There is a saying that planning is not as fast as changing, and this sentence should be very appropriate to use the figure skating women's single gold medalist at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Russian figure skating beauty Sherbakova. After winning the women's singles title in figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Serbakova's original plan was to compete in the Figure Skating World Championships in France later this month. Of course, Serbakova's goal is naturally to defend her title. However, just as she was confidently preparing for the World Championships, an official decision by the International Skating Federation shattered her dream of defending her title. In desperation, Serbakova recently said her latest decision in an interview with the media. For this latest decision of Serbakova, some netizens said that although there are some regrets, she can emulate the short track speed skating legendary athlete, the Olympic 6 gold king Ahn Hyun-so, to achieve a win-win situation.
In today's women's figure skating world, Russia's women's figure skating level is in the only gear in the world. This is similar to the status of Chinese table tennis in the world. With Russian players competing, other players basically don't have much chance of winning the championship. This was well demonstrated at the Beijing Winter Olympics. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Russian figure skating team performed very well, first winning the gold medal in the team competition with an absolute advantage. Then in the women's single figure skating competition, the three contestants Serbakova, Trusova and Vallieva were clearly a lot ahead of their opponents. Although the youngest, Vallieva, was influenced by off-field factors, "intentionally" fell several times in a free skate in a stressful situation. But that's it, she still finished fourth, and in the previous short show, she also advanced as the first place. Trusova's performance was also very exciting, and in the competition, she jumped out of the difficult action that had never been seen by the female players before, and won a silver medal.
As for Serbakova, not to mention her performance. Whether in a short program or a free skating competition, she combined difficulty and artistic appeal almost perfectly, and finally won the gold medal in the women's figure skating single skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics in the applause of the audience. At the 2021 Figure Skating World Championships, Sherbakova also won the championship with a perfect performance. Having won the competition for two consecutive years, it is not an exaggeration to call her the first person in the women's figure skating world today. However, just as she was preparing to travel to France to participate in the 2022 Figure Skating World Championships as the defending champion, she received news that she had been suspended by the International Skating Federation. It has to be said that this is a very big blow for Sherbakova and her figure skating teammates.
As we all know, in the Russian figure skating world, retirement at the age of 19 or so has almost become a rule. Although the 19-year-old is still a young player in other countries, in the Russian figure skating world, which is seriously involved, it is already a miracle if the 19-year-old has not retired. Although Serbakova is very strong, she is now 17 years old. In the case of being banned from the world, she also had to consider the way out in the future. Therefore, in a recent interview with the Russian media "MK", Sherbakova said that she will try to become a figure skating coach, "I will learn as a coach." "However, sherbakova still cares about her current athlete status, after all, she loves the sport deeply." I will continue to skate, but it is not easy to combine multiple identities. ”
Transforming into a coach is indeed cruel and ruthless for Sherbakova, who is currently at her peak. But the reality is like this, in the case of unable to change, you can only try to change yourself, to adapt to the new situation. For this latest decision of Sherbakova, Chinese netizens, while issuing a sigh, also gave Sherbakova a trick: why not emulate Ahn Hyun-so, maybe it will be a win-win situation.
Ahn Hyun-so has achieved great success after becoming a Russian athlete. However, after retiring from the army, Ahn Hyun-so, who was unwilling to give up his short-track speed skating career, chose to go to China as a technical coach. At that time, Ahn Hyun-so did not have a platform to show his level, but now through his experience in China, he has become a relatively mature coach and has gained great popularity in China. It can be said that Ahn Hyun-so's choice to go to China to coach is a win-win situation.
For Serbakova, if you want to transform into a coach, then choosing to come to China will indeed be a very good choice. After all, China's women's figure skating strength is really not good. Moreover, the Russian figure skating is seriously rolled up, not only the players, but also the coaches are very competitive in this regard. If she comes to China as a coach, with her superb strength, the strength of Chinese women's figure skating will definitely be greatly improved. Most importantly, Sherbakova's popularity in China is very high, and if she comes to China, it must be a win-win situation. If Serbakova transformed into a coach, would you welcome her to China?