Players frequently put the era label behind the "big move"

On February 10, at the Yunding Ski Park in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, At the final of the women's U-shaped field skills of snowboarding at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing and Su Yiming came to the scene to cheer for the players. China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Li Zhengfeng / photo

As an important competition area for the snow sports of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chongli Genting Ski Park rarely sees tears, falls, stumbles, loses... The athletes' momentary frustration and roar were almost left on the snow of the track, but once they stood up to face the camera, many of the runners would smile.

"I always enjoy the game." China's famous Cai Xuetong also tried to keep smiling, before that, she won the fourth place in the women's U-shaped track skills of snowboarding at the Winter Olympics, at the end of the mixed mining area, leaning on the temporary fence, sitting alone on the snowboard to precipitate emotions. Referring to the regret half an hour ago, she still blushed, "My sad point is not because I don't enjoy the game, but because I didn't complete the set of actions I wanted to complete." ”

As the "four dynasties elders" of the Chinese Winter Olympics, Cai Xuetong and Liu Jiayu led two young players Qiu Leng and Wu Shaotong to join hands for the Chinese team to impact the better results in the project, unfortunately, the Chinese girls have no chance to compete for medals, and Cai Xuetong, who ranked fourth, has one last chance to counterattack. However, in the third round, she was not patient enough to start the jump when she completed the back foot 900, the strength was not enough, there were mistakes, and finally passed the medal.

In this regard, a reporter at the scene asked about the difficulties in preparing for the battle, with the intention of diluting the result of the defeat, but Cai Xuetong firmly refused, "Each player has its own difficulties in preparing for the battle, so let's not say more." She took the initiative to mention the "spirit of veneers", "My goal is to challenge my limits, this is what this sport teaches me, I just want to play to my maximum potential, challenge more difficult moves, and then go and make this sport more visible to more people." 」 ”

"My ass hurts"

"My ass hurts." Korean-American Chloe King, who defended her title in today's race, laughed and shouted at the press conference, she first gave a set of difficult moves of 1080 to 900 and then 540 and then 1080 in the first round to complete the slide, obtaining a high score of 94.00 points, basically locking in the championship, and then in the next two rounds she tried to challenge 1260, and fell on the track twice, "But it is worth it, it is worth a thousand percent, and constantly trying is the driving force that promotes my progress." Born in 2000, she laughed heartily and danced when she spoke, "I actually did it once when I practiced, and the effect was not bad, so I will try it another day." ”

In the article of the official Olympic team, "Chloe King's reaction after falling has won the gold medal". But this moment does not belong to Chloe, in the 12 people who participated in the final, almost all the players chose to break through themselves, from the results can be seen, in the first round of stability, only two players made serious mistakes, but in the third round, the players did not want to leave regrets, the result of the "amplification move" was that only 4 people did not have obvious mistakes.

Qiu Leng, who gave up conservatives for the first time, stood in the final of the Winter Olympics for the first time, and after ending the first round with 53.75 points, she looked well-behaved and decided to "rebel", "My foreign teacher wants me to do a 900 two 720 like the first trip, but I want to fight, even if it is not successful, I am not sorry, after all, I have tried new moves." She mentioned the freestyle skier Gu Ailing who came to watch the competition, "She fought specially, and the final directly did 1620, and this bravery also gave me strength." ”

Try first, in order to continue to achieve unprecedented success, participants in this extreme sport have long been accustomed to the daily routine of mistakes and falls. "I can feel that everyone has been trying new difficulties in these 4 years, we have joined forces to give the audience a wonderful game, and I think it is great that I can perform myself in today's high-level competition on the front line." Cai Xuetong mentioned the phenomenon, Chloe also feels, she began to participate in professional competitions at the age of 13, in the past 10 years, she can clearly feel that her advantages in this project are being "snuffed out" by other girls, "their progress is so fast, such as the last Winter Olympics, not so many people can do 1080, but now everyone is doing 1080, each of us is promoting the progress of this sport, this is the coolest thing." ”

Witnessing your own transformation from the process of unlocking the big move is the meaning of almost all skaters wrestling on the snow day after day. Su Yiming, a 17-year-old youngster who won the silver medal in the men's slope steeplechase for the Chinese team at the Winter Olympics, once recalled that when he first came into contact with the freestyle ski jump, he was already one of the top male athletes to make 1600 moves, and now he has joined the "1900 PRO Club" with a small number of people, becoming the first person in the world to complete the ultra-difficult action of the 1980 (turn five and a half weeks) to grab the board.

Although the continuous standardization of the venue and the continuous upgrading of equipment can help athletes break through the limit faster, in this ecosystem that brings together various styles of skaters, the imagination full of imagination, the courage to break through, and the ability to transform imagination into reality are the reasons for mutual "stamping" recognition, and daily measurement standards such as age, gender, nationality, and social identity are invariably put aside.

4 years ago, after the breakthrough of the Chinese team with the silver medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Liu Jiayu said that the difficulty of the women's U-shaped pool will be improved again, "The final of this (Pyeongchang Winter Olympics) has also been seen, the women's level and difficulty are no longer the level of 4 years ago, 8 years ago, it is really flying to another level, stepping onto a big step." ”

In today's game, she made mistakes in the first two rounds, and finally ranked eighth with a score of 73.50 points in the last round, but she did not fall into frustration, and after the game, she relaxed and talked with IOC President Bach, who came to watch the game. As the "Elder of the Four Dynasties", she said that she will continue to compete in the Winter Olympics, "The reason I persevered is that I believe that I can have a better breakthrough." And I was right in my thinking and decision, from the last silver medal to now, I have developed a lot of new moves and used them in the game, which is progress, is the breakthrough. ”

Applaud your opponents

In today's Winter Olympics snowboarding women's U-shaped track skills competition, Liu Jiayu and Cai Xuetong are not the longest-lasting players, the Spanish veteran Castellet, who participated in the Winter Olympics for the fifth time, skated a high score of 90.25 in the second round of the final, winning the silver medal in one fell swoop.

"She's a role model who has always inspired me, she's constantly challenging herself, challenging Chloe, and every time I see her, I think I can too." On the field is the opponent, off the field is the role model, Cai Xuetong admitted that Castellet's experience inspired her to choose to persevere, in her fourth Winter Olympics is only one step away from the medal, she said, "I hope you can still see me on the field to break through myself." ”

In snowboarding, breakthroughs are not only about fighting gravity, they also need to be "creative and imaginative.". As one of the earliest members of China's snowboarding national team, the famous general Zhang Yiwei said in an exclusive interview with the reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network that there is no restriction on rules and regulations, encouraging players to create their own actions and styles, and constantly breaking through the limits, which is where the spirit of snowboarding is attractive.

And for everyone who is committed to this, it is natural to be respected by their peers. Therefore, at today's game site, while cheering for the Chinese team, Gu Ailing will also hug Chloe after her second round of mistakes. "We are the ones who will applaud the breakthrough of the opponent." Zhang Yiwei said.

He remembers that when he first came into contact with snowboarding, the country knew almost nothing about the sport, and at the same time, affected by various condition factors, the training was also very difficult, just jumping and jumping in the small snow field, until he was in his 20s, Zhang Yiwei ushered in an opportunity to go abroad to train and compete, he remembered that about 10 years ago, he was still unknown, but he worked the international arena for the first time, and finally won the runner-up in the competition, When I finished receiving the award on the bus, I found that all the athletes were waiting for me in the car. They applauded me and kept shouting 'righteousness'. This scene is still fresh in his memory, "everyone never skimps on applauding opponents, especially the new players."

The original origin of snowboarding comes from surfing and skateboarding, from the birth of the "new wave" gene, from the "respect for creativity" rules can be glimpsed, its emphasis on entertainment and challenge side, "so the atmosphere of confrontation is relatively small, everyone plays together, challenges higher difficulties together, is the culture of this project." Zhang Yiwei said.

Opponents are more of a mutual motivator. Cai Xuetong said that it is Chloe and other players who continue to upgrade the difficulty, she will force herself to unlock the previously unimaginable action, "I have my own style, as long as I can do the best action, even if it is a victory." 」 Su Yiming also holds the same view, even though the game has passed for many days, the referee's scoring controversy is still continuing, but his attitude after winning the silver medal is very clear, "Thank you for your attention to me, I am in good shape, and I have completed the actions I want to do." I didn't pay special attention to the score of each referee, but I was very happy to get that score. For him, it seems more important to meet the requirements of his heart.

"I don't think it's special that someone has ever won a bronze medal in this project three times in a row." Also calmly performing on the performance is Su Yiming's idol, The Canadian star McMorris, who calmly accepted the result of winning the bronze medal three times in a row, and was proud of his teammate Who won the championship, Max Parot, and the runner-up Su Yiming, "I still remember seeing Su Yiming when I first came to China in 2010, when he was around me, saying that I was his idol, when he was still a child, but now with a 'boom', he has become a strong, tall boy. He's awesome, incredibly good, I'm incredibly proud of him, and I'm very proud to be on the podium with him. ”

The arena is exciting enough, and the next arena is peaceful. After winning the medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Liu Jiayu once said, "The snowboard team has changed a lot in more than 10 years since it was established in China, and I have always wanted to pass on such an attitude. It's not just to get the gold medal, it's just to go competitive. She believes that snowboarding is not just a competitive sport, but more of a way of life, "it will bring you joy and help you find yourself." And in today's game, she vividly explained this herself, "No matter how big the setback, as long as you can enjoy the sport happily, the sport will bring you happiness." She hopes that today's game will allow more young people to see that even if they make mistakes, they can look forward to the next goal.

This newspaper Chongli February 10, 2017

China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Liang Xuan Source: China Youth Daily

Source: China Youth Daily