This is the first gold medal of the China delegation at the Beijing Winter Paralympics, and it is also the first snow gold medal and the first individual gold medal won by disabled athletes in China at the Winter Paralympics.
Countless spectators cheered for Liu Zixu. The most exciting one is undoubtedly Liu Zhensan, who is sitting in front of the TV watching the game. He was introverted and clapped his thighs and shouted, "Well done, son!" " "Tears surge up instantly.
No one knows the pain and bitterness, sweat and struggle behind this gold medal better than Liu Zhen.
Dream of becoming a soldier
From 65438 to 0996, Liu Zhensan, who was the squad leader of cooking in the former Air Force Engineering College, met and fell in love with his lover Kou, and in the second year, he had the crystallization of love-Liu Zixu.
"Zi Xu worships soldiers since he was a child, and he has been drilling into my arms since he came back in military uniform. Every time I go to work, he hugs me. " Liu Zhensan said.
Pictures of Liu Zixu and his son when they were young.
Loud slogans, neat queues, straight uniforms ... these have been engraved in Liu Zixu's mind since childhood. He often imitates soldiers, shouts slogans, kicks goose steps, puts on his father's generous military uniform, puts on his military cap, and stands in front of the mirror to draw back and forth.
After understanding the child's mind, Liu Zhensan often takes Liu Zixu to the training ground to watch the soldiers train. Liu Zixu tirelessly followed the soldiers around, often staying for most of the day.
Perhaps because of this experience, Liu Zixu showed excellent athletic talent from an early age. From kindergarten to primary school, whenever there is a sports meeting, he often takes the first place and breaks several school records.
In 2005, Liu Zixu (right) was named "Excellent Progressive Student".
"The way he runs is particularly natural and unrestrained, and his eyes are full of energy. At that time, we joked that he might be a champion in the future. " Cindy Wei, Liu Zixu's former primary school math teacher, recalled. On one occasion, the school organized a "three jumps" sports meeting, and Liu Zixu reported seven events in one breath. Seeing a boy in another class skipping faster than himself, he practiced for half an hour after each class and then went home. Later, he got the first prize as he wished.
"He said that only by being strict with yourself at all times can you become an excellent soldier in the future." Mom Qiu recalled.
Joining the army as a soldier is Liu Zixu's childhood dream. He has been working hard towards this dream.
However, fate is uncertain. One day at the end of May 2008, a sudden car accident completely changed Liu Zixu's life track. In order to survive, he can only choose amputation.
"I can't be a soldier anymore, and I can't do sports." Lying in the hospital bed, Liu is desperate.
Dispel the haze with love
The dream I have been fighting for is shattered, but life goes on.
Serina Liu and his wife turned their silent love for their children into a pair of invisible "crutches" and accompanied him to move on. "When the injury happened, in addition to taking him to recover, I pushed him out as soon as I was free, watching the scenery and telling him the story of Pavel Colta King and the story of the older generation of revolutionary heroes. Because of the education I received in the army and because the children agree with the identity of the soldiers, I can listen. "
On August 3rd, 2008, Kloc-0, Serina Liu and his wife pushed Liu Zixu to report to the school. The tenacity of the family deeply touched teachers and classmates. The school specially transferred Liu Zixu's class to the first floor, and the teacher also arranged a side seat for Liu Zixu. Every break, students always take the initiative to help him lift his wheelchair, and some students often wrestle with him and guess brain teasers.
Liu Zixu began to have a smile on his face.
Teachers in all subjects ask Liu Zixu like other children, but they care about his growth without expression. Once the title of the composition was "The Fun of XX", and Liu Zixu wrote an article "The Fun of Imagination". The composition reveals his helplessness, pain and expectation after the accident. Teacher Ma Wenwen wrote in the comments: "The teacher understands you very well, and I hope you can constantly enrich yourself, enrich your heart and become stronger and stronger. We work together! "
Since then, Liu Zixu has been more serious in class and often handed in his homework in advance. Homework review has become a world of communication between horses and horses.
With everyone's meticulous care, Liu Zixu successfully completed primary school and entered junior high school.
Liu Zixu (second row, first from left) graduation photo Primary School.
The stadium is also a battlefield.
Caring from all sides restored Liu Zixu's confidence. And competitive sports made him regain his dream.
At the end of 20 13, Liu zixu, aged 16, was selected by the archery team of Shaanxi Disabled Persons' Federation and began his sports career.
"At that time, I practiced archery. Every time we went to pick him up, the other children left, leaving him to practice alone in the training ground." Speaking of this, my mother's eyes are full of pride.
Liu zixu's life photo.
In 20 17, with excellent physical fitness, Liu zixu officially joined the national cross-country skiing and biathlon training team for disabled people through selection.
Whether practicing archery or starting to practice ice and snow again, Liu Zixu has been working hard and seriously. "Only by unremitting efforts and spare no effort to move forward will we have the opportunity to stand at the peak." Liu Zixu said.
Fall in the snow again and again, then get up and continue training; My hands were frozen again and again, but I kept slipping. Although the sweat on his face and clothes was frozen into ice and thick frost formed on his eyelashes, Liu Zixu never complained and never stopped.
When he failed as a soldier, Liu Zixu regarded the stadium as his own battlefield.
In various competitions, Liu Zixu made continuous progress. On 2002112, Liu zixu won the first prize in biathlon in Nordic skiing European Cup disabled competition held in Finland, and was also qualified for the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing.
Part of Liu Zixu's award certificate.
On March 5, the boy who came out of the military compound finally realized his dream when he was young with unremitting efforts.
Text: Zhong Zizhou Rosenze
Photography: Liu Zhiqiang Liu Dezheng