体坛英语资讯：Feature: Winter Olympic champion to winter sports advocator
<p><span word="HARBIN">HARBIN</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 24-- <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="skating">skating</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="Medal">Medal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 4.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 32-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 1,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="skating">skating</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span> 2017, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="retiring">retiring</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="IOC">IOC</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="lag">lag</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="over">over</span> 50. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perseverance">perseverance</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="on">on</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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