The Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end on the evening of February 20, with the Chinese delegation winning nine gold medals, ranking third in the gold medal list, creating a new history. Not only that, but we've also changed the tradition of the past when ice events were stronger than snow sports, where for the first time the number of gold medals won exceeded that of ice events. Among them, the post-00s young general Su Yiming received 1 gold and 1 silver, performing well. Su Yiming only celebrated his 18th birthday during the Winter Olympics, and after the end of the Winter Olympics, he has other stories. On February 21, Su Yiming's Japanese coach spoke up, pointing out the reasons for the disciples' excellent performance, and the coach had also struggled with whether to come to China to coach.
The Chinese team performed worse at the Winter Olympics than in the Summer Olympics, and we didn't rely on Yang Yang to win the first gold medal until the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, achieving a breakthrough of zero. Most of our gold medals at the Winter Olympics after that also came from ice events, mainly short track speed skating and figure skating. Da Yang Yang, Wang Meng, Zhou Yang, Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei and other players have all won gold medals in the Winter Olympics, while the snow event is more difficult for us, with only occasional flashes like Han Xiaopeng. However, with the rise of Gu Ailing and Su Yiming, everything is changing.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing won 2 gold and 1 silver, Su Yiming won 1 gold and 1 silver, and the two worked together to contribute 3 gold medals and 2 silver medals to the Chinese team. Coupled with the outstanding performances of veterans Xu Mengtao and Qi Guangpu, the Chinese team won 5 gold medals in the snow event, surpassing the 4 gold medals in the ice event. Xu Mengtao and Qi Guangpu are naturally ten years of grinding a sword, let us see the value of persistence. And Gu Ailing and Su Yiming represent the youth storm, there is also a deep friendship between the two, Su Yiming forwarded 8 photos of him and Gu Ailing, the existence of Gemini star makes the future of Chinese skiing full of hope.
On February 21, Su Yiming's Japanese coach Yasuhiro Sato spoke up, pointing out the reason why the disciple was able to get 1 gold and 1 silver. Yasuhiro Sato believes that athletic talent, strong spirit, and intelligent mind are all very important, but the most precious factor is the love from the family. Yasuhiro Sato believes that the love from himself and Su Yiming's family eventually supported him and his disciples to complete the journey of the Winter Olympics and achieve outstanding results. From Yasuhiro Sato's post, it can be seen that this is a very literate coach and a high emotional intelligence coach who can talk, no wonder he can teach Su Yiming so well.
In an interview during the Winter Olympics, Yasuhiro Sato also admitted that he was very troubled about whether to come to China to coach, after all, he was Japanese. However, in the end, he chose to come to China and coach Su Yiming. From Su Yiming, he saw a lot of flashes, and the cooperation between the two was also intimate. With the help of Yasuhiro Sato, Su Yiming also appeared more at ease in the game. It can be said that Su Yiming can achieve 1 gold and 1 silver result, and Sato Yasuhiro's contribution is great. Yasuhiro Sato also said that he was very proud of his disciples' achievements.
The Chinese team can achieve such results this time, thanks to the help of foreign coaches, including excellent coaches such as Yasuhiro Sato and Ahn Hyun-so. I hope they can continue to coach in China in the future and help us achieve better results."