After winning a precious silver medal at the 2006 Turin(都灵) Winter Olympics, pairs skater Zhang Dan became a household name in China and    1    (continue) to work in the sport since retiring from competition.

With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics    2     (draw) near, the country is starting    3    exciting newera in its winter sports journey, of which Zhang Dan feels surely proud.

“    4    (final), this year, we have this wonderful opportunity    5    (host) the Beijing Winter Olympics. As a part of the Chinese ice and snow sports community, I’m so proud and excited to welcome the    6    (arrive) of Beijing 2022. I have witnessed China’s winter sports go from strength to strength through the years,” said Zhang Dan.

The most memorable moment of Zhang Dan’s career could     7    (consider) a perfect representation of the Olympic spirit.

Partnering with Zhang Hao at the 2006 Turin Games, Zhang Dan injured     8    (she) in a fall as the pair narrowly failed to do a quadruple salchow (四周抛跳), a jump    9    had never before been landed in competition. Rather than quitting, however, Zhang Dan skated through the pain to finish the program and won the silver medal.

Zhang Dan notes that experience has had a huge influence     10    her life. encouraging her to “be braver and directly face any difficulties with that Olympic spirit”. Now she hopes her story can inspire China’s young athletes at Beijing 2022.

Irene Schouten did what most people expected of     1     (she) at the Olympics: winning gold for the Netherlands at Beijing 2022.

But the speed skater was not satisfied     2     just being an Olympic champion. She quickly and       3     (elegant) established her position as the queen of the Ice Ribbon with three gold medals and a bronze (铜牌).

It has been a busy period for the Dutch star     4     had her days fully occupied (被占用) between training     5     skating in Beijing. She has also been busy     6     (plan) for her upcoming wedding.

Here is something you should know about Irene Schouten who won the first and last speed skating     7     (event) in Beijing.

Schouten let out a scream (尖叫) and threw her hands in the air as she crossed the finish line of the women’s mass start. Her     8     (three) gold medal at Beijing 2022 was hard-earned. It was worth all the effort. A natural-born long-distance skater, Schouten started skating when she was 8. Watching her first Olympics, Salt Lake 2002, she     9     (attract) by Gretha Smit’s silver winning moment in the 5000m.

That Olympic moment encouraged her interest in the long-distance races in speed skating. “When I was young, I had a strong wish     10     (win) Olympic gold and now I have it,” she said after her 5000m gold in Beijing.

With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games underway, Wang Meng,     1     four-time short track speed, skating Olympic champion and head coach of speed skating national team, is once again winning waves of hurrahs(欢呼声)from millions of Chinese     2    (viewer). But this time, the praise is not for her excellent show on the ice,     3     on the microphone as she delivers passionate,     4    (humor) and unique commentary on the events.

Paired with Huang Jianxiang, a popular Chinese sports commentator, Wang, one of China’s most decorated Olympic athletes,     5    (start) her commentary career on the first day of the short track speed skating competition via Migu, a branch of China Mobile that provides digital content and     6    (relate) services.

When skater Wu Dajing crossed the finish line and was waiting for the final result, Wang slapped the table and roared: “My eyes are     7     rulers. I’m sure China has won!”

During the race, Wang, from Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province,     8    (bare) sat down. She jumped up and down, waved her arms and cheered for the Chinese team. Her comment quickly became a catchphrase on Chinese social media,     9    (help) the 37-year-old attract even more fans.

She encouraged each team member and called them by their nicknames,     10     led to her receiving countless thumbs-ups and laughs on Migu.