In August 2016, at the women's double 3-meter platform competition at the Rio Olympics, Wu Minxia and Shi Tingmao completed the fourth round of diving, with skillful movements and beautiful postures, which were cheered and applauded in the venue.
The female reporter randomly interviewed a handsome guy in the audience: "Did you come alone?" ”
The handsome man replied: "Yes, I came alone." ”
"Have you always enjoyed diving competitions? What is the focus of today's competition? ”
The handsome man said proudly: "I came to see Wu Minxia, she is my girlfriend." ”
At this time, the reporters were stunned, with incredible expressions on their faces, and the two smiled happily at the camera.
After the reporter confirmed again, the boy was indeed Wu Minxia's boyfriend Zhang Xiaocheng, and there was an uproar on the Internet.
As a diving queen, the outside world is very interested in Wu Minxia's love life, and the gossip boyfriend has a wealthy young man Huo Qishan, gymnastics champion Tian Liang, each of which is famous.
Netizens can't figure it out, why does Wu Minxia like such an unknown ordinary person?
From tomboy to diving queen
When Wu Minxia was a child, she liked to play in the water, and she liked to step around in puddles with bare feet, playing several times a day.
When she was 5 years old in kindergarten, the coach of the junior sports school went to the class to select seedlings, and the dance class and the diving team selected her at the same time, and because the Shanghai swimming pool was closer to home, Wu Minxia embarked on the road of diving.
After practicing for a few years, Wu Minxia also had subconscious bouncing movements in her dreams, and when she took the train to the race at the age of 8, in order to prevent her from falling out of bed, she slept in the middle bunk.
Who knew that in the middle of the night, Wu Minxia was still sleeping, so she fell off the bed next to her, and a red mark fell on her face, and some people ridiculed "the technology is good", which made people cry and laugh.
Wu Minxia suffered a hand injury when she was 9 years old, and changed from a practice jumping platform to a springboard, but because of her thin stature, she couldn't even press the springboard, and she was found to have a herniated hip and hip joint, but she still persevered.
In 1998, Wu Minxia entered the national team with excellent results, but during the physical examination, she was found to have congenital anemia, and once fainted during training, but Wu Minxia said: "I like diving, I will not give up!" ”
After the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Fu Mingxia retired, and the team helped Guo Jingjing find a new partner, but the effect was not very good.
Unexpectedly, after cooperating with Wu Minxia, he competed in the World Championships for the first time and won the championship of the double three-meter platform.
Wu Minxia has had clean and short hair since she was a child, and in order to partner with Guo Jingjing, she also grew long hair at the request of the team.
Wu Minxia is like Guo Jingjing's little henchman, the two have been invincible in many diving events and won a number of gold medals.
At the 2006 Olympics, Wu Minxia and Guo Jingjing separated for the first time, and the two met in a single event and won their first solo world championship.
Coach Liu Henglin once said: "In terms of all aspects of its own conditions, there is a certain gap with Guo Jingjing, so it is impossible to replace." ”
In Wu Minxia's view, she is not deliberately trying to challenge anyone, but is challenging herself and challenging her belief in perseverance.
In 2009, after Guo Jingjing retired, Wu Minxia was completely pushed to the front of the stage and became the focus of public opinion, and often appeared in front of the media as a "first sister".
In 2010, at the World Diving Series, Wu Minxia, as a representative of Chinese athletes, sat in the middle of athletes from all over the world, squeezed her eyes mischievously after getting the microphone, and spoke on behalf of the organizers "without difficulty".
Not only does she have to give interviews, attend press conferences, but also attend sponsorship autograph events, which is harder than training.
Wu Minxia also wanted to keep a low profile, but her strength did not allow it, so she adopted the strategy of "hiding if she could", and news of her and reporters' "hide and seek" often appeared in the media.
In 2012, Wu Minxia ushered in the glory moment of her career, winning 6 championships in the Olympic Games and the World Cup, winning the "Grand Slam".
At the Rio 2016 Olympics, Wu Minxia and Shi Tingmao partnered, quickly leading the Italian by six points in the first two rounds of prescribed moves, and by the third round of optional moves, the advantage was expanding.
In the fourth round, the two achieved divine synchronization, the splash was beautifully pressed, and the performance was perfect, and finally won the women's double 3-meter platform championship with a score of 32 points over the opponent.
The match was won easily, and after the match, Wu Minxia happily hugged her partner Shi Yanmao and celebrated with scissorhands.
Wu Minxia created another brilliant achievement, won her fifth Olympic gold, surpassed Guo Jingjing's medal count, and became another legend of the Chinese diving team.
After the game, Wu Mingxia was surrounded by the joy of victory, but she didn't expect that a young man was also on fire, and even overshadowed her "limelight".
Refuse to marry the rich and young, do not marry the rich and marry the commoners
After the competition, the video of female journalists interviewing handsome guys at the Rio Olympics rushed to the hot search, and netizens forwarded it, and the heat overshadowed the news of Wu Minxia's victory.
Wu Minxia soon received a message from her friend: "Watch the video, your boyfriend is on fire!" ”
Wu Minxia quickly watched the video on the Internet, and then suddenly realized that her relationship had been exposed.
When watching his girlfriend Wu Minxia compete, Zhang Xiaocheng was very nervous, and it was not until the fourth round of the game that his mood relaxed a lot, and the result of the game was basically no longer in suspense.
Although he was a little confused during the interview, Zhang Xiaocheng's joy was overflowing with words, and his words couldn't help but bring the meaning of showing off.
After such a long time of understanding, the relationship between the two has been very stable, Wu Minxia feels that the exposure does not matter, she faintly feels a little moved, and a little worried.
It also takes courage for a boyfriend to admit his relationship in front of so many people, and after the relationship between the two is made public, Zhang Xiaocheng will usher in more questioning and scrutinizing eyes.
Netizens also broke their hearts and made all-round comparisons, senior sister Guo Jingjing and Fu Mingxia have married into wealthy families, and Wu Minxia, who has similar conditions, why should she like an ordinary person?
In November 2012, Guo Jingjing and Huo Qigang held a grand wedding, Wu Minxia appeared at the scene as the main bridesmaid, wearing an orange long dress and a small crown, beautiful and generous.
At the wedding banquet, Wu Minxia spoke on behalf of the bridesmaid group, while Huo Qishan, Huo Qishan, the younger brother of Huo Qigang, spoke on behalf of the best man group, and the combination of the two golden children and jade girls attracted the attention of many people.
In order to match Wu Minxia and his little uncle Huo Qishan, at the wedding banquet, Guo Jingjing specially arranged the good sisters by his side, and Huo Qishan sat on the right side of Wu Minxia.
Huo Qishan is worth tens of billions and looks angry, while Wu Minxia is the queen of diving, and the two have achieved positive results, which will be a good story.
After Guo Jingjing's wedding, the names of Wu Minxia and Huo Qishan often appear at the same time, and the media and fans are enthusiastically taking pictures, hoping to achieve a beautiful marriage.
When the media asked Wu Minxia whether she would marry into a wealthy family like Guo Jingjinghe, Wu Minxia said: "The decision of happiness is in my own hands, and I don't want to fix a certain choice." ”
Before the Rio Olympics romance was not exposed, Wu Minxia was silent in front of the media, netizens were looking for clues, and the gossip boyfriend went from Huo Qishan to Tian Liang, but I didn't expect that Wu Minxia had a heart for a long time.
After many relatives and friends learned about it, they also "persuaded" the two to retreat.
A friend kindly reminded Zhang Xiaocheng: "You better retreat in the face of difficulties!" Don't keep rushing forward. ”
Wu Minxia's friends called or sent messages to advise her to think carefully, after all, this is a lifelong event.
Wu Minxia defended her boyfriend: "He has just graduated from college, and he cannot be required to reach such heights immediately, it is enough to have a responsibility and responsibility, I believe he will prove his ability with practical actions." ”
Due to the large gap between the two, Wu Minxia also noticed the evaluation of the outside world and said to her boyfriend very seriously: "Can you stand such pressure?" ”
Zhang Xiao replied sincerely: "I can stand it!" ”
Whether in life or work, with so many eyes staring at him, it is inevitable that he will be trained in various evaluations.
Zhang Xiaocheng said frankly that after the two were together, although they were mentally prepared, the light of the Olympic champion was too strong, and the pressure was much greater than expected.
After a while, I got used to it and could only slowly turn these pressures into motivation to do everything better.
Some netizens are very curious, how did the two meet?
Boyfriend "near the water building platform first get the moon"
Zhang Xiaocheng had seen Wu Minxia on TV very early on, and never thought that one day he would be so close to the diving queen.
In the 2008 Olympic Games, Zhang Xiaocheng worked as an English broadcaster at Water Cube, and Wu Minxia could often hear the pure English male voice at Celeron and felt very comfortable.
After seeing Wu Minxia on the jumping platform from a distance, Zhang Xiaocheng was very surprised, the real person is thinner and more beautiful than what he saw on TV, and it is distressingly thin.
Because of Zhang's excellent work, the diving team sometimes invited him to be the host of exhibition competitions and had contact with the players, but only for nods.
Zhang Xiaocheng liked Wu Minxia very early and added contact information, but he knew that Wu Minxia was the existence he looked up to, and she was so brilliant that he could only put this feeling in his heart.
In March 2010, Wu Minxia partnered He Zi for the first time in the women's final of the World Diving Series, and in the fourth dive, Wu Minxia slipped under her feet on the springboard, and the instep of her foot was cut by the board and injured.
After the error, the referee awarded 0 points and the gold medal was taken away by the Russian.
In the fifth dive, due to insufficient personnel, Wu Minxia still insisted on competing with injuries.
Zhang Xiaocheng was very anxious after seeing the video and wanted to ask Wu Minxia about the situation, at this time, the relationship between the two had not reached the level of "shush cold and ask for warmth", and the overly intimate greeting was abrupt.
So he deleted the message several times, deleted and changed, his palms sweated nervously, and finally simply posted: "Are you okay?" ”
Wu Minxia was very moved when she saw the information, and the two started talking, and they would often chat in the future.
On the first date, Zhang Xiaocheng asked Wu Minxia to dinner, and found that his wallet was missing, so he had to borrow 100 yuan from a friend temporarily.
When he hurriedly took a taxi to the mall, he found that Wu Minxia was waiting for him.
Wu Minxia smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, you're late. ”
Zhang Xiaocheng quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, something happened." ”
When the two went to eat near the mall, they found that there were many three or five hundred dishes on the menu, Zhang Xiaocheng secretly broke out in a cold sweat, and pretended to be calm and let Wu Minxia order.
Wu Minxia said: "Just eat some casually, you don't need to be so expensive." Then only a few cheap dishes of more than 10 yuan were picked, and just like that, the two people ate less than 100 yuan.
After eating, Wu Minxia proposed to go to the cinema to watch a movie together, and Zhang Xiaocheng had to tell the truth: "I lost my wallet, and I was shy at this time." ”
Knowing that Zhang Xiaocheng's wallet was lost at the airport, Wu Minxia was also very anxious and suggested that he go to the airport to find it.
Although the wallet was not found later, Wu Minxia's understanding made Zhang Xiaocheng very moved, and he felt that he missed such a kind and domineering girl and would definitely regret it in the future.
In November 2016, when Zhang Xiaocheng and Wu Minxia participated in a variety show, the host wanted Zhang Xiaocheng to propose marriage on the spot, but he refused, hoping to give Wu Minxia a more grand marriage proposal ceremony.
On May 12, 2017, when Wu Minxia was recording the show, Zhang Xiaocheng was already waiting in the outfield, holding flowers and rings and kneeling on one knee to propose to Wu Minxia, ending the long-distance love run, and the two had a son and a daughter after marriage, and their lives were sweet and happy.
After retiring from the military, she gave birth to a second child, and is now spoiled as a princess
After Wu Minxia got married, she was very busy with work, often traveling abroad, and the task of taking care of her two children was handed over to her husband Zhang Xiaocheng.
In April 2023, 38-year-old Wu Minxia went to Xi'an to participate in international referee training at the Xi'an Diving World Cup.
After the theoretical study, Wu Minxia and the students came to the blue swimming pool together to simulate the scoring of the athletes, seeing such a serious and solemn occasion, Wu Minxia bluntly said that she was a little nervous.
At the training site, Wu Minxia and her good sister Guo Jingjing got together, old friends have not seen each other for a long time, and they took photos together excitedly, and sharp-eyed netizens found that the colors of the clothes worn by the two were different.
Guo Jingjing wore a black short-sleeved referee uniform, while Wu Minxia wore blue, and the two became peers, and Guo Jingjing's level was still a little higher than Wu Minxia.
In addition to Guo Jingjing, Wu Minxia also met Quan Hongchan and Chen Qianxi, affectionately called them "two little ones", and gave a thumbs up to cheer for the two.
Although retired, Wu Minxia pays close attention to diving, often watching the two of them compete, and when the young team members get full scores, she will dance excitedly.
When she saw Quan Hongchan standing on the podium, Wu Minxia happily compared her heart and regarded Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi as "little idols".
On Wu Minxia's social platform, a lot of videos of participating in sports activities were recorded, and of course, there were also warm scenes of a family of four getting along.
The daughter Cissy is in kindergarten, she is very cute, with big dark eyes, and the two children often play on the mat in the living room.
When he heard that his father needed help, Xixi ran over to wash the socks, and Zhang Xiaocheng taught his daughter to apply soap and the heels of the socks, rub them dozens of times, and then put them in the water to wash.
Zhang Xiaocheng and his daughter Xixi have participated in variety shows, and they can be seen in the show to get along patterns, Wu Minxia often travels, and her husband spends more time with children.
Zhang Xiaocheng is very considerate of his wife's hard work, often taking his daughter to do housework, sometimes Wu Minxia is still sleeping in, and the two have already made breakfast.
Wu Minxia enjoys a low-key and warm family life, and when she first went on a business trip, she began to think about two cute little guys.
As soon as she got home and opened the door, Cissy happily ran out and threw herself into her arms, while her husband stood by and looked at her with a fond smile.
As long as she has time, Wu Minxia will take time to accompany her husband and children, and often travel with her children.
In Zhang Xiaocheng's view, although his wife Wu Minxia is domineering on the field, she is a cute little girl in life who needs to be cared for in every way, and she spoils Wu Minxia as a little princess all the time.
Sometimes when encountering disagreement, Wu Minxia will be coquettish, Zhang Xiaocheng quickly compromised, the marriage between the two is very sweet, and the happiness is not inferior to Guo Jingjing.
After Wu Minxia entered the diving field, she was often questioned and compared by the outside world, and her injuries, the honor of the competition, and her low-key marriage were all the focus of people's discussions.
No matter career and life, Wu Minxia has proved herself with strength, ignoring the definition given to her by others, not regretting her choice, for her, plain and warm is the true meaning of marriage.
Resources:
"CCTV International Network": Wu Minxia's Growth Story - From Tomboy to Fresh Lady 2013-07-23
"China News Network": Four Olympic Games, five gold medals: Wu Minxia's Olympic persistence is not easy 2016-08-08