He and Gu Ailing, the same genius, the same school bully, some people even said that he is the "male version of Gu Ailing", but the two chose the opposite path.
America's killer
Today (February 10) afternoon, the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating men's singles free skating decided the champion.
Yu Yu, a popular Japanese player who broke the world record 19 times and won the Super Grand Slam, regretted the match after two mistakes.
Chen Wei, a Chinese-American boy from the United States, won the gold medal as he wished. But this Chinese won the championship, but many Chinese people could not be happy, and even scolded.
Because some time ago, evan Bates, the two-time ice dance champion in the United States, actually criticized the "human rights" issue of the mainland on behalf of all American athletes in this interview, and Chen Wei agreed with this.
At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, he also chose controversial repertoire.
Some netizens felt that he was insulting China, and some netizens thought it was impossible to talk about. But his above practices are indeed out of proportion.
The United States has always saved the world in movies and criticized other countries wantonly, and this is still the case in reality. Some American athletes living in the information cocoon are also infected with this stinky disease and make a big fuss about countries they don't know about.
They forget a basic principle that celebrities don't talk about politics. Because public figures have a high level of attention, and their views are likely to be wrong, even outrageously wrong.
Why is he wading through the murky waters of politics? Compare it with another Gu Ailing, who harvests the favor of the whole country, and you will find that this is closely related to his family education.
Tie up the Winter Olympics
Compared with the genius girl Gu Ailing, Chen Wei's talent is not much more.
Chen Wei was born on May 5, 1999 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to first-generation immigrants to the United States. He was the oldest in the family, with two older brothers and two older sisters.
Three years later, Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics. The two sisters were also selected as actors and participated in the skating show "Children of Light" at the opening ceremony. It is precisely because of this Winter Olympics that Xiao Chen Wei, who accompanied his parents to watch the game, was hopelessly fascinated by ice sports.
● Chen Wei with her mother and older siblings
At first, he liked to play hockey with his two older brothers. But ice hockey is a very confrontational sport, it is really not suitable for three-year-old children, and his mother guided him to learn figure skating. Unexpectedly, this slip opened the door to a new world.
Just a year later, he began to participate in figure skating competitions, honing his skills in continuous competitions, and his reputation gradually spread in the circle.
In 2010, at the age of 11, Chen Wei won the rookie category of the National Figure Skating Competition, and accidentally set a record, becoming the youngest champion of the competition.
The hidden dragon soars into the abyss, and the scales and claws fly. Such a flamboyant teenager naturally attracts much attention, and he continues to set records in the exclamation of the crowd.
Two years later, Chen Wei participated in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series for the first time, and finally set a record of 222.00 points, the highest score ever recorded in the event.
Athletes inevitably get injured, and after experiencing the pain of pain, Chen Wei broke out in 2017 and won the men's single skating championship of the "American Figure Skating Championships" for the first time, which shocked his reputation.
Not only did he set the lowest record in age, but he also made five "four-week jumps" for the first time in the competition. Jumping around is jumping up and spinning around in the air, the difficulty coefficient is extremely high, and if you are not careful, you will hurt your ankle.
A month later, he won the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, beating the world number one Yusuke. Since then, the two have competed several times, winning and losing against each other.
● Yusheng yuxian and Chen Wei (right)
At the end of the year, he won the "Figure Skating Grand Prix". After winning three gold medals in one year, he became an unstoppable figure skating superstar.
How hot is he in the United States? Considering the more than 300 million people in the United States, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a dream of 100 million girls.
Ice and snow American Dream
Whether it is drinking Coke, eating oats, wearing Nike, running tires, or riding aviation, all of them look for him to endorse, including all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation. There was a huge advertisement for him in Times Square in New York, and it was difficult to know him.
The U.S. Olympic Committee even regarded him as his own son, and they produced two Winter Olympic propaganda films, giving Chen Wei the most shots.
● Chen Wei appeared in the winter Olympics promotional film
In a promotional video, Chen Wei appeared 6 times and occupied the beginning and end. Another promotional video is more excessive, nominally the national team, but the recording is all about Chen Wei on the ice and in training.
This is definitely a national treasure. In recent years, men's figure skating has lived in the shadow of Japan's HabuYuki. Chen Wei's emergence gave the United States hope of winning the championship, affectionately calling him the "Ice Boy".
And with the continuous growth of China, some Chinese athletes have actually retired from the United States and crossed the ocean to return to China. This has also stimulated the United States to pay more attention to Chinese athletes.
Since then, he has made six four-way jumping movements for the first time at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and is revered as the "King of Four-sided Jumping". He is an absolute supreme in the United States, and as of January 2022, he has achieved six consecutive men's singles titles at the "American Figure Skating Championships".
As a result, this "gold-grabbing demon" comparable to the male version of Gu Ailing became the killer of the United States at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and stunned the world on the field.
Why is he so powerful? Of course, it is not only talent, but also thanks to his parents who value education.
Lazy Champions Cup
Chen Wei's father, Chen Zhidong, was born in Guangxi and studied at Guangxi Medical University and China Military Medical College before studying for a doctorate in the United States. When my mother first arrived in the United States, she didn't even know English.
Two young people in their twenties who are new to a foreign country and have a very difficult economy. Mom later practiced English and became a translator. Dad worked as a senior researcher in the field of medicine and later founded his own medical technology company and laboratory.
After confirming that their son liked figure skating, the couple gritted their teeth and decided to cultivate seriously.
Professional coaches were very expensive, and the parents were not financially well off at the time, and could only hire a coach once a week or every two weeks. Whenever the instructor gave a lecture, the mother stood by and carefully listened to the records and asked about ways to train and improve skills.
Mom then integrated this knowledge and acted as a half-coach, which saved a lot of money. Whenever her son was training and playing, her mother would shout cheers, and she was always the loudest one on the scene.
Later, Chen Wei needed to go to southern California to train far away. Mom arranged everything in the house and then took him from Salt Lake City to Southern California, a journey of 12 to 15 hours each time.
No matter how powerful a genius is, he also needs to be irrigated with sweat. My sister once complained: My mother and brother simply live in the ice rink.
It is precisely because of this concentration and hard work that Chen Wei was able to ride in the dust in the United States and practiced elegant movements like floating clouds and frightening dragons.
So he dumped the U.S. Olympic Committee, dumped major brands, and dumped hundreds of millions of people. From him, people saw the shadow of another Chinese, the figure skating queen Guan Yingshan. Perhaps, he will become the male king of the figure skating world.
What is even more valuable is that parents do not regard figure skating championships as the main goal, but carry out comprehensive education according to their children's interests.
Mom once said: "Figure skating is not all you have, and your ultimate goal is not to win many championships, but to become the best version of yourself." ”
Dad had a similar view: "Athlete status can only stay for a short time, and education can last a lifetime." ”
Therefore, Chen Wei is not only good at figure skating, but also knows photography, can dance ballet, can play guitar and piano, and is also a school bully, and was admitted to Yale University.
However, in the treatment of the homeland, the parents' education was seriously lacking, so that Chen Wei had no understanding of China.
Listen to it and understand
Chen Wei is very similar to Gu Ailing, both are Chinese, both are academics, and they are both talented athletes. But the family education of the two families is very different.
Gu Ailing's mother often took her back to Beijing for vacations, and her grandmother taught her to eat Chinese food, speak Chinese, and listen to Chinese stories. Therefore, Gu Ailing's Chinese is particularly good, and he can even say tongue twisters, and because he often plays in the hutongs of Beijing, he thinks that he is a Beijing girl.
● Gu Ailing
This identification eventually led her to make a bold decision at the age of 15. Announced through social media that he had renounced his U.S. citizenship and switched to Chinese citizenship. The sentence "Chinese freestyle skier Gu Ailing reported" made countless people burst into tears.
It is undeniable that the education of Chen Wei's parents is also very successful. A son does finance, a son does aviation, a daughter works at Apple, and a daughter co-founded a biological company, not to mention Chen Wei.
But they almost cut off Education on the Chinese side, which led to Chen Wei not only not speaking Chinese, but also extremely unfamiliar with China.
Living in the information environment of the United States for a long time, he easily expressed his prejudices when faced with inducing questions from reporters.
Adolescence is the age at which values are shaped. I hope that Chen Wei can understand a truth: partial belief is dark, and listening is bright.
Chen Wei and Gu Ailing, both geniuses and academic bullies, chose a completely different path. This is related to the environment in which they grew up, and it is also the education they received, so don't be surprised.
When a country is strong and rich, there will naturally be people who are willing to go forward and follow.
May our motherland become stronger and stronger, attract more and more talents, and return home. Text/Ling Fox Empty