China News Service, Ulanqab, February 21 (Reporter Zhang Linhu) "I am super confident, but I may be a little overconfident today. Although I have regrets, I am also very satisfied." After limping off the award podium Guo Qianyi, the "post-00s" female snowboarding player of the Guizhou team, said with a smile.
The picture shows Guo Qianyi crossing the finish line. Photo by reporter Zhang Linhu
On the 21st, in the "14th Winter" snowboarding open group obstacle pursuit mixed team competition held at Ulanqab Liangcheng Ski Resort, the Guizhou team, which participated in the Winter Games for the first time, finally ranked third, and the gold and silver medals were lost to the Jilin team. Won with Sichuan team.
The snowboard slalom pursuit mixed team competition is a new event in the Beijing Winter Olympics. It is a racing event that tests the technical ability of athletes. This competition is a mixed competition for men and women, and the team with the shortest team time wins.
In the first men's race, Guizhou team's Wang Huiyang crossed the finish line first with a time of 1 minute, 4 seconds and 36 seconds. In the next women's competition, three players including Guo Qianyi fell down one after another. Guo Qianyi made a mistake and was invalidated.
The picture shows Guo Qianyi (left) feeling unwilling after the game. Photo by reporter Zhang Linhu
"This competition is extremely stressful. I can't even eat before the competition. Often the more you want, the more you lose. But only with pressure can you have motivation and confidence." Guo Qianyi said.
Guo Qianyi started skiing when she was 10 years old. She admitted that she didn’t know what skiing was at the time, but she just knew it was fun. But training day after day made her feel more and more boring, and she even gave up. It was the coach's constant encouragement that made her persist.
"When I was 16 years old, as I grew older and started getting better results, I finally stopped being forced to train by the coach and started to really like skiing myself," Guo Qianyi said.
The picture shows Guo Qianyi being interviewed by reporters. Photo by reporter Zhang Linhu
Being able to participate in the "Fourteenth Winter" is Guo Qianyi's dream. Before the competition, she set a goal for herself to win gold medals in all two competitions she participated in. Everything was going as she hoped. In the women's obstacle course competition in the open snowboarding competition held two days ago, Guo Qianyi took the lead and firmly won the gold medal.
If it weren't for this mistake and fall, Guo Qianyi's pre-match goal would have been achieved. "Go back and sum up, and continue to look forward. Life is like this. There are too many variables and there is no way to change it." Guo Qianyi hopes that more people can participate in ice and snow projects, especially children, who can develop a hobby from an early age and enrich their wonderful lives.
It is worth mentioning that this is the first time Guizhou has organized a delegation to participate in the National Winter Games. "Now the southern provinces attach great importance to ice and snow sports, and the ice and snow craze continues to heat up in southern cities. With the improvement of venue facilities and conditions, the south can also cultivate excellent ice and snow athletes and a large number of ice and snow sports enthusiasts." Guo Qianyi said. (over)