A few days ago, at the 2023-2024 National Alpine Skiing Youth Championships held at Vanke Songhua Lake Ski Resort in Jilin City, 14-year-old Chang Guanting, a player from the Fengman District Ski Association of Jilin City, won the fourth place in the men's slalom junior group A.
Yang Mu, president of the Fengman District Ski Association, introduced that Chang Guanting has participated in various events since he was in elementary school and has achieved good results, including the champion of the 2020-2021 Vanke Songhua Lake Youth Ski Points Race, the U16 giant slalom champion of the 2023 Harbin Hot Snow Miracle Ski Race, the runner-up of the two events of the 2022-2023 Xueyao China Alpine Skiing Points Race Youth Giant Slalom and Slalom, and the third place in the all-around of the 2022-2023 Jilin Youth Alpine Skiing Championships.
The association focuses on the popularization and promotion of skiing, and currently has 10 clubs. Among them, 1 person has won the championship of domestic competitions, 3 people have won the championship of provincial competitions, 6 people have won the runner-up, and 18 people have achieved results in other events. The Hive Club has been a leader in the snowboarding field in the region for 16 years, and the club's manager, Ah Pai, is the mentor of Olympic champion Su Yiming.
The club trains every day, up to 5 hours a day, all year round. Ah Pai told reporters that they insist on organizing the opening party of the snow season every year, organizing two or three park events every year, and the team members can train in multiple park venues and block venues in Jilin. For each junior member, the club will make a detailed plan, lay a good foundation, form a style, and ensure a smoother future development.
In skiing and street skateboarding, the club has produced a group of outstanding children who have helped them excel in various competitions. I believe that in the future, we can also cultivate players like Su Yiming, so that the ski talent echelon in Jilin City will be more perfect and the team will be stronger. When it comes to the future, Ah Pai is full of confidence.
Yang Mu said that the association will rely on the unique advantages of ice and snow resources in Jilin City, continue to promote the sustainable development of ice and snow sports in the post-Winter Olympics era, popularize and promote skiing, actively carry out and participate in skiing events, attract more and more children to devote themselves to skiing, and start from discovering and cultivating talents to reserve strength for skiing in Jilin City.
*: Jilin ** reporter Li Ting Jiang Ansong.
Editor in charge: Chi Ruibing.