The Beijing Winter Olympics came to a successful conclusion on the evening of February 20, and foreign athletes returned to their respective countries one after another, and many expressed their attachment and gratitude to China. Japanese speed skating winter Olympic champion Nao Kodaira even wrote Chinese a handwritten postcard to thank the Volunteers and staff of the Winter Olympics, causing heated discussions in China and Japan.
Naomi Kodaira, 35, won the gold medal in the women's 500m in speed skating in 36.94 seconds and broke the Olympic record at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, and she also won the silver medal in the women's 1000m in Pyeongchang and the silver medal in the women's team pursuit of speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In addition, she holds four World Championship gold medals.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, she finished 17th in the women's 500m of speed skating in 38.09 seconds; she finished 10th in the women's 1000m of speed skating, and her teammate Mifan Takagi won the championship.
On the occasion of bidding farewell to China, Nao Kodaira wrote his heartfelt words on the postcard: "Dear volunteers and staff, thank you very much for your warm hospitality, I have spent a very unforgettable three weeks, I will not forget this experience, I will study hard to Chinese, next time I will say Chinese better." Good bye! ”
The background of the postcard is the "Ice Ribbon" of the speed skating competition venue of the Beijing Winter Olympics. During pre-match training, Nao Kodaira praised the "ice ribbon" to the Japanese media, saying that he "felt the sacred air here". She said that the "ice ribbon" venue is beautiful inside and outside, and the ice quality is even better, which is very comfortable to slide.
The Beijing Winter Olympics have truly promoted exchanges between the Chinese and Japanese peoples. Su Yiming's Japanese coach Yasuhiro Sato also posted on Weibo, thanking everyone for their support, he said: "I have received a lot of NBfeeling, thank you very much, China NB! ”