American athletes were moved to tears! The Winter Olympics will let the world see a warm Beijing

On February 5, after the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end, a short video from overseas swept the screen. U.S. snowboarder Tessa Maud said on social media that she couldn't help but burst into tears when she recalled the moment when a pink volunteer shouted "Welcome to China" at the opening ceremony. "When I came back last night, I was lying in bed crying because I watched that video over and over again." After the video sparked a heated discussion, the pink brother was quickly found by Chinese netizens, he is Sun Zeyu, a junior student in the Department of Energy and Power Engineering at Tsinghua University. The warm story soon had a sequel, and Sun Zeyu wrote a warm reply to Tessa, wishing her "refreshing her achievements in the yellow land" and inviting her to come back to China after the epidemic.

"They were so kind! We felt at home. This is the praise of the American girl Tessa, and many foreign athletes have expressed the same feelings. In the past few days, athletes from all over the world have posted the "Winter Olympic Circle of Friends". On the Douyin International edition, German athlete Leon Walkensberg shared a video of "bumping fists" with the staff at the opening ceremony when participating in the athletes' entrance ceremony, with the caption writing: I will remember the opening ceremony for a lifetime. On February 5, Chinese curling mixed doubles duo Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan lost to the American duo of Christopher Pulis and Victoria Persinger. After the game, they presented each other with the Olympic commemorative badge of the ice pier, and the American athletes were surprised to receive the gift, and then posted a photo of the harvest gift on the social media account, and wrote: "It is a great honor to receive these exquisite Beijing Winter Olympics badges, and our Chinese counterparts have shown a wonderful sportsmanship." Julia Marino, an American athlete who finished runner-up in women's steeplechase for snowboarding, said her favorite food was dumplings from the Winter Olympic Village, and about 200 of them were eaten after coming. In the Women's U-Pool Qualification tournament on Snowboarding on Feb. 9, Janice Spitery from Malta took half a bun out of her pocket after skating the first round, showed it to the camera, then took a bite and gave a thumbs up. Touched to tears by the pink brother's warm welcome, Tessa has now become a "food blogger", specifically posting her "shop visit experience" in the Olympic Village on social media.

"Friends come from afar, aren't they happy?" It's Chinese hospitality. In the Winter Olympic Village, on and off the field, there are countless volunteers like Sun Zeyu, who with a sincere smile and thoughtful service, jointly pass on the "Chinese temperature" and "Beijing temperature", so that athletes and other guests can feel the warmth and friendliness of the City of the Double Olympic Games. "You can always believe...", speed skating queen Wang Meng's explanatory phrase has been popularized, and many innovative versions have been derived. Among them, "you can always believe in the enthusiasm of the Chinese people" and "you can always believe in Beijing" have been praised countless times. As the world's first city of the Double Olympic Games, it is undoubtedly the most hospitable, the most realistic, the most honest and the most responsible city. "I still want to stay here again", the words of Russian athlete Vallieva are a compliment to the Winter Olympic Village and the voice of more friends who have come from afar.

On the field, the tolerant and generous Chinese audience cheered and cheered for the athletes from all over the world, and outside the stadium, Beijing citizens embraced every guest with friendliness. As Sun Zeyu wrote in his reply to the American girl Tessa: "This natural kindness between people is really the most beautiful thing!" I think this kind of goodwill is also the most important thing that the Olympic Games should convey to us, openness, inclusiveness and more unity. "When the epidemic is over, come back to China to see, I will take off my mask and say the words 'Welcome to China!' in person."

The "micro-fire" of the Beijing Winter Olympics will surely warm the athletes galloping on the ice and snow, and will also warm all mankind who are resolutely fighting under the epidemic. Beijing, look forward to the frankness of all friends to meet, look forward to all the beautiful ice breaking out, look forward to no matter near and far, the heart and heart warm embrace!

Source Beijing Evening News | Reporter Hou Jiang

Edited by Hou Jiang

Process Editor Wu Yue