"My eyes are like a ruler!"I don't go for second place, I just want first place!”
Only Wang Meng, known as the "Great Demon King of Speed Skating", dares to express it so boldly, and she does have such a strong capital.
She won 77 gold medals, broke the women's 500m and 1000m world records many times, and became the first athlete in Chinese short track history to win the triple crown, which also made South Korean athletes willing to serve as coaches and athletes in China to win glory for China.
This kind of outstanding record is unparalleled in the stadium, but it is surprising that Wang Meng, who has such an excellent record, has left a deep "stain" on the sports field.
Wang Meng also made it clear that the biggest regret in her life is that she did not get rid of the stain of this life.
What kind of stain on life is hidden behind the glory of this "big demon king"?What is he like, and what is his identity and status?Why wasn't the stain removed?
Wang Meng, a woman born in Heilongjiang, was born to be a master of ice skating. Before she could settle down in her life, she had already mastered the art of skating, so she was nicknamed the perfect kid by her neighbors.
Whenever winter comes, whenever she notices the ice on the road, her legs itch and she wants to go up and slide. So she went to the ice rink every morning to practice Xi skating. One day, the remarkable skating skills she displayed in elementary school were witnessed by passing speed skating coaches.
At that time, the coach firmly grasped Wang Meng, a young man with potential, and led her to join the sports team. However, because Wang Meng was only ten years old at the time, and his feet were too small to have proper skates, a few days passed, and Wang Meng still did not slip.
Wang Meng was anxious when she saw that others were skating but she couldn't, and eagerly urged the coach to find suitable shoes for her as soon as possible. Eventually, she found the right skate and happily slipped it on all day.
Since then, Wang has considered the skates to be a treasure, and after training, she makes sure they are properly placed and dried before going to rest and revisit them at night before going to bed.
Wang Meng not only loves speed skating, but also has outstanding talent and perseverance, and every time she has high expectations for herself and strives for perfection, which makes her destined to become an outstanding speed skater.
To the surprise of many, the seemingly unruly young woman ended up breaking global sports records, and her name shocked even other countries when they heard it.
Wang Meng joined the national team at the age of 16 and won the 500m race in her first World Junior Championships at the age of 18, which also made her China's first champion, and it can be said that her debut career has reached its peak.
Then, in 2004, she won all 500m gold medals at the World Cup in the Netherlands, Italy, South Korea and Hangzhou, and that year, she also won the first place for a Chinese female all-around speed skater.
Despite her impressive track record, that doesn't make her name a global model. Wang Meng can be regarded by the public as a giant of speed skating, and in the final analysis, it is also thanks to her kimchi country.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, the favourite Wang Meng excelled in the 1500m speed skating and was unstoppable.
Surprisingly, at the crucial moment when she was about to win the title, the South Korean athlete successfully pushed Wang Meng from the championship position to the runner-up with a "if I can't win the title, then everyone pays" strategy.
Wang Meng was originally a short-tempered person, and was angered by the rogue behavior of the Korean player. She swore on the spot: "You don't like to pull, I don't let you touch me, you can only chase after me, see if you still pick up and pull."
Soon after, during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Wang Meng and South Korea faced each other again, but unfortunately, the weather was not ideal, and Wang Meng happened to suffer from a severe cold and fever.
However, Wang Meng did not choose to let go, but with physical discomfort, he tried hard to teach South Korea a lesson.
Wang Meng suddenly slipped into the lead at the start of the race, but the distance still created opportunities for South Korea. As a result, Wang upped her horsepower and put her hands behind her back, leaving athletes from South Korea and other countries behind.
After two laps, Wang Meng threw the South Korean athlete a few meters away, unable to even reach the corner of Wang's clothes, which made them so angry that they could barely react.
It is worth mentioning that in this kind of speed skating competition, Wang Meng can be a head ahead of the opponent, which is already quite impressive, but Wang Meng left the rest of the team behind, which is unprecedented in the history of speed skating.
Wang Meng won a crushing victory after his illness and then won three consecutive 500m, 1000m and 3000m records.
In the end, Wang Meng wore the national flag and declared with tears in his eyes: "I have won honor for China." In that moment, she became not only a heroine in China, but also a nightmare for other countries.
After that, Wang Meng broke the world record one after another, thus directly opening her "Meng era".
But who would have expected that such a dazzling "big demon king" Wang Meng would also leave unclean traces on the sports field?
It was the sixth year that Wang Meng joined the national team, and under the guidance of coach Yi Min, Wang Meng became the main force of the Chinese speed skating team, and Wang Meng wanted to win the gold medal at that time to repay her mentor.
To her surprise, the truth dealt her a heavy blow.
One day, Wang Meng had planned to discuss an upcoming training plan with Coach Yi Min, but unfortunately was pulled to the playing field by her teammates and overheard their conversation.
The speaker was a Chinese female coach who had just joined, but she spoke the standard English as soon as she opened her mouth, much to Wang Meng's displeasure.
Who is this person?He joined our Chinese national team as a coach and can also speak English”
At this time, her teammates immediately informed her that this was the new coach Li Yan, who had just returned from abroad, and she was not fluent in Mandarin, and reminded her to show respect to this coach because she would be their coach in the future.
Wang Meng was very unhappy when she heard this, since she has become a coach, what about her Yimin coach going to **?
Wang Meng later learned that Yi Min's coach was replaced by Li Yan's coach, which led to a change in her coaching position, which made Wang Meng feel very uncomfortable, so her first impression of Li Yan was not very good.
There are obvious differences between Wang Meng and the other person in terms of personality and training concepts. Wang Meng is a straightforward person, direct talking, and has an impatient personality, so her training requirements are very strict and high-standard.
However, Li Yan's personality is quite introverted, she can't understand Wang Meng's irascible personality, and she feels that Wang Meng is already very strong, so she shouldn't put more energy into her.
In Wang Meng's eyes, Li Yan doesn't seem to really care about her, but cares more about the other team members. But when Wang Meng wanted to take leave to rest due to a back injury, Li Yan didn't know anything about it and directly gave a "no" response.
This made Wang even more angry, and she did not pretend to be sick or lazy, and it was for this reason that Wang Meng unexpectedly lost at the 2007 Changchun Asian Games, finishing only third.
This incident immediately attracted a lot of attention, why did Wang Meng, who is usually regarded as the favorite to win the championship, suddenly behave so abnormally?
Wang Meng was born with a natural ability to speak, coupled with a long period of dissatisfaction, she said without thinking: "I don't think the training method of the national team is very suitable for me, if I go back, I will apply to return to the local team." This sentence is actually blaming the coach for ignoring her, and she made a mistake.
A stone caused huge ripples, and many people who didn't know anything about it, in the face of the exaggerated report, accused Wang Meng of being ungrateful, even under the training of the coach, and finally Wang Meng was punished with a three-month ban.
This incident also prompted Wang Meng and Li Yan to conduct in-depth reflection. In the process, they realize that there is something wrong with their behavior. Li Yan not only gave Wang Meng another chance to participate in the competition, but also gave her more attention and arranged professional training courses for her.
It is in this way that Wang Meng achieved the magnificent achievement of three consecutive championships in 2010. When the competition was coming to an end, in order to express his gratitude to Li Yan's mentor, Wang Meng expressed his deep respect to his mentor on the spot after winning the championship.
As Wang Meng said: "Others respect me for a foot, and I return to others for a foot", Wang Meng is always grateful, which makes the relationship between them deep, like a master and apprentice.
However, life is always full of dramatic elements, and then an incident occurs that brings the relationship between the two to its lowest point.
In 2011, a beating incident began circulating on the Internet, and it was said that the champion of short track speed skating was violent in Lijiang.
Whether this is true or not, people will be very interested when they see the champion committing violence, especially when it comes to the speed skating champion, and the keyboard warriors on the Internet have pointed the finger at Wang Meng.
On the one hand, Wang Meng has not had a chance to clarify that she was not in Lijiang that day, and on the other hand, there is news that Wang Meng used her champion status to commit violence in Qingdao.
You can see the appearance of Wang Meng wrapping gauze in her hands, which is also a fatal blow in her beating incident. Although the truth of the matter may not be entirely Wang Meng's fault, all the accusations were pointed at Wang Meng at that time, while the other person involved has always been forgotten by the public.
However, writing a review of her ban was not the most heart-wrenching thing, and the most important thing was that neither her mentor nor her former comrades came forward to defend her.
As a result, Wang Meng's image became worse and worse, and she was not only described as extremely violent, but also spread rumors that she had attacked others with a knife at the time.
At that time, Wang Meng was not a high-profile champion, but became a lost dog that everyone wanted to criticize.
At that time, Wang Meng was eager to be on the scene again as soon as possible, because most people would not listen to what she said, and only when she won honor for her country once again could the stain be washed away.
However, this desire will only turn into regret in the end.
A lifelong regret.
In 2013, Wang Meng finally had the opportunity to return to competition, which also meant that the Sochi Olympics were coming.
Therefore, Wang Mengmao at that time did his best to prepare for this Olympic Games, hoping to show his strength again in this Olympic Games.
Just 20 days before the Sochi Olympics, Wang Meng suffered a fracture during training, which not only disqualified her from participating in the Sochi Olympics, but also deprived her of the opportunity to show her strength again.
At that time, Wang Meng had already reached the age of 29 and had gone through her best workout phase. Due to her lower back injury and recent fractures, her body has lost the ability to continue to participate in the game.
In 2014, Wang Meng withdrew from the national team, which marked the end of her amazing "Meng era", and at the same time, her life also left an indelible regret.
To this day, when Wang Meng looks back on the old days, she may regret that if she could be allowed to participate in the Sochi Olympics, she would definitely have a chance to break the world record again.
But now, Wang Meng, a man who loves speed skating deeply and has a deep affection for his country, is no longer dwelling on the past, but has embarked on a new adventure.
In 2018, Wang Meng was appointed as the head coach of the national training team, and she has successfully trained many outstanding speed skaters such as An Kai, Ning Zhongyan, Gao Tingyu, Zhou Yang, Liang Wenhao and many others.
She also successfully led the team to end a 56-year gold medal streak at the Chinese Men's Speed Skating 1500m World Championships, and also successfully invited two South Korean athletes, Ahn Hyun-so and Lim Hyo-bryong, to join her.
Ahn Hyun-so was once the uncrowned king of short track speed skating, but now he has become the technical coach of the Chinese short track speed skating team. At the same time, Lin Xiaoshi, who became a Chinese citizen, won a gold medal for China at this year's Asian Games.
Although Wang Meng faced a lot of skepticism and criticism in the early days, and she also had conflicts with her coach Li Yan, entering and leaving the national team many times, her contribution to the national team and the Chinese speed skating sport is unquestionable.
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