On the afternoon of February 5, the highly anticipated first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics arrived as promised, and there was a gold medal for skiing "Queen" Tres Johaiyug from Norway.
In an interview after the game, in addition to expressing her joy at the realization of her championship dream, she also mentioned her own perception of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
"It's a great feeling to be here, the people here are very friendly, smiling all the time and greeting you every time they meet." She even learned a Chinese on the spot: "Happy New Year, I am the champion." ”
When asked about the "ice pier" that she held high on the podium, her joy was also overflowing: "The mascot is cute, I like it very much." ”
Johaiyug held aloft the "ice pier". Happy to come to China, happy to get the "ice pier" to win the women's cross-country skiing double chase event with a clear advantage, Johaiug suddenly sat down on the ground, excitedly celebrating his victory.
The title made her the winner of the first gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and for Johaiug, the gold medal was also her first Olympic gold in this event.
In 2010, Johaiug won the relay gold medal at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, but in the double pursuit event, although she won the world championships three times in 2015, 2019 and 2021, she never reached the top of the Olympics.
She had not been able to reach the podium on two previous Olympic trips, sixth at the 2010 Winter Olympics and fourth at the 2014 Winter Olympics, but this time, her dream finally came true.
"Everything is beautiful, it's a dream I've had since I was a little girl, and today I achieved my goal and it was a perfect day." She told reporters after the game.
Johaiyug fell to his knees to celebrate. 'I've been training for this moment for many, many years and I'm actually very happy to be here because Norway has been infected with COVID-19 (which has led to a postponement of the departure).' Johaiug said he had never been to China before, but this trip to the Beijing Winter Olympics was absolutely the most wonderful: "It feels very good to be here, the people here are very friendly, smiling all the time, and they greet you every time they meet." ”
"Both the people here and the organization of the competition are perfect, and I am very happy to be able to experience China and Beijing first-hand."
In addition, the Winter Olympic mascot "Ice Pier", which was held high by Johaiyug at the award ceremony, has also become a topic of interest to reporters, and Johaiyug has not hesitated to "like".
"The mascot is lovely, I love it so much and I'm so happy to get it on the podium after the race."
Practicing 10,000-meter running will help cross-country skiing to win the first gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and Johaiug said that his secret is to maintain a good attitude: "In the part of the traditional posture competition, my play is just OK, I have always told myself, stay calm, keep calm, tell myself that to enter the free posture competition later, you must surpass the opponent." ”
"The traditional posture part is more difficult because there is a lot of snow in some places on the slopes, and there are not so many snow in some places, and the wind is very strong today, so you have to try to do your best." My idea is to stay fast and steady, focusing on my technique. ”
This is already Joheyug's fourth Olympic medal, and in addition to two gold medals, she also won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
But what's even more surprising is that in addition to skiing, she has also become a good track and field player – she competed in the women's 10,000 meters at the Norwegian National Athletics Championships in 2019 and won the gold medal with a time of 32 minutes and 20 seconds. After winning the Beijing Winter Olympics, Johaiug told reporters that practicing running is a pleasure for himself, and it is also a kind of training that helps skiing.
"I actually run a lot of steps in the summer, and then I tried to train for 10,000 meters and participated in some races and won awards. At the same time, running is also a good training that is conducive to cross-country skiing, and running provides me with a lot of motivation to make my cross-country skiing better. ”
(The Paper)