On February 20, the 16-day ice and snow feast came to an end. China's ice and snow athletes have been competing for gold and silver for 16 days, and it has also come to an end with the Beijing Winter Olympics.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese Winter Olympic delegation won four gold, one silver, one bronze and six medals in the ice event, and the snow project won five gold, three silver, one bronze and nine medals, all of which created a new high in the history of the Winter Olympics in terms of the number of gold medals and the total number of medals.
On the one hand, the Chinese Winter Olympic delegation relies on the joint efforts of new talents, elders, and cross-border cross-border athletes to spell out the situation that the current Winter Olympics will show strong ice and strong snow; on the other hand, China's ice and snow will go out by inviting in, by increasing investment in the construction of ice and snow tracks, and by introducing high-tech means to assist in training, for Chinese Winter Olympic athletes to "spell" the lack of equipment, venues and other shortcomings. The achievements of the Chinese delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics are inseparable from the efforts made by China's ice and snow in various fields after its successful bid for the Olympic Games in 2015, as well as the achievements of related support policies.
Cross-border cross-item policies have made contributions
In the pattern of winter sports on the mainland, there has long been a situation of "strong ice and weak snow". Most of the dominant events are concentrated in ice sports, and the snow sports only have freestyle skiing aerial skills to achieve medal breakthroughs. In order to improve the competitiveness of ice and snow sports and promote the goal of "participating in all projects" of the Beijing Winter Olympics, it is necessary to select materials across borders and disciplines to discover and cultivate more outstanding talents.
In March 2017, the State General Administration of Sport officially began to implement cross-border cross-border material selection in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In September 2018, the State General Administration of Sport officially announced the "Implementation Outline for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games", which clearly put forward the goal of "comprehensive participation, comprehensive breakthrough and comprehensive promotion".
The cross-border cross-item selection policy has changed the map of Ice and Snow Sports in China. The 177 athletes participating in the competition came from 20 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country, and nearly half of the snow sports were cross-border cross-discipline athletes, which completely changed the situation that the ice and snow project used to rely only on individual provinces to transport. From ski jumping to Nordic biathlon, cross-country skiing and biathlon winter, China has both veterans who have been fighting for many years, as well as new talents such as Peng Qingyue and Zhao Jiawen who have devoted themselves to the snow field.
Yan Wengang, a Chinese steel frame snowmobile runner, although he has the physical fitness necessary to engage in steel frame snowmobile starting, Yan Wengang has to pass one pass after another. When I first started practicing steel frame snowmobiles, it was common for my whole body to be bruised because of strange movements. On the one hand, he was scarred by back pain, and on the other hand, he had to get up early to exercise and lie on the sled to train. Yan Wengang gritted his teeth and survived.
From the ignorant teenager on the track and field field in 2015 to the medal won in the Winter Olympic Games today, Yan Wengang has broken through multiple thresholds such as technology, psychology and experience, helping China Ice and Snow to stand at the top of the steel frame snowmobile project. In the bobsleigh and bobsleigh competitions, Yin Zheng, Ying Qing, Huai Mingming, these former track and field adepts, put the explosive power trained in the track and field to the bobsleigh track, made breakthroughs in the Winter Olympics, and also changed their lives.
It is worth noting that although it seems to outsiders that long-term training in the ice and snow is hard, athletes who love skiing are happy about it. It is believed that it will also inspire more Chinese ice and snow fans to go on the ice and snow and enhance the heat of China's ice and snow.
The dragon among men has set a record
This Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing has repeatedly displayed the image of a dragon on a race suit, helmet and snowboard. The dragon is Gu Ailing's favorite element, and the snowboard also reads "Dragon among Men". She feels that the dragon is a manifestation of self-confidence and strength, and hopes that she can be like the dragon and do her best. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, from the ace fighters ren ziwei, Wu Dajing, Li Wenlong in the short track speed skating team, to Gao Tingyu, who created the Olympic record of speed skating, to Su Yiming, Gu Ailing and other young and up-and-coming talents, with their love for skiing from childhood, they pursued Olympic goals by family training. The dragon among these people is trying to change the face of China's ice and snow.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the short track speed skating team, as China's ice and snow gold medal division, was pinned on high hopes and shouldered great pressure. In the face of hope and entrustment, Ren Ziwei lived up to expectations and won the gold medals in the mixed relay team and the men's 1000 meters in a row. Li Wenlong, who turned 18 at the Winter Olympics, won the silver medal in the men's 1000 meters with the team. The Chinese short track speed skating team is welcoming a new leader in the team.
Su Yiming and Gu Ailing are the two most prominent newcomers in terms of achievements. Interestingly, the two have known each other on the ski slopes as early as teenagers. The two come from similar families, and after capturing their children's passion for sports, they will do whatever it takes to push the young man to become a professional master from a hobby.
The two players reached the peak of their careers at the age of 18, which is enviable. Looking back on the two men's past efforts in the snow, it is also emotional. Su Yiming still pursues the Olympic dream with all her strength in the case that the actor's road has blossomed. For this reason, he fights in the snow field all year round, and can break up to four snowboards a week.
Gu Ailing also aspired from an early age to participate in the Winter Olympics at the doorstep of Beijing. To this end, she trained to compete in the three events of the Winter Olympics without affecting her studies. The hard work of training during the period and the difficulties brought about by challenging the limits can be imagined. As Gu Ailing won two golds and one silver in three projects, it also helped China to reach new heights in the field of freestyle skiing.
Please come in and go out with a remarkable effect
In this Winter Olympics, China invited 51 foreign teachers from 19 countries (regions) to refresh the Chinese Winter Olympics record; in the early stage of the Preparation for the Beijing Winter Olympics, China also sent away the bobsleigh team and ski jumping team players to train and prepare for the war abroad, improve their level in a short period of time, and qualify for the Winter Olympics.
The short track speed skating team brought in Pyeongchang Winter Olympics gold medal coach Kim Sun-tae, and Winter Olympic six gold medalist Ahn Hyun-so. The South Korean coaching team worked hard to help the Chinese short track speed skating team win gold in the mixed relay team, and the men's 1000m won the gold and silver medals. In addition, the women's 3,000m relay earned a valuable bronze medal. This is the first time in 12 years that China has been on the podium of the Winter Olympics in this event.
After Su Yiming's farewell, coach Sato supported him for many years
Before the final jump of the men's snowboard jump, Su Yiming and Japanese coach Yasuhiro Sato hugged tightly. Su Yiming said that coach Yasuhiro Sato changed my life. "We both trust each other completely, and the essentials of movement he taught me I can fully understand. He can understand my feedback, so it's a particularly perfect fit, my gold medal today, it's also a perfect result for him, and our four years of hard work have not been in vain. “
In the steel frame snowmobile, sledding, ski jumping, Nordic biathlon, biathlon and other late starter events, foreign teachers help Chinese athletes achieve the goal of participating in the whole project. Andres Schmid, the foreign coach of the Chinese steel frame snow team, was affectionately known as Andy by the team. Andy was the head coach of the British Steel Frame Snow Racing Team and received the Lifetime Achievement Coach Award from the International Olympic Committee. In the Beijing Winter Olympic cycle, Andy not only helped Geng Wenqiang win the World Cup championship, but also helped Yan Wengang win the bronze medal of the Winter Olympics, and also helped China establish a system for developing and cultivating steel frame snowmobile talents.
Mr. and Mrs. Bjordalen coach the Chinese biathlon team
In the biathlon men's 12.5 km pursuit, Chinese cheng Fangming successfully finished the race with a 22nd place result, setting a new record in the history of the Chinese team's Winter Olympics. Head coach Bjør Darren, who has the title of "King of Biathlon", has won 8 Winter Olympic gold medals. His wife, Domracheva, a biathlon in Belarus and a triple gold medalist at the Sochi Winter Olympics, is also part of the coaching team. The coaching philosophy and training methods of the Winter Olympic champion "husband and wife" have promoted the improvement of the level of Chinese athletes.
During the Beijing cycle, the Air Skills also welcomed dimitri Kaunov, a well-known coach who coached 2017 World Championship champion Ashley Caldwell. Previously, Xu Mengtao did not have much experience in receiving guidance from foreign teachers. Kaunov brought no small changes to Xu Mengtao's training. Kaunov pays attention to detail and has requirements for Xu Mengtao's technical movements and mood swings. In terms of training arrangements, Kaunov gave Xu Mengtao more freedom. Such a change also helped Xu Mengtao finally realize her dream.
Cai Xuetong
More ice and snow projects are also going to the world, training and improving their skills with experts from all over the world. Cai Xuetong, a famous U-shaped snowboarding venue, introduced that they have been chasing snowfall around the world for many years. In the summer, they travel to the Southern Hemisphere for out-of-season training. Although it is hard work, Cai Xuetong and Liu Jiayu and other team members also cherish the opportunity to train abroad.
The Chinese alpine skiing team has been training at the Sölden Glacier Ski Resort in Austria from August 21 to early November last year. It is also one of the few ski resorts in Europe where you can ski training in the summer. Every day, the team has to get up at 4 o'clock and rush from the accommodation at an altitude of 1400 meters to the glacier snow field at an altitude of 3200 meters to complete the training content before 10 o'clock. Under the guidance of the policy of inviting in and going out, China Alpine Skiing finally achieved full participation in the project. Team member Kong Fanying participated in six alpine skiing competitions, creating a new record for the Winter Olympics of alpine skiing in China.
The Elder Olympic Spirit
The progress of the Chinese Winter Olympic Team in the snow sports is also inseparable from the efforts of athletes who have adhered to the front line of sports for many years. In the snowboarding, aerial skills and other venues, the persistence of the elders of the Four Dynasties Winter Olympics interprets the Olympic spirit and also consolidates the talent thickness of China's snow sports.
At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, Wu Dajing won the only gold medal for the Chinese delegation in the short track speed skating men's 500 meters event with an unshakable advantage. In this home battle, although the 27-year-old Wu Dajing's dominance has declined, he still cooperated with his teammates to successfully win the gold medal in the mixed relay. In the competition, Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei had a sharp heart and worked closely together, showing the team style of the short track speed skating team.
The meaning of the existence of the elders lies in the inheritance of technology and spirit. At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the veteran Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo team won the gold medal in pair skating, and 12 years later, Zhao Hongbo, who is now the head coach, witnessed the gold medal performance of Sui Wenjing/Han Cong on the sidelines. The inheritance from generation to generation is the secret of the long-term prosperity of China's pair skating.
The value of the elders will also bring more morale and goals to a team. In the freestyle ski aerial skills event, since Han Xiaopeng won the first gold medal for the Chinese snow sports at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, the Chinese aerial skills team has always taken the winter Olympic gold medal as the goal of pursuing the dream in the following 16 years. At this Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao, Jia Zongyang, qi Guangpu, all of them are the elders of the fourth Winter Olympics. After rubbing shoulders with the gold medal in the mixed team final, Xu Mengtao cheered up. She comforted her teammates and continued to move towards her goal. In the women's aerial skills final, Xu Mengtao single-handedly put the Winter Olympic gold medal on his body and shouted to the sky. This is the best way to release after 16 years of chasing dreams. Xu Mengtao's success also inspired teammates Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu. Qi Guangpu finally succeeded in making the most difficult move in the final and won the gold as desired.
In the snowboarding field, two Winter Olympic elders Cai Xuetong and Liu Jiayu, in order to train physical fitness, the two have undergone special improvement and reached a new level of state. Before the Winter Olympics, Cai Xuetong also won his seventh annual World Cup championship. Although Cai Xuetong hopes to exchange these trophies for an Olympic gold medal, it will not change the outcome of the Beijing Winter Olympics. But the impetus Cai Xuetong and Liu Jiayu have given to China's snowboarding campaign is enormous. Cai Xuetong said that he hopes to organize training camps in the future to help more children embark on the sports path of snowboarding.
Technology helps leapfrog development
Due to the uneven distribution of ice and snow resources in the mainland, competitive sports show a pattern of "strong summer and weak winter". Through the training of science and technology, China's ice and snow have achieved leapfrog development at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
During the preparations for the Winter Olympics, the Chinese bobsleigh team used a static ice pickpocket trainer for departure training. This training instrument, which is only two in the world, has an adjustable track speed that enables athletes to carry out ice pulling training under a set load. According to the Chinese bobsleigh team, the static ice pulling trainer decomposes the starting technique of the bobsleigh movement into several movements, enabling athletes to carry out targeted decomposition training. The bobsleigh team also combines the data collected during training, and the coach can immediately obtain the explosiveness index of the athlete during training, and use the data to guide the athlete's training.
Ski jumping is an emerging project in the mainland, and when the national training team was established in 2017, there was no training base in China. From the end of 2018 to 2019, the national training team has gone to Norway, Sweden, Germany, Slovenia and other places for foreign training. Since then, after the Hebei Laiyuan Wind Tunnel Experimental Base was completed and put into use, the team has obtained a stable training environment and conditions.
Before the completion of the Yanqing "Snow Tour Dragon" race, China did not have its own bobsleigh track. Nowadays, Huai Mingming, Li Chunjian, Yan Wengang, Yin Zheng, Peng Junyue, Wang Peixuan and other athletes who have transferred from athletics, weightlifting, wrestling and other sports have made great progress in starting and sliding posture with the help of the scientific and technological training means of the Xueyoulong Circuit. This ultimately helped these athletes to achieve full-event participation and medal breakthroughs in the three competitions of bobsleigh, bobsleigh and steel frame bobsleigh.
It is through their own one percent talent and ninety-nine percent efforts, with the help of high-tech equipment and the assistance of excellent coaches in China and around the world, that Chinese ice and snow athletes have helped the Chinese Ice and Snow Corps to make various breakthroughs in the Beijing Winter Olympics. These secrets not only promote the progress of China's ice and snow in the Winter Olympic Games, but also will promote the continuous advancement of China's ice and snow industry and set off a new upsurge.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Chu Peng
Editor/Yingchuan Zhang