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Little girl with big dreams of Winter Olympics inspires people
Published: Jan 18, 2022 06:14 PM
Yin Hua training in the morning. Screenshot of Vista video

Yin Hua training in the morning. Screenshot of Vista video

Recently, the story of Yin Hua, a young girl born after 2000, who insisted on training at -30 C for her dream of the Winter Olympics, touched many people's hearts. Many world champions encouraged her, and netizens were inspired by her determination.

Yin Hua was born in Hemu villiage in Altay, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and she has always had a dream to represent the country at the Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, she was not selected for the Urumqi ski team. But she never stopped practicing even in the severe condition. This blooming "silver flower" in the harsh weather shocked lot of netizens. She did what most of us adults didn't do and can't do, some said. 

Seven Olympic athletes sent videos to cheer her up, including Yang Yang, China's first gold medalist at the Winter Olympics, and Deng Yaping, a world champion in table tennis.