Chongli, Hebei, 10 Feb (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Winter Olympics have begun, and from "ice ribbons" to "snow ruyi" and from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, athletes who are fighting for their dreams are the brightest light on the field.
In the freestyle ski jump, Chinese player Gu Ailing sprinted towards the highest difficulty. In the final round, she resolutely chose the most difficult action that a woman can do at the moment in the event , Turn 1620 , when she had secured an Olympic medal before the final jump. Gu Ailing succeeded, and IOC President Bach, who was watching the game, said that "it was a game that was difficult to breathe." On the field, 18-year-old Gu Ailing constantly challenges the limits and surpasses herself.
On February 8, Gu Ailing was at the medal presentation ceremony. Photo by Ju Huanzong, Xinhua News Agency
"You always have to trust the Chinese short track speed skating team." Since the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics, this sentence has often hung on the lips of on-site commentators and ice fans, and this ace team has not lived up to the expectations of the Chinese people. On the evening of the 5th, they won the first gold of the Chinese delegation in the mixed team relay final of the Winter Olympics. This is the strength of single-mindedly moving forward, and the pace of chasing dreams is so firm.
Chinese players Fan Kexin, Ren Ziwei, Qu Chunyu, Wu Dajing and Zhang Yuting (from left to right) at the medal presentation ceremony on February 6. Photo by Ju Huanzong, Xinhua News Agency
"Amazing, awesome for future generations". At The Zhangjiakou Chongli Genting Ski Park, 17-year-old Su Yiming competed with his idol and eventually won the silver medal in the men's slope slalom with the first 1800 moves in the whole game, and he also became the first Winter Olympic men's medalist in China's snowboarding.
On February 7, Su Yiming was at the medal presentation ceremony. Photo by Zhang Hongxiang, Xinhua News Agency
The youngsters who did not stand on the podium are also worth remembering. China's ice and snow sports, especially snow projects, started late, have a thin foundation, and lack of talents, and many projects can be described as "starting from scratch". The moment they stood on the Winter Olympics, the team members wrote history and pushed the development of Ice and Snow Sports in China one step further.
"With the youth of me, create a family of youth, a country of youth, a nation of youth..." Li Dazhao, a pioneer of the Chinese communist movement, once sent a heartfelt message.
The pace of chasing dreams never stops. Embark on a new journey of China, the wind is flourishing, youth soaring! In the Winter Olympics, the footsteps of struggle and hard work resonate with the same frequency of this great era, and the "Chinese chapter" of struggle is continued.
Take the dream as a horse, and live up to Shaohua. May every Winter Olympic athlete fight for the honor of the country and dream of the Winter Olympic Arena in the name of youth.
Source: Xinhua News Agency