Zhang Dan: Promote ice and snow And go to the Winter Olympics

Zhang Dan successfully transformed

In the history of Chinese figure skating, Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao, although a descendant of the "three doubles" era, still became the creator of the era. In 2006, they won the silver medal in turin, the best result in the history of the Winter Olympics at that time, which perfectly explained the meaning of "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers". In an interview with the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, Zhang Dan frankly said, "Thinking back to the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, there are regrets and more gratitude. ”

Injured and did not abandon the game and eventually won the silver medal

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao challenged the difficult moves to jump around in order to impact the gold medal. Zhang Dan fell heavily on the ice after three weeks of spinning, and just when everyone thought they were abandoning the game, after a simple bandage, Zhang Dan returned to the ice. The two successfully completed the next difficult move, and finally won a valuable silver medal with 189.73 points. With the beautiful melody of the song "Descendants of the Dragon", Zhang Dan /Zhang Hao interpreted the Olympic spirit with his own actions and touched the world.

Four years later, at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the Chinese three pairs of pair skating duo Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo, Pang Qing/Tong Jian, Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao created the "golden age" of Chinese figure skating, the youngest Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao finally won the fourth place, Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo, Pang Qing/Tong Jian won the championship and runner-up respectively.

In 2012, Zhang Dan had to choose to retire due to his height. "There are frequent injuries, and it is more difficult for two people to continue. Athletes are well aware of their results and training status, and even if we continue to persevere, we may not necessarily have particularly good results. So in 2012 I chose to retire, hoping that I would be in better shape, or that I would start a new life and work when I was younger. Zhang Dan said.

Back on the ice to train young players

Leaving the ice and returning to his family, Zhang Dan faded the aura of honor and got married and had children. But after a brief adjustment, Zhang Dan returned to the ice. Leaving the identity of an athlete, transforming and training young athletes, popularizing figure skating, and letting more people know and pay attention to figure skating has become her mission. Zhang Dan said that although he is no longer an athlete, he can contribute in another way on the road of figure skating.

Before establishing the Zhang Dan Figure Skating Youth Training Base in 2020 and serving as the general supervisor, Zhang Dan considered it for a long time, and she hoped that the establishment of the youth training base could become an opportunity to let more ordinary people feel the charm of figure skating and make the sport more popular among the public. At the same time, she also hopes to send more future stars to the national team through her own teaching and contribute to the Winter Olympics.

Zhang Dan said: "The establishment of the youth training base is to bring more professional and targeted training guidance to the higher level of figure skating learners. We will understand the level and ability of each participating teenager, under the premise of ensuring time, combined with our training plan, quickly improve the comprehensive strength of students on ice, promote their professional development, and lay a solid foundation for China's figure skating talent reserve and echelon construction. At the same time, we should also remind parents and children not only pay attention to the results of figure skating learning, but also pay attention to the process of learning. ”

Starred in an ice dance drama to help the Beijing Winter Olympics

In order to help the Beijing Winter Olympics and reflect the beauty of ice and snow sports, China's first ice dance drama "Treading on Ice and Chasing Dreams" will soon kick off the prelude to the 2021-2022 tour. It was the first to land in the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center Gymnasium, and then continued to be staged in Beijing, while warming up for the Beijing Winter Olympics in advance, and extending the charm of ice and snow sports to the wider public domain beyond the arena. It is worth mentioning that in this round of touring, Zhang Dan will hold hands with his old partner Zhang Hao, who has been working together for 14 years. Zhang Dan said: "I have been polishing the work and role of "Stepping on the Ice and Dreaming" for 4 years, and working with Zhang Hao again is more like a dream journey, which not only regains the tacit understanding of the past, but also makes the role more plump. I hope that more people can enjoy figure skating through this work and enjoy a feast of beauty. ”

For the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Zhang Dan also has a lot of expectations, "I will also promote ice and snow sports with practical actions, hoping to attract more teenagers to participate in ice and snow sports, and contribute to the '300 million people participating in ice and snow sports'." ”