(Beijing Winter Paralympic Games) Seeing Sun Qi, who loves to laugh again: This time there is no sadness and regret

　　China News Agency, Zhangjiakou, March 12th Telegram: Seeing Sun Qi, who loves to laugh again: This time there is no sadness and regret

　　China News Agency reporter Li Xiaowei

　　22-year-old Chinese athlete Sun Qi smiled again after completing the final skating at the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing.

This time, there is no sadness or regret.

　　On March 11, the Beijing Winter Paralympics Paralympic Snowboard Arena ushered in the final battle.

In the last Paralympic snowboard men's slope slalom LL2 competition, Sun Qi won the gold medal with his best time of 1:9.73 in the first slide.

On March 11, Chinese player Sun Qi was in the game.

On the same day, the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Paralympic Snowboard Men's Slope Slalom - LL2 competition was held at the Yunding Ski Park in Zhangjiakou. Chinese player Sun Qi won the championship.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Bing

　　"I did it!" Sun Qi cheered after the game, looked up at the sky for a long time, and relieved his emotions that had been suppressed for 4 years.

　　Four years ago, when 18-year-old Sun Qi participated in the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, he was confident that he would rank in the top eight, but he only took 11th place due to a cracked prosthesis.

Compared with the ranking, people are more impressed that Sun Qi, who was covered in blood after the fall, insisted on completing the game after wiping it a few times.

At that time, when he walked through the media mixing area, he did not forget to turn his head and left a big smile for everyone.

　　Laughter is the attitude of this big boy in Northeast China when he faces setbacks and difficulties.

　　Sun Qi lost his right calf in an accident when he was young. Thanks to his excellent physical fitness, he was selected to the Chinese disabled snowboard team at the age of 16.

Get up at 7 am every morning, warm up, go to the ski slopes, and after a whole day of snow training, transfer to indoors for corresponding training.

Every one hour, Sun Qi needs to change the silicone sleeve matching the prosthesis... Talking about the 6 years of preparation for the war, he said with a smile: "It's over!"

　　Before the Beijing Winter Paralympics, Sun Qi said, "We must take back what we have lost."

But his trip to the Beijing Winter Paralympics has not been smooth sailing.

　　In the Paralympic Snowboarding Men's Obstacle Chase LL2 final on March 7, Sun Qi took the lead all the way after starting, but failed to maintain the advantage until the second half, and finally ended up in fourth place with a slight disadvantage.

After the game, he walked straight through the media mixing area without being interviewed.

When the media was worried about Sun Qi's state, his teammate Wang Pengyao's words made everyone laugh, "Sun Qi should eat, drink, and don't put anything to heart."

　　That's true.

Sun Qi, who returned to the Winter Paralympics on the 11th, was full of blood and revived, standing on the top podium in one fell swoop.

In the interview, he said that he really regretted the game on the 7th, but "two hours after the game, he put his regrets aside and started to prepare for a new game."

　　Sun Qi said with a smile that in the Chinese Paralympic snowboard team, Wu Zhongwei, who won the Paralympic Snowboard Men's Slope Slalom LL1 Championship at this year's Paralympic Games, is the "eldest brother", he is the "second brother", and the winner Ji Lijia, who won the Paralympic snowboard slalom chasing the UL level champion, and Zhu Yonggang, the third runner-up, are the "third brother" and "fourth younger brother".

It is this atmosphere of solidarity and fraternity that inspires the players to perform well.

　　Paralympic snowboarding is the youngest sport in the Winter Paralympic Games and one of the fastest-growing Paralympic events in China.

So far, the Chinese Paralympic Snowboard Team has finished all the competitions in the Beijing Winter Paralympics with 3 golds, 3 silvers and 4 bronzes.

　　"When the quarantine is over, the team will reunite to celebrate!" Asked about the future, Sun Qi said with a smile that he would continue on the ski trails.

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