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Make history
In the cold and windy 2010 Winter Olympics, Wang Meng is undoubtedly the brightest star. As the leader of the Chinese short track speed skating team, she once again wrote her brilliant chapter that winter, not only winning three gold medals in the 500m, 1000m and 3000m relay in individual events, but also creating a major breakthrough in the history of the Chinese Winter Olympics with her team.
On the eve of the race, Wang Meng's best friend and teammate Liu Qiuhong suffered a serious accident and was unable to participate in all the medal competitions. For Wang Meng, who has always been emotional, this is undoubtedly a heavy blow to make matters worse.
But she was not bothered by this, but made up her mind to use her outstanding performance to avenge Liu Qiuhong.
In the 500-meter final of short track speed skating, Wang Meng experienced a thrilling fierce competition. In the face of strong opponents from all over the world, she always relied on tenacious willpower and superior technical superiority to finally win with a slight 0. 029 seconds to seal the king.
This exciting final is known as a classic battle in the world of short track racing, and every minute and second makes people's blood boil.
In the subsequent 1000-meter short track speed skating event, even though Wang Meng suffered from a cold and high fever, she still gritted her teeth and persevered to the end, and finally won the gold medal again.
In the 3,000-meter relay race on the last day, Wang Meng and his team showed tenacious perseverance and excellent teamwork spirit. In a fierce competition, they finally defeated their opponents and won the championship.
For this victory, Wang Meng always remembered Liu Qiuhong's selfless dedication, and said emotionally in an interview: "This glory belongs to all of us, and it also belongs to the fifth team member Liu Qiuhong, who should have been present but was unable to participate due to injury.
What is touching is that when everyone has left the ice rink and walked into the lounge, Wang Meng chose to stay. She gently walked towards coach Li Yan, bowed deeply, and got down on both knees.
This kneeling is not only a tribute to the coach, but also the beginning of her beginning to look back on the past and think about the future. This sincere friendship between master and apprentice has undoubtedly become a true portrayal of sportsmanship.
On this winter day in Vancouver, Wang Meng once again showed his extraordinary athletic talent and never-say-die fighting spirit. Despite the difficulties she faced in the competition, she was able to overcome all challenges with her tenacity and become one of the brightest stars of the Games.
This honor not only belongs to her personally, but also belongs to the entire Chinese short track speed skating industry, and it will surely become a glorious moment worth remembering forever for future generations.
Suffering from unfair treatment
Wang Meng, who is well-known in the short track speed skating world, suffered a serious setback in 2011 that brought her career to a low point. In the summer of that year, Wang Meng was expelled from the national team on suspicion of participating in a fight, and his originally glamorous public image also suffered a heavy blow.
Regarding this incident, Wang Meng admitted that he did not really participate in it, but only accepted the punishment of the team out of consideration for maintaining unity. But even so, she was still labeled as "treacherous" by the outside world, which put her in a troubled situation for months.
During the ban, Wang Meng never gave up his ideals and beliefs, believing that one day he will be able to return to the ice rink and continue to win glory for the motherland. She constantly reflects on her past, meditates and adjusts her mindset to fully prepare for her future comeback.
Time passed bit by bit, and finally in 2013, Wang Meng ushered in a turning point in his life. At the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships that year, she won four gold medals and once again showed the world that she was back.
This shocked everyone and applauded the sports superstar who had been treated unfairly.
But in 2014, Wang Meng's fate began to play another drama again. With just three weeks to go until the Sochi Winter Olympics, she accidentally broke a bone during training and was unable to compete on the ice in person.
This is undoubtedly another heavy blow to the passionate Wang Meng. She once said frankly in an interview that if she can participate in the Sochi Winter Olympics, she will be confident that she will break the world record again and add glory to her motherland.
However, these dreams came to naught.
Wang Meng never gave up in the face of many difficulties, but met every challenge with stronger determination. When she was treated unfairly in 2011, she did not admit defeat easily, but chose to face it calmly and continue to uphold her ideals and beliefs.
Also in the face of unexpected injuries in 2014, she did not flinch, but resolutely chose to retire, declaring herself a glorious and legendary short track career.
Although fate seems to have repeatedly troubled Wang Meng, she has never given up her ideals and pursuits, and has overcome many obstacles again and again with her never-say-die spirit.
Whether she was treated unfairly in 2011 or suffered an unexpected injury in 2014, she did not admit defeat easily, but chose to face it calmly, and finally emerged in the face of adversity, continuing to write a new chapter in her life.
Excellent coach
The transformation from an excellent athlete to an excellent coach is undoubtedly a new challenge for Wang Meng. In 2018, the female athlete, who had once dominated the short track speed skating world, was determined to challenge herself and set foot on the thorny track of coaching.
For Wang Meng, in order to be qualified for the coaching position, rich sports experience alone is far from enough. She is well aware that she must continuously improve her quality level in theoretical knowledge and coaching skills through systematic learning and practice.
As a result, she embarked on a long and arduous learning journey, tirelessly absorbing various coaching knowledge to prepare herself for the future work.
Finally, after a long period of unremitting efforts, Wang Meng was successfully appointed as the coach and captain of the Chinese short track speed skating team. She treats each student with a rigorous and serious attitude, actively promotes the improvement of training intensity, and also pays great attention to cultivating the teamwork spirit of the team members.
Under Wang Meng's excellent guidance, the Chinese short track speed skating team has gradually stepped on the right track, and the team's performance has been significantly improved in just a few months. In the Calgary Short Track Speed Skating West Classic held in October 2018, the Chinese team won a total of 8 men's and women's championships in one go, which was eye-catching.
This impressive achievement is undoubtedly a recognition of Wang's outstanding achievements in the past, and cleared the way for her promotion to the position of head of the coaching staff of the short track speed skating and speed skating national teams in May 2019.
In this regard, there is no shortage of people who question Wang Meng's coaching ability. After all, as a senior athlete, she has not yet accumulated years of coaching experience. However, Wang Meng was not bothered by this, but more firmly put forward the training concept of "strict word first", requiring the players to maintain a high degree of discipline and professionalism at all times.
With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics just around the corner, Wang Meng is making full preparations for this crucial megasporting event. She firmly said that no matter how severe the challenges are, she will go all out to lead the Chinese short track speed skating team to strive for better results in the expectations of the people of the motherland.
From a glorious athlete to a high-profile coach, Wang Meng's life trajectory can be described as ups and downs. But no matter what kind of predicament she faced, she never gave up her ideals and pursuits, and overcame many obstacles again and again with her never-say-die spirit.
Now, she has embarked on a new journey, hoping to pass on the valuable experience she has accumulated over the years to more young people, contribute to China's short track speed skating career, and continue to write new glories.
Contradiction and reconciliation
In Wang Meng's short track speed skating journey, the confrontation between her and coach Li Yan is undoubtedly the most talked-about story. Although the two eventually turned into rivals, the twists and turns they had gone through before that were shocking enough.
In the cold winter of 2006, after winning the gold medal in the 500m at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Wang Meng is full of confidence to meet the challenges ahead. But it backfired, and a major personnel change suddenly occurred in the national team, and a new Chinese coach Li Yan, who had lived abroad for many years, joined the team at an astonishing speed.
Li Yan's training style is significantly different from that of traditional Chinese players, which undoubtedly caused discomfort among many team members, especially Wang Meng, the soul of the team. What made Wang Meng even more angry was that Li Yan had just let her enlightenment mentor Coach Yi Min leave the field as soon as she took office, which was undoubtedly a serious emotional injury to her.
In addition, the two have very different personalities, Wang Meng is cheerful and straightforward, happy and angry, while Li Yan is calm and introverted, silent, and the seeds of contradiction have quietly taken root and sprouted.
Finally, during a certain training, Wang Meng's back injury flared up again, and the pain was unbearable, so he asked Li Yan for leave. However, Li Yan ruthlessly refused her request, which undoubtedly ignited the anger in Wang Meng's heart.
She believes that Li Yan does not understand Chinese athletes at all, and lacks the respect that she deserves as a star athlete. Since then, the relationship between the two has entered an icy trough.
In 2007, at the Asian Winter Games, the highly anticipated Wang Meng regretted only winning the bronze medal, and was heavily criticized by the outside world. She made no secret of her disappointment, and even bluntly said that the national team was "not suitable" for her, a statement that immediately caused an uproar.
However, both sides explained and clarified afterwards, saying that they were just overly emotional at the time and not intentionally. It was the occurrence of this incident that made the two begin to reflect deeply on the root of the problem.
As a result, Li Yan began to carefully design a more scientific and reasonable training plan for Wang Meng, and Wang Meng's competitive state gradually returned to its former glory. This fierce conflict made the two explore a unique tacit understanding in the continuous running-in and cooperation, and finally transformed the tense atmosphere into a symbol of friendship and understanding.
On the last day of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Wang Meng made a moving scene. When the others had already left the rink, she chose to stay, gently walked towards coach Li Yan, bowed deeply, and got down on both knees.
This kneeling not only represents her admiration and gratitude to her coach, but also marks the beginning of her beginning to look back on the past and think about the future.
This scene moved the audience and the media, and they all praised such a sincere master-apprentice friendship is a true portrayal of sportsmanship. And this kneeling bow also successfully resolved the misunderstanding between Wang Meng and Li Yan for many years, making their friendship deeper.
The experience between Wang Meng and Li Yan was undoubtedly magnificent, but in the end, the conflict turned into a friendship, showing the deep teacher-student friendship and colleague friendship between the two, which is undoubtedly sincerely admirable.
The blow of an unexpected injury
In Wang Meng's short track speed skating life, there are undoubtedly many memorable moments. But at the same time, her career path has not been smooth sailing, and she has suffered many unforeseen major blows.
When it comes to these gloomy periods, we have to mention the unexpected injury incident before the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. At that time, with only three weeks to go until the Sochi Winter Olympics, Wang Meng was full of enthusiasm and devoted himself to preparing for the competition, hoping to show his king style again on this long-awaited stage.
But at this critical moment, the goddess of fate began to start another drama. During training, Wang Meng suffered a serious fracture accident, which undoubtedly hit her hard.
She once admitted in an interview that if she can participate in the Sochi Winter Olympics, she will be confident that she will break the world record and add glory to the glory of her motherland. But reality eventually brutally struck that dream.
For Wang Meng, who has always been determined, this is undoubtedly a heavy blow. She has built a mountain of achievements in short track speed skating, winning numerous championships and gold medals, and has become a leading figure in the sport thanks to her unique athleticism and fighting spirit.
But just as she was looking forward to continuing her success in this new arena, her fortunes suddenly changed, and she was unable to compete in person.
Recalling the scene at that time, Wang Meng undoubtedly felt extremely regretful. She had a well-planned plan for her competitive goals this season, and she was confident that she would be able to bring glory to her country again at the Winter Olympics.
However, an unwarranted fracture accident brought her dream to an abrupt end.
In those most difficult days, Wang Meng's mood can be imagined. As an athlete who has dreamed of standing on the world's top ice rink since childhood, it is undoubtedly a huge frustration and loss to be unable to do so at this time.
But she did not give up easily, but faced the current predicament with a positive and optimistic attitude.
In the end, Wang Meng resolutely announced his retirement, ending his life full of glory and legend in short track speed skating. Despite such a major blow in 2014, she was not defeated by fate and chose to pass on her sporting experience and spirit in another way.
For Wang Meng, even in the most difficult moments, she has never given up her ideals and pursuits. With her never-say-die spirit, she overcame the obstacles ahead again and again and wrote a legendary chapter in her life.
Although an unexpected injury in 2014 prevented her from achieving her ambition of breaking another record at the Sochi Winter Olympics, she still welcomed her new life with a positive and optimistic attitude, and made an indelible contribution to China's short track speed skating career.