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Who would have thought that Yang Wei, the former "all-round gymnastics king", is now a "patient" who needs to live on a ventilator.
From the infinite scenery on the field to the "child dad" after retiring, what has he experienced?
1. Rely on ventilators to "continue life"
Among many sports, gymnastics, diving, track and field, which require extensive training, are often the sports with the shortest life cycle.
is like Quan Hongchan, who is only 17 years old, but she has become "no longer young" age.
The same goes for Yang Wei.
He was selected for the national team at the age of 16 and retired at the age of 29 after 13 years of hard work on the field.
For ordinary people, 29 years old is a good time to struggle.
But for athletes, at this age, their physical functions have long been "aging".
And that's why athletes have so many complications.
Just like Yang Wei, who has just passed the age of 40 and has to rely on a ventilator to live.
In October 2023, he blew himself up on social platforms about his current physical condition.
He said that due to frequent snoring at night, he was unable to breathe for a while during sleep.
In severe cases, there was a time when I couldn't breathe in for 6 minutes, but if I held it for a while, it would be life-threatening.
Later, the doctor diagnosed him with difficulty inhaling due to respiratory problems.
In most people's opinion, sleeping and snoring is a normal physiological phenomenon.
But in fact, this condition is a classic "apnea".
In severe cases, it can be life-threatening.
A similar case has appeared in Yang Wei's comment area.
After the news broke that he needed to rely on a ventilator to live, many netizens were deeply worried about the physical fitness of athletes.
While they are honored, few people pay attention to the price they pay for it.
And those athletes who are not the chosen ones need to pay more.
is like Yang Wei when he was young.
2. Gymnastics all-round king
Compared with other talented gymnasts, he is congenitally thin and seems to lack a little "heavenly time".
With a birth weight of only 3.25 kilograms, he is very small compared to children of his age.
However, it is better than the length of the arms, and the strength of the upper limbs is strong enough.
At the age of 5, he was selected by Coach Peng of the sports school for this advantage.
But others questioned him because of his "outer figure-eight" leg shape.
When studying at gymnastics school, Yang Wei was never late or left early.
I also train harder than usual.
Even the bleeding of his hands did not give up training.
After seeing such a persistent player, the coach decided to help him.
He designed the "legging plastic surgery method" for Yang Wei's X-shaped legs.
When I go to bed at night, I also sleep with my legs tied.
As a result, after Yang Wei woke up in the morning, his legs were often so numb that he couldn't step out.
You have to ask the coach to help you massage for half an hour to slowly recover.
Finally, with the help of his coach, his gymnastics skills have improved significantly.
At the age of ten, he got the opportunity to join the Hubei Provincial Gymnastics Team.
But in the other party's opinion, there is still a big problem with his leg shape.
By chance, Coach Ding Jie of Wuhan Institute of Physical Education appreciated it.
At the age of twelve, he competed in the National Junior Gymnastics Competition.
In the competition, he won five first prizes.
Since then, Yang Wei has become a favorite in the gymnastics industry.
In 1996, he finally entered the Hubei Provincial Gymnastics Team, which he once looked down upon.
After making it to the national team, he finally had a chance to make his mark.
From 1997 to 1999, he won the team championship in the National Games, Asian Games and World Championships for three consecutive years.
In 2000, as the main member, he formed a gymnastics men's team with Li Xiaopeng, Xiao Junfeng and others.
At the Sydney Olympics, he won the gold medal.
This is the first Olympic champion of the Chinese men's team.
At the same time, he also won the silver medal in the all-around.
Subsequently, he won consecutive all-around titles at the 2001 Championships, the East Asian Games and the 2002 Asian Games.
From 1996 to 2001, Yang Wei won a lot of medals.
But in 2003, he suffered a tragic Waterloo.
At the gymnastics championships, he missed out on the championship by 0.046 points in the all-around final, which he is very good at.
Then, at the 2004 Athens Olympics, he also folded in the individual all-around.
But this time, it was a major mistake on the horizontal bar.
In the end, he only finished seventh.
Not only that, in the team competition, the gymnastics men's team made frequent mistakes under great pressure and only won the fifth place.
But for Yang Wei, a momentary defeat will not affect his subsequent resurgence.
In 2006, he led the Chinese men's team to win the team championship at the Denmark Gymnastics Championships.
and won the gold medal in the individual all-around again.
In 2007, he became only the second athlete in 104-year history to win the men's all-around title at the World Gymnastics Championships.
At the same time, he is also the third player to win the individual all-around championship twice after Li Ning and Li Xiaoshuang.
And he has also become a well-deserved "all-round king of gymnastics".
After consecutive defeats at the 2004 Olympics, he won the men's team gold medal in the 2008 North Olympics, 7.25 points higher than Japan, after an eight-year absence.
Then, in the all-around, he won the gold medal again.
He became the first person in China to win three World Series all-around championships.
After having countless glory, Yang Wei chose to retire.
One is to leave opportunities for more young people, and the other is that their bodies have reached retirement age.
3. Winners in life
Yang Wei, who left the Olympic arena, entered the palace of marriage with Yang Yun in November 2008.
Compared with her husband Yang Wei, Yang Yun was also a leading figure in the gymnastics world.
In championships, championships and other competitions, she has won many championships such as balance beam, vault, and all-around.
In 2000, she was sent to the national team for the Sydney Olympics.
During the time she competed in Sydney, she and Yang Wei had a deep understanding.
However, due to the explicit prohibition of falling in love within the team, the two can only hide their true relationship.
And Yang Yun, who is only 17 years old, was also warned by his parents because he was too young.
In 2003, Yang Yun, who fractured his palm for the fifth time, had to face the choice of retirement.
In 2004, after she officially retired, the two announced their relationship.
After retiring, Yang Wei has changed from a world champion who has won numerous awards to a winner in life.
In "Where Are You Going, Dad", the little Yang Yangyang who is snorting with milk is always an innocent child.
But the athlete genes in his bones made him take every game seriously at a young age.
has a strong appearance, like Yang Wei on the field.
Although the son of a gymnastics champion, he had little interest in gymnastics.
On the contrary, I am interested in golf.
Yang Yangyang, who inherited the sportsmanship of his parents, treats golf like Yang Wei treats gymnastics.
360 days of non-stop training.
Even in the scorching sun and cold, he never stopped.
In order to support his son's hobby, Yang Wei also made a bloody investment.
He regards the training fee of about 100,000 yuan a year as an investment in his children's future.
The love of parents is far-reaching, and Yang Wei and his wife are painstaking in their children's education.
In 2017, the birth of twin daughters allowed them to achieve both children and daughters.
But like his brother, his two younger sisters don't have any gymnastics genes.
Not only that, Yang Wei and Yang Yun, two athletes, gave birth to all "crispy children".
Within a few days of training, the eldest daughter Huanhuan was constantly injured.
Today my head knocks, tomorrow my teeth will fall out.
The same is true for the second daughter Lele, who practiced and practiced, and trained herself out of bronchitis and pneumonia.
At the beginning of 2024, the two daughters fell ill one after the other.
Every once in a while, they had to give up their children's school plans.
But in order not to delay their learning, they moved the class to their home.
As the head teacher, Yang Yun formulated a daily class schedule for Huanhuan and Lele.
To this end, Yang Wei specially invited a home tutor for the child.
At the same time, in order to strengthen the children's physical fitness, they made gymnastics a physical education class for their two daughters.
For the couple's practice, netizens are also talking about it.
In response, Yang Wei responded that such a model would not last long.
When the children's health improves, they will continue to let them go back to school.
After all, the cost of studying at home is also a bit too high.
As a result, some netizens ridiculed "Is Yang Wei bankrupt and has no money"?
After all, the eldest son learns expensive golf, and the two daughters ask for personal tutors every day.
In addition, Yang Wei now often brings goods live broadcasts.
In this way, it is difficult not to think about whether he started live streaming because of lack of money.
In this regard, Yang Wei generously responded that "there is still a little bit of money".
Perhaps, this little bit, not just a little bit.
Under the eyes of netizens, they found that the villa where their family lived was worth 20 million.
As a result, some netizens debated that "all happiness is built on the basis of money".
Regarding such remarks, Yang Wei said, "It is not because the family is rich that there is harmony, but because the family is harmonious."
Indeed, with a home and a talent, everything will be prosperous.
While cultivating children, Yang Wei has never let go of his own improvement.
In 2014, he obtained his International Refereeing License.
Attended the World Gymnastics Championships as a referee.
At the Paris Olympics, he and his wife appeared in the live broadcast as commentators.
Compared with some professional commentators, Yang Wei, who has been on the field, has a good analysis of the state of the players.
Many netizens said that his explanation was not only professional and objective, but also clearly organized.
Compared with Guo Jingjing, who appeared in the Paris Olympics as a referee, Yang Wei's resources are slightly weaker.
Although he has the credentials and skills, he still lacks some background support for a competition like the Olympics.
However, compared with other retired athletes, today's Yang Wei can be regarded as never leaving the arena.
epilogue
Tempered into steel.
Yang Wei used countless medals to slap those who questioned him in the face.
Whether in the arena or at home, he has always been a steady person with a strong core.
After experiencing doubts and illness, he finally became a winner in his life.
Some references
"Yangcheng Evening News"|At the age of 40, you will wear a ventilator for life! The Olympic champion revealed that he suffered from this sleep disorder 2023.10.14
"Sohu Sports"|Almighty Wang Yang Wei finally succeeded after hardships and created a brilliant sports career 2009.05.22
Olympic champion Yang Wei sparked heated discussions! Keeping the first grade twin daughters out of school... 2024.03.12