France's Anthony Charançon (right) and facilitator Brice Otonelo at the Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing Men's Sprint Free Technical (Visually Impaired) Qualifier (photo taken on March 9).
Visually impaired athletes participating in Paralympic cross-country skiing, Paralympic winter and Paralympic alpine skiing competitions must be completed with the help of a guide. Together, they chase their dreams, challenge themselves, and share happiness and honor.
The pistes at the National Biathlon Centre at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games wind and undulate between valleys. In the visually impaired group competition, you can always see the scene of the visually impaired players and the guide holding a snow pole together, and often hear the prompts of different languages and the sound of panting, which are moving.
The guide glides in front, paying attention to the state of the athletes behind them at any time, they speak through the megaphone or walkie-talkie, prompting the athletes to grasp the direction and rhythm; sometimes, in order to smoothly slide through the special stage, the guide will extend the snow pole backwards at the right time, and the visually impaired player will tacitly grasp the snow pole, and the two will press the similar frequency to move towards the finish line.
At the medal presentation ceremony, the facilitator and the visually impaired athletes will ascend to the podium together and receive the medals. This is not only an affirmation of the athlete's performance, but also a respect for the special pair of guides and athletes.
Some visually impaired athletes said of their facilitators: "He or she is equivalent to my eyes, and we must trust each other." (Xinhua News Agency)
Canadian Brian McIver and facilitator Russell Kennedy (front) at the Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing Men's Sprint Free Technical (Visually Impaired) Qualifier (photo taken on March 9).
After the Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing Men's Sprint Free Technical (Visually Impaired) Final, facilitator Sam Wood (top) encourages Runner-up American Jack Adikov (photo taken on March 9).
Germany's Johanna Recktenwald (right) and facilitator Valentin Haag in the Paralympic Biathlon women's middle distance (visually impaired) event (photo taken on March 8).
After the Paralympic Biathlon women's middle distance (visually impaired), China's Yang Qianru (left) leaves the arena with her guide Yu Hongshun (photo taken on March 8).
China's Yang Qianru (left) and guide Yu Hongshun after the Paralympic Biathlon women's middle distance (visually impaired) competition (photo taken on March 8).
Sweden's Sebastian Modin (left) leaves the field after the Paralympic cross-country skiing men's sprint free technical (visually impaired) race on March 9, led by facilitator Emile Jensson.
After the Paralympic cross-country skiing men's long-distance traditional technique (visually impaired), instructor Diao Chengguo (part 1) encourages Chinese player Xu He (photo taken on March 7).
After the Paralympic cross-country skiing men's sprint free technical (visually impaired) competition, champion Canadian Brian McIver (front) celebrates with facilitator Russell Kennedy (pictured on March 9).
German Leonie Maria Walter (right) and facilitator Pirmin Streckel in the Women's Long Distance Traditional Technique (Visually Impaired) competition in Paralympic cross-country skiing (photographed on March 7).
After the Paralympic Cross-Country Women's Sprint Free Technical (Visually Impaired) Final, champion Austrian Player Karina Edlinger (left) and facilitator Lorenz Joseph Lampur celebrate (photo taken on March 9).
In the Paralympic biathlon women's middle distance (visually impaired) competition, guide Yu Hongshun (left) cheers on Chinese athlete Yang Qianru (photo taken on March 8).
At the medal presentation ceremony for the Paralympic biathlon women's middle distance (visually impaired), facilitator Li Yalin (right) wears a medal for Chinese athlete Wang Yue (pictured on March 8).
During the Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing Men's Sprint Free Technical (Visually Impaired) Qualifier, Sweden's Sebastian Modin (rear) glides with a pole by instructor Emile Yansong (photo taken on March 9).
China's Yu Shuang (right) and facilitator Wang Guanyu in the Men's Sprint Free Technical (Visually Impaired) competition in Paralympic cross-country skiing (photo taken on March 9).
After the Paralympic cross-country skiing women's long distance traditional technique (visually impaired), German athlete Lynn Katzmaier (right) and facilitator Florian Baumann hug to celebrate the finish (photo taken on March 7).
During the sprint phase of the Paralympic cross-country skiing women's long-distance traditional technique (visually impaired) competition, instructor Li Yalin (front) cheered on Chinese athlete Wang Yue (photo taken on March 7).
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