There is such a girl, in order to win the glory of the country to give up the financial work on Wall Street, choose to be a blood naturalization player;
It was also this girl who broke the fierce attack of the Japanese team in the penalty shootout, breaking the record of not winning the Japanese women's ice for thirteen consecutive years.
In this issue, Ziya Tong Quqia takes you into the story of "Chinese female goalkeeper" Zhou Jiaying to see how she won the god on the ice hockey rink.
Find what you love and learn hockey
The Winter Olympics have just come to an end, and many people's wonderful performances on the field have left a deep impression on many Chinese people.
Among them, a girl with yellow skin, big eyes, and a smile full of sunshine has attracted the attention of many people, and many people have begun to pay attention to the sport of ice hockey. This girl is Zhou Jiaying.
On February 6, at the Wukesong Gymnasium in Beijing, the Chinese women's ice hockey team and the Japanese women's ice hockey team were "fighting" on the field to compete for qualification.
Japan's women's ice is strong, ranking sixth in the world, and in the previous thirteen years, the Chinese women's ice team had a zero win rate against the Japanese women's ice. In the third round of the Women's Ice Hockey Group B of the Winter Olympics, the two sides were glued and entered the penalty shootout stage.
China's goalkeeper Zhou Jiaying single-handedly saved five penalties played by the Japanese team with his super strength, won the game, allowing the Chinese team to lock in the qualification for the group stage in advance and successfully advance to the quarterfinals.
It was the excellent performance of this game that made this girl standing behind everyone a dazzling star on the field.
Many people are very interested in Zhou Jiaying, and once they understand, they find that the other party is not only good at ice hockey skills, but also a proper beauty school bully.
Born in 1995, Zhou Jiaying was a Canadian before becoming a naturalized player. The reason why she is strong in sports is inseparable from the family atmosphere.
Zhou Jiaying's mother, Zhou Jianping, is a Chinese with excellent academic performance and graduated from Xi'an Jiaotong University. During her school days, she was a school women's basketball player, lively and active, and she was everywhere on the court.
Zhou Jiaying's older brother, Zhou Jiaxiong, is also an ice hockey player who played for the school's ice hockey team during his studies at Harvard University. Affected by such an atmosphere, Zhou Jiaying also showed super ability in sports.
At the age of 5, Zhou Jiaying was also sent by his family to practice figure skating. Perhaps because he watched his brother play ice hockey since childhood, Zhou Jiaying did not have a great interest in figure skating that showed too many skills, but was very fond of ice hockey.
She also grinds her mother to buy her a set of goalkeeper's protective gear and expresses the hope that she can play hockey like her brother.
Unable to resist her daughter's soft and hard bubbles, Zhou Jianping had to agree to her daughter's request, and she may not have thought that her daughter has an extraordinary talent in ice hockey.
Protect the back of the team and the university shines
Since there were very few girls practicing ice hockey, Zhou Jiaying trained with the boys.
Zhou Jiaying on the field was very brave and fierce, and his ability to fight was not lost to the other boys in the same team, so everyone in the team was very relieved to give his guarded back to this girl.
In this way, it was kept for a whole decade. Although Zhou Jiaying can often be seen on the ice hockey field, she has not put down her studies, but has used the momentum of focusing on goalkeeping on the field to study, and her academic performance is excellent.
In 2012, due to her outstanding performance in learning, she jumped to the world famous Ivy League university, Princeton University in the United States.
During his college years, Zhou Jiaying participated in the school ice hockey team and represented the school in the NCAA (National College Sports Association), participating in a total of 111 games, with an average save rate of 0.92 per game, making great contributions to the team.
Due to her outstanding performance on the field, she was selected to the All-Star roster of the Fujian Ice Hockey League four times in a row during her college years, and even won the U18 World Championship for the Canadian national team.
I thought that Zhou Jiaying would embark on the road of professional ice hockey after graduation, because women's ice hockey and men's ice hockey are not professional, after a well-thought-out road, Zhou Jiaying gave up ice hockey and became a fund analyst on Wall Street.
Working on Wall Street is the dream of many financial people, and Zhou Jiaying has gradually become accustomed to life without ice hockey. But one thing that happened in 2018 completely changed the course of her life.
In 2018, Zhou Jiaying, who had been away from the ice rink for nearly two years, suddenly received an invitation from the Shenzhen Kunlun Hongxing Ice Hockey Club, inviting her to return to the field to become a member of their ice hockey team and prepare for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
At this time, Zhou Jiaying was a little confused, after all, he did not have too much understanding of China's ice hockey environment and level, and he had to choose to give up the high-paying career in front of him and go to China to start over? At a loss, she decided to ask her family for advice.
Zhou Jiaying's mother, Zhou Jianping, was originally a Chinese, and his father is still living in Hangzhou, and China has always been his roots, so after hearing his daughter say this, he immediately said, "This is very important for your connection with China."
In addition to this, others in the family also expressed support for her decision. After receiving a positive reply, the stone in Zhou Jiaying's heart was also put down, she quit her job on Wall Street, and after contacting the club, joined the Shenzhen women's ice hockey team.
Fight in the Olympic arena and achieve excellent results
Zhou Jiaying restarted ice hockey and stood on the field again.
After that, she represented the club abroad to compete, participated in four seasons of CWHL and WHL, performed well, and won the Russian Women's Ice Hockey League with the team.
She also won the title of "Best Goalkeeper" for her outstanding performance on the pitch. For Zhou Jiaying before, going to the Winter Olympics was just a dream, but now it has really come true.
Zhou Jiaying at the Winter Olympics is different, not only because of her tall height that makes her stand out, but also because the equipment she wears is very attractive.
Her helmet is printed with the image of a dragon, which is also dotted with elements of the Great Wall, which is very Chinese. Her two leglets are each printed with a dragon, full of momentum, fans call her two legs "dragon leaping tiger jumping wall shield".
Zhou Jiaying, dressed in Chinese-style equipment, holding a club, stood at the back of the team, not only giving strength to the team, but also giving pressure to the opponent.
What is even more gratifying is that this Chinese style equipment is designed by Zhou Jiaying himself, which not only shows the Image of China to others, but also shows his feelings for China.
This kind of dress with Chinese characteristics has also made many official media domineeringly call her "Chinese style gatekeeper".
Zhou Jiaying's mother, Zhou Jianping, is a Chinese, from childhood to adulthood, Zhou Jianping will tell his two children about his experience in China, about China's history, and tell them that China will always be their hometown and where their roots are.
When he was young, Zhou Jianping would often take his two children back to China to visit his relatives, and because of the language barrier, Zhou Jiaying and his brother could only sit politely and could not interject anything.
In college, Zhou Jiaying took the initiative to learn Chinese, even if the coursework is heavy, she still insists, she will be happy because she can communicate smoothly with her grandfather.
Today, Zhou Jiaying plays for the country as a Chinese, which makes her even more proud.
She often told the media that she did not regret giving up her financial job on Wall Street, and that it was a perfectly correct choice to return to China to play hockey as a naturalized player.
Ice hockey brought herself to the side of her motherland, which allowed her to continue her dream of playing ice hockey, and successfully participated in the Winter Olympics, realizing her higher dreams.
The reason why Zhou Jiaying is called "Jia Ying" is because her family wants her to become an excellent woman and can also be as strong as an eagle. Today, she has become such an excellent person, proving herself with strength on the field.
I hope that we can also stick to what we think, and one day the dream will shine into reality. The article ends here, what does Zhou Jiaying's experience inspire you?
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