CCTV News:On the morning of April 8, the summary and commendation meeting of Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games was held in the Great Hall of the People. Ren Ziwei, one of the objects of recognition, participated in five events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The Chinese short track speed skating team won a total of 2 gold medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze, two of which were attributed to Ren Ziwei. At home, Ren Ziwei also realized his golden dream — — Become an Olympic champion.
On February 5th, the first competition day of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Ren Ziwei and his teammates Wu Dajing, Fan Kexin and Qu Chunyu participated in the short track speed skating mixed team 2000-meter relay final. This event is a new event of the International Skating Federation after the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018. Whether China can win the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics in this event is the biggest suspense.
Since 1992, when the short track speed skating was listed as the event of the Winter Olympics, China athletes have maintained a long-term advantage in this event. Before the Beijing Winter Olympics, the China delegation won a total of 13 gold medals at the Winter Olympics, 10 of which came from short track speed skating.
It was a final that made all the witnesses feel adrenaline surge. The China team, composed of Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu, Ren Ziwei and Wu Dajing, made great efforts in the later stage. In the end, they took the lead in crossing the finish line with a score of 2 minutes, 37 seconds and 348 seconds, winning the first gold medal for the China delegation in this Winter Olympics, and also the first gold medal in this Winter Olympics.
Ren Ziwei, champion of Beijing Winter Olympics:I think it’s just to relax, seize opportunities and reduce mistakes. Today, we are lucky to fight to the end and win this gold medal.
In the eyes of Li Yan, Ren Ziwei’s mother, he is an indomitable child, who has been stubborn since childhood. In primary school, Ren Ziwei began to contact skating, went to a technical secondary school and turned into a professional athlete. Then the amount of exercise suddenly increased, and his teammates around him couldn’t hold on to leaving, but Ren Ziwei didn’t give up.
Ren Ziwei’s mother Li Yan:My son is honest and down-to-earth, persevering and working hard when things happen.
Hard training brought excellent results. In 2014, Ren Ziwei was selected to the Chinese short track speed skating team for the first time. In 2016, Ren Ziwei won the championship with 90 all-around points in the World Youth Short Track Speed Skating Championships. In the subsequent PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018, his achievements were slightly regrettable. Although he and his teammates won the silver medal in the men’s 5000-meter relay, Ren Ziwei did not win a medal in individual events. This also inspired him to strengthen his dreams.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Ren Ziwei won two gold medals in the short track speed skating mixed team 2000-meter relay and the men’s 1000-meter relay, realizing his golden dream of winning the Winter Olympics. For him, this will also be a brand-new starting point.
Ren Ziwei, champion of Beijing Winter Olympics:From the age of eight to the age of twenty-four, I have been making unremitting efforts for the ultimate golden dream for sixteen years, with many setbacks and bumps in the middle, but I persisted in the end and succeeded in this golden dream.
On February 17th, Ren Ziwei wrote on social media: "Winning the gold medal in the motherland is the proudest moment in my life! China short track is something you can always believe in ‘ The sharp knife of the country ’ ！”