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In the golden autumn of September 2018, a shocking news pierced the night sky like lightning, breaking the calm of people's sports world and public opinion. That is the talented Zhu Yi, the girl who is only 16 years old, as she has pure Chinese blood, she resolutely gave up her American nationality and decided to dedicate her talent to the motherland and contribute to the Chinese figure skating team! This news was like a thunderbolt, which instantly detonated the entire sports world and public opinion field, and aroused widespread attention and heated discussions.
Zhu Yi, a 16-year-old girl born in California, USA, has been interested in the fascinating sport of figure skating since she was a child. Under the tutelage of professional coaches, she quickly demonstrated her exceptional talent, mastering the complex and esoteric techniques of the sport in just eight years, and winning top honors in the women's singles event at the National Figure Skating Championships at a young age.
However, Zhu Yi was not satisfied with this, and her eyes were set on a higher goal. Although she has a lot of room to grow in the United States, she has made a remarkable decision to return to her homeland.
Her father, Zhu Songchun, is a world-renowned outstanding scholar, who has won the highest honor in the field of computer vision three times, the "Marr Prize", known as the "light of Chinese in the field of computer vision", he hopes that through the bilingual education of his daughter in Chinese and English, let her deeply understand and love Chinese culture, it is this deep family atmosphere that makes Zhu Yi have a strong sense of identity and love for Chinese culture.
When Zhu Yi was 18 years old and faced with a major choice in her life, she chose to return to her motherland without hesitation. Even in the face of many obstacles from the U.S. government, she remained steadfast and did not hesitate to change her nationality.
In the face of Zhu Yi's firm determination to return to the motherland, the U.S. government can be said to have done everything possible to obstruct them, and they first offered a generous salary of up to one million dollars a year in an attempt to retain the young genius, but Zhu Yi refused.
Seeing that the lure failed, the United States again showed its hideous features and threatened to deprive Zhu Yi of all the honors and nationality he had obtained in the United States. However, Zhu Yi did not waver, she still firmly walked towards the embrace of the motherland and became a member of the Chinese figure skating team.
However, Zhu Yi is not afraid of these challenges. In the face of her unwavering national pride, those glittering honorary titles and the glory of American citizenship were all overshadowed.
It seems to be inherited from the indomitable spirit of his father, Zhu Songchun, who was an outstanding graduate of the University of Science and Technology of China, went to the United States in 1991 to further his studies, and finally successfully entered the world-famous Harvard University, where he received a doctorate, and then served as a professor at Brown University for a long time.
When Zhu Songchun won the highest honor of the "Marr Prize" three times in the field of computer vision, the US government relentlessly put pressure on this outstanding Chinese scholar. They know very well that once this "Chinese light in the field of computer vision" returns to his homeland, it will inevitably be like the Qian Xuesen effect back then, causing an unprecedented and far-reaching impact.
Therefore, although Zhu Songchun already has a profound academic foundation and is full of enthusiasm to return to China to devote himself to the cause of artificial intelligence, the United States still resolutely opposes it and uses various means to coerce, intimidate and obstruct.
Zhu Songchun, who has such a painful experience, will naturally soberly teach his daughter Zhu Yi to stick to the bottom line and resist all kinds of temptations from the United States. Father and daughter are of the same heart, Zhu Yi did not hesitate to reject the temptation and threat of the United States at the critical moment, and resolutely chose the bright road to return to the motherland.
In the face of international pressure from all directions, the United States still had to respect Zhu Yi's personal wishes and did not dare to openly violate the code of sportsmanship.
In September 2018, Zhu Yi joined the "Morning Dew Project" project founded by the famous Chinese figure skater Chen Lu and became a member of the national training team, starting a new journey after her return to her homeland.
Just three months later, the former American champion couldn't wait to make her debut at a domestic tournament.
Although she had not yet completed the procedures for changing her nationality at that time and could only participate as a Chinese-American, this was undoubtedly a milestone beginning, marking that Zhu Yi officially embarked on a new path of hard work for Chinese athletes.
Unexpectedly, it was in this seemingly low-key but meaningful game that a long and painful nightmare quietly began.
On the fierce ice and snow arena, when Zhu Yi was trying her best to show her stunts, the ice blade was accidentally inserted into her left ankle, and in an instant, blood stained the entire ice surface.
Despite the serious injury, the tenacious and unyielding Zhu Yi still gritted his teeth and insisted on finishing the race, but due to the impact of the injury, he only finished fourth.
This unfortunate accident inevitably brought a huge psychological impact to Zhu Yi, forcing her to temporarily say goodbye to her beloved ice road and enter a long and painful recovery period.
Back in November 2019, as a rookie of the Chinese team, Zhu Yi made her international debut, but because her body has not fully recovered, she only won the bronze medal in the women's singles event.
Faced with such a result, the audience expressed disappointment and questioned and ridiculed the former national champion: "Why is the overall level of the national team so poor? How dare you hope to win the championship with such strength? The fact that Zhu Yi has been absent from the game for a long time due to injury seems to have been selectively ignored, and the focus of doubts is directly on her personal ability.
Despite many criticisms and doubts, Zhu Yi showed amazing strength in the trials of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, with a total score of 732.60 points, firmly occupying the top spot in the women's singles event, and successfully won the precious opportunity to represent China in the Winter Olympics.
The result was undoubtedly a shock to the outside world, and many speculated that there must be something wrong.
As expected, Zhu Yi's performance in the next Winter Olympics was a big surprise. On February 6, the much-watched figure skating team competition officially began, and an accidental fall by Zhu Yi broke the tranquility of the scene and brought a heavy blow to the Chinese team.
To make matters worse, just a week later, in the women's singles event, Zhu Yi finished bottom, finishing 28th out of 30 competitors, undoubtedly the worst defeat the Chinese figure skating team has suffered since the Winter Olympics were held on their home soil.
Voices questioning Zhu Yi's unfamiliarity with technology have once again become loud, and angry netizens have accused, believing that she does not have the quality of a national team player at all, and even began to doubt whether there is an ulterior secret behind her being able to be successfully selected for the Winter Olympics squad.
In the face of these malicious speculations, Zhu Yi, who was deeply trapped in the whirlpool of public opinion, was powerless to defend himself, so he could only bear it silently and devote himself to the next challenge.
However, just when she was in a desperate situation, Zhu Yi's loyal supporter, Beijing Winter Olympics gold medalist Gu Ailing, resolutely stood up and cleared Zhu Yi's grievances. Gu Ailing pointed out unequivocally that Zhu Yi's technical prowess is impeccable, and she just lacks enough time to return to her peak form.
These sincere and touching remarks undoubtedly injected a strong spiritual impetus into Zhu Yi.
As Gu Ailing said, Zhu Yi's sluggish performance is not due to a lack of personal ability, but an inevitable result caused by a series of unfortunate events.
Back in 2018, when Zhu Yi was just getting the chance to restart her career, she suffered a frightening surprise injury in her first domestic tournament, a ruthless ice blade that plunged deep into her left ankle, causing endless pain.
In order to heal the wound as soon as possible, Zhu Yi had to suspend training for nearly a year and recuperate with peace of mind.
After being away from the arena for a long time, Zhu Yi gradually lost his former competitive state, and it was inevitable that he would be unable to prepare for the Beijing Winter Olympics. In her previous domestic debut in 2019, she was plagued by illness and has not fully recovered from her form, and finally only won the bronze medal, which attracted many doubts from the outside world.
Looking back on the road Zhu Yi has walked, the various hardships she has experienced are indeed heavy blows to her again and again, but who could have foreseen that this young girl, who has become an all-around champion in the United States, would fall into such a difficult predicament in a short period of time? We should pay more attention to her special background as a Chinese athlete and give her full understanding and tolerance.
Youth is short and precious, and we should look at Zhu Yi, a girl who is not yet an adult, with sympathy. Don't let those malicious gossips hurt this bright pearl of the Chinese nation.
Her choice itself is a deep love for Chinese culture and a vivid display of national self-confidence. I believe that as long as Zhu Yi is given enough time, she will be able to shine again and win glory for Chinese athletes in the future arena.
Zhu Yi's love and identification with the motherland comes from the far-reaching influence of his father Zhu Songchun. This outstanding scholar, who is well-known in the academic world and has won the highest honor of the "Marr Prize" three times, has always remembered the roots of his homeland despite being adrift in a foreign country for many years.
In order to ensure that his daughter Zhu Yi will not lose her deep recognition and pride in traditional Chinese culture because she is in a foreign land, the father specially named her "Yi", which contains the beautiful meaning of auspiciousness and wishes, and is full of the father's ardent expectation that his daughter can one day easily integrate into and inherit the excellent Chinese culture!
Zhu Songchun, who admonishes "the great man of chivalry, for the country and the people", has always pursued a strict combination of Chinese and Western and bilingual teaching mode for Zhu Yi's education, so that the young Zhu Yi has a deep understanding and knowledge of China's 5,000-year-old history and profound cultural heritage since he was a child.
It is precisely because of this deep national pride and firm cultural self-confidence that Zhu Yi was able to make an eye-catching and shocking choice at a critical moment in his life!
This seed, which is full of oriental wisdom, has long been deeply rooted in Zhu Yi's heart and has grown strongly.
Although Zhu Yibao is not old, she has endured countless unwarranted doubts and injuries on the road to pursue her dreams. However, we must admit that the stage of sports competition has always been like this, and criticism and controversy are always there.
However, for such a talented national treasure as Zhu Yi, we should witness her every step of growth with a broad mind and endless patience.
The Chinese civilization has a long history and is unique in the history of world cultural development, and its inclusive and open characteristics will surely attract more outstanding young students to return to the motherland and stop for it.
Zhu Yi is undoubtedly the bright star in this comeback boom. No matter the harsh winter or the middle of summer, she is not afraid and always sticks to the ice rink, showing the world the outstanding demeanor of the sons and daughters of China.
Although her achievements have not yet reached the peak, we firmly believe that one day, this national treasure will surely bloom with dazzling light and illuminate a broader future world!