At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao partnered in the double figure skating competition. I provide the picture
The blade of the knife quickly crossed the ice, accompanied by the music of the flowing movements and skirts, the athletes "flew like a surprise, like a dragon", and every move showed the infinite charm of figure skating.
Zhang Dan, an unforgettable name in the history of Chinese figure skating. If you've seen her game, the figure that is light and agile on the ice will definitely poke you in the heart.
From competing in the ice and snow arena, becoming the world champion of figure skating, to starring in China's first original ice dance drama "Treading on Ice and Chasing Dreams", the beauty of ice and snow continues. She perfectly navigates the ice and explores the colorful life.
Two minutes of solitude
In the common ice and snow memory of Chinese, the Turin Winter Olympics must not be mentioned. That year, the audience was delighted to witness Han Xiaopeng win the first gold medal in snow sports in the history of the Chinese Winter Olympics, tears in the eyes of the Chinese short track speed skating team "defending" the women's 500m champion, and also regretted that Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao lost the gold medal.
The Turin Winter Olympics will be unforgettable for Zhang Dan. After winning the World Figure Skating Grand Prix in 2005 as the U.S. pair skating champion, the Japan pair skating champion and the runner-up of the World Figure Skating Grand Prix Finals, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao stood in the final of figure skating at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.
This time, they brought the "killer skill" that had been practiced for a long time - throwing around and jumping. There is only one goal, competing for the title with the famous Russian figure skating duo Totmiianina and Marinen.
In the early morning of February 14, the gold medal battle began. The entry track "Descendants of the Dragon" was played at the Palavira Arena in Turin. Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao slid into the middle of the slide hand in hand and danced.
Every jump and rotation is light and smooth, the action and music are in perfect harmony, and the audience is holding their breath in anticipation of the difficult action in the history of figure skating, "throwing around the jump", in previous international competitions, no combination has ever really completed this action. If successful, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao will lock in the gold medal in advance and create history.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao partnered in the double figure skating competition. I provide the picture
The music gradually climaxed, Zhang Hao threw Zhang Dan high, Zhang Dan was like a snow elf, and the skirt flew. The moment she fell on the ice, unexpectedly, her knees slammed heavily on the ice.
The tearing pain struck instantly, and what filled my heart at that moment was a great sense of loneliness. "The moment I fell, I was very disappointed in myself. All I can do is keep finishing the game or give up. Zhang Dan recalled.
Off-field pain, entanglement, endurance and persistence are a world that ordinary people can't easily spy on. In the boiling gymnasium, time seemed to stand still. The exclamations of the audience in the stands, the questioning voices of coaches and teammates seem to be in the ears, but they are not really heard.
In the spotlight, there is a lonely shadow of Zhang Dan being stretched. For a short period of two minutes, a major choice awaited Zhang Dan, and the only person who could make this choice was herself.
"I think that for all athletes, years of training, years of perseverance to overcome difficulties have taught us that the Winter Olympics can not be given up no matter what, I must seize the opportunity in front of me." Zhang Dan said.
After two minutes of adjustment, the music sounded again, and Zhang Dan, who had briefly handled the injured part, re-entered the arena in the applause of the audience, and the audience responded with thunderous applause, and the sports commentators of various television stations made a very high evaluation of Zhang Dan.
Zhang Dan's persistence not only touched the audience, but also touched the referees on the sidelines, and after completing the game with high quality, in the end, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao won a valuable silver medal with 189.73 points.
Talking about the Turin Winter Olympics, Zhang Dan, who is calm and calm, has long regarded that fall as a great wealth in life. She feels like a lucky person: "Although I haven't won an Olympic title, I still think I'm lucky, I met a very good coach, a very good partner. I am very grateful to have been recognized by the whole world even if I fell down in the Olympic Games. ”
Don't be afraid of twists and turns
It is often said that time is merciless, but even more relentless are injuries and developmental troubles. In 2012, Zhang Dan chose to retire.
She has been practicing figure skating since she was 6 years old, and training is all about her life.
Lifting, spinning, throwing, every action should strive for perfection within the scoring rules, standing on the highest podium of the Winter Olympics is the best way to prove their value, but there is more than one scoring rule in life.
"When we were in the team, we had staff to help us plan for food, clothing, housing, training and even body management. Retirement is to break away from collective life and begin to learn to deal with the chai rice oil and salt in life. It takes a long time for athletes to adapt to this identity and mindset shift. Zhang Dan said.
The white expanse of ice, full of glory and frustration, carries the entire time of youth. From a simple, closed world thrown into reality, confused time, Zhang Dan occasionally missed the time he used to spend in the figure skating team, and the days and nights that spared no effort to devote himself to training and competition.
By chance, Zhang Dan came into contact with ice dance drama, which is a dance drama with figure skating as the main performance form, which is still in the experimental stage in China, without any experience for reference, and the degree of public acceptance is unknown. "Do you want to continue teaching figure skating, or try a figure skating dance drama and start an 'adventure'?" Two completely different paths were placed in front of Zhang Dan.
Ice dance drama "Treading on ice to chase dreams". I provide the picture
The love in Zhang Dan's heart has not been put down, if you can't use competitive sports to touch figure skating in another way?
Compared with the ignorant step in childhood, this time, Zhang Dan chose to return to the ice surface and starred in the ice dance drama "Stepping on the Ice and Chasing Dreams".
For Zhang Dan, "Treading on Ice and Chasing Dreams" is a continuation of her sports career. "I'm a person who is willing to try new things, dance drama is a whole new field for me, and it can continue my love of figure skating, why not enjoy it?"
Premiered in 2019, the ice dance drama "Treading on Ice and Chasing Dreams" tells the story of figure skating girl Lu Xiyun from a small border town, and her father and teammates all the way through the thorns, and finally stood on the highest podium of the Olympic Games.
"The process of creating a dance drama is very difficult, unlike figure skating competitions, as an actor I have to use body language to interpret a story and immerse myself in it. When it comes to group dance, it is necessary to practice with other actors over and over again, often from morning to night. This year, I also invited my former partner Zhang Hao to star together, and during the rehearsal, we both felt that the dance drama was more tiring than the previous training. Zhang Dan said.
"It turned out to be just a stage drama lover, since watching "Stepping on the Ice and Chasing Dreams", I think I am in love with ice dance dramas, and I am immortal and powerful, and the children sitting next to me are crying!" "A dance drama about the history of figure skating, showing a different art of figure skating and figure skating charm." After the premiere, on the performance rating software, "Stepping on Ice and Dreaming" received rave reviews, and Zhang Dan's hanging heart gradually let go. On January 20, 2022, the ice dance drama "Treading on Ice and Chasing Dreams" was staged again to help the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
On the ice, Zhang Dan completed the transformation of his identity. The choreography of the action and the transformation of the formation, the addition of elements such as silk hanging and high-altitude skills, Zhang Dan and the main creative team have made great efforts in the form of performance, and strive to make the sport of figure skating present a richer artistic appearance, and show the beauty of figure skating in front of the audience in a new form. In the constant speculation on the details of the ice dance drama, Zhang Dan continues his love of figure skating.
Fall in grace
Be strong in the midst of falls
Falling, falling again, practicing figure skating experience is accompanied by repeated falls, and the light jump hides the "pain" of learning figure skating.
"Fall in grace, be strong in fall." Zhang Dan used this sentence to describe the Chinese figure skating team.
From 1980, when Chinese figure skaters first appeared on the stage of the World Championships and the Winter Olympics, to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, China won double gold and silver medals, generations of figure skaters started from the lowest starting point and created brilliant.
Behind the words "glory", "blood" and "gold medal" is the athlete's deep love for figure skating.
In order to let more people understand figure skating and feel the charm of figure skating, in 2020, Zhang Dan officially began figure skating youth training, serving as the general supervisor of Zhang Dan's figure skating youth training base, cultivating a new generation of figure skating reserve strength, so that more children can enjoy the happiness brought by sports.
Zhang Dan knows that in the process of adolescent growth, physical exercise is very important for the shaping of personality. "In the process of engaging in sports training, you can clearly feel the pain caused by failure, constantly summarize experience from failure, surpass yourself, overcome difficulties, and finally achieve the realization of self-worth."
Zhang Dan figure skating youth training base was established. I provide the picture
Behind the end of the gold medal theory is an increasingly powerful China.
Spectators and athletes began to enjoy the joy of the game itself, and the gold medal was no longer the only sign of athletes' success, and Zhang Dan was pleased with these changes.
When training young players, Zhang Dan often shared his experience in the Olympic arena with the children. "Engaging in sports is not only for honor, sports training is a positive 'frustration education', a valuable experience in life. Where you fall, you get up from where you go, never give up, this is the spirit of sportsmanship. When the competition is over, in ordinary life, there is a force that will guide us to move forward without fear of difficulties. ”
Because of the Beijing Winter Olympics, people's enthusiasm for ice and snow sports is even higher. Zhang Dan was pleased to find that "more and more people around me not only know about skating, but also know a lot about short track speed skating, alpine skiing and other ice and snow sports, and cherish the rules." Many friends have also begun to take their children to learn figure skating, as a 'figure skating graduate', I feel that the burden on my body is also heavy, and I have the obligation to pass on my professional knowledge and athletes' experience to more people, so that more people can fall in love with figure skating. ”
┃Copywriter: An Li Yang Yue
Source: China Youth Network