In 2019, Nanjing girl Huang Ruixin was selected for the national team with her peers and represented China in Barcelona, Spain to participate in that year's roller skating world championships. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Nanjing, February 4, 2015 Title: Nanjing School Promotes "Wheel + Ice": Ignite the Fire of Ice and Snow in the Hearts of Children in the South
China News Network reporter Shen Ran
"Many of my coaches and teammates have participated in this year's Beijing Winter Olympics, and I believe that one day, I can also stand on the field of the Winter Olympics." For Nanjing girl Huang Ruixin, the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics will make her extra hot, from roller skating to ice hockey, the "flame" of ice and snow sports is also burning in the hearts of southern children.
Huang Ruixin is now a quasi-professional hockey player at the Harbin Institute of Physical Education Affiliated Athletics, and more than a year ago, she was a junior high school student. In the south, where there is almost no snow, Huang Ruixin and his classmates started from single-row roller skating and grew into ice players on the ice hockey rink.
Ice hockey has become a special sport in many primary and secondary schools in Nanjing. Photo by Yang Bo
In recent years, the "rotating ice" project promoted by The State General Administration of Sport of China has changed the physical education classes of many southern schools, including Huang Ruixin's alma mater, Nanjing Nanhu No. 2 Middle School. "In 2017, roller skating was selected as the school's school curriculum and officially opened to all students." Shi Qiang, vice president of the school, told China News Network reporter: "This sport was not popular in the south at that time, but it was loved and supported by students and parents. The training of 'wheel + ice' also gives many southern children the opportunity to participate in ice and snow sports. ”
Di Haoran, who coached the school's roller skating team, was a member of the Chinese women's roller skating national team. She recalled: "In the first class, hundreds of students in the school put on single row skates and could not stand up. It is such a weekly basic course that not only allows students to learn to slide and hit the ball with a rod, but even finds many good seedlings and forms a school team. ”
According to Di Haoran, "In less than two years, the school team played decently. In 2019, the 7 female players of the varsity team were also selected for the national team and went to Barcelona, Spain to participate in that year's roller skating world championships, and Huang Ruixin was one of them. ”
After three years of training in junior high school, Huang Ruixin is already a quasi-professional ice hockey player at the Affiliated Competitive Sports School of Harbin Institute of Physical Education. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
"After the start of the 'Rotating Ice' project, there are more and more ice rinks in southern cities, and the foundation for ice and snow sports is available. I started trying to lead the players who had a basic knowledge of roller skating into the 'wheel + ice' training. Di Haoran believes: "After all, ice hockey is an Olympic sport, which means a higher level of competition platform and broader development prospects for athletes." ”
Training on the roller skating rink five days a week and training on the ice rink for two days, more and more southern children are accustomed to such a "wheel + ice" exercise mode. Photo by Yang Bo
"The difference between ice hockey and roller skating is still quite large, and the speed and impact of the first time on the ice make me very uncomfortable. But as long as you insist on the combination of ice and roller skating training, you will find that with the improvement of ice hockey technology, roller skating is also played better. Huang Ruixin felt that "turning the ice" was a good decision, "This is a more exciting and more skillful sport, and I have set a goal to work hard to stand on the Olympic field." ”
Train on the roller skating rink five days a week and on the ice rink for two days. Not only Huang Ruixin, but more southern children are accustomed to such a "wheel + ice" way of exercising. The two children of Wang Xiaolei, a citizen of Nanjing, are learning ice hockey in the way of "wheel + ice". He said: "The eldest son who is in junior high school has joined the school team. The sport has just started in China and has a lot of room for development. For children, as long as they work hard, they have the opportunity to compete, which is a good motivation. ”
More than ten schools in Nanjing have set up roller skating courses, and nearly 200,000 teenagers participate in roller skating training all year round, which is a relatively large foundation of ice and snow sports. Photo by Yang Bo
Guo Dongmei, president of the Nanjing Ice and Snow Sports Association, told China News Network that more than ten schools in Nanjing have set up roller skating courses so far, and there are nearly 200,000 teenagers who participate in roller skating training all year round, forming a relatively large foundation of ice and snow sports. With the convening of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the local sports department has also actively promoted the popularization of campus ice and snow projects through "rotating ice". "We just held the inaugural Junior Hockey League (Spring Tournament) with 10 teams covering the U10, U12 and U14 age groups. It is believed that with the increase and promotion of the event, it will ignite the ice and snow fire in the hearts of more and more southern children. (End)