After finishing the gap between equal points in the second jump of the qualifier, Gu Ailing took out a plastic bag, took out a leek box, and ate it with relish. The little girl did not forget to put up her thumb in front of the camera while eating, as if she was not participating in the Winter Olympics where the masters gathered, and what she was waiting for was not related to the score of whether she could advance.
18-year-old Gu Ailing seemed to be walking idly on the field of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and 17-year-old Su Yiming was so calm. Regardless of whether the action is perfect or not, the young man always smiles at the camera, slowly talking about his happiness, regret or expectations for the future, as if this is the final exam that comes twice a school year, and he is just the most difficult move to show his hand without paying attention.
There is also another 18-year-old girl who played freestyle skiing in her left eye, Yang Shuorui, who made her debut as soon as she appeared, and although none of the 4 actions in the two events were successful, the youngster ended his first Winter Olympic trip in a sense of nervous excitement and excitement. After all, Yang Shuorui, who can step onto the Winter Olympic field after 3 years of training, has enough confidence to look forward to the future.
This is a generation of young people who have opened the eyes of "adults", a new generation of athletes who can resonate with their peers, and a young person who likes to stamp and classify the "bar essence" cannot brush the sense of existence.
They are healthy, sunny, have ideas, have personalities, and each of them has the momentum to break through the shackles and bloom perfectly. They will be ecstatic about reaching the podium, but they will not blindly obsess over winning or losing, and they will even sincerely applaud the opponent's "big move" and high scores - perhaps it is in the highlight moments of others that they see their future possibilities. This is precisely the true color of this generation of young people, and it is also the reason why ice and snow sports are more and more favored by young people - ranking is only a blessing given by the outside world, and they want to overcome and challenge themselves first. This can also explain why when some netizens desperately "hunt down" the referee, Su Yiming, who wears a cute line hat, is extremely excited to touch the first winter Olympic silver medal in his life on the awards square, and he and his coach subsequently issued an open letter asking netizens to stop attacking the referee, which not only makes the "adults" ashamed, but also makes people see the confidence, calmness and tolerance of Su Yiming's generation of young athletes, as well as the recognition of the values displayed in extreme sports. Who can deny that flaws are not part of the game? Who's to say that perfection can only be blessed by medals and rankings?
If Su Yiming's gold medal in the slope obstacle course became a silver medal, there are indeed referee scoring mistakes, then the wonderful and fierce and high-level Winter Olympic short track speed skating competition has been caught in the penalty quarrel all day, which inevitably makes people feel violent. Short track speed skating and speed skating without physical contact are completely different, the players must fight between the speed of the physical fitness, but also the battle of wits and courage to fight the tactical fight team, beyond and anti-surpass has always been the most attractive part of short track speed skating, and in the fierce fight process, there will naturally be fouls, penalties, and controversies. When spectators overly immerse themselves in controversy and ignore the game itself, it not only changes the taste of short track competition in their eyes, but also disrespects the athletes who work hard. Whether it is Ren Ziwei, who holds two gold in his hand, or Wu Dajing, who regrets to bid farewell to the Winter Olympics, there is a sense of calm behind their emotional expressions of excitement or regret or choking. And this has no regrets after making all the efforts, there is a love for ice and snow sports beyond victory and defeat, and the confidence of the times given to them by being born in the prosperous world.
Fan Kexin, who got a gold and a bronze, knelt down and kissed the ice surface, she said that she kissed Beijing, thanked the motherland, because the strength of the motherland made her dream come true today. Su Yiming, who has created a new history of ice and snow in China, said with a smile that it was his dream to win a winter Olympic medal for his motherland. Gao Tingyu, who also slid himself into the history of Chinese speed skating, did not hesitate to "dedicate the gold medal to the motherland". Yan Wengang, who has the permanent preservation of the Yanqing "Snow Dragon" track behind him, began to rush to the start of the Winter Olympic gold medal with full confidence. These blurted out feelings and goals stem from self-confidence, from calmness, and also from the fulcrum of the times that can rub their love and dreams together in one place to run at full strength.
Not pretentious, not sensational, and engaged in competition because of love are the most obvious labels on this generation of Chinese athletes. Not used to being looked up, unwilling to be looked down upon, but it does not affect their down-to-earth pursuit of dreams, which is also the most gratifying thing about this generation of Chinese athletes. Looking at yourself, looking at your opponents, and also looking at the world, facing competition with openness, and fulfilling promises with love. In the face of such a calm "Winter Olympic generation", do "adults" still need to indulge in "pulling" carnivals?
Cao Jing Source: China Youth Daily
Source: China Youth Daily client