American snowboarder Tessa Maud is on the hot search again. At present, she has finished her trip to the Winter Olympics and returned to the United States. On social platforms, the 18-year-old has repeatedly expressed his miss for China.
Recently, at the request of fans, Tessa shared the harvest of the Beijing Winter Olympics trip on the overseas short video platform TikTok - a variety of commemorative badges. In the video, Tessa shows the medallions exchanged with athletes from various countries and highlights several volunteer badges. Some were gifts she received in interviews, and some were souvenirs exchanged with volunteers.
Screenshot of Tessa video
On these volunteer badges treasured by Tessa, you can see the words "Winter Olympic Youth Pioneer Team" and "Chinese Team Cheers", as well as the exclusive logo of the Beijing Winter Olympic Volunteers, as well as the images of "Ice Pier" and "Snow Rongrong". Tessa Maud mentions at the end of the video that her favorite is the volunteer badge. The video attracted tens of thousands of netizens to watch.
Someone said, "Volunteers in Beijing must have been very touched to see this." Another said, "A badge is a souvenir, but also a memory, a story." The story of Tessa and Chinese volunteers "running in both directions" has been relished by many netizens and has become an unforgettable memory of this Winter Olympic Games. The volunteer badge in TikTok's video serves as a carrier of these memories, witnessing the friendship and understanding of the younger generation of the two countries.
In fact, exchanging commemorative badges (pin trading) can be said to be a "big event" outside the Winter Olympics, and this disney-originating game has become a tradition of the Olympic Games. The exchange of badges is not limited to athletes, coaches, staff, and volunteers have their own badges.
Since the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, athletes from all over the world have shown their "Hidden Pin" on TikTok, including three-time Winter Olympic champion and legendary American legend Sean White. According to incomplete statistics, the number of related videos has exceeded 8 million, many of which are related to volunteers. For the hard work of these Chinese volunteers, the athletes can be said to see in their eyes and remember in their hearts.
Janice Spitery is the only athlete in Malta to participate in the Winter Olympics, because the move of eating bean bags after the competition became popular in China, allowing netizens at home and abroad to understand the Mediterranean island country. She completely recorded her arduous process of chasing the winter Olympic dream on TikTok, and the recent winter Olympic series vlog has allowed many overseas netizens to understand the real situation of Chinese culture and the Beijing Winter Olympics, including the face of the volunteer group.
On the night of the opening ceremony, Janice also noticed the enthusiastic young volunteers. When delegations from various countries entered, they needed to keep waving and cheering, dancing specific dance moves, and keeping it high for nearly two hours. "These Olympic volunteers deserve a medal." Janice wrote in the video.
Screenshot of Janice video
Recently, Janice uploaded a short video on TikTok, showing off her collection of badges. She said in the video that the exchange of commemorative badges was a real highlight of the Olympics. At the end of the video, Janice shows off her treasured volunteer medallion.
In addition to commemorative badges, athletes and volunteers also exchange gifts. On February 13, German women snowboarder Leilani Etter ended her winter Olympics trip. In a TikTok video, Leilani shows a sachet with the word "Fu" and beads and tassels on the bottom, a gift from an employee at an Olympic Village restaurant. "Thank you very much to this lady, I will always cherish it." Lelani wrote in the video.
In another video, Leilani shows a wool hat exchanged with a Chinese volunteer girl. She loved the wool hat and posted 7 short videos on TikTok.
Screenshot of Lelani video
Just as the so-called peach and plum are silent, these badges and gifts on social platforms have become a microcosm of the wide acclaim of the Beijing Winter Olympics. In a sense, the video recordings of athletes from all over the world are like "conveyor belts", allowing overseas netizens to understand the real situation of this event, including the hard work of volunteers and staff.
So far, on TikTok, videos on #winterolympics (Winter Olympics) and #beijing2022 (Beijing 2022) related topics have been played nearly 1 billion times, and the #olympicspirit (Olympic Spirit) has been played more than 8.6 billion times. Some experts have analyzed that the Beijing Winter Olympics may become the most watched Winter Olympics in the world.
Now, as the Winter Olympics approach the end, the participants in the Olympic Games have expressed their recognition of the Beijing Winter Olympics on different occasions. On February 18, IOC President Bach said at a press conference that the athletes were very satisfied with the venues and olympic villages and related services, and the Beijing Winter Olympics were very successful.
(Original title: Just returned to China to miss Beijing, the American youngster posted a gift, happier than taking a medal)
Source: Beijing Daily WeChat public account text/Liu Xin
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