On February 12, the Beijing Winter Olympics was halfway through the schedule. At present, the Chinese delegation has won a total of 3 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze, and many projects have achieved breakthroughs in the history of the Winter Olympic Games. The spirit of respecting opponents and surpassing themselves shown by Chinese athletes on the field interpreted the Olympic spirit and won the respect of the world for China.
The highlights of the half-way three gold are outstanding
On the first match day after the opening ceremony, the short track speed skating team, the ace of Chinese ice, won the first gold for the Chinese team. On the 5th, the Chinese team won the gold medal in the mixed team relay. Two days later, Ren Ziwei won the men's 1000 meters and added another gold. In the second half, the short track team also has the men's 500 meters, men's 5000 meters relay and other events to look forward to.
"Talented Girl" Gu Ailing was pinned high hopes on winning gold before the competition, but what no one expected was that she would reverse the gold in her first competition, which was also her relatively weak freestyle ski women's big jump, and win the first gold medal in the snow event of the Beijing Winter Olympics for the Chinese delegation, which was also the first gold in the history of the Winter Olympics in the Chinese women's snow event.
Another of China's strengths, freestyle skiing aerial skills, has regrets and emotions. Xu Mengtao, Jia Zongyang, Qi Guangpu, three Winter Olympic "Four Dynasties Elders" won a mixed team silver medal for the Chinese team. Veteran Jia Zongyang burst into tears after making a mistake. Although the group failed to rush the gold, there are still personal projects worth looking forward to in the second half of the three people.
In the snowboarding U-shaped track skill event that had the opportunity to hit the medal, Liu Jiayu, runner-up at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the fourth time in the Winter Olympics, finished eighth, but she said: "I love skiing, I will grow old with snowboarding." ”
Multiple projects create history "first"
In the first half of this Winter Olympic Games, China's ice and snow created the "first" or "best" in the history of participation in many sports. Especially in the past slightly weak snow sports, as well as ice hockey, steel frame snowmobiles, bobsleigh and other projects, China has shown gratifying progress.
On the evening of the 11th, Yan Wengang won the bronze medal for the men's steel frame snowmobile, which was the first time that a Chinese athlete had reached the podium of the Winter Olympics in this event. It is worth mentioning that Chinese athletes only participated in the steel frame snowmobile competition for the first time at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and won the medal after two participations, highlighting China's speed. In the snow basic alpine skiing, Chinese athletes participated in the most difficult downhill event for the first time, and Xu Mingfu finished the race. After the game, IOC President Bach presented the 24-year-old with an autographed watch as an encouragement to him and China's snow sports.
In addition, at the Shougang Ski Jump, 17-year-old He Jinbo completed the highest personal difficulty move; at the National Bobsleigh Center, 21-year-old Wang Peixuan made his debut for the Chinese women's bobsledder winter Olympics; at the Genting Ski Park in Zhangjiakou, 19-year-old Jung represented China in the women's slope obstacle course for snowboarding... In this Winter Olympic Games, China has a total of 35 small events participating for the first time, and many "niche" projects still do not have the strength to win medals, but they have taken an important step forward.
Another snow teenager, Su Yiming, also made history. He won silver in the men's slope obstacle course of snowboarding and became the first winter Olympic men's medalist in snowboarding in China.
Although there was a referee scoring controversy after the game, and netizens at home and abroad expressed their dissatisfaction that "Su Yiming's score was lowered", Su Yiming's coach issued an open letter saying that he and Xiaoming had a phone call with the referee, imploring public opinion to stop criticizing the referee, and said: "The culture of skiing is created by everyone, and the people who are active in this circle are all family." People sometimes make mistakes, and that's a matter of course, that's all. ”
The Olympic spirit shines on and off the field
Coach Su Yiming's open letter makes people see the tolerance of the "snow circle" culture, which is also in line with the Olympic motto of advocating "more unity". In the first half of the Winter Olympics, Chinese athletes showed self-confidence, friendliness, tolerance and self-challenge spirit on and off the field, winning respect for China and adding glory to the Olympic cause.
The "courtesy exchange" between the Chinese and American curling mixed doubles teams has become a new beautiful talk of sports friendship. After the two teams competed, the Chinese team presented the "ice pier" Olympic commemorative badge to the American team, and the American team members "returned" the American team commemorative badge. The practice of athletes of the two countries connecting people with sports adds a new footnote to the role of the Olympic Movement as a rallying person.
"Sport must be used to unite people, not to divide us." China's Gu Ailing said after winning the big jump. The scene where she and runner-up Mathilde Grimor erase the tears of runner-up Tess Ludd freezes the beautiful moments of three young athletes feeling sorry for each other. And Gu Ailing's decision not to listen to her mother's words in the last jump turned 180 degrees, which also showed that in addition to competing for gold and silver on the Olympic stage, it also represented the deep value of human beings to challenge the limits.
In the downhill competition with the highest risk factor in alpine skiing, China's Zhang Yangming did not finish the race because he challenged a faster but also more dangerous path: "As long as I have the courage to surpass myself, it is a victory for me." "In the women's ice hockey arena, facing Japan, which ranks sixth in the world, the Chinese women's ice hockey equalizer and "penalty" tie-breaker in the world's 20th place played the spirit of the Chinese girl. In the snowboarding men's U-shaped track skill qualifier, Chinese teenager Gao Hongbo fractured his ankle during pre-game training, but in order not to miss the Winter Olympics at home, he insisted on playing, scoring only 15 points and scoring a low score but full of happiness...
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese athletes interpreted the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger - more united", and also showed the world the spiritual outlook of Chinese youth in the new era. As China moves closer to the center of the world stage, China's athletes are also a living business card to show today's China.
(Official website of Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee)