Recently, a netizen in Shanghai found that his colleague took a leave of absence to participate in the Winter Olympics.
The netizen works for the company that AkzoNobel has in China, and the colleague who took the leave is Almida de Waal, who works in Sweden. The source of the matter was a leave of absence email sent by De Waal.
De Waal said in an email that he had taken time off in early January to prepare for the Winter Olympics and would return to work on Feb. 14.
On the evening of February 8, in the mixed doubles three-four scramble for the Beijing Winter Olympics, Armida de Waal and Oscar Eriksson played steadily, beating the British duo 9-3 to win the bronze medal in the event.
Swedish players Oscar Eriksson (right) and Armida de Waal celebrate their victory on Feb. 8. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Xiaobang
This matter was certified by the Swedish Embassy in China, @Swedish Embassy In China Weibo sent a congratulatory message after De Waal won the medal!
The 25-year-old is participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time, studying engineering at the Royal Swedish Institute of Technology and earning a master's degree in 2021. At the 2017 World Junior Curling Championships, De Waal won the championship.
Colleagues congratulated de Waal after discovering his "treasure skill"!
Some netizens also marveled that these were colleagues of other people's families...
Of course, there is a large wave of netizens who are most concerned about it: now she has a "golden pier"!
In fact, athletes like De Waal are not uncommon at home and abroad, some of them are students, some have formal jobs, and sports are only a part of their lives. Encouraging all people to participate in sports, challenging themselves and challenging their limits is an important feature of the Olympic spirit.
For example, eight-time speed skater and German speed skater Claudia Pechstein, who set a record for the women's speed skating 3,000 meters at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, stayed on the ice for 20 years until this year's Winter Olympics. At the same time, Peschstein was a mid-level officer in the German Federal Police.
Nathan Crumpton competes in the Tokyo Olympics
For example, Nathan Krupton, an American Samoa steel-frame snowmobile athlete who is concerned about "cold or not" by the whole network, is a high-achieving student who graduated from Princeton and has also participated in the Tokyo Olympic Games, and the event is the men's 100 meters.
Nathan Crupton went shirtless
At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, he "went shirtless" as the standard-bearer of the American Samoa team, and his fire spread all over the Internet.
Chinese netizens also used him as a prototype to draw cartoon characters. With the consent of the creators, the Assistant To the Delegation printed out this lovely painting and made it into a sticker.
At the men's steel frame bobsleigh race on the evening of February 11, he pasted stickers on his steel frame bobsleigh.
Seeing this scene, netizens said: "Always moved by sincere love." "The shirtless brother is so warm and has a loving response!"
The game of the night
Nathan ended up 19th
It is worth mentioning that Nathan was born in Kenya to an American father and a mother of Chinese and Polynesian descent. In addition to being an athlete, he is also a photographer, writer, and model.
During his time at the university, Nathan worked as a sports photographer for the Princeton University Daily, and later his work appeared in a number of photo contests.
In addition, as a professional writer, Nathan launched a new book, Alpha State: A Nonfiction Novel, which took two years to complete before the Winter Olympics. In the 553-page book, he says he's thinking primarily about the post-capitalist era and the unstable social impact of the United States.
There are also many excellent "slash youths" in the Chinese team.
Zhou Jiaying, the 26-year-old goalkeeper of the women's ice hockey team, made several key saves in the game, helping the Chinese women's ice hockey to occupy a favorable position in the quarterfinals of women's ice hockey at the Winter Olympics, and rewriting the historical record of "13 years against Japan". At one point, she was in the spotlight.
Just before becoming a professional hockey player, Zhou Jiaying was a white-collar worker working for an investment firm on Wall Street in the United States. In the early years, she entered The Ivy League's prestigious Princeton University with honors. During her time at the school, she represented the varsity team in 111 games in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and was repeatedly named "Goalkeeper of the Week" and "Goalkeeper of the Month" by the league.
Zhou Jiaying was on the field. On February 6, 2022, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Women's Ice Hockey Group Stage B, China vs Japan. Image source: Oriental IC
These treasures "slash youth" also let everyone see the infinite possibilities of life. Their multiple occupations and identities represent an attitude of not setting limits on life, but also a profound exploration of their own value. Without boundaries, it is a more wonderful self!
Tuan tuan studied party history with you
On February 13, 1993, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the "Outline of China's Educational Reform and Development", proposing that by the end of the 20th century, the mainland should basically popularize nine-year compulsory education, basically eliminate illiteracy among young and middle-aged people, and comprehensively improve the quality of education.
Edited | Jiang Xiaoming proofreads the | Liu Yantong
Source | Youth Beijing Synthesized from China Daily (ID:chinadailywx), Beijing Daily (ID:Beijing_Daily)