McMaris: Receiving the award with "Little Friend" Su Yiming was a magical experience

Live bar February 7 news Beijing Winter Olympics snowboarding men's slope obstacle skills bronze medal winner Mark McMorris told Xinhua News Agency reporter on the 7th that receiving the award with "little friend" Su Yiming is a magical experience in his life.

After winning The historic Chinese men's first Winter Olympic medal in men's snowboarding, Su Yiming, 17, said McMorris and gold medalist Max Parrott were his idols and heroes on the snowboard road.

When the reporter relayed Su Yiming's words to McMaris, the Canadian veteran responded: "It is a special magical feeling to be an idol of others, and I feel very honored." ”

In fact, "Little Sue" and McMorris are old friends, and according to Canadians, they first met at a snowboard promotion event in 2010. At that time, snowboarding was just getting started in China, and Su Yiming almost grew up in China with the sport.

"When I first met him, Sue was only that tall." McMorris pointed his finger at his waist, "Over the years, I've become an 'old skater' and then I met Sue here and played against him again and again, it's amazing!" ”

The athlete, who won the bronze medal in the men's steeplechase at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Pyeongchang and Beijing, said: "Su is a very good child, from the first time I met him, I felt his deep love for snowboarding and full of motivation to improve himself. ”

"As a snowboarder, I would say these traits are what makes him successful. Su Yiming is a real snowboarder. ”

"I would also like to say that he has a bright future and I am proud of him!"

In the world of snowboarding, McMorris is a "walking legend". Not only was he the first skater in history to complete a three-week 1,440-degree move backwards, but he also returned to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 11 months after suffering a near-fatal injury and won the bronze medal.

Speaking about his understanding of snowboarding, the legendary player said: "I think the essence of snowboarding is that it brings pleasure, and the competition is only a very small part of the sport. After the accident that nearly took my life, I cherished the opportunity to continue skiing. ”

McMorris sees the Winter Olympics as an opportunity to expand public awareness of snowboarding, "For me, the Winter Olympics have also fulfilled my career and fulfilled my 'legacy' as a single skater."

The Canadian athlete, who has been to China for competitions and snowboard promotion events many times over the past decade, said: "I know that snowboarding is very popular in China right now, which is really good! ”

(Xinhua News Agency)