In the previously concluded 500-meter speed skating duel at the Winter Olympics, China's Gao Tingyu skated a time of 9.42 seconds in the 100 meters, the best time before the competition. After the competition, he broke the Winter Olympic record with a time of 34.32 seconds and won the final championship. This is the fourth crown of the Chinese delegation in this Winter Olympics, and the first Olympic gold medal in the history of Chinese men's speed skating!
After the game, Gao Tingyu was interviewed by reporters, in which Gao Tingyu talked about his feelings after winning the championship: "I must be grateful to the coach, always encourage me, give me hope, and get the current results, otherwise I will retire after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics." ”
At the time of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Gao Tingyu was only 21 years old. At that time, he considered retiring, which is enough to show how much the failure to win the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will hit Gao Tingyu. Gao Tingyu has a high talent in the speed skating project. He started skating in 2005, when he was only 8 years old. In January 2016, Gao Tingyu won the men's 500 speed skating championship at the 13th Winter Olympics in China, and was subsequently selected for the Chinese speed skating team. In 2017, Gao Tingyu skated a time of 34.34 seconds in the Speed Skating Usa, setting a new personal best and setting a new national record.
Therefore, at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the 21-year-old Gao Tingyu was obviously rushing to win the championship. But the final result disappointed him, although the bronze medal is already making history, but Gao Tingyu is obviously not satisfied with it. The coach's encouragement gave him confidence and the courage to keep going. Since then, Gao Tingyu has achieved good results. In March 2021, he once again set a national record for himself, improving his time to 33.83 seconds!
This Winter Olympics will be held at his doorstep, and Gao Tingyu, who is the standard-bearer of the Chinese team of the Winter Olympics, is the champion! In the competition, Gao Tingyu played in Group 7. After the gunshot, Gao Tingyu's start was perfect, and the acceleration after that was also smooth and led the way. After the last lap of the turn, Gao Tingyu accelerated all the way to the finish line, 34 seconds 32, breaking the Olympic record in one fell swoop, and the first gold in the history of the Chinese men's speed skating Winter Olympics was born!
In addition to thanking the coach for his encouragement, Gao Tingyu also talked about his future plans in the interview. "Recently insomnia, slept eight or nine hours. Before the competition, I thought about breaking the Olympic record and taking the championship, and this time I didn't break the Olympic record, so I wanted to take the championship? But the results came out less exciting, because it was a little slower than expected, which may be related to leg injuries. ”
"That's Versailles too, isn't it?" "Sleeping for eight or nine hours can be called insomnia?" Seeing Gao Tingyu's interview, fans have ridiculed. Indeed, we ordinary people can generally sleep for 8 hours is already very satisfied, some get up early and greedy even about 6 hours. But don't forget, Gao Tingyu is an athlete, and he is a high-level athlete, and their training volume is very large, which means that they need more rest to restore their physical function. In addition, "Is it good to win the championship without breaking the Olympic record this time?" This is actually a compliment to the national speed skating hall "ice ribbon" site conditions are good.
However, a leg injury still broke the record to win the championship, and it was not so exciting, which seemed a bit "too angry". But Gao Tingyu has skated better than 34.32 seconds in other venues, and the "ice ribbon" is the best ice venue he has ever skated, and it is natural to pursue better results.