February 9, Beijing Winter Olympics
Snowboarding Men's U-Shaped Track Skills Qualifier
Chinese youngster Gao Hongbo played
He only did some basic movements
In the end, he scored a game-low 15 points
But he smiled happier than the first place
Compared to the four-seater of the other players
Gao Hongbo even made a one-time air turn
None of them are done
Such a performance seems out of place
Yet the truth is
Gao Hongbo was injured before the game and fractured his ankle
But participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics
It was his dream all along
He said that he came out with an injury in order to leave no regrets
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Even if you climb, you have to climb to the field of the Winter Olympics!
Sichuan's Gao Hongbo played with an injury
The day before the opening, he was officially qualified for the competition, and the day before the start of the competition, he fractured his training – and the heavens seemed to be deliberately teasing 21-year-old Sichuan skier Gao Hongbo.
On February 9, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Men's Snowboard U-Shaped Track Skills Qualification Tournament kicked off at the Genting Ski Park in Zhangjiakou Division, and Gao Hongbo, who had a serious fracture of his right ankle before the race, was injured, but unfortunately, the serious injury prevented him from completing the game normally. After scoring 15 points in the first round, Gao Hongbo regrettably withdrew from the tournament in the second round and ended his first Winter Olympic trip ahead of schedule.
"I watched him do his work in pain, and my heart was really going to break." In front of the TV, Fu Wei, the coach of the Sichuan Snowboard Team, watched the game with tears in his eyes - except for Gao Hongbo himself, no one can better understand Gao Hongbo's mood at this moment than Fu Wei. Gao Hongbo's hometown is in the northeast, he is a child who grew up in the snow and has a natural affinity for snow.
However, this does not mean that he can practice snow sports with ease. At the age of 13, Fu Wei brought Gao Hongbo to Xinjiang, and since then, this boy who is "not easy to find out in the pile of people" has formed an indissoluble relationship with snowboarding. "At that time, I was still a little white, and I didn't understand anything." Gao Hongbo recalled that from scratch, what he did not expect was that it took him nearly 3 years to slide out of the groove wall from the trough of the U-shaped snow trough.
The drop in the U-shaped snow trough is generally around 6.9 meters, and for beginners, it takes a lot of courage when you decide to rush down from the top of the U-shaped pool. Speed, foot strength, and body all need to work together in this process. "Back-bladed slope pushing is one of the basic actions of snowboarding. It requires the player to face the mountain with his back to the mountain, face down the mountain, the board to cross, and the snow with the back blade to slide. This is the first step for skiers to ski on the slopes after stepping on snowboarding, and after this successful exercise, it can basically be said that they have stepped on the threshold of snowboarding. Fu Wei introduced that when practicing the back blade action, Gao Hongbo has always mastered the skills well, and he has always grasped the coordination of center of gravity and speed. However, Gao Hongbo is willing to endure hardships, and even after the training, he will continue to practice with his friends until he finds the trick to master the technology.
"Until this competition, I kept saying that he was the child of The Goddess of Luck." Fu Wei said that at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Sichuan snowboard team had a total of three athletes, Qiu Leng, Wu Shaotong and Gao Hongbo, and Gao Hongbo was only converted from a "test skater" to an official athlete on the evening of February 3, and then participated in the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on February 4 as a member of the Chinese snowboard team. "I could feel the excitement of this kid in the process of communicating with him. After all, not everyone is eligible to participate in the Winter Olympics. In fact, Gao Hongbo's luck doesn't stop there. In 2015, the Chinese snowboard team began to form a youth team, and Gao Hongbo, who was not outstanding at the time, was selected by virtue of his age advantage, and his coach in the national youth team was also Fu Wei. It's just that the lucky balance doesn't always favor Gao Hongbo. On February 7, during pre-match adaptation training, Gao Hongbo was injured while landing on the ground after completing a two-week airflip. Later, after examination by the team doctor, the right ankle was avulsive fractured and had to be operated on.
The Winter Olympics are just around the corner, do you give up or hold on? This is a difficult choice for Gao Hongbo. "It doesn't matter, if you can't stick with it, just give up." You're still young and still have a chance. Fu Wei comforted his disciple in this way. But Gao Hongbo was stubbornly unwilling to give up. "Even if it's climbing, I have to stand on the field of the Winter Olympics." Gao Hongbo said.
Therefore, on February 9, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics men's snowboarding U-shaped track skills qualification competition, Gao Hongbo still appeared in the No. 6 competition vest. But the fracture of his right ankle made him unable to even stand steadily, let alone complete the difficult work. In the end, Gao Hongbo only got a 15-point "comfort point" in the first round of the game, and in the second round of the game, he could not insist on the game, and he withdrew from the game with tears, regretting that he ended his first Winter Olympic trip.
Sometimes, you see the ordinary
It may be that someone else tried their best
The Olympics are not just champions
Gao Hongbo, look forward to your early return
Reporter: Xue Jian, Bian Yu, from Beijing
Comprehensive: People's Daily WeChat comprehensive
Source: Sichuan Online