"Wow! So handsome! Watching the big brother Su Yiming on the TV soaring into the sky and landing steadily, the 5-year-old girl Meng Keming excitedly shouted at her mother: "It's a silver medal!" I'm going to keep going snowboarding!" ”
Since the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the scene of Chinese athletes fighting hard in the arena has touched hundreds of millions of people, and also showed the unique charm of many ice and snow sports such as curling, ice hockey, snowboarding and so on. In the past two days, many ice and snow sports venues in Beijing have ushered in a hot experience, and a group of cute babies have competed to become "experience officers" and equipped to show their skills.
Elementary school students fall in love with "chess on ice"
"Yay! Finally got a point! "At 10:30 a.m. on the 8th, the China Sports Olympic Curling Sports Center was very lively, and many parents brought their children here to experience curling.
"Curling originated in Scotland and has a history of more than 500 years; the role of ice brushing is to keep curling faster by brushing ice..." The children listened to the coach's explanation, looked at the curling in front of them, and were eager to try.
"Put your center of gravity in place on the front foot, close the pot, and exert power on your right foot." Under the guidance of the coach, in less than an hour, the children went from being unstable at the beginning to being able to successfully throw curling and reach the target area.
"Seeing the wonderful performance of the Chinese team at the Winter Olympics, I wanted to learn curling." Zhang Shanhan, a child in the third grade of primary school, heard that curling has the reputation of "chess on ice", and he especially wanted to learn.
Sun Shuyuan, a mother who accompanied her children to class, told reporters that during the Spring Festival, their whole family was paying attention to the Winter Olympics, and after watching the Curling Competition of the Chinese team, the children began to like this project, "Curling can not only exercise the child's thinking ability, but also cultivate the child's teamwork ability, the key is that the child himself likes!" ”
"Wind-chasing youth" draws on the spirit of hard work and cooperation
At 11:00 a.m. on the 8th, at the champion ice rink of Chaoyang Joy City, 8 ice hockey players were training. They glided in ice knives, and under the guidance of their coaches, they controlled, interspersed, and passed quickly, trying to shoot the ball into the goal. From time to time, a team member fell on the ice, and the hard protective gear made a crashing sound.
At the Beijing Dream Defenders Club on Xindian Road, the reporter met the younger hockey player. "Rush! Don't go around in circles, go in a straight line! Two 5-year-old players scrambled forward to hit the ball while parents shouted, "Come on! Here! Here! ”
Ice hockey is known as the fastest team sport in the world, with players reaching speeds of up to 50 km/h on the field and up to 160 km/h. Speed, strength, skill, every feature of ice hockey fascinates the children.
"Every time I go down on the ice, I'm bruised, but injured is nothing, I like to fight like a warrior, that feeling is cool." An ice hockey teenager told reporters that only those who persist until the end have a chance to win, and the cooperation and skills between teammates are also essential, "These are the things I learned in ice hockey." ”
With the east wind of the Winter Olympics, the vast majority of national youth ice hockey events have landed in Beijing. "In 2008, almost no one knew what ice hockey was, and now there are more ice hockey rinks, and there are more than 200 competitive teams that can participate in the Beijing Youth Ice Hockey Club League." One parent said.
Snowboarding trains kids three times as much
"Bend your knees, look up at the front, pay attention to adjust the center of gravity, very well, hold on." At noon on the 8th, the peak ski school of the Temple of Heaven Sports Center, the on-site ski machines ran at high speed, and 6 children lined up to stand on the rolling white simulated snow carpet to practice various skills.
"My daughter saw that the snowboarder on TV was very handsome and powerful, so she asked me to take her to try, and I was willing to support her to keep practicing." Meng Keming's mother said.
On another ski machine, 7-year-old Huang Yuhan stands on a ski and appears to be at ease, and he has been practicing for 3 years and adjusts various postures from time to time. "Snowboarding is still a new sport in China, but in the past two years, more and more children have participated in learning." Huang Yuhan's father told reporters.
"Beijing's hosting of the Winter Olympics has led to a change in the consciousness of many parents. The performance of athletes such as Su Yiming and Gu Ailing also allowed the children to see the performativeness of ski jumping and other sports, which increased their courage and enthusiasm to try to participate. The coach of The Peak Ski School told reporters that this year, there were three times more children enrolled in snowboarding.
In addition, the reporter also saw on the group purchase platform that in recent days, there are not a few parents who choose group purchase experience coupons to take children to "taste the early". "The activities were generally very good, and it was very meaningful to take the children to experience the Winter Olympics." A father said after taking his child through curling.