Fearless challenge, brave forward (Winter Olympic telephoto)

Pictured: Liu Jiayu from the Chinese team in the game. Photo by Jiang Yushi, a reporter of this newspaper: Ren Ziwei (left) of the Chinese team relayed with Li Wenlong in the competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Ning

Falling is the norm in ice and snow sports. Speeding down the snow tracks, spinning and jumping on the ice, behind every dashing action of the athletes, there are countless times of "falling down and getting up".

In the semi-finals of the men's 5,000-meter relay in short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Li Wenlong of the Chinese team fell heavily when he picked up the baton because his opponent's ice knife collided with the ice knife under his feet. He struggled to get up and clapped hands with his teammates to complete the handover. After the game, Li Wenlong said: "At that time, I thought of hurrying up and continuing to slide, trying to catch up. ”

Even if you fall, you must get up and participate in the competition, without fear of challenges, and bravely move forward. The Winter Olympic Games are frozen one after another, and the brave athletes show people a strong posture and the persistence of chasing dreams.

Looking to the next cycle, "I still have a dream to come true"

On February 10, the Beijing Winter Olympics snowboarding women's U-shaped field skills final, in addition to competing with the post-00 opponents, Liu Jiayu, who will turn 30, every time he takes off and flips is in a contest with age and injury.

From participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time 12 years ago, to standing on the podium of the Winter Olympics for the first time 4 years ago, Liu Jiayu, who has participated in the Winter Olympics for four times, has cut through thorns and breakthroughs all the way. Entering the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, Liu Jiayu constantly unlocks new difficult moves.

Standing on the final starting platform, the first round of jumping landed on the pool wall, and the second round of mistakes again, which made Liu Jiayu have no way to retreat. She said: "Regardless of the outcome, I hope I can finish the race standing. "Stand up and come again!" After the last round of skating, she said: "I didn't think about anything, I just enjoyed the current game." ”

In the face of the eighth place result, Liu Jiayu calmly accepted: "Persist, believe in yourself, you will be able to stand up successfully." In Liu Jiayu's eyes, because of his love for snowboarding, those days and days of training are very happy. Even if the competition in the future is fierce, her eyes are still firmly focused on the next 4 years, Liu Jiayu said: "I still have a dream to come true." ”

From re-learning to walk after injury to returning to the field, "everything will get better"

At the National Cross-Country Ski Center, Hannah Holwerson, a 23-year-old player from team USA, was filled with joy. More than two years ago, because of a serious car accident, she doubted whether she could still stand up. The diagnosis given by the doctor at the beginning made many people think that Holwerson's sports career was going to end early.

But the stubborn girl did not give up, and she began to learn to walk and run again.

Cross-country skiing is a tough sport at the Winter Olympics. It is difficult to recover from serious injuries and return to world-class standards. Holwerson chose to persevere, and the training was more focused and hard-working than before. All this is because of the voice in my heart: I want to go back to the field. Finally, the comeback Holwerson slipped out of his sporting career at the World Cup and qualified for the Winter Olympics.

Holwerson came to the field of dreams, her first trip to the Winter Olympics. On February 8, she successfully completed the competition in the women's individual sprint (free technical) competition of cross-country skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, ranking 43rd. "Participating in the Winter Olympics is a happy thing, everything will be better," she said. ”

Try Axel jump around and "persistence makes sense"

On February 10, at the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating men's singles free skating competition, Japan's famous Yu Yu yu fell when he challenged difficult moves. Completing Axel's jump around was his dream. Even if he has an injury to his foot, he wants to keep trying.

In the Winter Olympics, Yu Yu has twice stood on the men's singles podium. In this Winter Olympics, in order to complete Axel's four-way jump, he bravely jumped up and rotated. During the short program session, Yu Yu's knotted ice knife stuck in the groove that the previous contestant had slipped out; in the free skating competition, he fell twice and eventually missed the medal.

'It could have been a little bit better, but the performance in the game was all I could show. When he left the ice rink, Yu Sheng's knotted strings were not willing to give up. He said: "If people can put aside the victory and defeat and think that I am skating beautifully, then there is a point in persevering." ”

It's not just medals that shine in the Olympics. From the moments of "falling down and getting up again", we have seen the Olympic spirit of unremitting self-improvement and tenacious struggle. And that's what sports mean.

People's Daily (2022-02-14 10th edition)