BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- On February 18, in the final of the women's U-shaped pool of freestyle skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, a scene occurred that made all the spectators feel sad - Chinese teenager Zhang Kexin fell heavily in the third round. In the short and long time when she was injured and fell to the ground, she was unable to get up for a while, which made the audience feel sad. But in the end, Zhang Kexin stubbornly stood up and won the applause of the audience.
Whether it's a breakthrough leap or tenacity when injured, the young player born in 2004 makes us feel the youth storm set off by the "Generation Z" at the Beijing Winter Olympics – fresh and confident, determined and tenacious.
The picture shows Zhang Kexin in the game.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, there is a number that is quietly growing. Among the 176 participating athletes of the Chinese delegation, 47 of the post-00s athletes have reached 47, accounting for nearly 30%. Some of their names are already very familiar to us, Su Yiming, Gu Ailing, Jung, Zhao Jiawen, Yang Shuorui... The young players impressed the audience, which was inseparable from their heroic struggle on the field and their lack of arrogance off the field.
If you think "impetuous" is the label for young people, then you are very wrong! In the men's slope steeplechase final of snowboarding, Su Yiming made a splash at the "Snow Great Wall" track but failed to win gold. In the face of post-match controversy, he pleaded for an end to criticism of the referees and sincerely wished the other athletes well.
The picture shows Su Yiming at the award ceremony. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Jun
Eight days later, in the final of the big jump, he used two jumps of 1800 to perfectly land, creating the history of the Chinese Winter Olympics in this event. The combination of understanding, humility and the fear of a newborn calf is vividly demonstrated in the big boy who was not yet 18 years old at the time.
If you think "delicate" is a weakness for young people, you are once again very wrong! On February 7, 18-year-old Yang Shuorui was accidentally injured during warm-up training in the Winter Olympics freestyle ski women's big jump qualification tournament. Even so, she still finished the game with an injury and never let go of any possibility. After the race, she was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment, and was given 2 stitches in the corner of her eye.
On February 7, Yang Shuorui fell to the ground injured in pre-match training, and Li Junhui, a reporter for China Youth Daily and China Youth Network, took a photo
In an interview, she was optimistic: "We started late, but we still got the Winter Olympic qualification through hard work, and we will not be bad in the future." In this contest with the self, Yang Shuorui is undoubtedly the winner.
The flamboyant personality of Generation Z can also be glimpsed in them. In the face of the sharp question of the US media that "other players are not yet difficult", the young Gu Ailing replied easily; "I am not on the difficulty yet." There are also a few movements that I hope will have a chance to show."
Gu Ailing won the gold medal in the women's U-shaped track skill event in freestyle skiing. Photo by Zhai Yujia, a reporter from China News Service
In response to the criticism of individual American netizens, Gu Ailing's response is also full of personality: "I don't want to make everyone satisfied... I know that my heart is good, and I also know that the decisions I make are based on the interests of all people, and I feel that this will bring greater benefits. If someone doesn't believe that this is what I meant, then it just means that they don't have enough empathy to understand the kindness of others, probably because they have different values than me. If someone doesn't believe me or doesn't like me, then it's their loss. They can't be Olympic champions. ”
Athletes have a high personality, but they also have kindness and kindness. After winning the championship, Gu Ailing gave the missing players a warm hug, making the Chinese dragon she designed on the back of the suit even more spread its wings.
On February 11, the Women's Steel Frame Bobsleigh Event Competition of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the National Bobsleigh Center. The picture shows Chinese player Zhao Dan in the competition. China News Service reporter He Penglei photographed
The Chinese delegation has refreshed history again and again at the Beijing Winter Olympics, made one breakthrough after another, and rewritten the best results of participating in a single Winter Olympics. Behind this is the combination of countless self-confident and dare-to-fight "Generation Z youth" and diligent and hard-working "old Ji Futuo". Behind the eye-catching achievements is the Chinese sports with surging power, and it is also the Chinese giant ship that is struggling and advancing.
As a Winter Olympic commentator put it, seventeen or eighteen years old is not only a bicycle on the way out of school, headphones hidden in the collar, and a refreshing summer soda, but also the courage to challenge the sky and jump to the limit. The "Generation Z" in the Beijing Winter Olympics, with the ambition of "being the top of the world", used the heroism of "seeing all the Chang'an flowers in one day" to present a fiery sports event to the people of the world in this winter.
Although the Beijing Winter Olympics are coming to an end, this "youth storm" is not yet to be continued! (End)