***Go to the ice and snow event and support athletes with happiness

Eleven days later, the 24th Winter Olympic Games (hereinafter referred to as the Winter Olympics) will open grandly in Beijing. By then, the world's attention will be focused on China.

Looking back at previous Winter Olympics, Chinese athletes have contributed many unforgettable scenes. For example, at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Yang Yang won the 500-meter short track speed skating championship and won the first gold medal for the Chinese team in the Winter Olympics. Eight years later at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Wang Menglian won the 500-meter, 1,000-meter and 3,000-meter short track speed skating relay championships, becoming the first triple crown in Chinese short track speed skating history.

For the athletes who made history, what are the Winter Olympics memories that remain engraved in your heart? As ordinary viewers, how can we participate? As the Beijing Winter Olympics approaches, the Beijing News conducted an exclusive interview with four world champions on Douyin. They listened to the stories behind the competition, felt the charm of ice and snow sports, and supported the athletes together.

Yang Yang: I believe from the bottom of my heart that we can contribute to the World Winter Olympics

I was moved to tears during the rehearsal for the Olympic bid

As an athlete, Yang Yang’s record is very brilliant. She has won 59 world championships and participated in the Winter Olympics three times, winning 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal. For her, each Winter Olympics brings different experiences and gains. But when it comes to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the summer of 2015 has a special meaning. At that time, the 128th meeting of the International Olympic Committee was held in Kuala Lumpur. Yang Yang, who was already pregnant with Liujia, gave an on-site speech as one of the speakers for the Olympic bid.

Yang Yang. Photo provided by the interviewee

Although she controlled her emotions on the day of the formal presentation, she could not help crying during the early rehearsals. She explained that the reason why she cried was because she believed that the Winter Olympics and China were a particularly good combination and would complement each other. "I believe from the bottom of my heart that we can contribute to the World Winter Olympics, and I also believe that the Winter Olympics can promote the development of Chinese society."

As the chairman of the Athletes Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, Yang Yang's The main task is to provide advice and suggestions to the organizing committee so that the voices of athletes can be heard.

Yang Yang recalled that during the first meeting, she and her colleagues collected more than 100 opinions and suggestions in advance, which were all athletes’ ideas on the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee. "At that time, I myself made suggestions on post-Olympic sustainable development and breastfeeding mother athletes. Other committee members, such as Zhao Hongbo, suggested that because figure skating clothes are easy to break, sewing kits are needed. And athlete Li Nina also mentioned that she had been injured due to a wheelchair in the venue. It was not enough. After the injury, she could only take a supermarket trolley to collect the award. She suggested opening barrier-free passages to provide convenience for injured athletes."

"We sorted these 100-plus passages into 48 and presented them in person. The (Beijing Winter Olympics) organizing committee made a report and submitted it, and the results were very good, and there was feedback in the end." Yang Yang said frankly that although offline work meetings have been reduced due to the epidemic in the past two years, they will still pass it in time. Communicate in various ways online and offline, and actively participate in the preparations for the Winter Olympics.

As the Beijing Winter Olympics approaches, Yang Yang devotes more and more time to it. In her free time, she will post some short videos related to ice and snow sports through Douyin, popularize sports knowledge, and consciously bring everyone closer to ice and snow sports. Yang Yang smiled and said that many people had asked her whether ice skates can cut vegetables. For this reason, she specially recorded a series of popular science videos about ice skates.

Yang Yang said that he liked this form of sharing very much and felt everyone’s enthusiasm for this ice and snow event. "I feel that this kind of communication and interaction is very interesting. It is also a good opportunity to popularize science knowledge and let everyone feel that ice and snow sports are not far away, and the Winter Olympics are not far away."

Beijing Winter Olympics, China Short The track speed skating team received full participation seats for 5 men and 5 women. As a senior, Yang Yang said that he did not want to put too much pressure on the players and only hoped that they could do their best.

"China's short track has made great contributions in the history of China's Winter Olympics. I hope that the juniors and juniors can continue to bravely carry the banner. This banner is not only illustrated by the gold medal, but more importantly, the fighting spirit on the field. ."

Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao: Making mistakes on the field is not terrible, but giving up is terrible

Chinese figure skating won a precious silver medal

2006 Turin Winter Olympics This is Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao’s second Winter Olympics trip. They had already made some gains in the World Series before, so the two had high hopes for the Turin match. However, the "Zhang Zhang" combination, who was responsible for the gold medal, made a mistake when completing the quadruple jump. Zhang Dan fell heavily and hit the guard board.

Zhang Dan. Photo provided by the interviewee

Under the worried eyes of the audience, Zhang Dan returned to the ice with the support of Zhang Hao after a simple adjustment in tears. Following the melody of "Descendants of the Dragon", the two danced gracefully, completed the competition with outstanding performance, and finally won a precious silver medal. This was the best result achieved by the Chinese figure skating team in the Olympics at that time.

Talking about that unforgettable game, Zhang Hao said: "Mistakes are not terrible, but giving up is terrible." For the two of them, despite their regrets, they fell and stood up again, trying their best to persevere. The last moment of the game is even more precious.

Zhang Hao. Photo provided by the interviewee

As seniors, they send their message to the athletes competing this year to persevere to the end. Zhang Dan said: "It is very rare to participate in the Olympics at home. I hope everyone will not be influenced by the outside world, focus on doing their own things, and truly devote themselves to and enjoy the competition."

In this Winter Olympics, Chinese figure skating The national team*** won 5 participating places. In addition to winning gold medals, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao believe that figure skating itself is a highly ornamental sport and is worth watching.

The most recommended event for the two is naturally the pair skating that they are most familiar with. Zhang Dan believes that pairs skating is the most comprehensive event in figure skating. Compared with ice dancing, pairs skating adds some difficult technical moves, and compared with single skating, it also tests the cooperation and tacit understanding of the two pairs. This makes the training of the project more difficult, but also gives it more highlights.

In addition to the power of sports, pairs skating also has the beauty of artistic creation, and clothing is a manifestation of this feature.

The two said that before each game, they would carefully design costumes according to the music style, performance form, dance choreography, etc. of the work. Zhang Dan said with a smile: "If you don't have suitable and beautiful clothes to wear on the court, it's like you have no clothes on."

Desire to convey more positive energy in figure skating

No matter in 2021 Zhang Hao, who just announced his retirement, and Zhang Dan, who has been away from the competition for many years, have a lot of work arranged during this year's Winter Olympics. The two said that they are currently doing some publicity and promotion and material preparation work, and will participate in the event commentary during the game.

The two said frankly that as ice and snowmen, they were very happy to contribute to the Beijing Winter Olympics. In the future, we will continue to promote figure skating and promote ice and snow sports knowledge through various online and offline methods.

Wang Meng: Come to my live broadcast room to watch the Winter Olympics

Promoting ice and snow sports is busy and satisfying

After entering the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, this Wang Meng, who is never idle, has become even busier. She describes her life as "fulfilling and satisfying."

Wang Meng. Photo provided by interviewee

Although he travels every day to promote the Winter Olympics and ice and snow sports, Wang Meng bluntly said that he does not feel tired, and feels more fulfilled and satisfied. "This is a very meaningful thing. I am very happy to participate in it as an ice and snowman, and I feel quite satisfied inside." Wang Meng said.

"We have to both host and participate in the competition, and everyone is a host." Wang Meng said, "So, we should not put all the pressure on the athletes in the competition.

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As a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, Wang Meng is well aware of the efforts behind the players, "Their preparation experience is by no means only the moment you see it. We should reduce pressure on each other and should not compete for gold medals. To create pressure on them. "

Regarding the participating athletes, Wang Meng said that judging from previous competitions, the performance of the host country has been good. He hopes that the athletes will not be too stressed and maintain a good attitude. "Participate relaxedly and happily. I feel like this The result won't be bad. ”

Do multiple live broadcasts to explain the Winter Olympics

Since her retirement, Wang Meng has been insisting on promoting ice and snow sports. During this ice and snow event, she will also do so on Douyin Multiple live broadcasts, explaining it to everyone in her own unique way and perspective

The fierce and powerful devil on the field is also good at short videos, and her humorous and straightforward personality has attracted countless fans. In the content posted on Douyin, Wang Meng joked that he is the “winter sports ceiling” and strives to bring everyone the most accurate knowledge of ice and snow sports. “I think everyone needs to know more about this event. "As she spoke, she advertised for herself, "To watch the game explanation, come to Wang Meng's Douyin live broadcast room, which is the most comprehensive. ”

During this ice and snow event, Wang Meng will do her best to implement the goal of driving the public to enjoy the game and let athletes enjoy the stage. By then, she will conduct multiple live broadcasts on Douyin, through joy and There is no shortage of professional "Mongolian" commentators to enjoy the charm of sports competitions and experience the fun of watching games besides winning medals.

"The more I love the world, the more wonderful it becomes, and the snowflakes are flying in my arms..." in Amid the melodious melody of "Together for the Future", the Winter Olympics are approaching.

On the field, after multiple event tests, the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou are ready, and the Winter Olympics stage is waiting. The arrival of athletes from all over the world. For the Chinese Olympic team who are about to compete at home, the opportunity to compete at home is undoubtedly rare and precious. I hope everyone can put down their baggage, enjoy the competition and show the world. Showcase the style of Chinese ice and snow athletes.

Today, there are only 11 days left before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Let’s build dreams together and support the event, whether online or offline. Let us put aside the prejudice of only focusing on gold medals and medals, and support the athletes with happiness. I believe that the Beijing Winter Olympics will become a wonderful and unforgettable chapter in the Olympic story.

Editor Dong Mei. Zhang Lei proofreads Yang Xuli