Xinjiang Altay girl Diniger (pictured right) and her father and sister attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Courtesy of The Dinegger family
Xinjiang Altay, February 6 (Nurzila Kinnes) Xinjiang Altay girl Diniger Yilamujiang, who "lit" the main torch at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, completed her Winter Olympic cross-country skiing double chase on the 5th. That night, the reporter came to his home and learned about his "ice and snow road".
Altay, located in the north of Xinjiang, has high-quality ice and snow resources, and Dinigel's father, Yi lamujiang Mulaji, was an outstanding cross-country skier in Xinjiang in the 1980s.
Diniger's mother, Ruxian Hatibaji, told reporters: "When Diniger was one year old, she often asked me to take me to the skating rink to play, and often went to see her father's game. ”
At first, I thought it was very hard for the girl to practice this sport, and I also tried to cultivate other interests, so I sent her to a violin class at the age of 4 and studied for 9 years, and then my daughter still felt interested in skiing, so she gave up learning violin and devoted herself to skiing. "Seeing that she was enjoying herself practicing the sport tirelessly, I also chose to support her."
Diniger's mother (second from left) watches the Winter Olympics cross-country skiing at home. Courtesy of The Dinegger family
Ski trails are not easy. She said, "Once when I came back from training, I saw my daughter's two ears frozen stiff, and the tears of pain flowed out at that time, when I said you don't want to practice, I didn't expect my daughter to firmly say' It's okay, Mom, I like I have to insist, Dad also came this way, I can do it.'" ’”
In the beginning, Diniger only trained during winter and summer vacations, more like a hobby. In 2012, the 12th National Winter Games was held in Jilin, and Diniger represented the Altay region. "That race changed her and she told us that she saw high-level professional athletes and wanted to be like them and stand on the podium."
At the age of 12, under the guidance of her father, she received systematic ski training, took ski training in the local school, and officially embarked on the road of professional skiing.
In 2017, Diniger joined the National Cross-Country Skiing Training Team through cross-border cross-border selection, and won the runner-up in the women's short distance competition of the 2019 FIS China Beijing Cross-Country Skiing Points Grand Prix. In the 2021-2022 season, at the isletis of the FIS Points Series, Diniger won the first place in the women's 10 km traditional style, the first place in the 10 km freestyle, the first place in the short distance freestyle, and the first place in the 15 km freestyle interval.
The reporter learned that Diniger is a "home of ice and snow", his father is a famous cross-country skier in Xinjiang, and his sister Diridal is now the second national cross-country skiing team. "Father and daughter all participated in the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which is a special honor given to us by the state."
According to the Altay Regional Bureau of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism, the Altay region has taken the Beijing Winter Olympics as an opportunity to train and train more than 2,300 cross-country skiing and speed skaters at different levels in recent years, including 17 outstanding athletes to the national team. (End)