China News Service, Beijing, February 13 (Song Meihui) When 19-year-old Zhao Dan looked at the camera with a heart shape and excitedly shouted "China", the young Chinese delegation's flag bearer for the opening ceremony showed a smile and passion. Infected everyone present.
China's Zhao Dan in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter He Penglei
In the women's bobsleigh competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on the evening of February 12, Zhao Dan finally finished ninth.
In fact, she played quite well in the first two rounds, but she made some mistakes in the third round of the day.
However, this achievement has created the history of Chinese women's steel frame sled.
Although she failed to stand on the podium, there was no loss in the eyes of the Chinese girl, she was still full of confidence and pride.
"The efforts of my teammates and I are also for the efforts of the entire team, hoping to let the world and China know about steel sleds, and let more people carry forward the project." She said.
In competitive sports, there must be winners and losers, but it is the true attitude of a great country that does not judge heroes based on winners and losers.
Even if it is the last place, as long as you do your best, you can leave with a smile.
Such a scene appeared in the men's veneer U-shaped pool competition a few days ago.
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Chinese player Gao Hongbo only did some simple moves on the field and scored 15 points, ranking at the bottom.
But the smile on his face impressed the audience.
Because of a fractured ankle before the game, he couldn't even complete a simple twist on the court.
Behind the simple movements was the unimaginable pain that Gao Hongbo had to endure every second.
Who says only gold medals represent sportsmanship?
The score of 15 points is also a tribute to the Olympic spirit, and it is also a portrayal of Chinese athletes and even Chinese people's indomitable fighting spirit.
Gao Hongbo left a message on his social account after the game, saying that he was going to the hospital for surgery soon.
The following thread has no criticism or scolding, just heart-warming words: "Have a good rest, you are great!" "Take care of your injuries, and come on in the future!"
Once upon a time, we also had the urge to "send a blade to Zhu Jianhua", and we also had anger at Liu Xiang's retirement due to injury.
With the development of the country, athletes, spectators and the general public have a deeper understanding of sportsmanship.
It is impossible to have no regrets in the arena. Faced with regrets, confident smiles and understanding warmth have become vivid footnotes for the development of the Olympic movement in China.
China's Su Yiming at the medal presentation ceremony.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
When many overseas skiers were "slamming" Su Yiming's silver medal, the athletes and coaches did not complain, but smiled and congratulated the champion, generously expressing their understanding of the difficulty of real-time scoring, and imploring the public to Stop criticizing the referee.
Behind this smile is the atmosphere and awareness of rules; when Jia Zongyang blamed himself for his mistakes, he was greeted by the smiles and hugs of his teammates Qi Guangpu and Xu Mengtao.
"I came to you, we are the best!" Behind this smile is unity and persistent efforts...
Netizen "Construal" received 40,000 likes on Jia Zongyang's Weibo topic: "You are in competition, not for money; we are happy if you win, and you don't owe us a gold medal if you lose." Beijing The Winter Olympics, let the world see China's smile - her athletes can face the victory and defeat with a smile, and her citizens can cheer for the athletes with tolerance and confidence.
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