Conquer yourself, step forward
——The youngest player in the Chinese team has “Jin Rongrong”
Guangming Daily reporter Liu Bochao
“I outdid myself and felt amazing!”
On a competition day in Paralympic alpine skiing, Liang Zilu finished fourth in the men’s all-around (seated) competition, just one step away from the podium. In the alpine skiing men’s giant slalom sitting competition held on the 10th, he withstood the pressure, took a step forward, and won the bronze medal.
Chinese athlete Liang Zilu passes through the flag gate at high speed with a very small turning radius during the men’s giant slalom sitting competition of the Beijing Winter Paralympics alpine skiing held at the National Alpine Ski Center in Yanqing on the 10th.Photo by Guangming Daily reporter Liu Bochao/Guangming Pictures
The giant slalom is a Paralympic alpine skiing skill item. Compared with the racing events in the first half of the race, the skill events are Liang Zilu’s strengths. He won the gold medal in the men’s giant slalom event at the 11th National Paralympic Games held last year. In the morning’s first skating, he placed fourth, once again on the edge of the podium. “I didn’t control it well when I first started skating, and it felt a little bad.” Liang Zilu said, “I was very nervous when I rode the cable car, and my teammates were still comforting me. They said that I practiced the giant slalom the most, and the pressure should not be too much.”
Second round in the afternoon. Liang Zilu stabilized his mind and became more bold and resolute. This time, the radius of his detour around the flag gate became significantly smaller, and the wind picked up sharply, bending the flagpole, filling it with flags, whizzing past, and crossing the line neatly.
“I dared to go straight to (the flag gate), and I felt like I found it.” After the game, Liang Zilu was very excited, he said, “The results of the game a few days ago were not satisfactory, and I was in a very bad mood. I didn’t want to answer my sister’s call. I don’t want to talk. The first thing I do when I go back today is to tell her, ‘Sister, I got the card’!”
Liang Zilu, who started skiing in 2016, briefly practiced swimming. This is his first time participating in the Winter Paralympics at the age of 17. At the same time, he is also the youngest player in the Chinese team. “I am obviously less experienced than other athletes who have participated in many competitions. But I dare to fight on the track, which is my advantage.” The young players who have experienced the test also have their own understanding of the competition results. “The key is how to look at the results. , if you keep focusing on the results, you may make mistakes in the game because you are not focused enough. Don’t think too much, just focus on each action and how to pass the next flag.”
“The results of the giant slalom have given me confidence. In the future competitions, I will put down the pressure and focus more on the competition.” Liang Zilu said that his dream is the driving force for him to support, and his teammates are also encouraging each other, and he will continue in the following competitions. spell.
(Guangming Daily, Beijing, March 10)
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