On the field of the Winter Olympics
Stories about love are played out every day.
Fearless because of love,
Injuries and difficulties cannot crush them all the way forward;
Because I love it, I insist on it,
Time cannot wear down their courage to surpass themselves again and again.
Their stories may be different.
But the same kind of love brings them together in Beijing and Hebei—
>> because of his love, the anti-cancer fighter counterattacked and became the first gold medalist of the Canadian Winter Olympics
February 7,
Beijing Winter Olympics Snowboarding Men's Steeplechase Final
Held at Genting Ski Park,
Max Parrott of Canada
He won the gold medal with 90.96 points.
Behind the gold medal,
Hidden is a difficult anti-cancer process.
At a medal presentation ceremony by champion Canada's Max Parrott on Feb. 7. Xinhua News Agency
Max Parrott was born in 1994,
Silver medalist in the men's slope steeplechase competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Unfortunately,
That very year,
He was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
After that, he began a difficult anti-cancer journey.
Canada's Max Parrott competes on Feb. 7. Xinhua News Agency
"It's absolutely amazing.
After 12 rounds of chemotherapy,
It was a nightmare for me.
Being able to keep the passion every day after that means a lot to me.
It was a tough time.
Sometimes I feel like a lion in a cage.
Because I can't do what I love the most,
That's skiing. ”
Max Parrott started skateboarding at the age of 9.
After cancer,
For the first time in his life, he had to put his skis in the cupboard.
After 12 rounds of chemotherapy, months of fighting cancer,
Max Parrott returns to the game.
In May 2021, he won the Best Comeback Award at the Lawrence World Sports Awards.
This experience also gave him a new understanding of life and snowboarding.
Enjoy and relax with an attitude,
He won an encouraging gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Canada's Max Parrott, the winner of the championship, presents the souvenirs at a ceremony on Feb. 7. Xinhua News Agency
"12 rounds of chemotherapy was the hardest thing I've ever experienced.
This will definitely make your spirit stronger.
Every time you tie your feet to a ski,
I'm more grateful for it than I used to be.
You laugh more, everything is more positive,
There's less pressure on yourself.
But the better it slides. ”
Max Parrott said,
He's doing his best now to achieve what he wants.
Enjoy the game to the fullest,
"That's what matters."
Indulge in burning life, rushing towards dreams,
What a kind of persistence and persistence!
What a struggle and struggle!
In him,
It's not just sportsmanship that shines,
It is also an indomitable life force.
>> because of love, the heart of the 50-year-old "skating grandma" who fights will always be young
At the Beijing Winter Olympics,
There is such a female player who has received widespread attention from everyone,
Not because of gold picking,
Not because of the looks,
It was the Olympic spirit that emanated from her.
Germany's Claudia Peschstein at the tournament on February 5. Xinhua News Agency
She is a German speed skating legend
Claudia Peschstein,
The world's first female athlete to participate in the eight Winter Olympics,
Also the oldest female Winter Olympics player in history,
In a dozen days, she will celebrate her 50th birthday.
Athletes have a golden age,
Many players are called "veterans" at the age of 28.
Claudia Peschstein
Affectionately known as "Skating Grandma".
February 5,
In the National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon",
Beijing Winter Olympics speed skating competition began,
Claudia · Peschstein gritted his teeth,
Continue to glide forward,
Turn the corner,
Only the last straight left in the 3000m race,
Although her opponent was born on June 1, 1999
China's Akhnar Adak has already crossed the finish line,
But the audience still gave the German veteran who was struggling to move forward
Applause.
Her final result
Ranked last among the 20 contestants.
But in a post-match interview
She is still happy:
"I was smiling and sliding across the finish line.
10 years ago, someone said I was old,
But now I'm proud,
Because I can still compete with young people. ”
Exactly 30 years after the first Olympic trip,
Peschstein came to Beijing,
Embark on your journey to the Eighth Olympic Games.
However, in January this year, he finished 17th in the season group departure.
After qualifying for the Beijing Winter Olympics,
She said long ago,
"For me, it doesn't matter whether I stand on the podium or not.
As long as you can come to the Beijing Winter Olympics, it is enough. ”
German veteran Claudia Pechtstein, who participated in the Eighth Winter Olympics, "compared hearts" after the game. Xinhua News Agency
Claudia Peschstein has won 5 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze at previous Winter Olympics,
He has won many World Championships and World Cups at the same time.
Could have been done and retired,
But chose to continue to fight on the field -
"My legs are old, but my heart is still young",
The true meaning of the Olympic spirit,
Shine on "Skating Grandma".
>> because of his love, twelve years later, he took his cousin's will to fight the "Snow Dragon"
It's a triumph over fear,
The Olympic inspirational story of coming out of tragedy,
Has nothing to do with medals,
But it is a true footnote to the Olympic spirit.
Georgia's Saba Kumaritashvili is in the match on February 5. Xinhua News Agency
On the evening of February 6,
Yanqing National Bobsleigh Center,
Beijing Winter Olympics men's single sleigh ended the third round of skating,
Georgia's Saba Kumari tashvili ranked 31st,
Although there is no connection with medals,
But it happened to him
And their family's Story of the Winter Olympics,
Stirring.
Prior to the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Nordar Kumari Tashweli trains at whistler Track (photo taken on February 10, 2010).
Cousin of Saba Kumari Tashvili
It was Nodar Kumari Tashwili, who tragically lost his life before the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
12 years ago, on the eve of the opening of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver,
Born in 1989, Nordar KumariTashvili
Crashed into a post next to the track during a formal training session,
The life of the 21-year-old came to an abrupt end.
At this time, the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics is less than 6 hours away.
Nordal's death made him president of the IOC at the time
Jacques Logue tearful press conference scene,
It also allows bobsleigh sports to be set up on the track and safely protected
Even the project setting has been further improved,
to prevent more casualties.
The Vancouver Winter Olympic Organizing Committee also immediately reduced the difficulty of the bobsleigh track.
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi also reduced the speed of bobsleigh racing.
Flowers and candles surround his photograph at a memorial altar set up in the heart of Whistler City, Canada, for Georgian bobsleigh sledder Nordar Kumari tashweli.
The family to which Nordal and Saba belong
is a well-known family of bobsleigh sports in Georgia,
Their ancestor, Arigo Kumaritashweli
Regarded as the founder of the Georgian bobsleigh project.
In Georgia,
"Kumari Tashvili" is almost synonymous with the sport of bobsled.
When everyone thought that Nodal's serious accident would be direct
When the Kumari Tashweli family's Olympic dream is over,
The Kumari Tashweli family did not give up their love of bobsleigh.
They are still involved in everything related to bobsleigh.
And the appearance of Saba Kumari Tashvili,
More let the world's sleigh people
Aware of the Olympic dreams of the Kumari Tashweli family,
It doesn't end there.
Georgia's Saba Kumaritashvili is in the match on February 6. Xinhua News Agency
"I am very happy to be able to represent my country and my family in the Olympic Games,
I'll never forget
The incident that happened at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver,
But Nodar brought me more than sadness.
It's more about power.
That's why I'm qualified to stand in the Olympics now. ”
Saba Kumaritashweli said in a public interview.
From grief,
The legendary Georgian sleigh family
The Olympic dream continues in Beijing.
These stories bring you all the touch,
It's all because of a spirit —
It is born of competition, but it is higher than competition.
The protagonist of the story,
He, she, or more of them,
They are all practitioners of the Olympic spirit.
Hats off to true love!
Hats off to the Olympic spirit!
(Synthesized from Hebei Daily, People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, etc., Editor/Senior High School Second Session)