On the evening of February 4, at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, cross-country skier Diniger Yilamujiang from Xinjiang Altay and Nordic biathlete Athlete Zhao Jiawen acted as the last torchbearer and placed the torch in the main torch "Snowflake".
20-year-old skier Diniger Yilamujiang, from Altay, Xinjiang, the birthplace of human skiing. At the Bird's Nest station of the 2019 FIS cross-country skiing points race, Diniger, who was only 18 years old at the time, finished second in the women's category. In the three races of the FIS Points Series of CROSS-Country Skiing held from October to December 2021, Diniger won consecutive championships.
Diniger Yilamujiang began his skiing training under the guidance of his father at the age of 12. The story of Diniger Ilamujan and his father is a realistic version of "Ski, Dad." ”
Realistic version of "Ski, Daddy"
In the 1980s, the Altay region sent a number of outstanding alpine skiers and cross-country skiers to the country. Diniger's father, Yilamujiang, was associated with skiing at that time. Skating first and then skiing, in 1988, Yilamujiang stepped on slender cross-country skis for the first time.
For this sport of gliding in the snowy hills, Yilamujiang quickly showed his talent. In 1993, he won the third place in a national cross-country skiing competition held in Changbai Mountain. However, in 1994 the Altay Ski Team disbanded, and the fledgling Yilamujiang was forced to retire. Sitting in his office, he collected the snowboard like an antique.
In 2009, Altay City vigorously promoted the cultivation and popularization of ski lessons for primary and secondary school students, and Yilamujiang was commissioned to coach a cross-country skiing team of 20 teenagers. Daughter Diniger is one of them.
That is, from that time on, Yilamujiang's dream of skiing was continued in his daughter - "work hard, child" is the most words Yilamujiang said to his daughter.
Regarding childhood memories, Diniger thinks of the most professional terms such as alternating gliding, double-staff push-and-hold skating, and figure-eight steps without sliding stages.
Before each training or competition, the father would carefully wax Diniger's skis, tuck the tip of his boot into the iron clip on the ski, buckle it firmly, watch his daughter bounce and rotate, squat and drag the snowball behind him to slide downhill, he always had to tell Diniger to push the key to sliding with both canes: "When crouching and turning, pay attention to the angle!" Be steady! ”
"She inherited my athletic talent." In Yilamujiang's view, talent is one thing, and scientific and rigorous training is essential.
In life, the most common communication between father and daughter is skiing skills, and watching videos of cross-country skiing events repeatedly. The two skis remain parallel to the direction of the slide, using the back and forth swing of the legs forward, a seemingly simple movement that Diniger practiced thousands of times.
In 2012, the 12th National Winter Games was held in Jilin, and Diniger represented the Altay region. After the game, she told her father that she hoped to win the game like a professional athlete and stand on the podium. With the support of her father, she officially embarked on the road of professional skiing.
In November last year, Diniger won the international snow federation points competition hot spring station competition, and she was gradually selected for the Chinese sports delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Diniger Yilamujiang was interviewed after winning the hot springs Shiliuyun/Xinjiang Daily reporter Dong Liang
Today, Diniger Yilamujiang will compete in the women's doubles event of cross-country skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, she said, "My goal is to hit the podium and win glory for the country!" ”
According to the schedule, on the afternoon of February 5, the National Cross-Country Skiing Center took the lead in launching the women's double chase (7.5 km traditional technology + 7.5 km free technology) final, which is expected to produce the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Dinegger Yilamujiang come on!
Come on Chinese athletes!
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