"Faster, higher, stronger – more united" – the Olympic motto was well represented in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
We can see that in the fiercely competitive Olympic arena, there are not only peak duels between high-level athletes, but also their love and care for each other. On the field, they are competitors, you chase me; off the field, they are friends, encouraging each other and warming each other.
The following moments all happened on the beijing Winter Olympics: they are opponents competing on the same stage, and they are dreamers who move forward together!
In the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games arena, we not only saw fierce competition between athletes but also witnessed precious friendships between competitors from different countries and regions. They compete with each other and care for each other at the same time.
"Give you a big hug, you're really great!"
In the final of the men's big jump in snowboarding, Su Yiming, a Young Chinese who participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time, won the championship with excellent performance.
After the game, the other players hugged him and celebrated! This is their congratulations and affirmation of Su Yiming, and it is the common joy brought to them by sports.
China's 17-year-old Su Yiming grabbed gold in men's big air and received big hugs from his competitors. Genuine congratulations from competitors illustrate the true spirit of sports.
"We are rivals and challengers of common progress"
In the final of the freestyle ski women's big jump, Gu Ailing of the Chinese team challenged the limit in the last jump, completed the difficult action wonderfully, and won the gold medal.
The leading French athlete Tess Ludd made a mistake in the third jump, and then she sat on the slope for a long time, hiding her face and crying. Gu Ailing and bronze medalist Greymore stepped forward to hug and comfort Tess Ludd.
Gu Ailing later explained that she came forward to hug Tess Ludd, which was both comfort and gratitude, "I want to tell her that part of this gold medal belongs to her."
In the women's freeski big air final, French player Tess Ledeux took the lead in the first run but failed on the last jump. Team China's Gu Ailing, the gold medal winner and Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud, the bronze medalist, came together to console Leduex after the contest.
"On stage we do not give in to each other, offstage we warm the same frame"
In the men's singles competition in figure skating, China's Jin Boyang competed on the same stage with Japan's Yusheng, the former setting a new personal season best, and the latter challenging his most wanted action 4A (Axel's four-way jump).
After the game, the two were in the same frame in the lounge, facing the camera warmly interacting. In fact, the two have known each other for a long time, and in previous competitions, Yusheng Yuxian has used Chinese many times to cheer on Jin Boyang.
Being experienced figure skaters, China's Jin Boyang and Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu have long developed a friendship off the rink. Their friendly interaction received numerous likes on social media.
"Let's exchange gifts!"
In the curling mixed doubles round robin tournament, the Chinese team lost to the United States. After the game, Chinese players Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan presented the "Ice Pier" Olympic commemorative badge to their opponents. The American team members were very surprised and moved, they posted gifts on social media, and posted, "This afternoon, it is a great honor to receive gifts from the Chinese team members, which is very beautiful, which is an excellent embodiment of sportsmanship." ”
Afterwards, the Chinese team players also received a badge from the American team in the lounge as a gift.
After their mixed doubles curling contest, Chinese athletes Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan presented the U.S. pair of Christopher Plys and Victoria Persinger with gifts. "The pins are beautiful and so special. We'll remember this forever," said Persinger.
"On the field is the opponent, off the field is the friend"
Chinese figure skating "motor engine" group Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu have trained abroad for a long time and have established a deep friendship with many foreign players. At this Winter Olympics, the good friends who had trained with them in Canada also came, and the two specially bought a lot of Olympic souvenirs with Chinese characteristics to give to them.
In addition, they also undertook the task of introducing Chinese cuisine to foreign friends.
Chinese ice dance pair Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu used to receive long-term training outside China and thus have developed friendships with athletes from other countries. "We are competitors only on the skating rink. Outside, we're friends." They prepared some souvenirs for their friends participating in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
"Congratulations, and congratulations to myself!"
At the final of the men's aerial skills of freestyle skiing, Ilya Brov of the Russian Olympic Committee happily hugged the Ukrainian player Alexander Abramenko. They were the bronze and silver medal winners of the competition. Their joyful mood can be felt across the screen!
Defending champion Oleksandr Abramenko won Ukraine's first medal in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and received a hug from Russian skier Ilia Burov at a time of rising tensions between the countries.
The Beijing Winter Olympics is not only a sports event,
It is also a grand event of peace and friendship.
The "fairy friendship" of these Winter Olympic games,
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