Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Lin Benjian Zhan Shuzhen intern Gu Qiaoyan
In the competitive sports arena, the family affection of mutual encouragement, honor and disgrace is very moving, interpreting the Olympic spirit of love, inheritance and hard work. In the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, there are many brothers and sisters, and there are stories of sons inheriting their father's business, forming beautiful scenery and writing moving Olympic stories.
Johannes Stroortz
Father and son soldiers: spanning 34 years and winning gold in the same project
From 1988 to 2022, spanning 34 years, Austrian player Johannes Stroortz and father Hulbert. Like Stroltz, he won the gold medal in the men's all-around event of alpine skiing, becoming the first pair of "father and son soldiers" in the history of the Winter Olympics to win gold in the same event.
After winning the championship, Johannes was extremely excited, "This is so surprising, a little incredible, before the game did not feel that this gold medal belonged to himself, it is so amazing, it seems to be dreaming!" 」 He said his father had won the alpine skiing men's all-around championship at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, and whenever he thought of his father's photo and the gold medal he won at the Winter Olympics that year, it was difficult to suppress his excitement. His dream finally came true, to win the Winter Olympic gold medal like his father.
"I see myself as an example of never giving up." "My experience proves that if you believe in yourself, keep giving yourself opportunities and keep moving," Stroz said. Johannes's success was inseparable from his father's words and deeds. His father, Hulbert, participated in the Winter Olympics three times and received 1 gold and 1 silver. After retiring from the military, Hulbert became the director of an Austrian ice and snow sports school, training ice and snow talents. Under his influence, his son Johannes began to ski at the age of two and grew up to become an alpine skier, joining the Austrian alpine ski team.
However, Johannes' athletic career also had setbacks. Previously, he was forced to leave the national team due to poor performance and worked as a traffic policeman in his hometown to survive. With his father's encouragement, he went to the field again. Johannes said, "My parents always encouraged me to keep working hard, even in the darkest moments of my life, to move forward courageously, which became an important reason for me to lead me to the light." ”
Johannes Tinnes Berger
Brothers Company: "One gold and one bronze" jointly on the podium
Norway's Johannes Tinnes Berhe and Taryey Bure are biathletes, and the two brothers compete together at the Beijing Winter Olympics. In the biathlon men's 10 km sprint, Tinnes Beauer won the gold medal in 24 minutes 0.4 seconds and his brother Taryey Beauer won the bronze medal.
At the award ceremony, the brothers held high the Norwegian flag together and were very excited. "I'm proud, I'm proud of him, not proud of myself, bronze means gold for him." The younger brother said happily. Similarly, the older brother is proud of his younger brother, "I saw early on that 10 years ago or earlier, he would be unmatched in the next few years." ”
Although they are brothers, the two do not give in to each other in training and competition, giving each other the greatest respect as opponents. The younger brother confessed that his brother was a difficult "opponent". From childhood training, the brother will not "let people", it is under the stimulation and encouragement of each other, the two further increase the amount of training.
"With biathlon now, it's easy for me to think of the competitions I used to play with my brother." Younger brother Tinnes Berger said the two have had much fewer chances of seeing each other at home since their older brother left family life at the age of 16, and the brothers have been playing side by side in various competitions for the past 10 years. Taryey has said that being able to reach the podium with his brother at the Winter Olympics is their biggest dream.
In fact, in the previous biathlon mixed relay 4×6 km, the two brothers have teamed up to win a gold medal for Norway, and that dream has come true. In the individual project competition, the two climbed to the podium together and continued the story of "Brothers Company".
Takagi (right) and Miho Takagi in the competition
Sister Flower: Participated in the Winter Olympics three times
Takagi and her sister Miho Takagi are both Japanese speed skaters, and the Beijing Winter Olympics is the third time the sisters have joined forces to participate in the Winter Olympics. Four years ago, they both won gold at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
In the women's 1500m final of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the two sisters represented Japan. Sister Takagi Caina appeared in the tenth group and ranked eighth. Sister Miho Takagi appeared in the last group and ranked second. "Last time at the Winter Olympics, I didn't win the championship in this project, and I felt lucky to have won the silver medal.
But this time I got the second, and I was unwilling. Takagi looked regretful. After the game, my sister hugged her for the first time and gave her comfort. The sisters mentioned, "When we have problems, we communicate with each other; when we encounter difficulties, we support each other." We didn't talk much, but we liked to stay together. ”
The sisters were born in Hokkaido and grew up training skating together. At the age of 14, Takagi showed great talent in speed skating, winning many awards, and participated in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at the age of 15. However, in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics qualifying match, Takagi Miho was unable to qualify for the competition due to her poor performance. In the same year, her sister Takagi Naina performed well and successfully appeared in the Winter Olympics. In the trough period, the two encouraged each other and did sparring each other to lay a better foundation for the next competition.
Four years later, the two sisters appeared together at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. In the individual event, the sister took the lead in winning the gold medal. After that, the sisters worked together to win gold for the Japanese team in the team chase. "We are not only sisters on the field, but also competitors, we will motivate each other, but also think about defeating each other." Takagi said. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)
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