1000 words of reflections on the closing ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

The Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia finally came to a successful conclusion early this morning. The Chinese team ranked 11th in the medal list with a good record of 3 golds, 4 silvers and 2 bronzes. Compared with the previous year, I fell from 8th to 11th, and fell out of the top 10. There is a big gap in rankings. There has been almost no progress in four years. What looks like a good record is actually a "mediocre record" in my opinion. , it fell short of the good expectations in my heart.

Let’s first look at short track speed skating, our dominant event. Last time we won 4 gold medals, but this time we only won 2 gold medals. This was mainly because our captain Wang Meng suffered a fracture before the game. It caused a great psychological impact. Secondly, the young players lacked experience and strength. Except for Zhou Yang who really relied on strength to win the gold medal, Li Jianrou won the gold medal a little bit by luck. Fan Kexin was always unable to break through the opponent's defense line under the attack of two Korean players. I tried my best and could only win a silver medal. The mistake and foul in the women's 3000-meter relay was a reflection of inexperience, and the gold medal could only be handed over to the South Korean team. However, this time the men's team has made great progress. Although it did not win the gold medal, its record of 2 silvers and 2 bronzes has improved a lot compared to only 1 silver and 1 bronze last time. It gives us hope that the men's team may be close to winning the Olympic gold medal. The time is not far off.

Next is speed skating. Zhang Hong’s victory in the 1,000 meters this time is a bit unexpected, because the Chinese team’s advantage is in the 500 meters. It was the silver medalist in this event last time, but Zhang Hong only won this time. Won fourth place and just missed the medal. From Ye Qiaobo's first silver medal in 1992 to Zhang Hong's gold medal today, 22 years have passed. Where has the time gone? I have been looking forward to it for 22 years, and I have also changed from a young man to a middle-aged man. I finally realized my dream tonight. I feel a little bit sad and happy. Apart from the surprise, I can't help but sigh that this gold medal seems to have come a little late!

It is figure skating again. Due to the retirement of Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue, figure skating lacks a leader who can determine the outcome in one fell swoop. This time, Peng Jian and Pang Qing, the previous silver medalists who succeeded them, only got 4th place and were not close to winning medals. It can be seen that the strength and qualifications of Peng Jian and Pang Qing are still not comparable to Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue. The young Not to mention the team members, I don’t know how many years and months it will take to get to the podium!

Once again, the most disappointing thing this time was the performance of the Chinese alpine skiing aerials team. The "dream team" with a lot of world champions only won one silver and one bronze. Just like the last time, there was no progress at all in four years. This is the traditional advantage event of the Chinese team. Since Han Xiaopeng won the championship in 2006, he has been unable to win the gold medal. Li Nina has won two silver medals, but she was unlucky. This time she only came in 4th place. World champion Xu Mengtao lost the gold medal after landing unsteadily. It is really a pity to give it to others! This made the Chinese team's hopes of winning the biggest gold medal in the snow event suddenly dashed. Jia Zongliang, a young member of the men's team, was obviously unable to calm down at the critical moment of the finals, lacked confidence, and made frequent landing mistakes. We can only hope that they will win the championship in the next Winter Olympics after this training!

The last thing I want to say is that compared with ice sports, the Chinese team’s snow sports are obviously far behind the world’s top teams. In cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, and winter sports In sports and other snow sports, our rankings are often outside the dozen or twenty, or even at the back; for example, in the women's alpine skiing giant slalom competition, there are 67 Chinese athletes, second to last. It is simply "study with the prince" ”, which is unbearable to look back on. If this serious imbalance cannot be significantly improved in the next few years, it will be difficult for China to be called a powerhouse in ice and snow sports, and it will be even more out of reach to squeeze into the top three in the medal list at the Winter Olympics. Extravagant hope. Although it is unrealistic to catch up with the powerful European and American countries in a short period of time, as long as we pay attention to it, persevere and catch up courageously, I believe that in the near future we will first make a breakthrough in the women's event and add international honor to China's snow events.