On the evening of February 20, the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held, and the 17-day ice and snow event officially came to an end. At the closing ceremony, Gao Tingyu, the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation, carried Xu Mengtao into the room, leaving a very deep impression on everyone. Both athletes won gold medals at the Winter Olympics, achieved a breakthrough, and thus won the honor of the flag bearer of the closing ceremony. Gao Tingyu updated his personal social platform on February 21 and brought a topic: the Winter Olympics quarantine diary. Obviously, last night just enjoyed the glory moment, today has begun to isolate, Gao Tingyu and Chinese ice and snow athletes are really too difficult.
During the epidemic, it is not easy to hold such an ice and snow event, and athletes have to make more efforts, including experiencing some things that are not normally available. Whether it is training or competition, athletes have to face a situation that they would not have faced in the past when there was no epidemic, but because of this, when they persisted for four years and finally achieved the desired results in the Olympic field, it is even more precious. For veterans such as Xu Mengtao and Qi Guangpu who have insisted on more than ten years, the gold medal of this Olympic Games is of greater significance, and their persistence has finally paid off.
At this Winter Olympics, we have seen too many players make breakthroughs, witnessing the vitality of Gu Ailing and Su Yiming, witnessing the realization of the dreams of Xu Mengtao and Qi Guangpu, and witnessing the Chinese speed of Gao Tingyu. In the men's 500 meters of speed skating, Gao Tingyu set a new Olympic record and won the gold medal in one fell swoop, helping the Chinese team achieve a breakthrough of zero gold medals in this event. At the award ceremony, Gao Tingyu, like Liu Xiang at that time, jumped on the podium and released his emotions. Gao Tingyu's celebratory action, like his speed, left a very deep impression.
At the closing ceremony, Gao Tingyu and Xu Mengtao acted as the flag bearers of the Chinese delegation. Gao Tingyu carried Xu Mengtao on his shoulders and completed the joint flag raising of the two in this way, which can be said to be a very innovative way. Being able to serve as the flag bearer in the opening and closing ceremonies is the dream of every athlete participating in the Olympic Games, and Gao Tingyu has served as the flag bearer of the opening and closing ceremonies, which has never been done before. At the closing ceremony, Gao Tingyu enjoyed a moment of glory, and his mood should be as excited as when he won the gold medal, after all, it means a lot for athletes.
On February 21, Gao Tingyu updated his personal social platform and shared some happy moments during the Winter Olympics with everyone, but also brought the theme: the Winter Olympic Isolation Diary. Obviously, Gao Tingyu, who had just enjoyed the moment of glory last night, had already begun a life of isolation today. For athletes, they are really too hard. These are some of the difficulties that athletes have to face during the epidemic, but under such conditions, they have successfully overcome difficulties and obstacles and achieved good results, which is even more worthy of our admiration.
The Chinese delegation to the Winter Olympics won 9 gold medals, creating a record high, because Gao Tingyu and his athletes continued to overcome difficulties and work hard, so that we had a full harvest at our doorstep. I hope that Gao Tingyu's career will be more smooth in the future and win more honors for the motherland.