(Beijing Winter Olympics) Chinese figure skating "Tiger" wins gold

  China News Agency, Beijing, February 20th: China's figure skating "Tiger" wins gold

  China News Agency reporter Zhang Su

  It's the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar again, and another Olympic gold medal.

The Chinese figure skating team won gold again.

On February 19, the figure skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end, and the last single gold medal in "pair skating" went to the Chinese team Sui Wenjing/Han Cong.

  In the last lunar year of the tiger, Chinese pair skating duo Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo won the Vancouver Winter Olympics in one fell swoop, winning the Chinese team's first-ever figure skating Winter Olympics gold medal.

Now, the "ice couple" are on the sidelines witnessing the disciples replicate their brilliance.

  On the evening of February 19, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong reached the top of the pair skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

When the results were announced, Zhao Hongbo, who was sitting in the waiting area to accompany them, raised his arms and shouted, his eyes red.

Shen Xue, who was standing not far away, also flew over and hugged each other tightly.

On February 19, the figure skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end, and the last single gold medal in "pair skating" went to the Chinese team Sui Wenjing/Han Cong.

  In fact, in the last Winter Olympics, the "Sui and Han combination" was regarded as the favorite to win the championship.

At that time, the two specially set the free skating track as "Turandot", paying tribute to the representative work of Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo.

Zhao Hongbo also had high hopes for his disciples to charge gold.

However, only 0.43 points away, the younger generation failed to "take over" as hoped.

  If it is said that "no one sleeps tonight" in Pyeongchang, looking forward, the Chinese pair skating event has been at a "trough" since the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

For example, in the Sochi arena, Chinese players did not even get on the podium, which was questioned for a while.

  Zhao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese figure skating team after retiring, is under such pressure.

He admitted today that for a long time, what he and Shen Xue wanted to do most was to push the younger generation to the top podium of the Winter Olympics.

  But that's easier said than done.

Take this Winter Olympics as an example, in addition to overcoming the pressure of home games and high expectations, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong also had to experience the waiting due to the schedule.

In this case, they have to "break out".

On February 19, the figure skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end, and the last single gold medal in "pair skating" went to the Chinese team Sui Wenjing/Han Cong.

  After the short program, the players ranked No. 2 to No. 4 were all from the Russian Olympic Committee, and the performance of the three pairs in free skating was "a mountain is higher than a mountain".

Even Zhao Hongbo admitted, "I thought this gold medal might be lost before the game."

  However, Zhao Hongbo said that it was "forced" from powerful opponents that made Sui Wenjing/Han Cong stand back.

In fact, the last "Sui and Han combination" to appear in this game made a difficult move "twist around" that other contestants have not yet fully mastered, and also performed the personal experience of mutual support to the fullest, and won the gold medal. Deserved.

  Sui Wenjing said after the game that they changed the color of the medals compared to Pyeongchang, which was the goal they set four years ago.

"This medal belongs to everyone who supports and helps us," she said.

  On the evening of the 19th, the award ceremony was held on the spot.

After the ceremony, Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo were invited to the ice rink.

Sui Wenjing gave Shen Xue a bouquet of flowers, and Han Cong also hung the heavy gold medal on Zhao Hongbo's chest, and the master and apprentice smiled at each other.

On February 19, the figure skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end, and the last single gold medal in "pair skating" went to the Chinese team Sui Wenjing/Han Cong.

  Passing down the fire from generation to generation is a tribute to the past.

At this Winter Olympics, the coach of the Chinese figure skating team is also the old coach Yao Bin.

He is the first athlete to represent China in figure skating at the Winter Olympics, and is famous for cultivating the top three pairs of Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo, Pang Qing/Tong Jian, Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao at the same time.

Zhao Hongbo invited his mentor back to "sit in" this time, strengthening his confidence in winning the gold.

  Continuing to move forward is to open the future.

Sui Wenjing still remembers that she was deeply moved by watching Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo's competition at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics when she was young, so she decided to become a figure skater.

Now that she has achieved the "Grand Slam" gold medal in pair skating, she said that she will continue to challenge herself like an idol and continue to write legendary stories, "I hope to touch more people."

On February 19, the figure skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end, and the last single gold medal in "pair skating" went to the Chinese team Sui Wenjing/Han Cong.

  The Year of the Tiger in the lunar calendar adds another golden memory to the Chinese figure skating team.

However, 5th in the team competition, 9th in men's single skating, 12th in ice dancing, and 27th in women's single skating, overall looking at the "report card" of this Winter Olympics, the road to revitalization of China's figure skating still has a long way to go.

On February 19, the figure skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end, and the last single gold medal in "pair skating" went to the Chinese team Sui Wenjing/Han Cong.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan

  Some commented that the Chinese figure skating community should seize the opportunity of Sui Wenjing/Han Cong winning the championship, build consensus, make concerted efforts, and speed up the pace of progress.

Let the gold medal won by "Tiger" be turned into a silent "rain" to nourish the development of figure skating.

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