Cover reporter Chen Yuanyang
Take a deep breath, glide, and then take off at the starting point, the body flying in the air in a parabola for a few seconds, and then land naturally ... At 19:00 on February 11, the Beijing Winter Olympics Ski Jumping Men's Individual Big Jumping Qualification Tournament was held, and Song Qiwu, a ski jumper from his hometown of Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, had a jumping score of 94.5 meters and scored 50.7 points, failing to qualify for the finals, which also meant that he completed his entire journey at the Winter Olympics.
Song Qiwu
Song Qiwu was born in 2001, in addition to the men's individual big jumping qualification competition, he also participated in the men's ski jumping standard platform qualification competition and the ski jumping mixed team standard platform competition at the Winter Olympics.
"He can stand on the Olympic field, which is the proudest thing in my life." Speaking of Song Qiwu, his father Song Mingliang was full of pride. Four days ago, Ziyang City organized a centralized viewing of the Winter Olympic Games, and Song Qiwu's family, enlightenment coaches, some young athletes, and coach representatives cheered for Song Qiwu and encouraged the Chinese team.
Song Qiwu's family
Song Mingliang mentioned in an interview that his son Song Qiwu has been active since he was a child, and he especially likes roller skating, "When he started learning, he often wrestled, and he did not give up on the pain of falling." Later, Song Qiwu became acquainted with athletics and participated in athletics training at Yanjiang Yixiao and Wu Zhongliang Jiuyi School in Yanjiang District. At the age of 13, he was selected for the Sichuan Provincial Athletics Team and won the sixth place in the 400-meter hurdles of the Sichuan Provincial Games and the second place in the 400 meters of the Sichuan Provincial Championships.
In 2018, the 17-year-old Song Qiwu ushered in a transformation, from athletics to cross-border contact with ski jumping, and before that, he had basically never been exposed to snow.
Song Qiwu in the competition
In the following years, Song Qiwu overcame all kinds of difficulties and became an excellent ski jumper. In January 2021, he jumped a national record of 141.5 meters, won four gold medals at the National Ski Jumping Championships in March, jumped the best result in the Chinese men's ski jumping international A-level competition at the Intercontinental Cup at Rasnov Station in Romania in September, and locked up a seat for the Beijing Winter Olympics for Chinese ski jumping.
Song Qiwu's experience may not have much legend, but more of his own efforts and perseverance, but the history of the Winter Olympics is destined to engrave his footnotes. After competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics, Song Qiwu became the first Sichuan athlete to land at the Winter Olympics and the first Chinese athlete to board the men's ski jumping winter Olympics.
At the scene of watching the competition intensively, Song Qiwu on the TV screen also let the seeds of ice and snow sports continue to sprout in Ziyang, more than 1800 kilometers away.
Tian Yifan, 11, also from Ziyang, was selected to practice ice and snow sports in September 2020 for his outstanding roller skating skills, focusing on short track speed skating. "In the future, I hope to be like Brother Song Qiwu and stand on the field of the Winter Olympics to win glory for the country."
On February 7, Ziyang City organized a centralized viewing of the Winter Olympic Games
It is understood that Ziyang is located in the middle of the Sichuan Basin, is the only regional central city in Sichuan Province that is connected to the "dual core" of Chengdu and Chongqing at the same time, belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate, the average annual temperature is about 17 °C, and the probability of snow can be seen in winter is extremely low. The emergence of Song Qiwu has made ice and snow sports known to more Ziyang people.
The person in charge of the Ziyang Municipal Education and Sports Bureau said that in the next step, it will further promote sports reform and innovation, take the development of ice and snow sports as the starting point, integrate relevant resources, lay a solid foundation for the sustainable development of competitive sports, and strive to cultivate and deliver more excellent sports reserve forces for the motherland.
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