Li Yan, Chairman of the Chinese Skating Association: Success lies in a little more persistence

The footsteps of the Beijing Winter Olympics are getting closer and closer, and athletes in various sports are making every effort to prepare for the Winter Olympics qualification tournament and strive to get tickets for the Beijing Winter Olympics, but many athletes have encountered technical bottlenecks. In this regard, Li Yan, chairman of the Chinese Skating Association, encouraged them through his personal feelings: "Success often lies in that little more persistence." ”

At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, short track speed skating became a winter Olympic performance event for the first time, and Li Yan won 1 gold and 2 bronzes in one fell swoop. By the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Li Yan won the silver medal in the women's 500m in short track speed skating. In May 2006, Li Yan began to serve as the head coach of the Chinese national short track speed skating team, leading the team to win 4 gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, creating a brilliant record of Chinese ice knife. Li Yan, who strictly governed the army, was also known as the "Iron Lady".

At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Li Yan led the team to win 2 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze. In June 2017, Li Yan was unanimously elected as the president of the Chinese Skating Association. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Li Yan led the team to win the only gold medal of the Chinese sports delegation at the Winter Olympics. As a manager, Li Yan led the team to compete in 3 Winter Olympic Games. In January 2019, Li Yan was appointed as a member of the Chinese Olympic Committee.

In the face of the original glory, Li Yan was very calm. She said: "When a huge surprise was put in front of me, I didn't mess around, and I was very glad I was able to make such a persistence. No matter what tribulations you experience, persistence is a very valuable quality of sports people. ”

The qualification tournaments for the Beijing Winter Olympics will be launched in October this year, and many Chinese athletes are experiencing arduous training and encountering various problems. From a champion athlete to a champion coach, Li Yan has a wealth of experience and personal experience. She said: "It takes 4 years to prepare for the Winter Olympics, but the persistence of each day in 4 years is the most important, everyone is looking for small breakthroughs every day, we put all the details together, it is a big breakthrough." Sometimes, you have to be a little silly, you have to be a little persistent, you insist on going forward, and as you walk, the sky suddenly brightens, and we call this stage the darkness before dawn. Many athletes feel that they have worked hard for a long time, how they have not improved, how they have not been faster than others. However, we know that the foundation is done, the athletes have improved in what aspects, but they are not integrated, as long as they are honed a little more, and with a little patience, they are not far from success. ”

(Original title: Li Yan: Success lies in a little more persistence)

Source: Beijing Evening News reporter Kong Ning

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