In the Paralympic Cross-Country Skiing Men's Mid-Range Free Technical Standing Group, Wang Chenyang and Cai Jiayun added another gold and a bronze to the Chinese team. At the flower ceremony after the game, Cai Jiayun helped Wang Chenyang stuff his "Jin Rongrong" into the number cloth on his chest, and after taking a group photo, Cai Jiayun jumped in front of Wang Chenyang and helped Wang Chenyang put on a mask.
China's Cai Jiayun (left) helps teammate Wang Chenyang wear a mask after the game.
"The two of us made an appointment to go to the Winter Paralympic Village to cut our hair after the game and attend the award ceremony in the evening." Cai Jiayun said happily after the game. Cai Jiayun, who lives in a dormitory, and Wang Chenyang took the podium together on this day and received the coveted honor. Although Cai Jiayun is older than Wang Chenyang, he is lively and cute, more like a younger brother, but Wang Chenyang appears more mature and stable, like an older brother. Usually in the dormitory, Cai Jiayun will help Wang Chenyang, who has lost both arms, get dressed and take things, while Wang Chenyang will guide Cai Jiayun through the difficulties when Cai Jiayun is nervous before the game or encounters a low. In the words of Wang Chenyang, Cai Jiayun is more "hands-on help", and he is "moving his mouth to help". In the usual restaurant to eat, teammates see Wang Chenyang coming will take the initiative to help him cook, "teammates see my difficulties, do not wait for me to open my mouth for help, will take the initiative to help me do a lot of things, take care of my face." Wang Chenyang said.
Champion China's Wang Chenyang (left) and third-place teammate Cai Jiayun pose for a group photo after the competition.
Because there are no arms, Wang Chenyang can only rely on his legs on the snow track to glide hard, although this is already his third game at the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, but on this penultimate match day, Wang Chenyang ushered in his main medium-range free technology competition, which has the opportunity to let reporters know more about this handsome and stable boy with long eyelashes at the end of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. Wang Chenyang said: "The first two long-distance traditional technologies and short-distance free techniques achieved 8th and 11th places respectively, and the first two were all warm-up for today's competition. "The temperature at the National Biathlon Center was high that day, and the snow quality consumed a lot of physical energy on the players, which was a challenge for Wang Chenyang, who could not hold a snow pole.
For Cai Jiayun, who won the silver medal in the men's long-distance traditional technical standing group before the competition, the middle distance event is not his main event. "There was no pressure before the game, I thought it would be good to be in the top eight." Being able to get a bronze medal has exceeded Cai Jiayun's expectations. At the same time, he was relieved and proud of his roommate's victory. "Wang Chenyang's efforts over the years have been in my eyes, and I am especially happy to win the championship today, and his efforts have finally been rewarded." Cai Jiayun said.
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