On February 6, Beijing time, in the women's ice hockey group stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese women's ice hockey team won two consecutive victories against Japan in the penalty shootout, locking up the top eight seats! The 26-year-old goalkeeper Zhou Jiaying showed great bravery.
In this game, the Chinese women's ice hockey team conceded a goal first, and relied on Hu Baozhen's grab points in the third quarter to equalize the score. Neither side scored in extra time. In the penalty shootout, the Chinese team Miller scored, and goalkeeper Zhou Jiaying performed heroically, saving all the shots of the Japanese team and helping China defeat the Japanese team again after 13 years!
At present, the Chinese women's ice hockey team has won 2 wins and 1 loss, accumulated 5 points in Group B, and has successfully locked in an eight-round place with one game left in the group stage!
"Hero" Zhou Jiaying was born on October 4, 1995 in Vancouver, Canada, with a height of 1 meter 75, who speaks Chinese, English and French. In addition to the hockey player, she has other labels - Princeton University senior, former Wall Street elite, Russian women's ice hockey league best goalkeeper.
In 2012, Zhou Jiaying entered the Ivy League university Princeton University to study finance, and represented the varsity team in 111 games with an average save rate of 0.92 per game. She also won the U18 World Championship for the Canadian national team.
After graduation, Zhou Jiaying rode on Wall Street as a professional fund analyst. But in her heart, there is also a hockey dream, an Olympic dream.
In 2018, Zhou Jiaying joined Shenzhen Kunlun Hongxing Ice Hockey Club, playing in the Canadian Women's Ice Hockey League (CWHL) and the Russian Women's Ice Hockey League (WHL) for 4 seasons, winning the WHL Championship and the title of Best Goalkeeper. Subsequently, she became a Chinese citizen.
Less than three months before the Beijing Winter Olympics, Zhou Jiaying suffered a serious injury. On November 15, 2021, Zhou Jiaying accidentally slipped in the gym and fractured his left ankle. After the operation, Zhou Jiaying did his best to recover and finally caught up with the Olympic Games.
"To be able to represent China, my heart is full of glory!" Zhou Jiaying said.
In the second game of the group stage of the Winter Olympics, the Chinese team defeated the Danish team 3-1 in adversity. After the game, Zhou Jiaying sat on his knees on the ground, excited and weeping. 'My coaches, my teammates have always believed I can come back and help the team. She said, "We're so happy to win!" ”
On February 7, the Chinese women's ice team will face the last opponent in the group stage, Sweden, and cheer for the Chinese girls together!