"Isn't this the 'Big Devil' of women's snowboarding?" In the Beijing Winter Olympics snowboarding women's U-shaped track skill final on the morning of the 10th, American player Chloe Jin scored an absolute high score of 94 points in the first skate, and finally won the gold medal in the Winter Olympics. Many netizens were conquered by this exquisite skill, and they praised her, and some also compared her to several generations of Chinese women's table tennis "big devils", "This girl's first round of guarantee play, the gold medal is stable in the second and third rounds of challenges under the high difficulty, really too easy!" ”
22 months without snow, still win the Olympic championship
To say that the "Big Devil" is indeed deserved - he was selected for the U.S. national team at the age of 13, won gold at the Youth Olympic Games at the age of 16, became the youngest champion in the history of the Winter Olympics at the age of 17 and 296 days, and was elected as the most influential person in Time Magazine of the year. Before officially preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics, she had barely stepped on snowboard for 22 months. Because I made the decision to study, I entered Princeton University, one of the best universities in the United States. Since then, she has also participated in variety shows such as the American version of "The Masked Singer King" and brushed up on fashion exposure.
In the words of the American media, she herself is still a little reluctant to come back to the game. And even when she returned last year and began training, she barely played much, giving her competitors some hope.
But this hope proved to be extravagant at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
For two days, the reporter watched the qualifiers and finals of the snowboard women's U-shaped track skills live, and Chloe King's absolute dominance on the U-shaped groove was as if she had never relaxed, not giving others any chance. She became the first female athlete to win two Olympic gold medals in the snowboard U-track skills event.
This decision is only to defeat the demons of the heart
But Chloe King's actions after completing the first one immediately made reporters doubt their judgment.
When her score of 94 in the first round was revealed, she immediately stood up and walked briskly through the media area to hug everyone she knew. Back at the top of the groove, when she hugged U.S. coach Richie Ball, she couldn't control her emotions completely, and kept wiping the tears that came out of her eyes, "I was dealing with all kinds of emotions and self-doubt, and at that moment, my pressure was released!" After the game she explained her mood at the time.
From an American media colleague, the reporter got the saying, "Her victory seems effortless, but it actually comes at a huge cost!" ”
Relieving enormous stress, and even fighting depression, is the effort of this talented girl who has never stopped in the past four years.
Four years ago, when Chloe King was on the podium in Pyeongchang, the media from all over the world labeled her as the "female version of Sean White". The other side of the praise is the threat of cyberbullying and racism. The Olympics ended in South Korea, and when her family went out, her parents and two sisters would huddle around Chloe King to protect her from prying eyes; and when she returned to the United States, when she was wearing her pajamas, pushing open the door of a familiar bakery near her home, trying to buy a sandwich, everyone in the store would suddenly stare at her, and she ran out in panic and hurried away. "It's my home and I can't even go to my favorite places." Chloe King recalls how it felt at the time, "I'm grateful to everyone who supported me and liked me, but I just wanted to have a place to be alone, just to take my ham and cheese sandwich and go, hoping that everyone would understand how I felt." ”
The American reporter revealed that after becoming an Olympic champion, Chloe King's annual endorsement fees are at least millions of dollars, sincere, friendly, sunny, love to laugh, and the brand likes her very much. But on more than one occasion, she has told people in public about the vulnerability and fear in her heart, "She has had some experiences of discrimination, she has heard of many crimes against Asian Americans, and she has received psychological treatment for it." The reporter said.
Going to college is her way to save herself - in the fall of 2019, she entered Princeton University, she was with classmates who did not know who she was, what she had done before, experienced fresh things together, and stayed up late to prepare for the exam together, all of which helped her figure out who she really was outside of the identity of "Olympic champion". Such an adjustment allowed her to regain her passion for skiing. In preparation for the Winter Olympics, Chloe King rested almost a day, she gave up her favorite sweets, and insisted on running and strength exercises every day...
Pie doesn't fall from heaven
Chloe King was born in April 2000 in Long Beach, California, to Korean-American parents; had a wonderful skiing experience with his parents at the age of 4; and was determined to become a professional snowboarder after watching the Winter Olympics at the age of 6... Most media outlets often describe the girl in such a brush with her talent.
In fact, her path to the championship has always been accompanied by physical and psychological trials - her father, when she was very young, would wake her up at 1 a.m. on the weekend and then drive more than 5 hours to the nearest ski resort to her home; when she won her first gold medal in 2014, she happily posted the winning photos on social media, but was bullied by the Internet, targeting her skin color; in 2018, she became an Olympic champion, and some teammates personally attacked her through social media because of jealousy At the 2019 US Open, she unfortunately broke her ankle...
Many people think that Chloe King is one of the lucky ones, endowed with unparalleled talent, and that she can accomplish things on skis that even many male athletes can't match. But as long as we really understand a good athlete and understand the objective laws of competitive sports, we will immediately feel that there will never be a pie in the sky, and there will never be an easy champion.
图片来源：新华社 Source: Author: Yao Qinyi