[Commentary] In Urumqi, which is full of "white dreams", 14-year-old girl Su Yuchen likes skating and skiing.
She has a beautiful dream of figure skating.
She said: "The skating rink is the stage where I can show my beauty and realize my dream of figure skating."
On February 8, the reporter met Su Yuchen at the site of the first "Winter Olympics" Xinjiang figure skating exhibition competition.
From gliding to spinning to now jumping in the air, every action needs to be practiced detail by detail.
In the blink of an eye, more than 5 years of figure skating training have passed, and Su Yuchen's figure skating skills have advanced by leaps and bounds.
[Concurrent] Figure skating fan Su Yuchen
Figure skating is a very beautiful sport. It combines skating and dancing very well. When skating is very fast, I enjoy the sound of the wind blowing in my ears.
[Explanation] Xinjiang children have a natural intimacy with ice and snow.
When she was 9 years old, her parents took Su Yuchen to observe the athletes training. Unexpectedly, when they saw the brothers and sisters practicing figure skating on the ice rink, they were attracted by their graceful posture and flexible skills.
It was from this moment that a seed of learning figure skating was planted in her heart.
[Concurrent] Figure skating fan Su Yuchen
When I first learned, I fell a lot, but I got used to it later. When I learn difficult movements, it is inevitable that there will be a fall. After a fall, as long as I can recover well, the summary Whatever point you have caused yourself to fall, and which point you don't do well, you can improve a lot if you continue to correct it.
This year is also where we host the Winter Olympics in Beijing, so I think everyone should participate in ice and snow sports, and everyone should understand ice and snow sports.
[Explanation] Liu Lan, director of the figure skating special committee of the Xinjiang Sports Federation, said that children in Xinjiang have advantages in figure skating. They can sing and dance well, and their physique and coordination are very good.
[Concurrent] Liu Lan, Director of the Figure Skating Special Committee of the Xinjiang Sports Federation
Children in Xinjiang have a good sense of dance and ice, and children in Xinjiang are also very explosive, so for figure skating, a sport that combines dance, art and sports, (Xinjiang) is very advantageous. Some children have a very good foundation, and they also have a sense of ice when sliding, which is especially worthwhile for us to continue to cultivate in the later stage.
[Explanation] Liu Lan told reporters that figure skating in Xinjiang once reached its peak, and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are being held, which has ignited the "ice and snow dream" of figure skaters.
They saw the hope for the future of figure skating in Xinjiang in terms of modern training venues, the school's atmosphere of promoting figure skating, and the enthusiasm of children to participate in training.
[Concurrent] Figure skating enthusiast Zhu Jiayi (9 years old)
I feel like I'm a little swallow when I'm skating on the ice, because I'm skating faster and it's fun.
[Concurrent] Figure skating enthusiast Chen Yueyan (6 years old) Chen Yuehan (6 years old)
When we grow up, we want to be figure skaters and win glory for our country.
[Commentary] Xinjiang actively creates a strong ice and snow atmosphere of "everyone participates in ice and snow, and everyone supports the Winter Olympics", and has carried out speed skating, figure skating, snow football, ice entertainment, etc. More people fall in love with and enjoy ice and snow.
Reporter Zhao Yamin reported from Urumqi, Xinjiang
Responsible editor: [Li Yuxin]