With the end of tonight's women's steel frame bobsleigh final, Sichuan athletes have also completed the entire journey of the Beijing Olympic Games.
From February 5th to 12th and 8 days, Song Qiwu, Qiu Leng, Gao Hongbo, Wu Shaotong and Li Yuxi participated in a total of 6 competitions of ski jumping men's individual standard platform, mixed team competition, men's individual big jumping platform, snowboarding men's U-shaped track skills and women's U-shaped track skills, and the two (Li Yuxi and Qiu Leng) entered the final stage of the competition.
The Beijing Winter Olympics is the first time that Sichuan athletes have participated in the Winter Olympic Games, and from the performance point of view, it may not be amazing, but it is exciting enough: 21-year-old boy Song Qiwu jumped on the platform, from 61.5 meters in the first jump to 94.5 meters in the third jump, one after another; Gao Hongbo, who participated in the men's U-shaped field skill competition on the veneer, in the case of a torn fracture of his right ankle in training before the game, "in order to leave no regrets", he took the injury to the field and won unanimous high praise from the outside world for his strength and fortitude After the first round of the women's U-shaped venue finals of snowboarding, Qiu Leng gave Wu Shaotong the love word "Lao Wu refueling", which fully reflected the friendship and unity between his teammates; Li Yuxi played his due level on the steel frame snowmobile known as "the game of the brave".
From the 5 Sichuan athletes participating in the Beijing Olympic Games, we saw the optimistic, positive and upward Olympic spirit, and participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time also allowed them to gain the experience of participating in the competition, and also made us look forward to Sichuan athletes to impact the 2026 Winter Olympics and achieve better results. Duan Yuchuan, director of the Winter Sports Management Center of Sichuan Sports Vocational College, said: "In just 3 years, it is not easy for Sichuan to realize the dream of the Winter Olympics from scratch! The five participants fully demonstrated the tenacious and optimistic spirit of Sichuan Sports in the field of the Winter Olympic Games. In the next Winter Olympic cycle, we will continue to grow bigger and stronger, and strive to have Sichuan athletes stand on the podium of the Winter Olympics in 2026. ”
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News reporter Hu Ruikai Courtesy of Xinhua News Agency, Provincial Winter Management Center Editor Wang Ling Proofreader Song Hexiao