Han Xiaopeng
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Han Xiaopeng
Han Xiaopengis a freestyle skier who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and won gold in the men's aerials event. In this discipline he also won the World Championships in 2007. Despite these great achievements, he has yet to win a World Cup competition. Han is the first Chinese male athlete to ever win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics...
encourages explains foreign hard wilson works
Before we did not know how to co-operate with a foreign coach. But Wilson works very hard and very seriously. He always encourages us and explains why we must work hard. He is also a very kind man.
medal waiting
We have been waiting for this medal for a long time.
accustomed became condition felt saw snow time weather
When I saw the snow for the first time in my life, I felt very excited. The weather condition was much better than I thought, and I became accustomed to it soon.
decided double easy harder higher impression judges
We decided to go for the easy jump, because I had the impression that the harder double full-full-full won't impress the judges for higher scores. I think we made the right decision.
abroad bed coach extremely felt lay leaving platform result upset
When my coach and team-mates went abroad for competitions, I had to lay on the bed alone, so I felt extremely upset and even thought of retiring. But leaving the platform like that was not the result that I wanted, so I did not give up.