2023-09-30 01:52:30
The roller skating event of the Hangzhou Asian Games debuted today. In the women’s 10,000-meter speed skating event, Taiwanese female athletes Shi Peiyu and Yang Hezhen skated out with 21 and 18 points respectively, taking the top two places. Shi Peiyu won the gold medal and Yang Hezhen won the silver medal. .
The Hangzhou Asian Games roller skating event held the women’s 10,000-meter speed skating event on the 30th. Taiwanese female athletes Shi Peiyu (right) and Yang Hezhen (left) skated with 21 and 18 points respectively in the end, taking the top two places and winning the gold medal and silver medal. (Central News Agency)
Taiwan won 2 golds and 1 bronze in the roller skating event at the last Asian Games in Jakarta, with Yang Hezhen winning the bronze medal; this time in the Hangzhou Asian Games, Yang Hezhen and Shi Peiyu competed in the women’s 10,000m point counting event.
The roller skating event of the Hangzhou Asian Games debuted on the 30th. In the women’s 10,000-meter speed skating event, Taiwanese female athletes Shi Peiyu (2nd from right) and Yang Hezhen (front left) skated with 21 and 18 points respectively in the end, winning the gold and silver medals. (Central News Agency)
Although Yang Hezhen was originally in the lead in the gold medal match, in the end it was 18-year-old Shi Peiyu who stood out. Shi Peiyu and Yang Hezhen slipped out by 21 and 18 points respectively, taking the top two places and winning the gold and silver medals. Taiwan ranked No. 1 in this Asian Games. 6 gold earned.
At only 18 years old, it was not only her first time in the Asian Games, but also her first time on the adult international stage and she won the gold medal, becoming a dark horse. In the end, she walked around the field wearing the Taiwanese team flag. Shi Peiyu said, “The original goal was to win a medal, but I was very happy to get the gold medal. When I came back, I was very touched and felt like I was dreaming.”
In the Asian Games women’s 10,000-meter roller skating event, Taiwanese athlete Shih Pei-yu (pictured) skated out with 21 points and won the gold medal. Shi Peiyu happily walked around the venue holding the Chinese Olympic flag to pay tribute. (Central News Agency)
Shi Peiyu pointed out that although I had worn the flag around the World Championships last year, “But it was for the youth group. This is my first large-scale adult competition. It has a different feeling.” When asked this Who would she most like to dedicate the gold medal to? Shi Peiyu said, “I would most like to dedicate it to my parents who have always helped me cheer for me, and my senior sister who has always encouraged me.”
Although Shi Peiyu was still behind the South Korean player in the last three laps, she said, “Actually, I felt that I was still strong at that time, and seeing that the scores were very close, I wanted to catch up. After catching up with South Korea, I wanted to say that I spent the last two laps. Just use up all your strength.”
Challenging a major international competition for the first time, Shi Peiyu admitted that she was nervous during the warm-up before the competition, “but I was very excited when I stood up. It’s rare to have this opportunity.”
Although Yang Haezhen failed to win the gold medal in the women’s 10,000m speed skating race today, she and fellow junior Shi Peiyu helped Taiwan win gold and silver. After the race, Yang Hezhen said frankly that the condition of her feet has never been good. In the last 10 laps today, she was actually a little unable to hold on. “At that time, I wanted to hold on a little longer and hold on a little longer. It was quite easy to slip away in front, but by the time I arrived, I wanted to hold on a little longer. I still have no feeling in my back legs.”
Talking regarding the experience of preparing for the Asian Games, Yang Haezhen cried so much that she might not speak at one point during the interview. She frankly said that it was not easy to return to the competition following being injured in 2021. “I mightn’t find a sense of balance when I came back. Last year I really slipped away. I have no feeling, and I have no feeling in my left foot. I have seen many doctors and physical therapists in the past two years, and they have been very dedicated to helping me. I have been walking very hard in the past two years, and this injury has had a huge impact.”
Therefore, regarding this silver medal, Yang Haezhen said: “It was not easy to finish the game on the court today. In the end, I really relied on my willpower to hold on. The happiest thing is that I can win the gold medal and silver medal with my schoolmates, although it is a bit regretful. But I’m very satisfied. It’s not easy to come back and finish the race following the injury.”
In addition to crying several times during post-race interviews, Yang Haezhen mightn’t help crying when she saw the flag being raised on the podium. When interviewed by foreign media at the post-race press conference, she shed tears. She said: “Really It’s not easy. I want to tell myself that I have worked hard. The more I think regarding it when I stand on the award podium, the more moved I am. I have completed a task that is not easy.”
Yang Haezhen thanked the coach Wu Jiongshu who has been with her since she was 7 years old. “The coach spent a lot of time with me and helped me find movement problems following the injury. The coach must have been panicking, but he mightn’t show it. He spent a lot of time with me almost every day. During practice, I use my mobile phone to record my movements. From the time I was 7 to now, 23 years later, my coach has spent more time with me than with his family.”
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