Original title: They are full of confidence and only wait for the Beijing Winter Olympics
When Beijing enters the cold weather of 2021, it also means that the 2022 Winter Olympics is really not far away. The Chinese ice and snow athletes’ sprint preparing for the Winter Olympics has reached the final stage. In this year, as a sports reporter, I have seen the return of the Chinese short track team after nearly two years of absence from the international arena, the return of Sui Wenjing/Han Cong, who has returned from injury, and the achievement of Gu Ailing’s triple crown. Seeing the historical breakthroughs achieved by China’s ice and snow projects one after another…It can be said that Chinese ice and snow athletes have sounded the horn of charge this year, which makes people look forward to their heroism in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Due to the weak foundation of China’s ice and snow events, for example, more than 70% of the snow events in the Winter Olympics have not been carried out in China before. In addition to the impact of athletes’ injuries, ups and downs, and the global spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, when the preparations for the Winter Olympics are underway. In the sprint phase, many people dare not report too high expectations for the performance of Chinese athletes in the Beijing Winter Olympics. But when 2021 is nearing the end, looking back on the overall performance of Chinese ice and snow athletes this year, there are many surprises.
In March, the World Figure Skating Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden. The first combination of China’s double skating-Sui Wenjing/Han Cong made another appearance after leaving the field for nearly a year and won the silver medal. This result is really not easy.
Pair skating is the traditional advantage of Chinese figure skating. Since the first bronze medal in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics by Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo, the Chinese team has won at least one medal in the pair skating event of each Winter Olympics, but The gold medal was only won by Xue Shen/Hongbo Zhao at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Sui Wenjing/Han Cong became famous as a teenager. In PyeongChang in 2018, they won the silver medal in pair skating for the first time in the Winter Olympics. At that time, the difference with the champion was only 0.43 points. However, due to injuries, after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong both underwent operations. No one knew how they were in their state until they returned to the international arena in March this year. Stockholm in March was the first show of Sui Wenjing/Han Cong in the 2020-2021 season. They won the silver medal in one fell swoop, which was impressive. After entering the Winter Olympics season in October, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong won two consecutive World Figure Skating Grand Prix championships with gratifying results. A few days ago, Han Cong told reporters that he and Sui Wenjing had recovered 100%. After the burden of injury has finally been completely removed, there is no doubt that Sui Wenjing/Han Cong will be the biggest favorite combination to win the gold medal in the double skating event of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
On November 27, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, the fourth round of the ISU 2021-2022 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Men’s 500m final. Chinese player Wu Dajing won the championship with a time of 39.878 seconds. As the only Winter Olympic champion of the Chinese Short Track Team, Wu Dajing is the team’s flag figure, but in the final year of preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics, Wu Dajing’s state did not erupt until the final stage. Wu Dajing himself said that he only needs to show his own level in the competition, but who doesn’t want to get good results? In the short track speed skating World Cup races that started in October this year, Wu Dajing’s individual event champion shortage occurred in the first three races. This was not only a blow to his own confidence, but also to the confidence of the entire Chinese short track team. If the Chinese short track team lacks a leader, its performance in the Winter Olympics will definitely be overshadowed.
Fortunately, Wu Dajing completed his self-salvation in the final round of the World Cup, which also greatly boosted the morale of the team. Moreover, Wu Dajing won the championship with 39.878 seconds and is also the world‘s best performance in the men’s 500m short track speed skating event this season. In Wu Dajing’s view, as long as he adjusts his mentality and competitive state, then the Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed The gold medal in the men’s 500 meters skating should be none other than him. The Chinese short track team has always been the main force of the Chinese delegation to win gold in the Winter Olympics. At present, the Chinese short track team is full of confidence and only waits for the arrival of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
On December 18th, Beijing time, in the 2021 American A-level freestyle and snowboard professional competition DewTour, Chinese player Gu Ailing won the freestyle ski U-track competition. This was her victory in 22 days. For his third championship, he also allowed himself to win the championship titles in the three competitions of the Winter Olympics-freestyle skiing U-shaped course, slope obstacle technique and big jumping platform before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Gu Ailing, who has a superb skiing skill and a master of study, is deeply loved by the Chinese people and is one of the favorite interviews of sports reporters. In a recent interview, Gu Ailing talked about why she wants to participate in three competitions. In the reporter’s opinion, this will make her very tired, but in her opinion, because she loves skiing, participating in more events can make her more exciting. There are more skiing opportunities, so she doesn’t feel any negative effects from participating in more projects. However, this is not good news for opponents. According to industry analysis, Gu Ailing has the strength to win gold in the three projects he participated in.
In the past few years of preparing for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, “Bringing 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports” has changed from a slogan to reality in China. In 2021, the Olympic sprint, this improvement is particularly obvious.
Cixin Source: China Youth Daily
Version 02 on December 29, 2021
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