CCTV news: The Beijing Winter Olympics are in full swing, and the end of a game allows us to witness the process of athletes constantly surpassing themselves. Short track speed skating men's 500 meters, China's Wu Dajing did not have the opportunity to defend the title. But whether he wins a medal or not, he has made himself a better version of himself.
Many people know Wu Dajing from the field of the men's 500m short track speed skating final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He won the only gold medal of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics China team with a time of 39.584 seconds and broke the world record, which was his dream moment, and he even imagined how he would celebrate after winning the championship many times.
Wu Dajing's success is not accidental, athletes to achieve good results not only need talent, but also need to have unremitting efforts, and even a little bit of luck, especially for short track speed skating, which requires both speed and technology and endurance.
Wu Dajing, a member of the Chinese short track speed skating team: I think everyone's success does not mean luck or talent, I think talent must be under hard work.
Wu Dajing's efforts for skating are indeed more dazzling than his talent, at the age of 10, Wu Dajing began to practice short track speed skating, entered the Jiangsu provincial team in 2007, disbanded in 2009, and he joined the Jilin provincial team. In November 2010, Wu Dajing entered the national team, starting as a women's team sparring partner.
In the face of doubts and challenges, Wu Dajing withstood the pressure and proved himself with hard work and achievements. As the world record holder of the short track speed skating 500 meters and the Olympic record holder, Wu Dajing has long since stepped out of the aura of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Champion, starting from scratch and meeting the challenge again with a down-to-earth approach. On February 5, the Chinese short track speed skating team at the Beijing Winter Olympics won the mixed relay championship, which was also the first gold medal of the Chinese team at the Beijing Winter Olympics. At this moment, Wu Dajing proved himself again. Wu Dajing cried after the game.
Wu Dajing, a member of the Chinese short track speed skating team: I have experienced too much in the past four years, and today I have realized my dream.
Behind the gold medal is Wu Dajing's severely deformed feet, because he has been training in ice knife shoes for many years, and his entire foot is covered with scars, calluses and deformed bones. He once said, "I have a pair of very ugly feet", but this is the "most beautiful medal", and it is these feet that support the dream of the Chinese team and take off again and again!