At 9:24 tonight, at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese delegation was led by male flag-rider speed skater Gao Tingyu and female flag-bearer steel frame snowmobile athlete Zhao Dan.
Gao Tingyu is China's "speed skating brother", the young man is 24 years old this year, 1 meter 80 tall, particularly handsome, especially representative of China's image.
However, as soon as the young man opened his mouth, the Northeast dialect made the reporter happy. Before the opening ceremony, the reporter wanted to interview, he said "What the hell? "The first time I was the flag bearer of the opening ceremony, I didn't know how to open it, and I didn't know if I could give everyone a good start."
Although we listened to the music, Gao Tingyu himself was nervous, rubbing his hands and sorting out his hat throughout the interview. "Nervous, it seems to be more nervous than I am when I play." The first time I did this... I haven't been to the Nest yet, and I don't know what the process is. ”
Gao Tingyu was born in December 1997, a native of Yichun, Heilongjiang, who began skating at the age of 8 and won the "Thirteen Winters" speed skating championship at the age of 19 and was selected for the national team. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Gao Tingyu became the first Chinese male athlete to win a speed skating medal at the Winter Olympics, and the most anticipated Chinese male speed skater at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. This afternoon, the entry for "the flag bearer of the Chinese sports delegation for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics" has been updated in his Baidu Encyclopedia.
A short-distance speed skating genius, he was once persuaded by his coach to quit
Talking about his speed skating career, Gao Tingyu said: "When I was a child, I skated for the first time, I fell in love with this feeling of being free on the ice, which was particularly magical and specially enjoyed. However, at the age of 11, he was also "dissuaded" by the coach of the Heilongjiang provincial team because of his late development.
But as he grew older, his talent became more apparent. At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Gao Tingyu won the bronze medal in 500 meters speed skating, winning the first medal of the Winter Olympics for the Chinese men's speed skating team.
It was also the highlight of his career, "When watching the five-star red flag rising, I didn't cry, wait until the next time I sang the national anthem." "Gao Tingyu said that he doesn't like to chase stars, doesn't like to be lively, doesn't like to play games, and likes to skate alone." What I look forward to most is to win glory for the country on the ice rink! ”
Everywhere you go, you will bring a latex pillow, and the sharpening knife will listen to Jay Chou
As mentioned above, Gao Tingyu does not chase stars, and has almost no personal hobbies. If there is, it is to listen to the song and listen to Jay Chou. "I have to put on music when sharpening the ice knife, which is a very decompressing way. Generally listen to songs, listen to Jay Chou's songs. ”
Gao Tingyu's spare time is almost all given to sleep. He himself said he would get at least 12 hours of sleep a day, up to 17 hours a day. "The reason why I love to sleep is because my body is very tired, and I can recover faster by resting well." And because of the importance of sleep quality, one piece of luggage he must bring wherever he goes is a latex pillow, "to prevent insomnia and fall into the pillow." ”
This year's Winter Olympics and the flag bearer, but also in front of the home of the game, Gao Tingyu is particularly looking forward to, "As the host, first of all, I am very happy to be able to participate in the Olympic Games in my own country, and I also hope to get a good result and win glory for the country!" ”