From scratch, from zero to one, is the most difficult step to break through! Yang Yang, known as the "Queen of Ice", helped China win the first Winter Olympic gold medal in 2002, achieving a breakthrough of zero gold medals in China at the Winter Olympics!
"Queen of Ice" Yang Yang holds the national flag
Yang Yang has won a total of 59 world championships in his career, and is currently the athlete with the most world championships in China.
When the country needed it most, Yang Yang stood up and carried the banner of China's ice and snow sports. Now after retiring from the army, she still shines in the ice and snow project business.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > dreams sprouted, and the results were hard work</h1>
Unlike most athletes, Yang Yang was not born in a sports family, her father was a policeman, and her mother ran a small photo studio, but even so, Yang Yang showed a strong interest in skating from an early age.
At the age of 8, Yang Yang was selected by the amateur sports school in his hometown and began to skate, and his dream began to sprout.
Yang Yang on the skating rink
At the age of 14, Coach Jin Meiyu of heilongjiang provincial sports school took a look at this "small point" that did not stand out, and Yang Yang was able to enter the provincial sports school for professional training.
However, Yang Yang, who had just entered the team, had never received professional training, coupled with his thin and short body, he immediately reflected the gap with other students in the team.
If the performance is not good, Yang Yang is at risk of being eliminated at any time. In order to stay in the team, Yang Yang gave more time and energy than others.
The winter in Heilongjiang is often kept at an ultra-low temperature of minus 30 degrees, but every morning at 5 o'clock, Xiao Yangyang's figure will appear on the training base, and the wind and rain will not change.
Yang Yang who was determined during training
A 14-year-old girl who fell around on the skating rink every day in the ultra-low temperature weather said:
"Good grades are hard work, and if a person wants to learn to skate, he must be prepared to wrestle on ice."
Yang Yang's good results are "falling" out, the emperor is worthy of the heart, Yang Yang just "fell" all the way into the national team, but also "fell" out of the later 59 championships, "fell" out of the field no one can stop the "ice queen".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" > amazed the world and won the first Winter Olympic gold medal</h1>
In 1998, at the 18th Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan, Yang Yang participated in the short track speed skating 500 meters as a favorite to win the championship, and finally won only the eighth place, which was undoubtedly a fiasco for her.
But the experience of this fiasco did not sink Yang Yang's confidence, and her inner desire for a champion and a gold medal in the Winter Olympics became stronger.
Four years later, Yang Yang made a comeback, in the 19th Winter Olympics women's short track speed skating 500 meters final, Yang Yang overwhelmed his opponent with a time of 44.187 seconds, and finally broke the embarrassment of China's gold medal count in the Winter Olympics zero!
Yang Yang won the gold and stood on the podium
After the gunfire began, Yang Yang grabbed the first position first, followed by Bulgarian players and Canadian players. After the first corner, Yang Yang led his opponent by a position difference.
During the race, Yang Yang took the lead, always one position ahead of the second-place Bulgarian player, and by the time the last two corners of the game were left, Yang Yang had already crossed the second-place Bulgarian player in two positions.
When the race reached the final corner, Yang Yang lowered his body to prepare for the sprint, and at this time, in third place was another Chinese player, Wang Chunlu.
Yang Yang and his national team teammate Wang Chunlu sandwiched the Bulgarian players in the middle, forming a 2-on-1 situation, the two "escorted" Yang Yang to the last moment, and in the end, Yang Yang pressed the Bulgarian players with a difference of half a body and won the gold medal!
Yang Yang pushed his opponent to win the gold medal
It can be said that Yang Yang's advantages in the whole game are very obvious, whether it is technical action or competition experience, she is ahead of the opponent, and she finally helped China achieve a breakthrough in the Winter Olympics and become China's first Winter Olympic champion!
In addition to this gold medal, a few days later, she won another gold medal and a silver medal, and the Winter Olympics became the most important turning point in her career.
After helping the Chinese team win the first winter Olympic gold medal, Yang Yang's career is like a hanging, and he won the championship softly. In all competitions, she has won all the championships she can win, and 59 championships have also made her a well-deserved "queen on ice".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="30" > enthusiastic about public welfare and helping more children realize their dreams</h1>
After the end of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Yang Yang officially retired from the army and began to devote himself to public welfare undertakings.
In 2008, the Wenchuan earthquake caused countless children to lose their homes and destroy their dreams, Yang Yang did not hesitate, and joined hands with the Red Cross Foundation of China to set up a special sports public welfare fund - the Champion Fund.
Yang Yang made remarks after the establishment of the fund
The champion fund has allowed countless children in disaster areas to re-establish their dreams and hopes, and has also cultivated a large number of children in disaster areas into real champions.
Yang Yang said: "Our goal is not to cultivate more gold medal winners, but to cultivate real champions, gold medal and championship are two concepts. ”
Not only that, Yang Yang also founded the Feiyang Ice Sports Center to help more children grow up happily and complete their dreams, and provide a professional stage for children with talents and dreams!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="37" > fight for "career" after retiring and give birth to a "Olympic bid" baby</h1>
Professionals do professional things, and Yang Yang has never left the ice and snow project career she loves after retiring from the army.
In 15 years, Yang Yang became pregnant, but at the same time, it was the busiest time to bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Yang Yang, who became pregnant during the Olympic bid
Will pregnancy affect Yang Yang's bid for the Olympic Games? The answer is clearly no. During the Olympic bid presentation conference, the Chinese olympic bidding delegation demanded the unification of clothing, but Yang Yang's growing belly became a major problem.
A few days after going to Kuala Lumpur, Yang Yang found that the uniform customized before departure was no longer fit, and after urgently indicating the situation to The country, Yang Yang left a "heart eye": enlarge the size and make more uniforms.
In fact, Yang Yangduo's heart and eyes are incomparably correct, because on the day of the statement, Yang Yang found that the second set of customized uniforms could not be buttoned again.
Yang Yang during the pregnancy of the Olympic baby
These three uniforms became Yang Yang's most special and unforgettable memories during his Olympic bid. After several twists and turns, Yang Yang led the team to successfully bid for the Olympic Games, and at the same time, she also gave birth to a "baby who made a contribution during the Olympic bid".
Today, Yang Yang's family is happy and happy, and she is still fighting for the cause she loves. It is not far from the Beijing Winter Olympics, and it is expected that the Chinese players can achieve excellent results in front of their own doors.