Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 8, 2019 -- Riding the snow, jumping into the blue sky, flipping for two weeks, turning 1620... After 3 seconds, landing steadily, the snow foam stirred up by the snowboard broke through the tense silence of the whole venue, and The Chinese player Gu Ailing screamed loudly, clasped his head with both hands, and covered his face and cried. Born in 2003, she successfully challenged the third jump with a super difficult move she had never made before, staged a super reversal, and won the crown in the final of the freestyle ski women's big jump at the Beijing Winter Olympics held on the 8th.
In this ice and snow feast, the Chinese "post-00s" Winter Olympic athletes like Gu Ailing stepped on the ice knife and snowboard, galloped on the ice and snow arena, and interpreted the hot youth power in the ice and snow. As of the 8th, at the Winter Olympics, the Chinese sports delegation won a total of 3 gold and 2 silver, of which the "post-00s" athletes contributed 1 gold and 2 silver.
Across the field, gold and silver
On the morning of the 8th, in the blue sky of Beijing's ShijingShan, the Shougang Ski Jump was particularly "eye-catching" - Chinese athlete Gu Ailing will debut.
In the first two jumps, Gu Ailing completed the 1440 action of the deflection rotation body for two weeks and the 1080 action of the deflection rotation for two weeks, while the French celebrity Tess, who appeared in the penultimate place, played the "big move" in a row and had the upper hand.
Perhaps the charm of competitive sports is that suspense can always be revealed at the end of the last second. In the last jump, Gu Ailing tried to turn 1620, which is the highest difficulty action that the current freestyle ski jump female athletes can make, and this time the "Jedi Counterattack" finally determines the champion's ownership.
Reverse wins, ups and downs. The "00" won the first gold in the history of the Winter Olympics in the freestyle ski jumping event, the first gold medal in the snow event of the Chinese delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the first gold medal won by the Chinese women's snow sports at the Winter Olympics.
"I always say I'm not here to beat other players, I just want to push my boundaries." Gu Ailing said.
Just the day before, Chongli Genting Ski Park in Zhangjiakou District welcomed the final of men's slope steeplechase skills in snowboarding. In the final section of the "Snow Great Wall" track, Su Yiming, a 17-year-old youngster who played the first Winter Olympics, soared into the sky and landed steadily, winning the silver medal with the first 1800 action in the whole field. This is the first snow sports medal of the Chinese sports delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the first medal in the men's event of the Winter Olympics in China's snowboarding.
In the previous qualifying round, Su Yiming, as the youngest athlete among the 30 players, appeared in the penultimate third place in the first round, he flipped down the eaves in the props area, and then smoothly entered the platform area, stunningly completing the difficult action combination of 1440 internal rotation 1260 and 1620, becoming the first Chinese athlete to qualify for the final of the winter Olympic snowboard slope obstacles.
The times are rolling forward, and now, the "00" post-0s have also stood on the international stage and "splashed ink" on the history books.
Youth and the Winter Olympics collide with new experiences in life
Once upon a time, Li Wenlong did not think that the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics happened to be his 21st birthday, and he did not expect that on the second day, he would also usher in his Olympic debut. In 2019, Li Wenlong entered the Chinese short track speed skating team, and the Olympic dream came to life.
The short track speed skating men's 1000m qualifier began on the 5th, and Lee Wenlong withstood great pressure to compete with the strong South Korean player Hwang Daehyun and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. On the track of his life, he has had a new experience since then.
Life is a rare few beats. Li Wenlong did his best in the final, turning the sweat of day and night training into a silver medal in his debut at the Winter Olympics.
"From the experience of the game to the ability to adapt to the execution of tactics, I really learned a lot." On the stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Li Wenlong gained experience and increased experience.
Ski jumping started late in China, but has developed rapidly in recent years. At the Winter Olympics, the number of participants and the number of events of the Chinese ski jumping team reached a record, including Peng Qingyue and Song Qiwu, two "post-00s" athletes.
On the evening of February 7, Peng Qingyue and Song Qiwu and their teammates participated in the ski jumping mixed team standard platform competition, although they did not qualify for the final round, but for the two young players who were only 17 years old and 20 years old, it was a victory to complete the first Olympic journey with all their strength.
Peng Qingyue and Song Qiwu entered the ski jumping team through cross-border cross-item selection, and the contact with ski jumping was only three or four years, from the athletic field to the high platform of more than 100 meters on the station, the two "post-00s" refreshed the starting point, constantly adapted to the adjustment, and also looked forward to taking off.
Song Qiwu fell to the ground during the pre-match jump, but still insisted on completing the game. "I fell a little when I landed, a little dizzy, but it felt fine. For ski jumping, falling is commonplace. Participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time is also an opportunity to learn from the world's top players. Jumping from athletics to ski jumping has brought new opportunities to my sports career, and I hope to fly farther in the future. Song Qiwu said.
Sports, because of love and "two-way rush". Even for Su Yiming, a "skiing depth enthusiast" who has been in the snow for a long time, the Beijing Winter Olympics is a new experience. The snowboard men's slope obstacle course "Snow Great Wall" has a unique charm, and the "Chinese style" city wall and eaves are quite ancient. "The shape of the props is particularly distinctive, and for us skaters, it is a great pleasure to complete their favorite actions on the roof, and we enjoy the competition process very much."
China's youth forces staged the Olympic Games
Every shout that flutters in the ice and snow inspires the "post-00s" athletes in another way, and the praise is an encouragement to the strength of China's youth.
In the final of the freestyle skiing women's big jump event, IOC President Bach also attended the game. After Gu Ailing won the championship, Bach personally sent congratulations. "Gu Ailing is amazing, as are the other two medal-winning athletes. It's a thrilling, breathless game. ”
"In such a fiercely competitive Winter Olympics competition, Gu Ailing stood on the championship podium, and I can imagine that in the final jump, Gu Ailing must have been wondering whether to do this action she never made. I think all the spectators here should feel what a wonderful game this is. Bach added.
Flying snow foam, swirling ice chips, China's "post-00s" athletes fight in the field, showing the power of youth with hard work. Regardless of whether they won a medal or not, the moment they stood on the field, every drop of tears and sweat with heat was particularly gentle, as long as the youthful style fluttered above the field, the young players had already won their own victory.
As China's first male athlete to be shortlisted for the Winter Olympics freestyle ski jumping competition, He Jinbo completed a two-week deflection rotation 1800 in the third jump of the qualifier on the 7th, which is the most difficult action he has ever done, and it is also the second time he has completed this action in the World Series. Unfortunately, he stopped at 27th.
"It was the best quality I've ever done." He Jinbo, 17, said after the game, "I came with a learning attitude, my career has just begun, this is my starting point." ”
Time is not old, youth is just right. Peng Qingyue, who made his debut at the Olympic Games, said: "I want to say to myself 4 years later, I have succeeded in 2022, and I hope that after 4 years, I will get better and better." It is a great honor to represent China in the future, and we must continue to practice the basic skills in the future, strive to participate in several more Winter Olympic Games, and win glory for the country. ”
Even if the silver medal is already in the account, the Beijing Winter Olympics is only a starting point for Li Wenlong. "I'm excited, but for me, it's just the beginning and an encouragement to me. I'm going to keep fighting and change the color of the medal to gold. ”
The cry to youth is always in the direction of struggle.
(Xinhua News Agency)