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In the glorious history of short track speed skating, there is a talented woman who can be called legendary, and she is the shining jewel of Asian short track speed skating - Wang Meng. This extraordinary Chinese athlete has set countless jaw-dropping records, having reached the pinnacle of world short track speed skating seven times and won an astonishing 77 gold medals! This kind of talent and achievement cannot help but make people sigh, Wang Meng seems to have been born for short track speed skating, so he has won the reputation of "anti-Korean pioneer."
Standing on the Circle, Wang Meng has a unique and iconic move - standing upright with her back hand, and every time she stands up with her hands behind her back, her opponents shudder and avoid her edge. This action not only shows her unrivaled strength, but also adds endless majesty to her unshakable kingship.
As long as Wang Meng steps on the field, she will definitely become the focus of attention of the audience, and all the audience's eyes cannot take their eyes off her.
Short track speed skating was once firmly controlled by South Koreans, who shine like stars in their hometowns, but when it comes to international competitions, they are often passive.
However, at this time, Wang Meng, a rising star, was born, completely breaking the monopoly of the Korean team.
Wang Meng has an extraordinary talent for "ice sense" and excellent cornering skills, and she is always able to accurately grasp the line with the least friction in the competition, and speed through the ice at the perfect inclination, leaving her opponents in the dust, and it is difficult to catch her galloping figure.
In the face of this powerful force, the South Korean team can only stand in front of Wang Meng.
Since then, Wang Meng has been invincible, no matter where she is, she has always been in the lead. Her rise ruthlessly ended the dominance of the South Korean team in short track speed skating, and at the same time injected new vitality and hope into China's performance on the Olympic stage.
Before Wang Meng became famous, she was also an unknown ordinary girl. Showing an amazing athletic talent from a young age, it wasn't all smooth sailing, and her family was initially adamantly opposed to her joining the risky sport.
In those years, Wang Meng was like an unwavering little stone, ignoring the advice of his family. She left the house early in the morning and returned late at night, a strange behavior that confused her parents.
It wasn't until one day that they followed their daughter to the speed skating venue and witnessed her sassy and heroic posture galloping like the wind on the ice, and then they suddenly realized that the reason why their daughter practiced hard was all to chase her dreams!
Seeing her daughter's unreserved dedication, Wang Meng's mother's eyes were moist, and she deeply felt the infinite enthusiasm for ideals in the child's heart, but Wang Guimin, the father, was worried, fearing that this seemingly thrilling exercise might hurt his daughter's delicate body.
In the face of the disagreement between his parents, Wang Meng finally mustered up the courage to reveal his innermost desire: "My love for speed skating has been deeply rooted in my bones, and this is my ideal in life. ”
The child's sincere words deeply touched his father's heart, and he finally silently accepted Wang Meng's choice, and at the same time did not forget to tell her to always be vigilant and ensure her own safety. After receiving the understanding and support of his family, Wang Meng, who was only 14 years old, devoted himself to the road of professional athletes without hesitation and became a member of the Heilongjiang Provincial Sports School.
There, she began a life of harsh training day in and day out. Under the careful guidance of professional coaches, Wang Meng's talent was fully displayed, and his skating speed repeatedly reached new highs, constantly breaking personal records.
Despite her young age, she is extremely determined in her approach to training, and even if she falls and bruises all over her body, she never shows the slightest intention of backing down.
In this way, Wang Meng moved forward step by step with perseverance and hard work. Two years later, in 2002, she won the women's 500m crown at the World Junior Championships with an outstanding performance, becoming the first world champion in the history of Chinese short track speed skating.
Since then, Wang Meng has frequently climbed on the top podium of major competitions around the world, creating his own "Meng era". Her unique talent, coupled with her perseverance and hard work, has finally made her shine on the stage of short track speed skating and become a rising star in China's ice and snow sports.
Despite her impressive achievements, Wang's career has not been without her challenges, and she has been expelled from the national team several times. The first setback was an inadvertent celebration that resulted in disqualification.
That year, Wang Meng, who had just joined the national team, was ecstatic, and she enthusiastically invited her teammates to a dinner party to celebrate. Unexpectedly, this unintentional move was considered a violation of the team rules, and she was expelled from the team.
Luckily, the national team felt her otherworldly talent and quickly rekindled the light of hope and opened its arms to her. The miraculous return again stems from a conflict with the coach. At first, Wang Meng and former coach Yu Yimin had a deep friendship, tacit cooperation, and were full of feelings of seeing each other late. However, the trick of fate caused the coaching team to be adjusted, and the elderly Coach Li Yan took over as her new team leader.
The huge difference in training philosophies between the two coaches, combined with the estrangement in their private lives, has made the relationship between them extremely strained. It wasn't until Wang Meng was defeated in a crucial match that the pent-up frustration finally exploded, and she expressed her strong dissatisfaction with the new coach in public, only to be forced to leave the team again.
However, Coach Li Yan deeply admired Wang Meng's talent, and after deep introspection, he resolutely invited her to return to the national team again. After a sincere heart-to-heart dialogue, the two finally untied the knot, and Wang Meng returned to the national team family for the third time and continued to win glory for the country.
However, the good times are always short-lived, and this time the problem was a fierce clash with then-teammate Wang Chunlu. In order to squeeze out Wang Meng, Wang Chunlu actually incited other team members to be cold and even isolated to her. Although this conspiracy did not succeed, it has brought great psychological trauma to Wang Meng, and the conflict between the two reached its peak in a bar incident.
At that time, Wang Meng was a full 20 minutes late because he was drunk, but he was insulted in public by Wang Chunlu. What's worse is that Wang Chunlu, who was extremely angry, actually beat her up and pushed her violently against the wall, causing Wang Meng to suffer a head injury and bleed.
As a tenacious and unyielding top athlete, Wang Meng is by no means a person who can easily tolerate bullying. Faced with the temptation of a foreign team, she once wanted to leave the national team, but in the end she firmly chose to stay, because she never forgot her original intention - to fight for her country and fight for national honor. This fiery belief inspires her to continue to stick to her post and fight together with the national team.
Just as Wang Meng was going all out to prepare for a crucial match, a sudden serious injury completely disrupted her entire plan. In the course of training, she suffered a double fracture in her right foot, and thus missed the opportunity to compete for the precious gold medal.
As a great professional athlete, being injured is a nightmare, meaning that all the hard work and dedication can be undone in an instant. What was Wang Meng's mood at that time?
Once, she went all out, was not afraid of hardships, paid endless tears and sweatdrops, and challenged herself every day and night, just to be able to reach the peak of honor. However, just as the dawn of victory appeared, fate played a big joke on her, much to her chagrin.
In this life-and-death struggle, ordinary people may choose to disarm and surrender because they can't bear the pain, but Wang Meng did not flinch.
On the contrary, when her injury gradually improved, she did not hesitate to decide to be the head coach of the Chinese speed skating national training team. Although she can't gallop on the field in person, she still chooses to continue to contribute to her motherland in another way, and to inherit and promote this sport with firm faith and passionate love.
From an athlete to a head coach, the transition from this role is by no means easy for Wang Meng. However, instead of being knocked down by the pain, she was reinvigorated with greater willpower, and this perseverance is admirable.
As a coach, she will do everything she can to pass on the valuable experience and experience she has accumulated over the years to the young athletes, and pass on this passion for sports with a pure heart.
In the face of the ruthless tricks of fate, Wang Meng did not choose to give in, but bravely met the challenge and moved forward. She exemplifies what an exceptional athlete and coach should be: never say die and move forward.