Chongli, Hebei, 23 Feb (Xinhua) -- When he took off his ski goggles, Li Xu's hair and eyebrows had frozen into ice. During the Beijing Winter Olympics, on the day of the biggest snowfall in Chongli, Li Xu pushed snow for nearly 4 hours on the slopes of Genting Ski Park until the organizing committee informed the cancellation of the competition on the same day.
"The new snow cover brought about by the snowfall will make the surface of the track soft and the friction increase, which is not conducive to the players. Staff will clear the snow before the game to ensure that the event runs normally and reduce the probability of injury to the athletes. Li Xu said.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, Li Xu was an NTO (Domestic Technical Officer). Li Xu said that becoming an NTO is not easy, in addition to being able to bear hardships and stand hard work, it also requires full enthusiasm for ice and snow, as well as project professional knowledge.
Time back to 7 years ago, Li Xu was still a "ski white". Li Xu said: "The first contact with skiing was when I was in college, and I went skiing with my friends during the winter vacation. I first experienced the skis at the ski resort, and when I skied the skis, I saw someone skating snowboarding and thought the snowboards were too cool. So I decided to try it, which was out of control, and then I started my veneer career. ”
Li Xu, who has long hair, likes to ski in a white hat, and every snow season he will gallop through various ski resorts, often playing with park ski slopes (there are some slope obstacle props) in Nanshan, Beijing.
"Skiing for me is not measured by good and bad, only happy or unhappy. I think it's fun to step on a snowboard, so there's no reason not to like it. Li Xu said.
In 2019, Li Xu participated in a training session of the International Snow Federation and has since embarked on refereeing work. "The content of the referee training just happens to be the veneer, which is exactly his hobby, and he is very quick to get started, feels that he is at ease, and it is really comfortable to practice, so he began to engage in the work of refereeing." Li Xu said.
Li Xu is usually more engaged in the scoring of domestic ski events. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, as a Beijinger, he ushered in a new challenge and was responsible for the starting point of slope obstacle skills.
"My job is as a snowboard assistant starter and a freestyle starter, such as notifying athletes who should be off next, knowing in advance which obstacle course the athlete will choose to slide, and then telling OBS to help broadcasters better track athlete footage."
Talking about the work experience of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Li Xu said: "It's so emotional. ”
Li Xu said that first of all, he felt honored to be able to participate in the work of the Winter Olympics and contribute to China's ice and snow cause, and he was very proud and proud. Secondly, it is to feel that the wings are fuller and their thinking is clearer, whether it is the future direction of development or the logic of a game.
"The most impressive thing on the scene was to witness Su Yiming win a silver medal, and he won the recognition of snowboarders all over the world, which played a great role in promoting the development of snowboarding in China." Li Xu said.
Su Yiming's good results have made a good start for Chinese snowboarding. Li Xu said that the reserve talent reserve of snowboard slope obstacle skills is very sufficient, such as 9-year-old "Nezha" Dai Yuyang, etc., who can complete difficult actions at a young age, which can be said to be expected in the future.
Editors: Liu Ning, Yu Sihui, Ji Jiadong