On September 21, the China Ice Hockey Academy, which has been suspended for 8 months due to the epidemic, held the opening ceremony of the new semester and held a solemn and exciting first class on the ice rink. As the dean of the Ice Hockey Academy, Wang Chunlu wears the academy emblem on the chest of every student, hoping that they can cherish the honor of the school, study hard, train hard, and strive for glory for the country.
"What is the responsibility and mission of the China Ice Hockey Academy? We cultivate the seeds of ice hockey and then spread it across the country. Wang Chunlu said, "Many ice hockey children left the industry for various reasons after entering middle school at the age of 12, and the original intention of the establishment of the Ice Hockey Academy is to take over these children who like ice hockey and have development potential in ice hockey." We train and send ice hockey players to universities across the country, not only Beijing Sport University, but also more universities that offer ice hockey majors to send talents to them. I believe that in a few years, we will be able to establish a national collegiate hockey league. ”
In recent years, Wang Chunlu, who retired from short track speed skater, has done a lot of work and changed his title a lot, but he has never left the ice and snow field. "I started skating at the age of 9, officially retired at the age of 29, and in my 20-year career as an athlete, the ice and snow gene has long been in my body, and my feelings for ice and snow are inseparable." Wang Chunlu said.
Born in 1978, Wang Chunlu first participated in the National Winter Games in 1995 and broke the world record in the short track speed skating 1000 meters; at the World Championships held in the same year, she won the 500 meters, 1000 meters and 3000 meters relay three championships and individual all-around runner-up, 17-year-old "genius girl" Wang Chunlu became famous and became one of the top athletes in the world short track speed skating event. The 500m is Wang Chunlu's forte, and she has been sealed in the 500m finals of three World Championships and two World Cups. What is more popular with the old ice fans who are familiar with short track speed skating is the Chinese "four golden flowers" of the Ice Rink that year, as a relay team member, Wang Chunlu and his teammates cooperated to win 5 world championships, and created the "four golden flowers" era with Yang Yang, Yang Yang and Sun Dandan.
At that time, the "Four Golden Flowers" became a force to be reckoned with in the image of the "Chinese Legion" in the single and relay projects. At the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, with the cooperation of Wang Chunlu, Yang Yang won the first gold medal of the Winter Olympics for the Chinese delegation, and Wang Chunlu won the bronze medal. Although he did not achieve a breakthrough of zero gold medals in the Chinese Winter Olympic Games, wang Chunlu was relieved to be able to witness the historic moment of his teammates on the field.
Wang Chunlu competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA. Photo by Zhao Tongjie
After the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Wang Chunlu retired and, in her own words, "couldn't slide.". Although she has won gold medals in the World Series many times, Wang Chunlu has never been able to get involved in the Olympic gold medal, which has also become an eternal regret in Wang Chunlu's heart. "Regret is also a kind of beauty." When she retired, 29-year-old Wang Chunlu summed up her career as an athlete with this sentence.
After retiring, Wang Chunlu still did not leave the ice rink. In May 2006, Wang Chunlu became the deputy leader of the Chinese short track speed skating team. She is eager to open more "new golden flowers" under her care, and at the February 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she witnessed the Chinese short track speed skating women's team win four Olympic gold medals, including the 3,000m relay gold medal to make up for the dreams of generations of athletes.
There are achievements and many not easy. Looking back on the past, Wang Chunlu said: "At my age, I can really say that I have been drying ice and snow for a lifetime. Along the way, I feel that there are many difficult places, but I always firmly believe that I will not leave, I will always be on the ice and snow, and I am also grateful to the State General Administration of Sports for giving me such a platform. "From the Public Ice and Snow Department to the dean of the Ice Hockey Academy, Wang Chunlu walked wider and wider on the ice and snow road." I went through a lot of departments, from short track speed skating, speed skating, then to Volkswagen snow and ice, alpine skiing, snowboarding, and then to ice hockey, and I was also exposed to curling, and I joked that I would be sent to figure skating later. ”
Now Wang Chunlu has transformed into an ice hockey person and feels the charm and responsibility of ice hockey. At the opening ceremony, Wang Chunlu mentioned the most responsibility and responsibility. "Why is the theme of our first lesson called 'The Ideal and Responsibility of Hockey Players'? We want to tell the children that every industry has heroes, everyone has ideals, and every Chinese should have their own responsibility. I hope that through the sense of ceremony of the first lesson of the school, the children will feel the great trust of the China Ice Hockey Academy, and let each of us feel the mission and responsibility on our bodies. ”
The contact in many fields also makes Wang Chunlu deeply feel, "Each industry and each sport I think has both its unique places and similarities, so I feel that in each field I am not unfamiliar." Doing mass popularization work, I have planned hundreds of activities, just hope to make this work happy; now when I go to the academy, I am learning and improving myself at the same time. ”