Steel frame snow team, witness China's speed

On February 13, Yanqing drifted with goose feathers and heavy snow, and the Global Times reporter braved the snow early in the morning to go to the Media Press Release Center of Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, and Sun Fan, the leader of the Chinese steel frame snow team, Yan Wengang and Yin Zheng, the female players Zhao Dan and Li Yuxi, and the head coach from Austria, Marg Andreas Schmid, attended the collective interview activity. In the men's steel frame snowmobile race that ended on the evening of the 11th, Yan Wengang, a Chinese player who participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time, won the bronze medal, setting a new record for China's best record, and another Chinese player, Yin Zheng, won the fifth place.

"The steel frame snowmobile looks simple, but just like an F1 car, you have to choose the route, which is a test for the runners." Sun Fan, the leader of the steel frame snow team, said that China's steel frame snow car sports started late, and the national team was officially formed in 2015, and in 2018, the Chinese steel frame snow team debuted at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, but the team grew very rapidly.

From Geng Wenqiang representing the Chinese steel frame snow team to participate in the Olympic Games for the first time and won the 13th place in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, to winning the first World Cup sub-station championship; from Yan Wengang, Yin Zheng and other male team members from the international low-level events to continue to obtain higher level qualifications and rank among the forefront; to the Chinese women's steel frame snow bike team members to work hard... Through its unremitting efforts, the Chinese Steel Frame Snow Racing Team has allowed the world to witness the "Chinese speed".

On the evening of the 11th, the Global Times reporter witnessed the wonderful moment of Yan Wengang winning the medal at the scene. In an interview after the game, Yan Wengang said that he was still a bit conservative in the first few slides, and the last slide had put aside the distractions of winning and losing, and he wanted to go all out to fight. In an interview on the 13th, Yan Wengang said that he was both happy and unhappy to win the bronze medal in the competition. "I didn't get to my best and still made some mistakes in the game. It was nice to get the bronze medal in this situation, but I feel that I could have done better. ”

Many people think that steel frame snowmobiles are a dangerous sport, how to overcome the fear in their hearts? Yan Wengang said that when he first started training, he might be a little dangerous and a little scared, "but after so many times of training, I now have enough experience and have become accustomed to it." ”

In the interview, the female team member Zhao Dan also attracted everyone's attention. She is one of the standard-bearers of the Chinese delegation to the Winter Olympics. Born in 2002, Zhao Dan is currently the youngest athlete in the Chinese steel frame snow team. In the women's steel frame snowmobile competition held on the evening of the 12th, Zhao Dan made his debut in the Winter Olympics with a score of 9th place. After the match, Zhao Dan said she had no regrets about the result. "Whether it is a mistake or a breakthrough, it actually shows its true state."

Talking about the way forward, Yan Wengang said that the team is still young and lacks rich competition experience. Psychologically, in the understanding of equipment, there is still room for improvement, which is the direction that can be worked on. "We're going to get stronger."