"This is what the Olympics are!" "Last night, after Chinese athlete Xu Mengtao won the gold medal in women's aerial skills in free skiing, the scene of hugging The Fourth-place American athlete Ashley Caldwell touched the world.
In the context of some countries trying to take advantage of the Winter Olympics for political operations, seeing the warm interaction between Xu Mengtao and Caldwell, athletes from two different countries, some foreign netizens are also sighing, and Asian reporters in the US media have bluntly said that the embrace of the two reflects the true spirit of sportsmanship, sports, not politics or others, so that people really walk together.
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Xu Mengtao and Caldwell are both "four dynasties elders" of the Winter Olympics, last night, after Xu Mengtao decided to win the gold medal, Caldwell immediately stretched out his hands and affectionately called for "Peach" to walk quickly to Xu Mengtao, the two hugged each other tightly, Xu Mengtao was so excited that he could not speak, Caldwell shouted "Olympic champion" "Proud of you", the two shouted and laughed together, and hugged each other again.
This warm scene touched Chinese netizens, "a 'peach' made me cry tears" "This is the charm of sports";
Many foreign netizens also deeply empathize, "she called 'peach peach' and 'proud of you', and then the two embraced, so beautiful";
"It's a hug of competition, love and camaraderie";
"I saw this scene early in the morning and cried";
"This is the true Olympic spirit of sportsmanship";
An Asian-American journalist from the AMERICAN media NBC saw this and wrote on his personal social media: "The embrace between the two embodies the true spirit of sportsmanship, sports, not politics or whatever, and makes people really walk together."
Last night, Hua Chunying, assistant minister of foreign affairs of the mainland, also praised the sportsmanship displayed by the two after the game.
On the field, the athletes sprinted hard; outside the arena, they felt sorry for each other. At the scene of the Beijing Winter Olympics, "fairy friendship" that surpasses victory and defeat can be seen everywhere.
On the 5th, in the eighth round of the Winter Olympic Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin Tournament, the Chinese combination Of Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan lost 5-7 to the American combination of Pessinger / Pulis, and after the game, the two players of the Chinese team personally presented two boxes of ice pier badges to their opponents.
This move made the American team members very moved, calling "so cool" and posting pictures on social media. Two American athletes also surrounded two Chinese opponents in the middle, and the four of them cordially took a picture.
On the 6th, Ling Zhi introduced that after the game, the American group also returned their badges as gifts in the lounge. This friendly interaction has sparked heated discussions on Chinese and foreign social media, and Japanese media NHK has also said that the distance between the two players has been shortened by winning or losing on the ice.
Beijing, February 5, 2022, Round 8 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin, China vs. USA. Chinese athlete Fan Suyuan
On the 8th, in the final of the freestyle ski jump at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in the third jump, the French athlete Tess Ludd, who was almost the leader of the game, made a mistake and finally won the silver medal.
Then, Gu Ailing, who had been standing on the sidelines, and The Swiss player Mathilde Greymode walked over and knelt down to comfort the crying Tess, and the three girls hugged each other in the snow.
On the 10th, in the women's U-shaped field skill qualification tournament for snowboarding, 23-year-old Sichuan player Wu Shaotong did not enter the final because of a mistake, and regretted bidding farewell to the Winter Olympics.
In the final of the day, her Sichuan teammate Qiu Leng held out her hands in front of the camera of the Winter Olympics, comparing her heart, and the palms of her two hands were impressively written with four words: "Lao Wu come on!" ”
February 10, 2022, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Snowboarding Women's U-Shaped Track Skills Final. Qiu Leng
After that, Qiu Leng wrote on personal social media: "Many people may not know who Lao Wu is, she is my good friend, good girlfriend Wu Shaotong, this time she did not enter the final is really regrettable, I know how hard she worked, I know her dream..." The friendship of the girls is touching.
On the same day, the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating men's single skating, Yusheng knot string challenge 4A did not succeed regrettably, won the 9th place of the Chinese player Jin Boyang in the interview specially expressed his admiration for Yu Sheng knot string, according to the Guangming Daily report, Jin Boyang said, "I and Yu Sheng knot string field is an opponent, off the field is a friend," he said, "His spirit is worth learning, although it is a pity to see him make mistakes in the game, but he continues to break through himself and has been practicing the Olympic spirit." ”
In addition, the scene of Jin Boyang and Yusheng knotting strings in the rest area "than the heart" has also rushed to the hot search, on the same day, the official Twitter of the Chinese Embassy in Japan forwarded this short video of the interaction between the two, with the text, "Jin Boyang players, Yusheng knotted string players, thank you for your wonderful performance."
According to the Global Times, yesterday (14th), the Chinese Embassy in Japan said that the friendly interaction between Jin Boyang and Yu Sheng has aroused heated discussions in China and Japan, which fully demonstrates the great concern of the people of the two countries for the Beijing Winter Olympics and their common love for ice and snow sports. The embassy said that the two outstanding figure skaters had the courage to surpass themselves in the competition, challenge the limits of competition, encourage each other outside the arena, make progress and growth together, interpret the Olympic spirit of higher, faster, stronger and more united with practical actions, and also jointly write a good story of Sino-Japanese friendship at the Winter Olympics, and their friendship is commendable.
Previously, the CCTV news client pointed out that the Olympic movement symbolizes peace, unity and progress. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will overcome all difficulties and obstacles, bringing new opportunities for human unity and friendship.
Warm hugs, words of encouragement, sincere blessings, bright smiling faces... The Beijing Winter Olympics not only provide a stage for wonderful sports competitions, but also build a bridge for athletes and relevant personnel from all over the world to understand each other and exchange exchanges. You know, a strong opponent can create a classic duel and achieve wonderful events; and warm friendship can unite the strength of unity and play a harmonious symphony across borders and races.
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