Recently, China's "post-00s" athletes have repeatedly achieved good results in the Winter Olympic Games, making the whole network boil, and related topics have not only frequently appeared on hot searches, but also have reached foreign countries.
On February 7, in the final of the men's slope steeplechase skills in snowboarding, Su Yiming, born in 2004, made a 1800 five-turn movement and finally won the silver medal, creating the best result in the history of the project for the Chinese team. On the overseas short video platform TikTok, Su Yiming's related videos have been played more than 13 million times.
On February 8, in the women's freestyle ski jump event, Gu Ailing, born in 2003, chose an incredible 1620-degree turn in the air in the last jump, reversing the championship and helping the Chinese team win the first gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics. Gu Ailing also became the youngest gold medalist in the history of the Winter Olympics in freestyle skiing. The video was also viewed more than 9 million times on TikTok.
TikTok short videos have been played more than 22 million times
The video of the two athletes has been viewed more than 22 million times. They all challenged the difficulty of the competition and finally achieved a record good result.
It is worth noting that many TikTok netizens were impressed by Su Yiming's performance and regretted that such a performance failed to win the gold medal. For this kind of voice, Su Yiming generously said, "I am in a good state today, and I have completed the actions I want to do." I didn't pay special attention to each referee's score, but I was happy to get that score. ”
Gu Ailing won the 20-year-old French player Tess Ludd with the super difficult third jump. When flipped in the air, you can see the traditional dragon pattern on the back of the dress designed by herself.
Many netizens were surprised by the excellent skills that Gu Ailing showed at such an age. "She's only 18 years old, it's crazy." One netizen lamented that the message received nearly 18,000 likes and was topped to the front row of the comments section.
What impressed overseas netizens more deeply was Gu Ailing's personality charm. When France's Taisi cried bitterly because of the mistake of the third jump, Gu Ailing and another player hugged and comforted Taisi for the first time.
This heart-warming scene has won praise from many overseas netizens on TikTok. One TikTok netizen said, "Instead of continuing to celebrate her victory, she ran to comfort the French players, which brought me to tears." Whether it is competitive ability or character, she is incredible. ”
An American netizen uploaded a short video of Gu Ailing comforting Tess on TikTok, and wrote in the video, "This is really the most humane and incomparable moment in the Olympic competition." The two girls are comforting the girl who has had an emotional breakdown by missing the gold medal. It seems to be rarer in men's competitions and I love these girls. ”
In addition, Gu Ailing spoke out for The Chinese figure skater Zhu Yi, who did not play well at the press conference, and echoed those American netizens who questioned her playing for China. She used her own efforts to eliminate barriers and encourage more girls to engage in their favorite sports, and these voices have been recognized by many overseas netizens.
"Whoever finishes the game and is so excited, I applaud it. Don't care where they come from or who they represent. Girls come on. A TikTok netizen wrote.
In addition to Su Yiming and Gu Ailing, there are many "post-00s" athletes who have received attention. Born in 2001, Li Wenlong won the silver medal in the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating, and Han Yu, born in 2000, is already the youngest captain of the curling team, "After 00: Young player Zhao Jiawen qualified for both Nordic events, setting a record for the Chinese team at the Winter Olympics."
"Post-00s" players Zhao Jiawen and Diniger served as the last torchbearers of the opening ceremony
These new generation of athletes exhibit impressive traits. They are more confident, dare to challenge more complex movements, and enjoy the joy of sports competition. More importantly, they have shown a more open and inclusive face, seeing sport as a way to connect and dissolve barriers and misunderstandings. On TikTok, a short video platform dominated by young users of "Generation Z", these young athletes were widely praised.