"The young son of the whole people" Li Wenlong: he entered the team at the age of 11 and won the Winter Olympic medal at the age of 21

Shandong Business Daily Anda News Network reporter Tian Yanshi Jiang Aina

On the evening of February 7, in the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese delegation won the gold and silver medals of the project, Ren Ziwei won the championship, and Li Wenlong won the silver. This is not only a night of glory for Chinese, but also a night worth remembering for the people of Shandong. As the first person in Shandong Province to participate in the Winter Olympic Games, Li Wenlong won the silver medal in the project, winning the first medal in the history of the Winter Olympics for Shandong Province. The narrator Wang Meng affectionately called him "the little son of the whole people" and praised him for his resolute implementation of tactics and his outlook on the overall situation after being a man.

Li Wenlong at the award ceremony Xinhua News Agency

Little away from home

　　At the age of eleven, Li Wenlong threw himself under the door of Yang Zhanyu and Liu Xiaoying, who had just formed a team, and at that time, he was thin and small, and he was inconspicuous, and he had never even skated on ice before, and only had less than half a year of roller skating experience. The first time he stepped on the ice, Li Wenlong appeared to be stumbling, and the coach euphemistically said at the time, "Let him hang out on the edge of the field first."

　　At the end of the first day of training, the inexperienced Li Wenlong cried tiredly, and her mother also cried with pain. But even so, Li Wenlong still ignored the persuasion of his parents and insisted on staying in the team to practice skating. From the initial panic to falling again and again to getting up, and then becoming more and more skilled and elegant, Li Wenlong's practice is 10 years.

　　Speaking of Li Wenlong, Yang Zhanyu and Liu Xiaoying both said in unison that he was particularly able to endure hardships. During the training period with Yang Zhanyu, the newly established Qingdao team did not have high-level sparring, and in order to improve the level of sports as soon as possible, they went to South Korea for two consecutive years to train with local clubs. Due to limited funds, the team can only rent a house nearby, and the coach is also responsible for the team's three meals a day. A day of nearly ten hours of training, Li Wenlong did not relax for a moment, even if he was less than 14 years old at the time, he was the youngest one in the whole team, he also gritted his teeth and persevered. Having experienced these two external trainings, it has greatly promoted Li Wenlong's technical level.

　　Similarly, in Liu Xiaoying's eyes, Li Wenlong is a child who trains hard, thinks positively, and is very focused, "As long as he trains, he is like playing chicken blood, he especially enjoys this process, he will train himself to the extreme, and he belongs to the type of desperate Sanlang."

　　Ten years later, Li Wenlong stood on the podium of the Winter Olympics, a result he "did not expect himself." Afterwards, he sent a message to Yang Zhanyu, the coach of enlightenment, "Coach, I got the silver medal!" The stern Yang Zhanyu simply replied, "Congratulations! Although there are not many words, it is difficult to suppress the excitement and joy in my heart. At the same time, he also reviewed the game with liu xiaoying, the coach of the provincial team, saying that "I am so happy teacher", and Liu Xiaoying asked him to "enjoy your success".

　　

Have an old head on young shoulders

　　Compared with the children who grew up in the "honeypot", Li Wenlong's understanding and maturity are somewhat painful. According to Li Wenlong's father, Li Jukun, Li Wenlong developed an independent personality when he was young. "We did a little business as a couple, and we didn't have a lot of time to take care of the children. Wenlong was very sensible when he was a child, when he was five or six years old, he began to go to the bath to take a bath, the family was no longer accompanied, from the first grade of primary school, he took the bus to school and after school, which made us worry. Li Jukun said.

　　When Li Wenlong first came to Qingdao for training, his mother Zhang Wei was very concerned and would visit him several times a year. Later, she found that the child's self-care ability was very good, and the learning was also very self-disciplined, and she gradually became at ease. "This kid is very sensible, doesn't talk much, but always shows the best of themselves." Zhang Wei said that usually Li Wenlong and the family video chat is nagging, he is afraid that his parents are worried about never complaining about the pain and tiredness of training, always saying how well he eats and how well he lives. Even if the training is injured, the parents only know it after hearing about it from the coach.

　　In fact, since training in Qingdao, Li Wenlong has shown a sense of understanding and maturity beyond this age, and has never reported good news or worry to his family. At that time, due to insufficient manpower, the team members needed to sharpen their own ice knives, and once Li Wenlong accidentally pressed his hands on the blade, the wrist nerve was cut off, and he stayed in the hospital for a week, and still left a scar on his wrist. The young Li Wenlong gritted his teeth and survived, such a big thing even his parents did not tell. Even once he had a high fever until the coach stopped training, the family advised him to rest for a few days, but Li Wenlong said to his father, "Teacher Yang let me rest in the dormitory for a day, more than 3 days, I will not agree, you let me go to the ice rink, as long as I go to the ice rink to put on skates, I feel that I will not have a fever." ”

　　With a passion for skating and a lot of hard work, Li Wenlong slid step by step to the field of the Winter Olympic Games, and his family was afraid to disturb his preparations for the games, basically afraid to contact him, and he had not spent the Spring Festival with his family for several years in this Olympic cycle. Before the game, Li Wenlong's mother released a short video, coach Liu Xiaoying saw it and hurried to call Li Jukun and told them to "not affect Li Wenlong", it is not easy for children to go to this step, the first time to participate in the Winter Olympics, do not put pressure on children. It is their silent support and dedication behind them that makes Li Wenlong's preparation road without worries.

mainstay

　　The short track speed skating men's 1000m Group A final was played between three Chinese players Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong and Hungary's Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang brothers. In this game, Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei are the main forces competing for gold, and in terms of tactical arrangements, in order to ensure the gold medal of the Chinese team, Olympic newcomer Li Wenlong must cooperate with them. Li Wenlong's coach Liu Xiaoying said when watching the game, "If Li Wenlong can take third, I think I am already very lucky." ”

　　In the speed skating arena, accidents may occur every second, Liu Shaolin, who first rushed to the line in the final, was sentenced to foul and cancel the results, and Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong, who completed the game cleanly, successfully won the gold and silver medals. Winning a silver medal at the First Winter Olympics, Li Wenlong's achievements are gratifying, which is inseparable from his ten years of hard work and good attitude.

　　The athletes who step on the field of the Winter Olympic Games undoubtedly have a gold medal dream. It is admirable that in order to ensure the gold medal of the Chinese team, Li Wenlong is willing to play a "supporting role".

　　In the view of Li Wenlong's coach Liu Xiaoying, Li Wenlong's ability to stand on the podium of the Winter Olympics is the result of his 10 years of hard work. "This kid talks about the big picture, has tenacity, can endure hardships, and his success is no accident." Liu Xiaoying said that Li Wenlong often cooperates with his teammates in training, and when he is a "supporting role", he rarely complains, and he is very team-minded and has a sense of the overall situation.

　　In a post-match interview, Li Wenlong was asked, "Ren Ziwei won the silver medal 4 years ago, he said he wanted to change colors in Beijing, and he did it." What about you? Looking forward to winning the gold medal? He replied without hesitation, "Of course!" On February 4, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, it was also Li Wenlong's birthday, and this silver medal was probably his best birthday gift.

　　Yang Zhanyu believes that Li Wenlong can win the silver medal in the first time he participates in the Winter Olympics, which is a very big boost for him and will be of great help to his future sports career. "He just turned 21 this year, which is a very good age." Yang Zhanyu said that after experiencing this Winter Olympics, he can help him accumulate a lot of experience. Like Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, they did not win gold medals, but instead ushered in the peak of their careers in the next Winter Olympics, because they accumulated a lot of experience. Therefore, this silver medal is indeed very valuable to Li Wenlong, and there is still a long way to go for him, at least 5 to 8 years of career golden period.

Editor of Shandong Business Daily And Leopard News Network Xu Xiaoyang