"Inheriting through breakthroughs, making breakthroughs through inheritance" - China Flower Tour "Overlooks" the Paris Olympics
Xinhua News Agency, Budapest, June 26 (Reporters Zhou Xin, Chen Hao, Liu Yang) 4 golds and 2 bronzes, China's synchronized swimming left a deep impression on the 19th FINA World Swimming Championships - creating the most in the history of the World Championships. good record.
For the Chinese synchronized swimming team, the success of the World Championships is not enough to be happy. They hope to "inherit in breakthroughs and make breakthroughs in inheritance", and their eyes are locked on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Budapest is a "blessed land" for the Chinese synchronized swimming team.
In the 2017 World Championships, the Chinese team reached the championship podium of the non-Olympic collective free combination for the first time; this time, the Chinese team took it to the next level, winning the double and collective four Olympic events in all the six competitions it participated in. Gold, mixed doubles also improved from fifth and sixth at the last World Championships to two bronze medals.
Before the competition, the official website of FINA predicted that the Chinese team would be the biggest winner after the synchronized swimming hegemony Russian team was absent from the World Championships.
The results of the competition confirmed this, and many people exclaimed that the World Flower Tour has entered the "China Era".
Zhang Xiaohuan, head of the coaching staff of the China Huayou Team, is calm: "We hope everyone can see the progress of the young Chinese team. Starting from such a high starting point as the Olympic runner-up, we shoulder the dreams of our predecessors, which is both pressure and responsibility. It is even more glorious and powerful! We must better inherit and develop, and always regard ourselves as the biggest opponent."
New and old alternately pay close attention to physical fitness
Since synchronized swimming became an official event of the World Swimming Championships in 1986, the Chinese team has never been absent, and through the efforts of several generations, the achievements in the World Championships, Olympic Games and other competitions have been breaking through: the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Chinese girls made history She made a breakthrough and won the collective bronze medal. Since then, she has won silver in three consecutive Olympic Games in London, Rio and Tokyo, ranking second in the world after Russia.
After winning the group and double runner-up in the Tokyo Olympic Games, China Huayou completed the "double exchange" of athletes and coaches: when they assembled in December last year, there were only three Olympians Feng Yu, Xiao Yanning and Wang Qianyi in the team, and most of the rest had not experienced it. The average age of newcomers tested by international competitions is 21 years old; only Zhang Xiaohuan remains on the Tokyo Olympics coaching staff.
The "first lesson" for new recruits is to raise awareness - "What are the success criteria for synchronized swimming? How to understand the rules?" Liu Yan, a member of the FINA Synchronized Swimming Technical Committee, extracted the "Five Elements of Flower Swimming" - - Physical breakthrough is the premise, music arrangement is the soul, synchronization technology is the core, and the wonderful difficulty lifting and artistic expression are the breakthrough direction.
The biggest difficulty encountered by the team members is "physical fitness".
Long-distance running, yoga, dancing, 50-meter snorkeling, swivel with ball, double sets, group sets, water tug-of-war... These physical fitness training "played" in the Tokyo Olympic cycle, the new generation of national team members quickly picked up and actively cooperated Under the guidance of physical fitness coach and scientific researcher Zhao Dantong, we gradually solve the problems of basic physical fitness and special physical fitness, the transformation of physical fitness in water and land, the improvement of athletes' overall competitive ability and the supplement of short boards. It quickly reached the physical fitness standard of the mature lineup of the Tokyo Olympics.
Finally, in front of the strong fan group spontaneously formed by the local Chinese and overseas Chinese in the outdoor swimming pool of Howos Alfred Swimming Pool, the girls swept away the pain and tears during training and showed bright and confident smiles.
Inheritance and Relay
From athletes to coaches, Zhang Xiaohuan has experienced 5 Olympic Games and 9 World Championships.
Zhang Xiaohuan, who was leading the team for the first time, was grateful to watch the young players shine on the field of the World Championships.
"During the preparation for the World Championships, we encountered many difficulties, but we received strong support and scientific guarantee from the State Sports General Administration, Nanjing Institute of Physical Education and Beijing Muxiyuan Sports School, which enabled us to train with peace of mind and participate in the World Championships smoothly." , Zhang Xiaohuan's voice choked.
"We are very fortunate. Benefiting from the long-term talent echelon construction of the provincial and municipal teams and the national youth team, strong newcomers were quickly summoned to join the national team after the Olympics."
"We are also very grateful for the support and help from many people, including my mentor Wang Jie who retired after the Tokyo Olympics, but she still regularly appears in the national team for technical guidance and spiritual encouragement; coach Wang Fang trains for mixed doubles. A lot of hard work has been paid; Zhao Dantong, a multi-tasking fitness coach, has brought all-round improvement to the players..."
"Coach Wang has always been my role model, which gave me a strong sense of mission and responsibility. I hope to inherit the fine tradition of Chinese flower tourists and bring the team to a new era." Zhang Xiaohuan said.
Zhao Jian, deputy director of the Swimming Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of the People's Republic of China, believes that in the first international competition of the new Olympic cycle in Paris, the young athletes have realized the dreams of generations of Chinese tourists, and also carried forward the fighting spirit of their predecessors, fully demonstrating Own.
"We have achieved the goal of training newcomers and finding problems. We have seen the progress and growth of our team members, and we have the courage to meet the challenging future." Zhao Jian said.
New cycle new goals
After the World Championships in Budapest, the new synchronized swimming rules applicable to the Paris Olympic cycle will be officially launched.
The new rules pay more attention to lift difficulty, movement choreography and artistic expression, which is somewhat difficult for the implicit and shy Chinese girl.
Zhang Xiaohuan said: "Our advantage is the quality of action completion, but the performance is relatively subtle. We must work hard in the direction of 'faster, higher and stronger', more expressive and adventurous, and hope to use more professional strength and cross He has made breakthroughs in music, choreography, dance, and costume design.”
It is undeniable that the absence of Russia has made a historic breakthrough for China Flower Tour, but China Flower Tour is not entangled in this.
"Our opponents are improving, projects are developing, and rules are changing. We must actively adapt to the new rules, give full play to our strengths, and be prepared to endure hardships. Only then will we perform better in the Paris Olympics. Our biggest opponent is ourselves." Zhang Xiaohuan Say.
Editors: Ding Wenxian, Yu Sihui, Ji Jiadong, Chen Xinyu (internship)