China News Service, February 14th, on the 13th, Chinese speed skater Zhang Hong posted a blog, officially announcing his retirement.
She posted a photo of herself with the younger generation of speed skaters on Weibo, and wrote: "Today I officially handed over the baton to the next generation of ice and snowmen. Touched, warm, and proud... Chinese sports have every one of us." human contribution."
Screenshot of Zhang Hong's Weibo
As the champion of the Sochi Winter Olympics and the first gold medalist in the Chinese Speed Skating Winter Olympics, Zhang Hong has made great achievements on the ice.
After the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, she took a break from the competition.
Although due to a knee injury, Zhang Hong was unable to stand on the track of the Beijing Winter Olympics in the end, but she finally appeared in the Beijing Winter Olympics as a member of the International Olympic Committee, a guest commentator and an award presenter, realizing the "second" of her life. curve".
On February 10, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics women's half-pipe snowboarding final was held in Zhangjiakou Yunding Ski Park. Zhang Hong, member of the International Olympic Committee and Chinese speed skating Olympic champion, showed a Bingdundun souvenir. She will This Bingdundun was presented to IOC President Bach who came to watch the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun
At present, Zhang Hong serves as the chairman of the IOC 2024 Gangwon-do Winter Youth Olympic Coordination Committee, a member of the IOC Winter Olympics Future Host Committee, and a member of the WADA Foundation Board of Directors.
As she said in her blog post announcing her retirement: "The end of a journey on the ice means the beginning of a new journey." (End)