The Winter Olympics are not like ordinary Olympic Games, in the ice and snow events, some tropical or subtropical countries because they never snow, so they have a natural disadvantage, just like the Nordic countries in high latitudes, and Brazil, Africa and other countries in the tropics, the former is more likely to appear outstanding skiers. However, although it is almost snowy in these countries, it cannot stop these national athletes who yearn for the Winter Olympics! Their persistence is more moving.
In the women's U-shaped ruler competition of the Winter Olympics, a post-match interview with the camera eating bean bag "Bean Bag Princess" was on fire, her name is Spitery, is an athlete from Southern Europe Malta, because it is located on the Mediterranean coast, so malta almost never snows, so this Winter Olympics Spitery became the only player in the country to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics. Due to the lack of professional training, her skills are also the bottom among the contestants, and there are frequent mistakes in the competition. However, this did not affect her optimistic mentality, Spitery after completing a round down is also excited to nibble on the bean bag in his pocket, in front of the world to come to a broadcast.
Many people have the impression that Saudi Arabia is undoubtedly a hot and arid place, and it is undoubtedly a pipe dream to carry out ice and snow projects here. But in this desert kingdom, there is an athlete participating in the alpine skiing event of this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing, and he is 24-year-old Faik Abdi. This is the first athlete in Saudi Arabia to participate in the Winter Olympics, Abdi fell in love with skiing at the age of 4, especially when he was studying in the United States, he was addicted to this ice sport, so with his love for skiing, Abdi finally realized his dream at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In 1993, Hollywood made a movie called "Light On Ice", and the protagonist was based on a Jamaican athlete at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada. Although Jamaica is also a big sports country, especially in the sprint program Bolt is famous all over the world, but at the Winter Olympics, it is difficult for the tropical Jamaica to carry out winter sports. However, this could not stop some young people who longed for the world of ice and snow, because there was no snow, the four Jamaican boys used bathtubs to slide on the grass, and finally participated in the Winter Olympics to realize their dreams. This film can be said to have influenced athletes in many tropical countries, and after the release of this film, many athletes from other tropical countries have also begun their own "ice and snow dreams".
Like the Brazilian bobsleigh team that participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics this year, they were inspired by this film, developed a passion for ice and snow sports, and successfully competed. Although Brazil is also a snow-free country, their training conditions are also very difficult, even in the track and field field, and even in order to participate in the Olympic points, these members travel around the world at their own expense, this enthusiasm, it is really difficult not to be moved. （ikuet）