When the horse was dressed in fresh clothes and angry horses. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the young athletes of the Chinese sports delegation came to the fore, igniting their youth with passion and outlining the future of China's ice and snow sports with hard work.
"This is just the beginning and we will have a better future"
On the day of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, it was Li Wenlong's 21st birthday. Three days later, Li Wenlong, who made his debut at the Winter Olympics, won a silver medal in the men's 1,000m short track speed skating, and in his own words, "it's all wonderful." ”
On February 7, in the men's 1000m final of short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's Li Wenlong won the silver medal. The picture shows Li Wenlong celebrating after the game. People's Daily reporter Hu Xuerong photographed
The growth of young people is inseparable from setbacks, and in the semi-final of the men's 5,000-meter relay, Li Wenlong suffered an accident, and his ice knife collided with his opponent and fell off the track. But he completed the handover baton with Ren Ziwei at the first time to ensure that the Chinese team advanced to the final. Recalling the scene at that time, Li Wenlong said: "At that time, I was in a hurry, thinking of hurrying up and continuing to slide, trying to catch up with the best." I don't know what the final situation was, but I still tried my best to slide. Although in the end the Chinese team missed the medal, Li Wenlong gained experience and growth." Stepping off the podium, everything starts from scratch. I hope that I can consistently train hard, correct my mentality, and strive to make more contributions to the team", this is his promise to himself.
Zhao Jiawen is China's first Nordic biathlete to qualify for the Winter Olympics, and he represented the Chinese team in the Nordic biathlon triathlon competition, which is the individual ski jump standard platform/cross-country skiing 10 km, the individual big jump/cross-country ski 10 km and the team ski jump/cross-country ski 4×5 km relay. Although the results are not ideal, Zhao Jiawen set his sights on the future, "This is a very good start, this is just a beginning, we will continue to train, we will have a better future." Maybe not today, not tomorrow, maybe not next month, but I'm going to be the champion, I'm going to be wearing the flag and playing the national anthem. ”
On February 17, Zhao Jiawen of the Chinese team competed in the cross-country skiing 4×5 km relay of the Ski Jumping Team at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo by Dai Tianfang, Xinhua News Agency
Also making his debut at the Beijing Winter Olympics was 17-year-old Feng He, the youngest athlete in the Chinese sports team. In the women's steeplechase on snowboard, she made it from the qualifiers to the knockout rounds, finishing fourth in the group in the round of 32-in-16, missing the round of 16, and finishing 30th. After the game, in the face of the interview, Feng He showed great confidence, "After today's game, I feel that I have matured, more like an adult, and braver than before." I feel good about training and competing with these top athletes, and in the future I want to keep breaking through and going to the next level. ”
Compared with the "ice-breaking" of other sports debuting in the Winter Olympics, the burden on the shoulders of the young Chinese women's curling team is heavier. Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang and other predecessors have stood on the podium of the Winter Olympics, which also makes everyone look forward to Chinese women's curling more. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the team, whose average age is less than 24 years old, suffered three consecutive defeats at the beginning, and the "post-00s" captain Han Yu faced huge pressure. Chinese curling coach Lin Holm gave great trust to the disciple, "Han Yu is a very strong girl, she is very important for the future development of the Chinese team. I have to say that the pressure on her shoulders before was very great, and I personally supported her one hundred percent. ”
On February 10, the women's curling round robin tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics, China played against Denmark. The picture shows Han Yu (middle) of the Chinese team and his teammates in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Xiaobang
Young people will be fearless, and it is precisely because of their youth that these girls put down their burdens and dare to think, dare to fight, and dare to fight. Constantly adjusting tactics and lineups, Chinese women's curling has won two consecutive victories over defending champions Sweden and South Korea. Although they did not qualify for the semi-finals, the young girls showed the heritage and future of Chinese curling in their moves with the masters.
"We are trying new projects, like sparks"
Two medals from the Beijing Winter Olympics, one gold and one silver, will be the most meaningful birthday gift in the life of snowboarder Su Yiming. Su Yiming, who just spent her 18th birthday in the Winter Olympic Village, has made a Chinese brand on the territory of snowboarding with her performances that have amazed the world again and again.
On February 15, in the final of the men's big jump in snowboarding at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Su Yiming of the Chinese team won the championship. The picture shows Su Yiming celebrating after the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yuge
The world's first athlete to complete the 1980 movement of the inner rotation, the first Chinese athlete to advance to the final of the snowboard slope obstacle course, the first medal and gold medal of the men's event of the Winter Olympics in China... At the age of 4, he began to practice skiing, became a professional athlete at the age of 14, won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics at the age of 17, and the young Su Yiming created too many firsts. "I am grateful that I could have dreamed when I was a child. As long as there is a dream, I will work for it, and I will give it my all. "Su Yiming, who is only 18 years old, will ride on the wings of her dreams and create a better future."
At the same time that Su Yiming shined in the snowboarding project, Gu Ailing brought one surprise after another in the freestyle skiing project. Big jumping platform, U-shaped track skills, slope obstacle skills, two gold and one silver, won three freestyle skiing medals in a Winter Olympics, making Gu Ailing the most dazzling pearl of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
On February 8, in the final of the women's freestyle skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing of the Chinese team won the championship. The picture shows Gu Ailing was very excited after the game. People's Daily reporter Hu Xuerong photographed
Unlike Su Yiming, Gu Ailing's name was almost a household name before he participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics. What she has in common with Su Yiming is that they all use their wonderful performances to let more people truly feel the charm of ice and snow sports, and let more people have better expectations for the future of China's ice and snow sports.
For China's ice and snow sports, every attempt and breakthrough in a new project requires the accumulation of time, especially for projects such as snowmobiles and sleds that have never been touched, and it also requires the courage and exploration to face setbacks. Wang Peixuan was the first female athlete in China to participate in single sledding, at the age of 15, she switched from javelin to sledding, although the road to the Winter Olympics is difficult, but Wang Peixuan has always adhered to her belief - "I want to represent China in the Winter Olympic bobsleigh competition".
Women's single bobsleigh competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 7. The picture shows Wang Peixuan, a player from the Chinese team, during the match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fei
In the end, Wang Peixuan finished 29th in the women's single bobsleigh competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics and did not reach the final, but she still skated her best time in the "Snow Dragon" in the third taxi: 1 minute 0 seconds 025. Looking back on his first trip to the Winter Olympics, Wang Peixuan said: "The overall progress rate of Chinese bobsleigh players has attracted the attention of the world. I will definitely do my best every day for the next four years to make myself better at the next Winter Olympics. ”
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese sports delegation completed all 7 major events and 15 sub-events of the "full project participation" task, in cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, snowmobiles, bobsleighs, steel frame snowmobiles and other major events, to achieve full-project participation; 31 small events from scratch, the first time to qualify for the Winter Olympics. When Beijing successfully bid for the Winter Olympics in 2015, about a third of China's Winter Olympics programs were still unscheduled. These athletes, who debuted in the Winter Olympic Games, used their own hard work and efforts to make the puzzle of China's ice and snow sports more complete. As Zhao Jiawen said, "We are trying a new project, we are like a spark, representing the 'post-00s' group of young athletes." ”
Teenagers are full of energy and fierce. Chinese athletes galloped through the ice and snow at the Beijing Winter Olympics and stirred up youth. In the face of adversity, they do not give up, and their resolute eyes make people moved; on the podium, they are arrogant and confident; outside the arena, they treat their opponents with courtesy and their open minds are praised. The future has come, China's ice and snow sports, tomorrow can be expected.