At the 2022 Winter Game Su Yiming became the first Chinese snowboarder to win a gold medal in the men’s big air event. Behind the huge success is hard work.
在2022年冬奥会上，苏翊鸣成为首位在男子大型空中项目上获得金牌的中国单板滑雪运动员。巨大成功的背后是辛勤的工作。
Back in 2018, the 14-year-old boy was faced with a difficult decision: To be as an actor, or to go all in on snowboarding. With the 2022 Winter Olympics approaching the teenager saw an opportunity. “Snowboarding was something I enjoyed the most, and this was a chance to take part in my own home country.”
早在2018年，这个14岁的男孩就面临着一个艰难的决定：要么成为一名演员，要么全力以赴地滑雪。随着2022年冬奥会的临近，这个少年看到了一个机会。“单板滑雪是我最喜欢的事情，这是一个在我自己的祖国参加比赛的机会。”
Su first stepped on a snowboard around age 4, with the support of his parents. His first snowboard came from his father and it was a lot taller than Su back then. However, Su almost fell in love with the sport immediately. Talking about his parents, Su said. “No matter what decision I made, they’ve always supported me and believed in me.”
苏4岁左右在父母的支持下第一次踏上滑雪板。他的第一块滑雪板来自他的父亲，比当时的苏高很多。然而，苏几乎立刻爱上了这项运动。谈到他的父母，苏说：“无论我做什么决定，他们都一直支持我，相信我。”
“I only have one word to describe my feelings for snowboarding, it’s love, deep from my heart,” Su said. “It’s my happiest moment when I stand on the snowboard no matter how long I train, even for seven or eight hours at most at a time.”
苏说：“我只有一个词来形容我对滑雪板的感受，那就是发自内心的爱。无论我训练多长时间，即使一次最多训练七八个小时，站在滑雪板上都是我最快乐的时刻。”
After the competitions, Su Yiming wrote a letter to President Xi to express his resolve to continue working hard. Su said in his letter that he was born in a great country and raised in the best times. To his surprise, he got a reply. President Xi expressed his hope for young Chinese to keep the motherland at heart, aim high, and have their feet firmly on the ground. “This has encouraged me to work even harder in the future. I shall contribute all my strength to my own country and win glory for China’s winter sports.” said Su.
比赛结束后，苏一鸣致信习主席，表达了继续努力的决心。苏在信中说，他出生在一个伟大的国家，成长在最好的时代。令他惊讶的是，他得到了答复。习主席表示，希望中国青年牢记祖国、高瞻远瞩、脚踏实地。苏说：“这激励了我今后更加努力地工作。我将把我的全部力量奉献给我的祖国，为中国的冬季运动争光”。
Su Yiming hopes his story could excite more young people to embrace winter sports and face challenges in their lives.
苏一鸣希望他的故事能激发更多年轻人的拥抱冬季运动，迎接生活中的挑战。
Su Yiming hopes his story could excite more young people to embrace（拥抱）winter sports and face challenges in their lives.
