Beijing, 8 Feb (Xinhua) -- "Post-00s" athlete Wang Peixuan completed the first competition of Chinese women's bobsleigh skaters in the history of the Winter Olympics at the "Snow Tour Dragon" on the evening of 8 February. Although she finished 29th out of 33 finishers after three rounds and failed to qualify for the final round, she had already slipped her best on the track on the third run with three bone fractures: 1:025.
China's Wang Peixuan competes in women's bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 7. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fei
Wang Peixuan's performance is like opening a bottle of champagne in the deep sea, perhaps not as dazzling as the fireworks that bloom in the sky, and even more dazzling than the names engraved in the merit book; but in a few years, when more people arrive in this sea, they may re-recognize this former romance.
Wang Peixuan has shown outstanding athletic talent among her peers since childhood, and at the age of 11, she was selected for the javelin team of the Shaanxi Youth Sports School. In the eyes of the coach in charge at that time, she was not only physically outstanding, but also smart and studious, and trained hard. In 2015, Wang Peixuan was successfully selected for the women's bobsleigh national training team through layers of selection. Since then, representing China in the Bobsleigh Competition at the Winter Olympics has become her goal in life.
In 2017, Wang Peixuan won the gold medal at the National Bobsleigh Championships. In 2019, she won the women's single bobsleigh event at the 14th All-Winter Games. In 2021, she not only appeared on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, singing a song "Burning Snowflakes", but also won two silver medals in the team relay and the women's single at the National Bobsleigh Championships that year.
"Because Shaanxi now has a place where you can train and start training, you can also train in the summer, we have better training conditions, and the results have improved rapidly in the past two years." Wang Peixuan said.
In order to get on the stage of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, in recent years, Wang Peixuan has been competing in the World Cup of the International Bobsleigh Federation for many years to compete for Olympic points.
Just as she was preparing to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics, an accident in a competition at the end of 2021 caused three bone fractures in her left toe and instep. "It was Christmas abroad, and I didn't have a good treatment other than ice." Wang Peixuan said.
The opportunity to create history is at hand, although it has not yet fully recovered, this strong Shaanxi girl decided to be slightly injured and not in the line of fire, insist, insist, and insist! She put on thick protective gear on the injured area and continued to practice on the track. "That way the pain will be relieved." She said.
On February 7, Wang Peixuan participated in the official competition of the Winter Olympic Games for the first time. "When it really came time to start the Olympic games, I was still a little nervous. After all, it is the biggest stage, and there will still be a little pressure in my heart, because both teachers and family members have given me a lot of blessings. ”
On the first glide, Wang Peixuan finished the race with a time of 1:0.986, ranking 29th among the 34 finishers. After the two slides, Wang Peixuan's ranking rose to 27th. "Although there are a little mistakes, in fact, there are often some bumps in training, and I am basically satisfied with the results of the first two slides." Wang Pei said after the race.
On February 7, China's Wang Peixuan prepared to set off in the women's single bobsleigh competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
According to the rules of the Women's Single Bobsleigh Competition at the Winter Olympics, only those who rank in the top 20 after the first three rounds of skating are eligible to enter the final round of skating.
Before the third round of skating, Wang Peixuan set off for the 27th time, and when she set off, she needed at least a time of 57 seconds and 265 seconds to rush into the top 20. This is an almost impossible task.
"I didn't calculate what kind of results I needed, but I wasn't nervous at all today." She told reporters, "When I set off, my foot had to pedal the head of the sled hard, and today I was affected by the injury, I didn't dare to pedal as fully as before, maybe if there is no injury, the results will be better." ”
Still, she skated her best on the track on her third run: 1:025.025.
Talking about the harvest of participating in the First Winter Olympics, Wang Peixuan said: "I don't think about it too much, although the Winter Olympics is indeed the most important event, but don't have too many thoughts, that is, the calmer and calmer you are, the better you will do." ”
After participating in the team relay race on the 10th, the 21-year-old will enter the next Winter Olympic preparation cycle. "The overall progress rate of Chinese bobsleigh players has attracted the world's attention. I will definitely do my best every day for the next four years to make myself better at the next Olympics. Wang Peixuan said.
Editors: Shuwen, Yu Sihui, Cao Yibo, Wang Shuqing (Intern)