Beijing, February 20 (Xinhua) -- Speed skating, also known as "avenue", is speed skating. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, a total of 14 gold medals were decided on the avenue, and a scene of tragic and happy stories was staged. Among them, "Ice Trapeze" Takataka Tingyu and Japanese Takagi "Sister Flower" interpret what is called "Avenue to Jane" with experience.
China's Gao Tingyu competes in the men's 500m final of speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 12. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cheng Tingting
Only simple can focus. Only by focusing will it be extreme. The men's 500m champion Gao Tingyu practiced this simple truth.
In addition to training, Gao Tingyu's amateur life is extremely simple. Aside from the love of sleep, amateur life is almost filled with watching game videos. He said that only by comparing with others can we find our own shortcomings, especially those who have broken world records and Olympic records. Watching before going to bed, waking up, three or four years after the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, he watched the video and was enchanted. "I want to win"!
Winter Olympic champion Zhang Hong said of Gao Tingyu: His self-discipline ability exceeds everyone in the team.
Simplicity is not inaction, it is about doing something meaningful with limited energy. The "ascetic" Gao Tingyu achieved the goal of "changing the color of the medal" with "simplicity".
Japan's Miho Takagi ( right ) competes with Russian Olympic Committee Anglinna Golikova in the women's 1000m final of speed skating on Feb. 17. Photo by Wu Wei, Xinhua News Agency
Less desire can be less worry, the more you want, the more trouble, reduce desire, maybe you can find yourself. The Takagi sisters of the "Two Heavens of Sorrow and Joy" confirm this simple truth.
After taking three silver medals in a row, the "Millennium Old Second" Takagi Miho was extremely depressed, and she described herself as having a fluctuating state of mind-
"After winning the silver medal in the 1500m, I was very disappointed and the negative emotions exploded, but there was also the award ceremony and I had to go to it. Before the 500m race, I even had self-doubts, talked to the coach, and finally decided to go to the competition. Group chase, we thought of many ways to skate faster, the gold medal is inevitable, but the result is regrettable. ”
The addition of three silver medals allowed Takagi to let go of all the pressure. Before the competition on February 17, her sister Takagi said, "If you take the fourth silver medal, you will be amazing!" "At that moment, Takagi Miho said that she suddenly let go of her heart and became relaxed." I just want to focus on the night game, I don't want anything else, I want to test my potential, how fast I can skate. ”
Miho Takagi, who has no obsession, not only won the gold medal in the women's 1,000 meters on the evening of February 17, but also broke the Olympic record.
On February 15, Japan's Takagi Nana, who made a mistake, wept after the final of the speed skating women's team chase. Photo by Wu Wei, Xinhua News Agency
But her sister Takagi was not so lucky.
Liu Zongyuan has an article called "The Legend of the Scorpion", which tells about a small insect that likes to carry things. When it crawls, it encounters everything on its back, and as a result, it becomes heavier and heavier, even if it is tired, it does not stop, and eventually it is overwhelmed by heavy objects. Gao Mucai's performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics was like a scorpion, thinking too much and forgetting that there were only a few things he could carry.
On February 15, in the women's team chase event, the Japanese team originally had an inevitable gold medal, but Takagi Naina accidentally fell in the last 200 meters, and the Canadian team instantly overtook, and the Japanese team lost the gold medal.
History is always strikingly similar, and mistakes can be "copied and pasted". On the last day of the Avenue on February 19, in the women's collective starting event, Takagi Caina took the lead, just when everyone thought that her gold medal had been stabilized, but the accident came again. The last bend, almost the same lot, the first place she actually fell again, missed the gold medal.
A pit fell twice, and Takagi replied: "(Before falling down) I had too many distractions in my head..."
The desire for results and gold medals is an athlete's instinct, but too many thoughts and too many burdens during the game may be the beginning of failure.
Avenue to Jane. Simplicity, less desire, and focus may be the way to win.
Editors: Liu Yang, Wang Hengzhi, Cao Yibo, Liu Xi (Intern)