Those moments of "falling down and getting up again" at the Winter Olympics——
Don't be afraid to challenge and move forward bravely (Winter Olympic telephoto)
Our reporter Zheng Yi Chen Chenxi Sun Longfei Li Yang
Falls are the norm in ice and snow sports.
Speeding down the snowy road, spinning and jumping on the ice, behind every dashing movement of athletes, there are countless times of "falling down and getting up again".
In the short track speed skating men's 5,000-meter relay semi-final at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese team player Li Wenlong fell heavily when he took over because his opponent's skate collided with his own.
He struggled to get up and clapped with his teammates to complete the handover.
After the game, Li Wenlong said, "I just wanted to get up and continue skating, trying to catch up."
Even if you fall, you have to get up and put yourself in the game, and move forward bravely without fear of challenges.
The Winter Olympics are framed for such moments, and the brave and hard-working athletes show people a strong attitude and persistence in chasing dreams.
Looking to the next cycle, "I still have a dream to fulfill"
On February 10th, in the women's U-shaped field skills final of snowboarding at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in addition to competing with post-00 opponents, Liu Jiayu, who will be 30 years old, is battling age and injuries every time he flips in the air.
From the first time he participated in the Winter Olympics 12 years ago to the first time he stood on the podium of the Winter Olympics 4 years ago, Liu Jiayu, who has competed in the Winter Olympics four times, has overcome all obstacles and made breakthroughs all the way.
Entering the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, Liu Jiayu continues to unlock new difficult moves.
Standing on the starting stage of the final, he fell to the pool wall when he jumped to the ground in the first round, and made another mistake in the second round, which left Liu Jiayu with no way out.
"No matter what the result is, I hope I can finish standing up," she said. Stand up, come again!
After the last round of skating, she said: "I didn't think about anything, just enjoy the current game."
In the face of the eighth place result, Liu Jiayu calmly accepted: "Keep going, believe in yourself, and you will be able to stand up successfully." In Liu Jiayu's eyes, because of his love for snowboarding, those day-to-day training are very important. hapiness.
Even if the competition in the future is fierce, her eyes are still firmly set on the next four years. Liu Jiayu said: "I still have a dream to fulfill."
From re-learning to walk after injury to returning to the game, 'everything will get better'
At the National Cross Country Ski Center, 23-year-old U.S. team player Hannah Halverson had a look of joy on her face.
More than two years ago, because of a serious car accident, she once doubted whether she could stand up.
The diagnosis given by the doctor made many people think that Halverson's sports career would end prematurely.
But this stubborn girl didn't give up, she started to learn to walk and run again.
Cross-country skiing is a very tough sport in the Winter Olympics.
Recovering from a serious injury and returning to a world-class level can be difficult to imagine.
Halverson chose to persevere, training more focused and harder than before.
All this is because of the voice in my heart: I want to go back to the game.
Finally, Halvorsen, who came back, slipped the best result of his sports career in the World Cup and qualified for the Winter Olympics.
Halvorsen came to the dream field, this is her first trip to the Winter Olympics.
On February 8, in the women's individual sprint (free technical) cross-country skiing competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, she successfully completed the competition and ranked 43rd.
She said: "Participating in the Winter Olympics is a happy thing, everything will be better."
Try the Axel Quad Jump, "Persistence makes sense"
On February 10, at the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating men's singles free skating arena, Japanese team star Yuzuru Hanyu fell while challenging a difficult move.
It is his dream to complete the Axel quadruple jump.
Even with an injury on his foot, he wants to keep trying.
In the Winter Olympics, Yuzuru Hanyu has twice stood on the top podium of the men's singles.
In this Winter Olympics, in order to complete the Axel quadruple jump, he bravely jumped up and rotated.
In the short program, Hanyu's skate got stuck in the groove of the previous skater; in the free skating event, he suffered two falls and ultimately missed the medal.
"Actually, it can be a little better, but the performance in the game is all I can show." Yuzuru Hanyu was reluctant to leave the ice rink.
He said: "If everyone can put aside the outcome and feel a little bit that I skate beautifully, then it will make sense to persevere."
It's not just medals that shine in the Winter Olympics.
From the moment of "falling down and getting up again", we have seen the Olympic spirit of continuous self-improvement and tenacious struggle.
And that is what sports is all about.