Today is the third competition day after the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese delegation is currently performing well, with a score of 2 gold and 2 silver temporarily ranked fourth in the medal table, and Hebei athletes who have already appeared have also played their own level and achieved a number of breakthroughs.
In the biathlon mixed relay competition, Yan Xingyuan appeared on the third base and helped the Chinese team to 15th place, which was the best result achieved by the Chinese team in the Winter Olympics event, and it was also the first time that Hebei athletes had boarded the snow sports field of the Winter Olympics. Zhang Qing, head coach of hebei biathlon, said: "Yan Xingyuan is participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time, although he is a little nervous in the sliding part, but overall he has played at his normal level. ”
Liu Rongsheng in the game. Image from Hebei Daily
On February 6, Liu Rongsheng and Chen Degen joined hands in the cross-country skiing men's doubles chase, in which Liu Rongsheng finished with a result of 38th place, which also created the best record in the history of the mainland in the Winter Olympics. Wang Dong, deputy director of the Winter Sports Center of the Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau, said: "Although the 38th place does not look so dazzling, it is already a major breakthrough for the mainland cross-country skiing project. Liu Rongsheng and Chen Degen will also participate in a number of small competitions in the future, and I believe that their status will get better and better. ”
Ice hockey player Li Qianhua. Image from the National Winter Sports Administration
In the ice event, Hebei athletes have also made a breakthrough, Baoding post-00 young player Li Qianhua was selected into the Chinese women's ice hockey team Winter Olympics roster, Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau Winter Sports Center Deputy Director Wang Dong said: "Li Qianhua in 2017 from the athletics project across the discipline to ice hockey, progress is very fast, from the provincial team to the national youth team to the national team, to do step by step, one step a year, can appear in the Winter Olympics list, is already a victory." ”
In the past six years, Hebei has set up 18 professional teams for winter sports, ranking third in the country, laying a solid foundation for the development of winter sports in the province. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, a total of eight athletes from Hebei were selected for the Chinese sports delegation, and in the later competitions, Li Chunjian, Yin Zheng and other players will all appear on the stage, looking forward to their better results and creating a new glory of Ice and Snow Sports in Hebei.
Source: Ji Yun
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Organizer: Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau
Producer: Guo Lijun
Editor's proofreading: He Wanxuan