"The future can be expected, and Han Yu's progress is obvious to all." The World Curling Federation recently wrote such a comment on the "post-00s" young player from the Chinese women's curling team on the official social platform, affirming her performance at the 2021 Women's Curling World Championships that ended earlier. In this competition, the Performance of the Chinese Women's Curling Team, whose average age is in their early 20s, is not perfect, but it allows everyone to see their potential, especially the performance of Captain Han Yu, which has been recognized by many curling fans.
Han Yu, who has just celebrated his 21st birthday, did not practice curling since he was a child. When she was in elementary school, the teacher took a fancy to Han Yu's height and recommended her to join the school basketball team. In a training, Han Yu's finger was injured, and his parents were very distressed after finding out, so they suggested that their daughter change a project.
After entering junior high school, when Huairou District in Beijing vigorously promoted "ice and snow into the campus", Han Yu participated in the curling hall experience with the attitude of trying it out, "At the beginning, I didn't know what curling was, I felt curious, so I volunteered to participate." The first time on the ice, it looks very simple, the real play is "not ordinary", Han Yu fell a little blindfolded, but he didn't hate it at all, and he wanted to figure it out. "It's like going back to the playground of a kindergarten, and it's a lot of fun." After only one class, she was designated by the coach as the captain of the first team, and this time could not stop, and Han Yu also began her curling road.
In 2014, Han Yu began to receive professional curling training, and her strength continued to improve, and she began to participate in various competitions. In the process, her unique understanding of curling also emerged. In the 2018-2019 season, Han Yu passed the selection competition of the national youth team with his teammates, and won the women's championship at the National Youth Championship held in November 2018, and qualified for the World Youth Championship.
At the subsequent World Youth Championships, Han Yu led the team to rank first in the round robin stage, but lost to the Russian and Swiss women's teams in the semi-finals and bronze medal matches, and finally ranked fourth. "My mentality at that time was a bit of a sharp tip, and my teammates also said that I, instead of playing like this, it was better to think about nothing and let go of the fight, but I just couldn't do it." Although the game ended with regret, Han Yu was successfully selected for the national training team with his performance.
At the end of October 2019, the Asia-Pacific Curling Championship is about to start, and the Chinese team announced the participation list near the beginning. When the news of Han Yu's selection as the fourth baseman and captain was announced, not only curling fans were surprised, but even Han Yu himself was a little incredulous. Han Yu told reporters that the fourth base is equivalent to the core of a team on the field, and the main responsibility is to direct the game well, and this base will also determine whether the team can score. "I don't think I'll be chosen because I have more experienced teammates in the team. And at that time, the team had to go to the game for a month, afraid that I would not be able to do it well. ”
However, the head coach trusts Han Yu very much, "her skills are very good, she will become a good athlete, no one knows what kind of height she will reach in the future." "In the subsequent Asia-Pacific Championships, Han Yu did not live up to expectations, she led the team all the way through the barriers, defeated strong opponents, and finally won the championship, which is also the Chinese women's team won the Asia-Pacific Championship for the second time in 5 years, and at the same time got the ticket to the World Championships." This was the first game I played since I was promoted from the youth group to the senior group, and I learned the lesson of the World Youth Championship, the Asia-Pacific competition, we just put down the baggage and played, one by one to complete our own games. Didn't think too much, too complicated. Han Yu said, "Standing on the podium and seeing the moment the national flag is raised, I feel one step closer to the dream of participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics." ”
Han Yu, who had just shined in the fledgling, entered the public eye, and curling fans affectionately called her "squad leader". Senior Wang Bingyu commented on her: "Although Han Yu has relatively shallow qualifications, he is very old and experienced in various emergency handling methods on the field. ”
At the 2021 Women's Curling World Championships, which ended in early May, the Chinese team sent a young team to compete, which was also the first time that Han Yu led the team to the World Championships. From the first contact with curling at the age of 12 to the stage of the World Championships at the age of 21, in just a few years, Han Yu has also grown from a curling enthusiast to the captain of the Chinese curling national team with his strength and composure beyond his age. In the face of the approaching Beijing Winter Olympics, she said, "We must look ahead, rush forward, fight forward, and play every base firmly." ”
Source: Beijing Daily Intern reporter Zhuo Ran comprehensive Winter Olympics Organizing Committee official website news
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