Chinese Ice and Snow Athletes Emerge (Winter Olympic Star)

On February 4, in the women's ice hockey group stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China defeated Denmark 3-1. The picture shows Chinese player Yu Baiwei (front) and Danish player Michel Weiss fighting in a match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Meng Yongmin

Before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, curling, ice hockey, figure skating, freestyle skiing and other sports have taken the lead in starting. Chinese ice and snow athletes dared to play, fight and perform on the field, which made a good start for the Winter Olympics journey of the Chinese sports delegation.

"Old people" have something new

Standing on the Winter Olympics again after 12 years, Yu Baiwei, captain of the Chinese women's ice hockey team, said that many pictures appeared in front of his eyes, and "tears were already swirling in his eyes."

At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Yu Baiwei, who was only 21 years old, made his first appearance with the team. Three Winter Olympic Games have passed, Chinese women's ice has gone through ups and downs, and the young player has become a veteran, but the dream has never been extinguished.

Returning to the first match of the Winter Olympic Games, the world's twentieth-ranked Chinese team lost 1-3 to the world's seventh-ranked Czech team. Facing opponents who are significantly stronger than themselves, the defensive Chinese team relies on Miller's goal to win back a city. In the second round of the group stage on February 4 against Denmark, the Chinese team scored two goals in the last minute of the game with one goal in the first quarter, and finally relied on Lin Qiqi's two goals and Linny's goal to successfully reverse 3-1 and win the first victory back to the Winter Olympics.

Next, the Chinese team will also face Japan and Sweden in the group stage. "We will try to meet the next opponents and try to reach the quarterfinals. I hope that Chinese women's ice hockey will return to the top of the world. Yu Baiwei said.

After 4 years, Chinese figure skaters Jin Boyang, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong once again appeared in the Winter Olympic Games, dancing with music on the ice surface of the Capital Gymnasium.

In the figure skating team competition held on February 4, three groups of experienced Chinese players played steadily - Jin Boyang performed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in the men's short program competition, ranking sixth; Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu set the season's best result in the ice dance rhythm dance event, ranking fifth; the much-watched Sui Wenjing / Han Cong ranked first in the pairs short program, which also set a new season best. At present, the chinese team ranks third in the overall team performance.

"I feel very happy to be able to participate in the Olympics on my doorstep." Sui Wenjing said, "It is our honor to be able to work with athletes from other countries to dedicate wonderful competitions, and I hope that everyone will play at the best level in the competition." ”

"Newcomers" are very hardworking

Participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time, Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan have the maturity and stability of veterans. Accurate throwing and hitting on the field allow more audiences to understand and like the curling project.

The Mixed Curling Doubles match at the Beijing Winter Olympics ended in four rounds, and the Chinese duo won 2 and lost 2. The two games lost were against World Champion Sweden and Defending Winter Olympic Champion Canada. There are ten pairs of curling mixed doubles competitions, and in order to enter the top four in the round robin tournament and realize the dream of reaching the podium, Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan must continue to "vote".

'The opponents are strong, every team is not easy for us, we have to fight every game with all our strength." Ling Zhi said.

Also on the stage of the Winter Olympics for the first time, the two veterans made history. On the evening of February 3, the first round of the Beijing Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men's and Women's Snow Skills Qualification Tournament was held in Zhangjiakou. Zhao Yang and Li Nan represented the Chinese team and staged the debut of Chinese athletes in the snow sports of this Winter Olympics.

Because runners need to ski, turn, jump and take off on the slopes covered with small snowy hills, the snow skills are also known as "cat ski jumping", which is quite ornamental. In the women's competition that night, Li Nan of the Chinese team ranked 19th with a score of 63.32. She will continue to play in the second round of the qualifiers on February 6 in an effort to qualify for the final.

In the men's competition, Zhao Yang became the first Chinese athlete to appear on the field of the Winter Olympic Games of the project. Throughout the game, Zhao Yang did not make too many mistakes, but due to factors such as not sliding fast enough and low difficulty in the air, the final score was low. However, Zhao Yang still has the opportunity to compete for the top ten in the second round of the qualifiers and win a ticket to the final.

"There is still a big gap between my overall ability and foreign first-class athletes. Below I will let go of the slide and show all my levels. Zhao Yang said.

Look at the first gold today

On February 5, the Beijing Winter Olympics will enter the first competition day after the opening, the first gold of the Winter Olympic Games will be produced in Zhangjiakou, and the Chinese delegation will also strive for the first gold in the short track speed skating event.

Cross-country skiing, known as the "snow marathon", will start at the National Cross-Country SkiIng Center in Zhangjiakou. Among them, the women's doubles chase (7.5 km traditional technology + 7.5 km free technology) held on the afternoon of the 5th is expected to produce the first gold medal of the Winter Olympics. During the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, the Chinese cross-country skiing team selected talents across disciplines, and the team composed of young athletes such as "post-00s" achieved full coverage of cross-country skiing in the Winter Olympics for the first time, and is expected to achieve new breakthroughs in the women's 4×5 km relay and other events.

Short track speed skating and speed skating events will be held at the Capital Stadium and the National Speed Skating Hall respectively. Among them, the Chinese team is expected to win the first gold medal in the newly established short track speed skating mixed team relay event of the Winter Olympics, which is also one of the most powerful projects of the Chinese short track speed skating team.

In recent days, the National Bobsleigh Center and the National Alpine Ski Center in yanqing have been bustling with activity, with participants from all over the world appearing in official training to make the final sprint for the Winter Olympic Games.

Bobsleigh is one of the fastest events in the Winter Olympics, and on the evening of February 5, the men's single bobsleigh competition will be played at the National Bobsleigh Center, and Chinese player Fan Duoyao will step onto the field, which is also the first appearance of the Chinese bobsleigh team at the Winter Olympics. China's bobsleigh project developed late, the bobsleigh national training team began to form in 2015, after several years of hard training and competition experience, looking forward to their wonderful performances at the Winter Olympics.