Do you know what are the essential elements of an ice event competition besides the athletes, referees and spectators? The answer is Ice Boy. At the Four Continents Championships, the Xiaoice boy, who works hard and loves figure skating, has become a special landscape.
Develop problem-solving skills.
As soon as the contestants finish the song, it is time for the ice boy to show his skills. These clever little creatures slid onto the rink on their skates, picked up the plush dolls left by the audience, cleaned the ice and quickly returned to their positions, staring intently at the arena. "* A lot of photographers' films.
The selection of skating children for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships has set standards for age, height, and technique, such as requiring those born between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 20152 m to 1Between 5 meters, 32 people were finally selected from more than 60 people to serve the competition. Xu Yue, deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai Ice and Snow Sports Association, said that there are three clear requirements for the selection of ice boys, "the first is to be more self-disciplined and self-managed, the second is the ability to solve problems, and finally the ice boys are a collective, and they must have the character of friendship and mutual assistance." ”
After the contestants finished their performances, the ice boy showed his skills on the field Reporter Li Mingshen took the same below.
For example, when picking up the plush dolls on the ice, the ice boy can also let the contestant take the dolls by himself to avoid blocking his way and affecting the field. An episode the day before yesterday allowed Xiaoice Tong to get practical experience. After the song, the "doll rain" fell one after another, and the ice boys quickly started to clean up, and the audience threw a big plush bear, which the contestants liked very much, and saw that it had been picked up, so they followed the ice boy all the way. After communicating with the contestants, the child understood what the other party meant, and sent the bear into the arms of the new owner. Xu Yue said: "The field is changing rapidly, and the children have exercised their problem-solving skills. ”
Gain the confidence to stick to figure skating.
Serving the four continents figure skating championships, the happiest thing for these ice boys is to be able to experience the abilities of high-level athletes up close and learn from them. In order to meet the wishes of the ice children, the organizing committee of the event has been thoughtful in scheduling to ensure that every child has the opportunity to come into contact with high-level players when they take up their posts.
Li Shangfei and Lu Dongchen are from the Feiyang Ice Sports Club. Xiao Shangfei is not early in figure skating, but she has a high level of understanding and rapid progress, and she is preparing for her placement test in April, aiming to reach the double 9 in footwork and free skating. The idol of the two girls is Jin Boyang's brother, who ranked high after the single short program, which made them very happy, and they didn't feel tired every day at the ice rink "super long standby".
Yesterday, Chen Hongyi's free skating performance, whether it was jumping, spinning, or footwork and movement connection, Li Shangfei and Lu Dongchen were very engaged in watching it. "Sister Hongyi is amazing! The jumps are all done great. "Lu Dongchen has been practicing hard for two and a half jumps recently," when I watched Sister Hongyi do technical moves, I was thinking about what I should learn from her if I did it myself. ”
Ice Boy's work is busy and happy.
Including Li Shangfei and Lu Dongchen, there are more than 500 junior figure skaters registered with the Shanghai Ice and Snow Sports Association, who are trained as trainees in a number of elite training bases. Although Bingtong's work has been very busy these days, the young students insist on not affecting the training plan. Xu Yue said: "They asked for time to be free up during the shift, such as in the morning, so that they could go on the ice to complete the training and then come back to work. ”
The 12-year-old Li Shangfei won the runner-up in the junior group of the Shanghai Youth Figure Skating Championships and the champion of the junior middle-age group of the Changsha Station of the National Club League. The unforgettable experience of the ice boy at the Four Continents Championships inspired Xiao Shangfei to stick to his favorite figure skating, "When I first started practicing, I felt that skating and dancing on the ice were very beautiful, but after practicing a lot, I felt bored, but after completing a move, I would be sincerely happy, so I wanted to keep going." (Xinmin Evening News reporter Jin Lei).