Xinhua News Agency, Hohhot, January 15 (Reporters Wei Jingyu and Wang Chunyan) She is no stranger to the podium at the National Winter Games. In the “Thirteenth Winter”, she stood on the podium of the women’s 1,500-meter short track speed skating event as the third runner-up. Standing next to her was Fan Kexin, the later Beijing Winter Olympics champion; in the “Fourteenth Winter”, she once Standing on the podium for the speed skating event for the first time, standing next to her were teammates Han Mei and Li Qishi who had participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics together.
She is Yin Qi.
In the speed skating (open group) competition of the 14th National Winter Games, Xinjiang team player Yin Qi started with a gold medal and ended with a bronze medal, marking his “14th Winter” with results of one gold, two silver and one bronze The game came to an end.
On January 12, Xinjiang team player Yin Qi was competing.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lian Zhen
“From ‘Thirteen Winters’ to ‘Fourteenth Winter’, I waited for 8 years. From third place to first place, I worked very hard. Before I went on the field, I told myself that I believe in my accumulation and the achievements of these 8 years. effort.”
Retire, come back, switch sports, win the championship. Yin Qi changed the playing field, but could not change the “love for the ice in his blood.”
Yin Qi comes from an “ice and snow family”. Her grandfather is a skier, and her parents and uncle are both speed skaters. However, she did not choose speed skating at first, but embarked on the short track speed skating rink. “At the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, I saw senior Yang Yang win China’s first Winter Olympics gold medal. I can’t forget the moment when she sprinted and waved her arms in my mind. From then on, I started practicing short track.”
In 2015, Yin Qi was selected into the national short track speed skating training team and emerged in domestic and foreign competitions. But she was not selected for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics squad, which was a huge blow to her. “The Winter Olympics has been my goal since childhood. After losing the selection, I lost my goal. I didn’t know what to do next, so I retired.”
Yin Qi left the ice rink with regrets and more unwillingly. In the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Yin Qi was not a competitor and could only be a spectator in front of the TV. She also saw new hope on TV. She said: “I noticed that many speed skaters switched from short track and achieved good results. My body told me that I have not come to the end yet. I still have the Winter Olympics dream, so I will change the track. “Relying on cross-sport selection projects, Yin Qi entered the speed skating arena in 2018.
On January 21, 2016, Yin Qi (middle) competed in the women’s 1,500-meter short track speed skating final at the 13th National Winter Games.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhao Ge
Short track speed skating and speed skating are both skating, but the skating is very different. “Speed skating is about absolute physical ability. It is too difficult to constantly challenge the physical limit.” When he first started speed skating training, Yin Qi couldn’t even complete basic training tasks. “Everyone can skate ten laps, but I was exhausted after four or five laps. I couldn’t accept that I was so bad. During the break, I sat on the toilet floor and cried. After crying, I went back to the court to continue practicing.”
Lose fat, train more, study tactics, change the habitual movements of short track… Yin Qi gradually “turned” himself towards speed skating, even if the change of movements caused long-term muscle soreness, even if “teeth are broken” to complete it Training, she felt, was “no big deal.” “I really enjoy training. It’s really tiring. But at night when I’m so tired that I can only move my eyes when I’m lying on the bed, I feel very satisfied.”
In the early days of switching sports, it was difficult for Yin Qi to fall in love with this brand new project. In order to increase her understanding of speed skating, she began to study the competition videos of the world’s top players. While watching the video over and over again, the fighting spirit of Dutch speed skating star Irene Worst was repeatedly infected by her, “Wurst is my idol. She has won gold medals in every Winter Olympics she has participated in. “. From then on, Yin Qi had her first goal after practicing speed skating – “to participate in the World Cup and meet the real Worcester on the field.”
In November 2018, Yin Qi set foot on the Speed Skating World Cup for the first time, but she did not get to see the outstanding performance of her idol Worcester. “She just won the Winter Olympics at the beginning of the year, but she didn’t make it to the podium in the World Cup. If it were placed on me, I wouldn’t be able to accept it.” Yin Qi said, “I wanted to give her a hug to comfort her, but I couldn’t. I found her standing calmly at the door of the lounge and communicating with the coaches. At that moment, I suddenly understood that the championship is not the most important thing, the important thing is to truly enjoy this project.”
On January 11, Yin Qi celebrated after the game. On the same day, the women’s 1,000-meter speed skating open group competition at the 14th National Winter Games was held at the Inner Mongolia Ice Sports Training Center Speed Skating Hall in Hailar District, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia. Xinjiang team player Yin Qi won the championship with a time of 1 minute, 15 seconds and 17 seconds.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Kaiyan
With love and perseverance, Yin Qi’s efforts are accumulated over time, and her progress is accumulated over time. In 2022, she finally appeared at the Beijing Winter Olympics wearing the national team jersey and finished 15th in both the women’s 1000m and 1500m individual events.
She has realized her dream of participating in the Winter Olympics and won gold and silver at the National Games, but Yin Qi doesn’t want to stop yet. “We’ll wait until we can’t skate anymore,” Yin Qi said. “We are all part of the Chinese speed skating pyramid. We hope that through the efforts of our athletes step by step, we can raise the overall Chinese speed skating to a world (high-level) position. “.
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2024-01-16 02:32:00
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