(Beijing Winter Olympics) Jin Boyang is back
Beijing, 8 Feb (China News Service) Title: Jin Boyang has returned
China News Service reporter Zhang Su
"Jin Boyang is back!" The narrator couldn't help but shout.
On February 8, the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating men's single short skating program competition was held at the Capital Gymnasium. The picture shows Chinese player Jin Boyang in the competition. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
On the 8th, the fifth person to appear in the men's single short skating program competition of figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics was Chinese player Jin Boyang. In the very traditional Chinese style soundtrack, wearing an aqua blue race suit, he glided, rotated, jumped, and flowed like water.
People immersed themselves in his performance until the music stopped, the action stopped, the camera froze on him, and the audience cheered. Jin Boyang could no longer suppress it, bent over, covered his face with his hands and wept, and did not calm down for a long time.
Jin Boyang, who had set a new record in the history of the Chinese men's singles Olympics in Pyeongchang, returned with his signature move.
In this game, he perfectly reproduced the "hooker four weeks followed by the outer point ice for three weeks in a row". This action, which belongs to the highest difficulty level of men's single skating in the world today, is both his first and his "touchstone".
Jin Boyang, who was not in good shape during the Beijing Winter Olympic cycle, has rarely completed this "signature action" with high quality on the occasion of the competition. A few days ago, the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating team competition men's singles short program competition, also in this ice rink, Jin Boyang fell in a row of jumps.
But today, he feels that doing this is more relaxed than ever, "like someone holding you in the air, less than the strength I needed when I was at my best."
Not only the action, Jin Boyang also brought back to Beijing the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" performed in Pyeongchang 4 years ago.
The two excerpts of this short program are also from this well-known martial arts movie, but the styles are very different. However, whether it is in the bright-paced "Night Fight" or in the melodious "Eternal Oath" to convey feelings, the "young warrior" Jin Boyang has become integrated with the story.
Because for him, this is not only a short set of programs, but also himself. Here not only has a sense of home and country, but also condenses his past.
He slid through the ice rink, and every frame of the past slipped through the back of his mind. Jin Boyang, who has always only shown a happy smile, will be so embarrassed about himself.
Wiping away tears, he confided.
"I am a person who keeps happiness to others and sadness to myself." He said that there was a big grin in front of the camera, and the personality in reality was somewhat non-committal. Usually alone in the room, it is also more EMO (Internet term, referring to negative emotions such as "low" and "decadent").
Jin Boyang confessed himself so frankly, as he frankly accepted defeat.
As the only player in the Chinese figure skating team to participate in the men's singles event, the team and individual competitions must be played "full attendance" for 4 games, and they must "take the lead" for their teammates, and the pressure on Jin Boyang can be imagined. In preparation for the Winter Olympics on his doorstep, he trained twice as much as he did in the previous cycle. I still eat a lot, but my weight is 10 pounds lighter.
Debuting at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the "debut" was not satisfactory. However, Jin Boyang was able to quickly adjust after the fall, or successfully complete other technical actions, or temporarily "save the field" to make up for the loss of points, and the performance of each game was remarkable.
What underpins all this, as Jin Boyang puts it, "learned to accept my own failures." In the past, he "wanted to succeed in the game, no matter what, no matter how it was, whether it was oblique or horizontal." Now in the face of failure, he thinks of the "next action", is to "do each step step by step".
Treat success or failure, be more lenient than yourself and be more lenient than others.
The female players of the same team played poorly, almost preventing the whole team from advancing to the second stage of the team competition, Jin Boyang's idea was very simple, "I will be ready, enter the free skating, I will participate; if I do not enter, I will go to the afternoon training." He also kept comforting and encouraging his teammates.
As for the statement that "the referee presses the score", Jin Boyang said that it is actually because he still has some small mistakes, which not only affects the individual actions, but also affects the effect of the whole set of actions. Only if you skate cleanly can you get all the extra points.
After the end of the short program competition on the 8th, Jin Boyang temporarily ranked 11th. The free skating competition will be held on the 10th, and the players competing with him include two-time Winter Olympic champions and three-time World Championship champions. Whether it is age, technology or experience, Jin Boyang is not dominant.
Jin Boyang, who has never made a secret of the Winter Olympic medal as his goal, is no longer the young general who was nervous enough to "tears in his eyes" when preparing for the event 4 years ago. He said he just wanted to enjoy the Winter Olympics on his doorstep and then leave the best performance on the field.
Outside of the game, what about facing questions like "The 'ice pier' you held in your hand before?" "What 'label' will you put on yourself" and other questions, Jin Boyang also has to answer questions, and witty words are frequent, often causing laughter in the interview area. Some questions could not be answered for a while, "I will think again, and I will talk about it the day after tomorrow", he laughed.
He didn't just come back. Standing in front of people's eyes is a better Jin Boyang. (End)