On March 5, in the Women's Short Distance (Standing) Competition of the Biathlon of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Winter Games, Guo Yujie, the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation, won the gold medal. In the post-match interview, Guo Yujie took a deep breath, choked up and said: "I didn't expect that I was quite strong." ”
In the Paralympic biathlon women's sprint (standing) competition held on the same day, Guo Yujie completed the reversal. At the beginning of the game, Guo Yujie was 17.5 seconds behind his opponents. But after the first round of shooting, Guo Yujie established a lead. After fierce competition, Guo Yujie took the lead with a large advantage and finally won the championship.
"I thought I was sliding quite slowly, but I didn't expect it to be quite fast. Anyway, it was unexpected. It turned out that Guo Yujie had always felt that she was very "dish". When she first started practicing skiing, her legs were weak in the face of the pistes. Due to her thin body size, she did not have an advantage in terms of physical endurance, so she did not set herself too high a goal before the game. Although she did not have an advantage in physical endurance, Guo Yujie did not give up on herself. She quickly found her strength — shooting.
"I'm not fit to shoot slow guns, I'm going to shoot out when I'm aiming. Even though the accuracy is sometimes not ideal, I am fast. Guo Yujie said that after finding her own advantages, she has a direction in training, so that she can play to her strengths and avoid weaknesses.
Born in March 2004, Guo Yujie is from Shangyi County, Zhangjiakou City, and at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, Guo Yujie walked into the "Bird's Nest" as the standard-bearer of the Chinese delegation. She admits that there is definitely pressure as a flag bearer, but in the game, she only has the game in her mind. Even when the foreign teacher told her to get the first place, she couldn't believe it. It wasn't until she lay on the ground and saw her results from the first row on the big screen that she was convinced she had won the gold medal.
"I hope to use my gold medal to show everyone that people with disabilities can stand on the highest podium in the world. I also want to tell my disabled friends not to complain about themselves because they are disabled, but to regain their self-confidence. Guo Yujie said that in order to prove herself, she is working hard every day.
The gold medal won by Guo Yujie is the second gold medal won by the Chinese delegation in this Winter Paralympic Games and the first gold medal won by Zhangjiakou athletes. Before the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, Guo Yujie made a wish to strive to play her own level at the "doorstep" and let the people of her hometown see her hard work. What she did not expect was that on the first match day of the Winter Paralympic Games, she gave a precious gift to her hometown father and elder, and her wish became a reality.
In another ten days, it will be Guo Yujie's 18th birthday. She said it was her best birthday present.