(Beijing Winter Olympics) What did the Olympic "veterans" leave behind in the arena?
China News Agency, Zhangjiakou, February 12th: What did the Olympic "veterans" leave behind in the arena?
China News Agency reporter Chen Lin Wang Yu
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the "veterans" who have participated in several Winter Olympics have been frequently seen in newspapers and networks, and they are still the focus.
After the First World War, some people "reluctant to leave, people are hard to stay", turning the game into a "swan song"; some people continue to "exceed the limits, surpass themselves" and fight for their dreams.
What did they leave behind on the arena they just walked through?
Leaving "old legends" and "new heritage"
Before the game, when the media reported on Canadian athlete Mark McMorris, he talked about the bronze medals in the previous two Winter Olympics, and often mentioned his inspirational story after being seriously injured.
Now, the idol in "child" Su Yiming's heart will be added.
After the snowboard men's slope obstacle skills qualifying competition, 17-year-old Chinese teenager Su Yiming expressed the joy of competing with idols.
"It's a rare thing," he said.
After the final, Mark McMorris, who only won the bronze medal, took the initiative to hug Su Yiming, who took the silver medal, and praised him without hesitation.
On February 7, the award ceremony of the men's snowboard obstacle skill medals for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held in the Zhangjiakou Division Awards Plaza.
The picture shows Canada's Max Parrott (middle) who won the championship, Su Yiming (left) of China who won the runner-up and Mark McMorris of Canada who won the third place at the medal presentation ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
A few days later, Su Yiming has a new game.
At the post-match press conference, Mark McMorris praised Su Yiming several times and encouraged him to move forward.
He believes that the future of "Su" is worth looking forward to, and even talked about the first encounter, "when he was a child".
Another field of snowboarding, the new and old champions "handover".
After one jump, Japan's Ayumi Hirano swapped his PyeongChang Winter Olympics silver for gold.
The American player Sean White, who has won three Winter Olympic gold medals, failed to collect another medal in the curtain call.
On the same stage four years ago, Sean White reversed his last jump to win the championship, and Hirano Ayumi finished runner-up.
At the end of the interview in the mixed mining area, the two legendary players who met each other hugged and blessed each other.
Afterwards, Sean White, who walked out of the mixed mining area, returned to the arena and cried again with the sound of the camera shutter.
Ayumi Hirano, the "elder of the three dynasties" who has reached the top of his dream, is still expressing his respect for Sean White, the "elder of the five dynasties": to find the strength to challenge from him, "he has been trying to break through himself".
Having "taken over the baton", when thanking his predecessors for "pushing all athletes forward", he is interpreting and motivating latecomers with his personal experience, to be the master of his own destiny.
On February 11, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics snowboard men's U-shaped field skills final was held at Zhangjiakou Yunding Ski Park.
Sean White of the United States was fourth and missed the medal.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
Leaving "little regrets" and "big goals"
In order to break the "gold medal shortage" of the Winter Olympics in freestyle skiing aerial skills, in the newly added event of the mixed team, the Chinese team, which was regarded as the favorite to win the championship before the competition, sent three Winter Olympics Xu Mengtao, Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu. Elders of the Four Dynasties".
From the lead in the first round of the final to Jia Zongyang's mistake and runner-up, the three who were determined to win the gold were unwilling.
When Jia Zongyang blamed himself for his mistakes, they hugged and cheered each other on.
"The three of us together are the Chinese team. We must advance together, and we must retreat together." Xu Mengtao said that a single mistake will not prevent Jia Zongyang from "continuing to be excellent", nor will it prevent the Chinese aerial skills team from "continuing to bloom".
Now it is necessary to settle down immediately, summarize as soon as possible, and play the best form in the following games.
She also hopes to participate in the "five Winter Olympics".
On February 10, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Aerial Skills Mixed Team Final was held in Zhangjiakou Division.
The picture shows Chinese team players Xu Mengtao (left), Jia Zongyang (middle) and Qi Guangpu hugging after the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
In the face of injury and age, Qi Guangpu, who has only one Olympic gold medal in the honor roll, said that the three of them are veterans in the Chinese team, but they are not the oldest players in the world.
"As long as you have a dream, as long as you can persevere, age and injuries are not a problem for us."
After losing the gold medal, he made it clear that he would fight again in the Winter Olympics, and there was another "four dynasties veteran" Liu Jiayu.
She, who won the silver medal four years ago, said she will continue to fight for the gold medal.
Leaving "weak results" and "strong forces"
Yuzuru Hanyu, a famous Japanese player who was praised by commentators as "like a jade in appearance, a figure like a pine tree, a graceful figure like a giant, and a graceful wandering dragon", not only left behind not only the weakest "weak" results in the three Winter Olympics, but also There is a strong power to persist in challenging the limit release.
As a two-time Winter Olympic gold medalist in Sochi and PyeongChang, and the first men's singles Grand Slam in the history of figure skating, Yuzuru Hanyu can be said to have rich experience in participating.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, he, who has been highly anticipated by the outside world to become the "three consecutive champions", did not fight for a medal.
On the field, he persistently challenged "Axel Quad Jump (4A)", which touched many people.
On February 10, in the men's single skating free skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, although the Japanese star Yuzuru Hanyu failed to challenge the Axel quadruple jump (4A), he still completed the entire set of movements.
So far, Yuzuru Hanyu has finished all competitions at the Beijing Winter Olympics with a total score of 283.21 points.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
This set of movements is difficult for top athletes to succeed in daily training, and no one has ever succeeded in competitions before.
In the end, he missed the medal.
The scene of stroking the ice after the game is both distressing and inspiring: his steps to challenge the limit never stop, and even if he falls, he still wins respect.
Also earning respect is the legendary German veteran Claudia Pechstein, who is about to turn 50, even if she is the last to cross the finish line.
From the Albertville Winter Olympics in 1992 to the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, she has won the top podium five times in eight Winter Olympics.
Knowing that she has already passed the best age for competitive sports, she has been fighting hard.
On the field, no matter how fast or slow her performance is, every time she skates, she is creating a "new history".
Off the field, no matter what the result is, every battle of hers inspires and inspires more people.
This may be the Olympics in the eyes of "Father of the Modern Olympics" Coubertin - participation is more important than winning.
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