In the Winter Olympics, they are both opponents and friends

(Beijing Winter Olympics) In the Winter Olympics, they are both opponents and friends

　　China News Agency, Beijing, February 18th: In the Winter Olympics, you are an opponent and a friend

　　China News Agency reporter Guo Chaokai

　　On the 17th, there was light snow at the National Alpine Ski Center, sliding down from the women's all-around slewing track. The dense flag gates especially tested the players' turning skills and rhythm.

Before reaching the finish line, Swiss athlete Priska Nife regretted not being able to control her steering and fell off the track heavily, sliding more than ten meters on the snow track.

　　This scene made everyone on the scene worried.

The famous American alpine skier, Mikaela Shifflin, who appeared before Nife, witnessed this situation. She slid down the mountainside and rushed to Nife's side and leaned over to ask her about her injury.

Fortunately, after taking a short rest, Nife, who recovered from his mind, had no problem, and shook hands with Shiffrin.

　　The heart-warming scene of two female skiers from different countries was recorded by photographers and cameras and became a classic scene of mutual help at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

In the Winter Olympics, there are not only the peak duels of high-level athletes, but also the care and goodwill between them.

On February 8, Chinese team player Gu Ailing won the championship in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Women's Grand Jump final held at the Beijing Shougang Ski Jump.

After the match, Gu Ailing hugged the runner-up French player Tess Luder.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun

　　In the men's snowboard platform jumping final, Su Yiming won gold with difficult moves, and his idol, Canadian star Mark McMorris and other competitors hugged and congratulated him; in the freestyle skiing women's aerial skills competition, "four After Xu Mengtao won the gold medal, American player Ashley Caldwell immediately hugged and said, "I'm really proud of you"; in the freestyle skiing women's platform final, Gu Ailing used a challenge to the limit. After winning her first Olympic gold medal in jumping, she hugged and comforted the runner-up and French star Tess Rudd, who was crying in the snow... Moments like this abound in the Beijing Winter Olympics. Friendship in ice and snow And the warm scene of unity is very warm.

　　On the field are competitors, you chase me; off the field are friends, encouraging each other.

In the curling mixed doubles round-robin competition, after Chinese players Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi lost to the American team, they still wished their opponents and presented them with a box of "Bingdundun" Olympic Commemorative Badges; The two gave back the US team badge, and the flower of friendship bloomed quietly in one gift and one return.

On February 5th, in the mixed doubles round-robin round of curling at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team composed of Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi lost 5-7 to the United States.

After the game, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi gave each person a box of 4 Winter Olympic badges to the American curling mixed doubles team.

Ling Zhi said that the four Winter Olympic badges are different, and the U.S. team likes this gift very much.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan

　　As Ling Zhi said, "Curling is a social sport, and the exchange of gifts is the tradition of the project to express the friendship between athletes."

In each friendly interaction, the athletes gained friendship and warmth while competing for ice and snow.

　　At the moment when the situation in Udong is complicated and confusing, Russian Olympic Committee athlete Ilya Brov and Ukrainian player Abramenko hugged tightly and shared the joy of delisting at Zhangjiakou Genting Ski Park. , mutual understanding" of the Olympic spirit without political manipulation is a perfect interpretation.

　　Under the banner of the Five Rings, athletes gather across mountains and seas for their love of ice and snow sports.

On the field are opponents competing on the same stage, and off the field are friends who challenge the limit together.

In addition to winning or losing the game, in addition to the color of the medal, the athletes did not hesitate to cheer for the wonderful performance of their opponents and applaud their hard-won success.

The same goal of "faster, higher, stronger" condensed into a "more united" consensus.

　　Friendship at the Winter Olympics transcends national borders, races, and politics. It is a vivid illustration of sportsmanship and the meaning of the Olympics.

The grand movement of unity, friendship and peace played the harmony of "Together to the Future".

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