With a red bodysuit with the Swiss flag printed on his chest, Swiss skier Nicholas Huber "caught fire" before the official opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and some Chinese netizens called him a "Swiss ski comedian". However, due to a positive nucleic acid test after arriving in Beijing, Huber was sent to isolation. On the 3rd, in a video interview with the Global Times reporter, Huber revealed that his nucleic acid results have been negative and he has resumed training. When he learned that many Chinese netizens liked his video and wished him a speedy recovery, Huber expressed his gratitude, "I hope to share the positive power with you through the video." ”
Huber is a Swiss snowboarder who participated in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics and is also coming to Beijing with the Swiss delegation. As a foreign athlete, Huber was little known in China, but a series of Winter Olympic videos he posted on social media made many Chinese netizens shout funny.
In the video of his flight to Beijing, Huber, dressed in a red jumpsuit with the Swiss flag on his chest and resembling a Spider-Man outfit, darted all the way to the airport and interacted frequently with other Swiss athletes during the flight. However, after arriving in Beijing, Huber tested positive for nucleic acid and was sent to the hotel for isolation. During the quarantine period, Huber still wears his tights to exercise and dance, "the Swiss Winter Olympics have been greatly isolated" and even appeared on the hot list of a short video platform, netizens said that he and zhang Guowei, a former high jumper who likes to "live up" funny, are becoming more and more similar.
"I'm creative sometimes, but most of the time I'm still doing mundane things. The inspiration for the video was probably something I suddenly came up with while I was in the shower: What if I missed the plane? Huber told the Global Times that the Swiss national team has a website with a variety of clothes on it, and his tights are from there. Huber also showed the bodysuit through video, which is hanging on the wall opposite the bed along with the Swiss flag.
When the Global Times reporter told Huber that these videos were also loved by Chinese netizens, Huber expressed surprise. "It's amazing, and I'm so grateful to you," Huber said, "that's what I want to pass on, and I want to share the positives with everyone and encourage people to see the positives." ”
Huber said he was an optimistic person himself. "Life always has ups and downs, and while there are fears and frustrations, most of the time I'm optimistic and I try to keep myself energized," Huber says. ”
At present, Huber's nucleic acid results have been negative and he has begun to resume training, but he still needs to comply with relevant epidemic prevention regulations. "I feel good, I was able to play in the race on Sunday and in 7 days I can fully get back to normal." Huber said. According to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Epidemic Prevention Manual, for asymptomatic infected people, if the nucleic acid test results are negative twice in a row (the sampling interval is at least 24 hours) and there are no other COVID-19 symptoms, the isolation will be lifted. However, if you wish to return to your post during the race, additional precautions applicable to close contacts must be taken. Currently, Huber needs to undergo a nucleic acid test every 12 hours for 7 days, and can participate in training in a negative case.
Although he said that he was not a professional and could not evaluate the specific epidemic prevention policy, Huber said that he would fully comply with the relevant requirements. "I am very happy to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics," Huber said, adding that it was a "magical thing" to be able to host the Olympic Games normally under the coronavirus pandemic, and he would do his best to challenge the medals in the future competitions.
In addition to training and competition, Huber will continue to shoot more videos in his tights. "While it would be fun to wear at the opening ceremony, I knew the national team wouldn't let me do that," said Huber, who would consider opening an account on Chinese social media for more Chinese netizens to see his video.