On February 13, the Chinese team won the third place in the women's 3000m relay of short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and Fan Kexin kissed the ice surface. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
On April 8, the summary and commendation meeting of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games was held in the Great Hall of the People, and Fan Kexin, the short track speed skating champion of the Beijing Winter Olympics, was awarded the title of "Outstanding Contribution Individual". In an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Beijing News on April 9, Fan Kexin said that winning the gold medal fulfilled his promise to the country, and he will continue to help young players grow up as a big sister in the new cycle.
Fan Kexin's growth experience is quite inspiring, which allows her to better understand the spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics of "having the overall situation in mind, being confident and open, facing difficulties, pursuing excellence, and creating a better future". In Fan Kexin's view, if he can truly practice the spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics, he will definitely become an excellent athlete.
Highlights
Fulfilling the promise to the country, that moment is very proud
10 days before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Fan Kexin accidentally sprained his waist and could only play with a support belt and muscle stickers. Until the end of the whole game, she did not mention this to the outside world. After harvesting 1 gold and 1 bronze at the doorstep of his home, Fan Kexin gathered the gold, silver and bronze medals of the Winter Olympics, but also achieved the great cause of the Grand Slam.
On February 5, Fan Kexin and his teammates won the gold medal in the short track speed skating mixed team relay. As she came down from the podium, she shouted into the camera, "We did it!" She said that she always believed that she could win the gold medal in the Winter Olympics, and now she has fulfilled her promise to the country, "At that moment, I was very proud, very confident, and I also felt the meaning of persistence." ”
Participating in the 3rd Winter Olympic Games, Fan Kexin has the deepest understanding of the Beijing Winter Olympics. She said bluntly that not all athletes have the opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games in the motherland, as a Chinese sports person is very lucky, during the epidemic period to get the Winter Olympic gold medal at home is even more honored, "Chinese athletes really should have a grateful, grateful heart." Under the epidemic, the country's protection of athletes and people is really only something that we Chinese can appreciate. ”
Fan Kexin (first from left) and his teammates won the first gold medal for the Chinese team at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Beijing News reporter Tao Ran photographed
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I have thought about retiring and sticking to it because of my responsibility and mission
At the summary and commendation meeting of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games held on April 8, Fan Kexin was awarded the title of "Outstanding Contribution Individual". However, because of the health treasure pop-up window, she could not go to the Great Hall of the People to receive the award. Before the start of the conference, Fan Kexin, who watched the live broadcast, stood solemnly and sang the national anthem like the participants on the spot, "Just as excited and excited as on the competition field, I especially hope to feel this honor in the Great Hall of the People and wear a gold medal." ”
Speaking of the spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics of "bearing the overall situation, being confident and open, facing difficulties, pursuing excellence and creating a better future", Fan Kexin, who has participated in the Three Winter Olympics, can especially understand it. Fan Ke became a world champion at the age of 17, but did not win a gold medal in Sochi and Pingchang. "At that time, I thought about retiring." Fan Kexin said that many seniors used their experiences to tell themselves how they came out of difficulties step by step. Slowly, she also realized that the short track speed skating project is not the ultimate goal to win the championship, but more of a legacy. When he returned to the national team after the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Fan Kexin's sense of responsibility and mission was stronger, "I hope to help more people, I understand this is to have the big picture in mind." ”
In Fan Kexin's view, the spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics is very compatible with the characteristics of athletes. If you can practice the spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics, you will definitely be able to become an excellent athlete and an excellent person.
"Supergirl" Fan Kexin (left) led the team to win the bronze medal at the Winter Olympics. Beijing News reporter Tao Ran photographed
Thanks
Wear medals to your family and take vlogs for people behind the scenes
In the 12 years of entering the national team, Fan Kexin has never spent the Spring Festival at home. Every year, only after the short track speed skating event in April, she has time to return to her hometown in Qitaihe to take a family portrait with her family. "The cause of the epidemic, our family did not go out much, so we took a family portrait at home." Different from previous years, Fan Kexin took out 3 Winter Olympic medals this year to wear for his family, so that they could feel the weight of the championship.
During the short vacation, Fan Kexin rarely got together with his family, relatives and friends, and the topic of meeting was always inseparable from the just-concluded Beijing Winter Olympics, "Whenever they praised us (athletes), that moment was really very happy, which was the best affirmation and encouragement for athletes." ”
Every time she was praised, Fan Kexin always thought that this honor was not for her alone, "On the field, taking results, receiving awards, and playing the national anthem are all done by athletes." But behind a good athlete, there are too many people who pay silently. I've been saying thanks, thanksgiving, and that includes them. After the Beijing Winter Olympics, Fan Kexin took a selfie and cut a number of Vlogs to introduce every staff member who escorted China's short track. Fan Kexin said that the athletes have goals, but those who serve them are only silently served, and there will be no other rewards for them, "They should be known by more people." ”
On February 13, Fan Kexin was at the ceremony of awarding souvenirs. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
Voices
"As long as the country needs it, it will definitely stand on the field"
Entering the national team at the age of 16, Fan Kexin grew from a small team member to an older sister. In the team, the young players are very close to her. Sometimes there is any problem in training, the young players will first go to Fan Kexin, and then communicate with the coach together. "They trust me and respect me, which is the legacy of short track speed skating." Fan Kexin said that when he first entered the national team, he also received the care and help of his predecessors, and now as the eldest sister in the team, he also hopes to help young people solve problems and take fewer detours.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Fan Kexin brought Qu Chunyu and Han Yutong, two Mesozoic, and Zhang Yuting and Zhang Chutong, two newcomers. As a passer-by, Fan Kexin knows very well how important an Olympic medal is to young players, and she knows very well how hard it is, "They all cried and could feel the glory." I told them that this was just the beginning, and that everyone would have to work together for the next Milan [Winter Olympics]. ”
After winning the bronze medal in the women's 3,000m relay, Fan Kexin knelt down and kissed, which was once interpreted as a possible farewell to the field. But the 28-year-old Fan Kexin still wants to continue, and she still has this heart and motivation. "As long as I can still skate, as long as the country still needs me, I will definitely continue to stand on the field, no matter what kind of identity." Fan Kexin said that even if she retires in the future, she will be inseparable from short track speed skating and sports in her life.
Sun Haiguang, chief reporter of the Beijing News
Edited by Wang Chunqiu, proofread by Wu Xingfa