On February 7, when Chinese alpine skier Xu Mingfu crossed the finish line in the men's downhill competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's alpine skiing also made a historic breakthrough at this moment – the first time in history that Chinese athletes have participated in and completed the Olympic alpine skiing men's downhill competition.
China's Xu Mingfu was in the competition on February 7
Alpine skiing is known as the "crown jewel" of the Winter Olympics. In the past, Chinese athletes only participated in the technical slalom and big slalom competitions at the Winter Olympics, and never appeared in the speed class of downhill and super slalom competitions. On the 7th, Xu Mingfu rewrote history.
"When I first stood on the alpine skiing speed track a few years ago, my first feeling was fear, because I had never practiced skiing at a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour in the past. And today, a few years later, I'm already at the highest level in the world. The 24-year-old Xu Mingfu said excitedly after the game, "For this moment, I have made hard efforts, and today I have handed over a satisfactory answer sheet to myself." ”
Speaking about the significance of the competition, Xu Mingfu said: "China has launched alpine skiing relatively late, but the Beijing Winter Olympics have provided an opportunity for the rapid development of this sport. We have taken the first step and believe that alpine skiing will be better and better in China in the future. ”
The Beijing Winter Olympics are in full swing, and as the schedule unfolds, more and more events have ushered in the historical debut of Chinese athletes. In this competition, the Chinese delegation will achieve a "breakthrough of zero" in 35 small events. Behind this figure is the leapfrog development of China's winter sports in recent years under the impetus of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics, China aims to promote the rapid development of ice and snow sports. In this competition, the Chinese delegation sent 177 athletes to participate in the competition, and won a total of 104 minor events and more than 190 seats, accounting for more than 95% of all 109 minor events, constituting the largest and most complete Chinese Winter Olympic Team in history.
"As the first Chinese bobsleigh player to appear on the stage of the Winter Olympics, I hope that through this competition, more people will understand and understand the bobsleigh project, and support our Chinese bobsleigh team to continue to go." After the men's singles competition in the bobsleigh event on the evening of the 5th, China's Fan Duoyao said so.
On February 6, China's Fan Duoyao was in the competition
Sleds used to be an unpopular project in China, with a late start and a lack of professional venues. With the preparation of the Winter Olympics, China's first bobsleigh track was completed in Beijing's Yanqing District. "This track fills the gap in China's lack of the highest level of bobsleigh tracks and will lay the foundation for the chinese athletes to make great progress in the event." Fan Duoyao said.
In the process of preparing for the Winter Olympics, ice and snow sports have continuously "expanded from the south to the west and east", realizing the rapid improvement of the level of ice and snow projects and the significant expansion of the ice and snow sports territory. According to Ni Huizhong, secretary general of the Chinese delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the 177 athletes participating in the competition came from 20 provinces, autonomous regions and cities across the country, covering the area from Heilongjiang Province in the north, to Guangdong Province in the south, to Shanghai in the east, and to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the west, of which about 1/5 of the athletes engaged in professional training in ice and snow projects through cross-border cross-border material selection, and nearly half of the snow projects were cross-border cross-discipline athletes, which completely changed the situation that ice and snow projects only rely on individual provinces.
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"These athletes are the 'tinder', they will become the basic force for provinces, autonomous regions and cities to participate in the National Games, become future coaches, managers, and drive more people to participate in ice and snow sports." Ni Huizhong said, "In addition, among the domestic technical officials of the Beijing Winter Olympics, there are a large number of athletes and staff who have participated in the early ice and snow training, and they are also 'tinder'." These people will make the foundation of the development of ice and snow sports in our country deeper, and make the participation in ice and snow sports more extensive. ”
I have to admit that in some of the "niche" events of this Winter Olympics, Chinese athletes do not have the strength to compete for medals, and even there is still a big gap with the world's top level. But as Ni Huizhong said, every small step taken by Chinese athletes in these events may converge into a big step in the development of China's ice and snow sports.
On February 7, China's He Jinbo was in the competition
"In recent years, the level of Chinese skiers has made great progress. What they need now is more proper training and more opportunities to compete at a high level. "I don't think they're likely to win a medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics, but they can produce good skiers in the future and, if all goes well, maybe in five years' time." ”
Source | The official website of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee