the opening of the Winter Olympics, Zhu Yi left such words on his personal social platform.

After a month of 3 stops and 5 Olympic trials, the candidates to represent China in figure skating for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in figure skating men's and women's single skating were finally finalized, and 19-year-old Zhu Yi stood out in the fierce competition and won the only place in the women's single skating of the Winter Olympics.

On September 19, 2002, Zhu Yi was born. The "Yi" in her name is taken from the "I Ching", and the nickname "Youyou" comes from the famous sentence in the Tang Dynasty poet Cui Hao's "Climbing the Yellow Crane Tower" - "The yellow crane is gone, and the white clouds are empty for a thousand years", and it contains the father's attachment to his hometown in Hubei. Chinese culture remains an important source of nourishment for her growing up.

By chance, Zhu Yi was exposed to skating at the age of 7. In January 2018, Zhu Yi, then 16 years old, won the women's singles title in the rookie category of the National Figure Skating Championships. In the same year, figure skating world champion Chen Lu was hired by the Chinese Olympic Committee as the head coach of the "Morning Road Program" figure skating national training team, and her main task was to dig up talents for the Chinese women's single skating that had been broken in recent years. The national training team led by Chen Lu mainly trains in the United States, and the search for Chinese reserve forces is also part of the plan, and Zhu Yi, who has emerged in American figure skating events and has a Chinese ancestry, naturally entered Chen Lu's investigation range.

In fact, for Chen Lu, the best women's singles player in the history of Chinese figure skating, Zhu Yi has long been adored, and being able to get her favor is undoubtedly a great affirmation and encouragement for the little girl. In 2019, Zhu Yi rejected the American figure skating team, chose Chinese nationality, and began to represent the Chinese team in the competition. In November 2019, Zhu Yi participated in the China Cup held in Chongqing for the first time as a member of the Chinese figure skating team.

Before being asked if she was sure of qualifying for the Winter Olympics, Zhu Yi always said "hope" and "try her best to fight"; now, she stood out from the fierce competition and took the "through train" of the Winter Olympics, this 19-year-old "Little Flower" finally realized her biggest dream of figure skating life, but she was not satisfied, "It is an honor to participate in the Winter Olympics, I will continue to work hard to prepare, look forward to showing a better performance in Beijing, and also hope that all the players of the Chinese delegation, All can get satisfactory results. ”

Let yourself be known to more people, compete with more high-level players, and show yourself in the Winter Olympic Games, these are zhu Yi's three wishes. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, can this "ice butterfly" named Zhu Yi shine his dream into reality? Let's wait and see!

Source: Yangtze Evening News