After 16 days, the Beijing Winter Olympics came to a successful conclusion. Looking back on the past two weeks, mainland Olympic athletes have brought us countless moving moments on and off the field. Their spirit of never giving up and the Olympic spirit vividly interpreted on the field deeply infected every audience, and the report card of 9 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze made every Chinese son and daughter feel proud.
The Chinese delegation won nine gold medals in one fell swoop, a big step forward from the previous record of five gold medals set at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The scene of the athletes winning the prize, the logistical support praised by the Beijing Winter Olympics by IOC President Bach, the meticulous humanistic care for the participating athletes and staff, and the visual experience brought about by the 360-degree high-tech presentation on the field all reflect the rapid development of the mainland in recent years. With the help of the Platform of the Winter Olympics, more people around the world have recognized and fallen in love with ice and snow sports, and more people have also recognized the real China.
With nine priceless gold medals, the Chinese delegation entered the top three of the gold medal list in history, and also created the best result in history. The American team, which was surpassed by us, won a total of 8 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze this year, which is actually similar to the 9 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze results achieved in PyeongChang 4 years ago. The only explanation is that our progress has been leapfrogging. Although we have long passed the stage of only gold medal heroes, sports strength is also the embodiment of comprehensive national soft power and a platform for us to show the self-confidence of a big country. At the same time, 15 medals also set a record best. Three consecutive records, the Chinese team is awesome!
After watching this Winter Olympic Games, the most intuitive feeling is that we have gradually transitioned from the previous "ice strong and snow weak" to a new stage of balanced development today. In the first half of the journey, the glorious tradition of starting the record for the delegation by short-track speed skating has not been lost; in the second half, we are no longer powerless to follow up - the birth of Gu Ailing and Su Yiming, the genius "Golden Boy and Jade Girl", let us see the guarantee of maintaining dominance for a long time to come. The strong rise of skiing projects, not only relying on the dividends brought by the injection of new blood, veteran Xu Mengtao and Qi Guangpu have insisted on it for more than ten years, and finally brought about the touching picture of realizing the dream of Beijing and spilling tears on the spot.
Isn't the persistence of the veterans exactly what the Winter Olympics want to interpret? What reason do we have not to work hard and not to grit our teeth for what we are after? Sui Wenjing/Han Cong broke through the siege of the Russian and Austrian teams with a 0.63 point advantage in the double figure skating, and jumped to the podium symbolizing the highest honor, making up for the regret of 0.43 points four years ago. With their flawless performances, the "Onion Barrel Combination" successfully reproduced the glory of the predecessor Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo, and also pushed our touch to the climax. This is the inheritance of the Olympic spirit.
Wu Dajing, the elder of the Three Dynasties, after the regrettable defeat of the short-track speed skating men's 5,000-meter relay, said that he "considered retiring, but as long as the country needs it, he will never admit it", to see how many people cried. 28-year-old Dajing practiced over and over again for the short track speed skating he loved, and the actual age of a pair of deformed feet was already more than 50 years old, if it was not love, how could it persist? Even if his explosiveness and absolute speed have long been inferior to the peak, in Dajing's eyes, we see the spirit of perseverance and not accepting defeat, which has long been beyond the competition.
There are such a group of lovely Olympic athletes, the country is very fortunate, the nation is very lucky! Congratulations once again on the successful hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, world-class venues, high-tech all-round presentation and countless silent workers have made the world see a different China, and more people have recognized and loved ice and snow projects through the platform of the Winter Olympics. We look forward to China's ice and snow industry in the future to prosper and achieve better results, bringing us more surprises. Team China, come on!