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On the evening of March 12, in the bronze medal battle for the Paralympic ice hockey event at the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, the Chinese Paralympic ice hockey team defeated the South Korean team 4-0, adding a heavy bronze medal to the Chinese delegation. As the youngest team in the final eight, the Chinese Paralympic ice hockey team took the podium for the first time on the stage of the Winter Paralympic Games, they created their own history, and also allowed the Chinese Paralympic ice hockey team to step on the world series stage with confidence.
The Chinese Paralympic Ice Hockey Team was founded in 2016, and although it has only been established for six years, they have shown their strength from scratch in this Winter Paralympic Games, becoming the third Asian team in the history of the Winter Paralympic Games to reach the top four. On the Chinese Paralympic ice hockey team, Yu Jing, a 38-year-old striker known as "Aunt Yu", has attracted much attention because she is not only the oldest player in the team, but also the only woman in all the ice hockey teams at the Winter Paralympic Games (the Paralympic ice hockey program allows mixed teams).
Born in Qingdao, Yu Jing suffered from polio, resulting in the loss of left lower limb function, but the optimistic and cheerful Yu Jing was not knocked down by fate, she was not only admitted to Shandong University of Science and Technology majoring in finance, but also opened an advertising company after graduation. In addition to her studies and work, Yu Jing is also a sports enthusiast, she has practiced fencing, archery, seated volleyball, wheelchair basketball and other sports, although "interlaced like a mountain", but the sports talent is outstanding, she is "a play can be played, a start can play" . Yu Jing has served as the captain of the Shandong Wheelchair Basketball Team and participated in the 10th National Paralympic Games held in Tianjin in 2019.
In 2020, Yu Jing heard from a friend that the Chinese Paralympic Ice Hockey Team was recruiting female players, and she was interested in ice sports, so she took the initiative to come to the Qingdao Disabled Persons' Federation to register. During the trial, Yu Jing, who is 1.75 meters tall, showed good balance and flexibility, and was finally accepted by the coach. However, in paralympic ice hockey, male players eventually dominate the field, and she has suffered a lot from competing with them, who are inferior in strength and weight. Yu Jing said, "In a violent physical confrontation, I felt like I was hit by a critical blow, and my internal organs were shaking in my body, and then I adjusted for 10 minutes before I felt better." In addition, day after day of training, Yu Jing's right wrist formed a tendon sheath cyst many times, in order not to delay the training as much as possible, she insisted on breaking the cyst, and returned to the ice rink immediately after the effusion was absorbed.
Although paralympic ice hockey has brought scars to Yu Jing, it is more of a spirit of high spirit, which also makes her love the sport more and more, "In this sport with speed and passion, I feel happy, and Paralympic ice hockey makes my heart more and more confident and strong, making me more courageous to challenge those goals that seem to be unattainable." ”
Repeating the swing, colliding fiercely again and again, kung fu pays off, in 2021, after layers of screening, Yu Jing, who plays as a striker, finally joined the Chinese Paralympic ice hockey team as she wished, realizing her dream of participating in the Winter Paralympic Games at her doorstep. It is worth mentioning that in order to concentrate on preparing for the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, Yu Jing also quit all her jobs and began training without distraction.
On March 8, International Women's Day, in the match between China and Italy, the 38-year-old Yu Jing finally made her debut in the Winter Paralympic Games, in which Yu Jing came off the bench, although she only played 5 minutes and 16 seconds, but for her and Chinese Paralympic ice hockey, this is a historic moment, and she has become the third female player in the history of the Winter Paralympic Games to participate in the competition. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Italian team 6-0, and won the first place in Group B with three consecutive wins, and was shortlisted for the subsequent knockout round. It is worth mentioning that in the pre-match training, the lads of the Paralympic ice hockey team surrounded Yu Jing in the middle and sent holiday blessings to "Aunt Yu".
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I think as long as you want to start, there is no age limit, as long as you do it, others think you can do it, you feel it yourself, and then this thing will do. On the ice rink, they knocked me down, and it was a big deal for me to get up again. They nailed me to the wall of the board, and I shivered, looking for a balance to continue chasing them.
—— Yu Jing, a member of the Chinese Paralympic ice hockey team
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Yu Jing said that when she stepped onto the field of the Winter Paralympic Games, she felt that her life had reached a real peak, because her dream of participating in competitions and encouraging women with disabilities to participate in sports had been achieved. Yu Jing revealed that after the Winter Paralympic Games, she may try to transform into a teaching assistant, because her experience as a team member can help her communicate better with the team members. Of course, for Yu Jing, who never has a "limit for herself" entry in the dictionary, her future life will also have infinite possibilities. Yu Jing uses her inspirational story to tell people that as long as you are willing to pay and bravely pursue your dreams, everything is possible!
In addition, on the afternoon of the 12th, the Chinese wheelchair curling team defeated the Swedish team 8-3 at the National Aquatics Center "Ice Cube" and won the gold medal at the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. Four years ago in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the Chinese wheelchair curling team achieved a historic breakthrough and won the first gold medal in the history of the Chinese Winter Paralympic Games; four years later, this champion division successfully defended the glory and achieved the feat of winning the championship in two consecutive Winter Paralympic Games!