Author: Xi Jun Editor: Li Jin
Source: Journal of Marriage and Family
ID：hunyinyujiating99
In the men's 1500m semifinals of the Winter Olympics short track speed skating tonight, Ren Ziwei was found guilty of a foul and regrettably missed the final of Group A.
However, he is the only Chinese player in the Winter Olympic team to play in the full event, and there are two more competitions since then, and I hope he can achieve good results again.
Prior to this, on February 5, Ren Ziwei, Wu Dajing, Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu and Zhang Yuting jointly won the first gold of the Chinese delegation to the Winter Olympics. On February 7, Ren Ziwei won the short track speed skating men's 1000m event!
In just a few days, good news was frequently reported, and Ren Ziwei became the "double champion".
Just when netizens were moved by Ren Ziwei's tearful singing of the national anthem, a post-match interview video from 4 years ago made people laugh in an instant.
In the video, Ren Ziweigang and his teammates won the runner-up of the Pyeongchang Olympic Relay Competition, and when asked about their post-match mood, they smiled and replied: "I am particularly excited, especially after the South Korean team fell." ”
This is blunt, really a straight man.
Although everyone did not eat the loss of the Korean team's "classic small action", but such a straight, but also Geng Zhi boy Ren Ziwei.
Outside the arena are gold medal funny scribblers, and inside the arena are hard work, putting team honor first. His brotherhood with Wu Dajing also made the whole network break the defense!
At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 4 years ago, Ren Ziwei said to Wu Dajing: "Brother Jing, you can rest assured, as long as we are in a group, I will do my best to help you!" Four years later, in the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Wu Dajing helped Ren Ziwei to hold a position when he was physically weak, clapped his hand, and signaled him to "go!" "That scene saw countless people crying.
Since being selected for the national team in 2014, Ren Ziwei's record has been remarkable.
2015, Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Shanghai, Men's 1500m Champion;
2016 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Men's 1000m Champion;
2017, World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Budapest, Men's 5000m Relay Runner-up;
Short track speed skating at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018, runner-up in the men's 5000m relay;
2019, Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Canada, Mixed Men's and Women's 2000m Relay Champion;
2020 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, Germany, Men's 1500m Champion;
2021, Short Track Speed Skating World Cup In the Netherlands, men's 1500m champion
……
This "flying" general growth rate is simply "open and hanging".
However, Ren Ziwei is by no means a genius.
Because of his large size, heavy and slow skating, when he first came to the national team, coach Li Yan once teased him, "Always pestle there, not moving, like an elephant", and later Ren Ziwei had the nickname of "elephant".
So, how did this "bulky" "elephant" transform into the most lethal "flying elephant" on the ice?
Netizens who are familiar with Ren Ziwei know that behind his success, there are 3 women standing.
01
Mother, guard the precious original heart of the "Prince of Ice"
"I have fantasized countless times about what I should say when I stand here, but in fact, I have nothing to say here, I am happy!" On the evening of February 5, Ren Ziwei, who won the first gold medal in Beijing East Olympic Games, smiled the whole time in an interview.
Thousands of miles away, a woman who was standing in front of the TV finally let go of her heart.
She is Ren Ziwei's mother, Li Yan.
"Watching others cry, Ziwei laughed silly there, I knew that this child was not so nervous, and my heart relaxed!"
When everyone was proud of Ren Ziwei's dazzling moment, Li Yan's heart seemed to go back to 17 years ago.
My son's skating journey was a coincidence.
When Xiao Ziwei was in the first grade of primary school, his father led the soldiers in the army, and Li Yan was busy doing business, and he really did not have time to pick up the children, so he asked the teacher to "find something to do" for the children after school.
At that time, Ren Ziwei's Qingbin Primary School in Nangang District, Harbin City, where Ren Ziwei was studying, was building a short-track speed skating talent base, and the homeroom teacher asked Li Yan for advice on whether he was willing to let his children participate in this skating class, and he could pick up an hour late every day.
"Yes! I'd love to let him do the activities! His father was a soldier and believed that boys should not only have a strong physique, but also a tenacious will, and sports was the best choice. Li Yanshuang quickly agreed.
In this way, Ren Ziwei began to contact short track speed skating when he was ignorant.
At that time, the children had to run for an hour every day, and the boring training soon made them retreat.
"Mom, I don't want to practice today, pick me up early!" In the face of his son's request, Li Yanqiang said reluctantly: "Son, manhood must be clean and sharp in everything, and he must persist to the end!" ”
With the encouragement of Li Yan, Ren Ziwei persisted, and for the first test, only Ren Ziwei remained.
Since then, he has been reading and skating, and everything has gone smoothly. But as we get older, contradictions emerge.
"Ziwei brain melon is good, the academic performance is very good, if you take the road of study, you will definitely be able to enter a good university." If not, don't slip, don't delay the child! Ren Ziwei's junior high school class teacher saw that Miaozi had a tendency to "fall", and "interviewed" Li Yan for the first time, hoping that parents could choose a relatively relaxed and relatively bright future for their children.
The choice is difficult, Li Yan and her husband pondered for several nights, and finally decided to help their son complete his skating dream! Because only they understand the desire in the eyes of children best.
In this way, 13-year-old Ren Ziwei became a member of the Harbin Sports Team and truly embarked on the road of professional skating.
Once, Li Yan went to the team to see her son. On the ice, the team members kept sliding at a rapid pace, lap after lap, and some people couldn't stand to slow down halfway, but Ren Ziwei kept insisting. It wasn't until I skated 100 laps (400 meters in one lap) that I was so tired that I lay on the ice.
Looking at his breathless son, Li Yan's eyes burst into tears, and he thought: "I am such a son, I have the ability to live a comfortable life, even if not, a little help from parents will not suffer so much!" But thinking about it, Li Yan's gaze became resolute, and since he had made a choice, he had to accompany the child to the end.
Unexpectedly, the test is still to come.
In 2011, Ren Ziwei accidentally fractured his bones due to training.
The bigger blow was that in less than a year, he suffered a second fracture, not only was he physically injured, but his confidence was also greatly frustrated.
Looking at her son who was suffering from pain, Li Yan couldn't stand it, and the idea of "not practicing" had been circling in her mind.
But at this time, Ren Ziwei did not have the slightest idea of giving up, he gritted his teeth and rehabilitated, insisting on continuing to skate.
Li Yan knew that at this time, she had to endure her grief and give her son the greatest encouragement with a smile.
Along the way, Ren Ziwei interpreted "can bear hardships and be solid" to the fullest, and finally successfully entered the national team.
After joining the national team, in order to let her son concentrate on training, Li Yan couldn't bear to miss it and didn't visit Beijing for 8 years.
Behind a successful child, there must be a great mother.
From silent companionship to far protection, it is Li Yan's affectionate support for her son's dream.
02
Coach, help the "elephant" become the "flying elephant"
Ren Ziwei was only 17 years old when he first entered the national team, which is the age of liveliness and activity.
Young and noisy, he has always been a funny person in the team.
The head coach of Ren Ziwei is Li Yan, a former world champion in short track speed skating, who has always been known for his strictness and is known as the Iron Lady of the Ice World.
Coach Li not only has a high training intensity and high standards, but also has a lot of rules.
Even the accompanying reporters could not come near, and any interference with training was strictly prohibited.
But unexpectedly, Ren Ziwei, who loves to make trouble, did not spark around against the stern Coach Li.
Li Yan called Ren Ziwei like an "elephant", and Ren Ziwei knew that this was a kind ridicule, but also a hidden spur.
Li Yan has a very good set of training team members, and she is well versed in teaching according to her aptitude, and she has long found that although Ren Ziwei's body is slightly "clumsy", once it breaks out, it is very momentum. In order to give full play to his advantages, Li Yan formulated a detailed targeted training plan for Ren Ziwei.
This kind of training makes Ren Ziwei highly focused, not only improves the speed, from "elephant" to "ice flying elephant", but also explores the advantages of the 1500-meter long-distance project, and advances by leaps and bounds.
In 2015, the men's 1500m final of the short track speed skating World Cup was Ren Ziwei's fame battle.
When facing the opponent's bread copy and using the "rabbit" tactic on the other hand, it was difficult to break through, Li Yan immediately made a decision, guiding Ren Ziwei to stick closely on the one hand, while waiting for the opportunity to overtake, gritting his teeth to stabilize the lead and hold on to the end.
Li Yan's crisis response allowed Ren Ziwei to successfully reverse his disadvantage and become famous in the First World War.
Since then, for 8 consecutive years, Ren Ziwei has won medals in major world-class competitions.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Ren Ziwei participated in the men's short track speed skating 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, men's 5000 meters and men's 2000 meters mixed relay competitions.
Each event is an absolute workhorse, and each event is a straight to the gold medal.
High hopes can be placed on it, all of which stem from Ren Ziwei's strong strength display.
In 2021, in the first 4 world championships of the Winter Olympics, Ren Ziwei has a gold medal in each station, and he is a veritable "all-around king on ice".
In an interview before the Olympic Games, Ren Ziwei said unabashedly: "I am eager to win gold medals in every competition. I will attack the gold medal in all the competitions of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and I must go all out for the Olympic Games at my doorstep. ”
This is not arrogance, this is the strength of Ren Ziwei's circle of spelling, and the confidence to win one after another.
Under the guidance of the coach, Ren Ziwei will adhere to the speed skating practice of the ice relay event and the single event every day, of which the ice training in only one event is at least one hour a day.
This is not enough, in order to strengthen endurance and explosiveness, in addition to ice training, you also need to strengthen physical training.
Carrying 100 pounds of squats, plus pull-ups, etc., such an intensity, many people can practice vomiting, but for Ren Ziwei is a common thing.
Many people have been like Ren Ziwei, when they were young, they planted the seeds of their dreams for themselves, but they may not be as close to their dreams step by step as he did.
The dream is like a seed, and the coach is like a diligent gardener, carefully cultivating this dream to help it break through the soil, resist the wind and rain, and grow into a towering tree.
03
Girlfriend, eliminate the haze with sweet love
Ren Ziwei's dream came true, and there was also a strength that came from a young and beautiful girl.
In the relay race, Ren Ziwei won many medals, relying on tacit cooperation with his teammates.
But in 2019, a message made netizens fry the pan: Ren Ziwei actually wanted to "beat" teammate Xu Hongzhi for a girl?
After combing through the ins and outs, I found that this turned out to be a proper dog food!
In March 2019, Ren Ziwei thanked the coach and family on Weibo, in addition, he also thanked a girl, she is his girlfriend Teacher Wang.
Teammate Xu Hongzhi immediately begged for a reward in the comment area: Thank you.
It turned out that the love affair between Ren Ziwei and Teacher Wang benefited from the matchmaking of teammate Xu Hongzhi.
Ren Ziwei, who loves to joke, immediately ridiculed, put "harsh words" to "beat" teammates, and a handful of sugar shook everyone.
The prince on the ice harvested sweet love, netizens sent blessings one after another, and praised Teacher Wang for his sweet appearance, similar to Deng Ziqi.
In fact, for some time before that, Ren Ziwei's state was not very good.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, he only played as a substitute and won a runner-up, so he has been looking forward to fulfilling his dream of winning the Beijing Winter Olympics.
However, the World War II Olympics were not easy.
During the preparation period, the COVID-19 outbreak broke out.
The task of rushing gold is arduous, and Ren Ziwei, who is holding his breath, can imagine the pressure on his shoulders.
The emergence of love, like a ray of sunshine, calmed the regrets left by the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and gave Ren Ziwei a bright color to his life.
In a pre-game interview, Ren Ziwei said: Compared with the last Winter Olympics, his mentality is more stable.
These, in addition to the strength of the strength, are also inseparable from the help of Teacher Wang's love.
Couples know that long-distance love is very difficult, but have you ever experienced that the "closed love" that is more difficult than long-distance love, and the "lost contact" that is more painful than the lost love.
During the preparation period, a collective training is two to three months of isolation training. Because of the epidemic, the training in these two years is completely closed.
Not only is it impossible to meet, but there is little interaction between phone and WeChat. Missing contact has become the norm for athletes.
What Ren Ziwei did not expect was that Teacher Wang, who looked petite and weak, was very independent in his heart, not only fully understood himself, but also very considerate.
Teacher Wang cooperated with Ren Ziwei's training time and wasted no time in sending greetings and encouragement by phone and WeChat.
They will also use the holiday to fly to the scene and cheer for their lovers.
The support of his girlfriend stabilized Ren Ziwei's tired heart under heavy pressure, the firm sweetness of love, and the encouragement of his sweetheart, so that he had the strength to go out with confidence.
It is said that understanding and love can eliminate all haze.
Not fake at all.
On the road to chasing dreams, love is never a stumbling block to move forward, let alone a shackle to spread its wings and fly high.
Good love not only brings sweetness to life, but also adds fuel to dreams.
Everyone, on the road to chasing their dreams, never goes alone.
They are inseparable from their own hard work, the strong support behind them, and the warm support around them.
As Ren Ziwei said in the interview: "I never thought I would go through such a difficult 4 years. Really have to thank the coaches and the people around me! ”
I hope that Ren Ziwei will continue to rush gold and sprint towards his dream in the subsequent game, in the warm blessings of everyone.
I also hope that everyone with a dream can actively fight, face the wind, and have your own gold medal life.
Resources:
1. Ren Ziwei Baidu Encyclopedia, Weibo
2. Heilongjiang Daily: Listen! Mother Li Yan on Ren Ziwei: "Adhere to the original intention to finally spread your wings and take off"
3. Global Network: Ren Ziwei Enlightenment Coach: This boy counts and is a pure grandfather
4. Great harvest! Short Track Speed Skating Men's 1000m Ren Ziwei Li Wenlong wins gold and silver