With International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach’s applause and the cheers from the audience, China’s 18-year-old freestyle skier Gu Ailing (谷爱凌),     1     hands on her head and a look of great excitement,     2    (obtain) the gold medal of the women’s freeski big air final at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

The win is a historic    3     (achieve) as Gu is China’s first women’s Olympic gold medal     4     (win) on snow sports. “This is the best moment in my life, and moments like this make everything so worthy,” Gu said to an interviewer and she expressed her sincere gratitude to the home audience for    5     (they) huge support. Gu is also    6     (talent) in her studies. She completed American high school courses ahead as the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games neared. Gu scored 1580 out of 1600 in SAT and     7     (admit) to Stanford University.

“Every time I see her on TV, she is confident and optimistic, her face shining with joy,     8     is really inspiring to us,” said a Weibo user. Some netizens said she is a perfect image that could not even be designed in a movie.

More and more people grow quite fond of Gu , a girl who enjoys eating dumplings and roast Beijing duck,     9     (especial) when they found out that Gu speaks Mandarin with     10     Beijing accent.

Stephen Curry, the son of the famous basketball star Dell Curry, is also a well-known NBA basketball player in the world. He spent his childhood years     1     (practise) basketball on the     2     (mud) basketball court. However, the poor conditions helped     3     (he) develop his own playing style. He also learnt to be     4     (create) and flexible as a player. Nonetheless, for many people, it seemed unlikely that Stephen would be     5     great basketball player, because he was too short, too thin and too weak     6     follow in his father’s     7     (footstep). Despite this, Stephen never gave up, and ended up     8     (play) college ball at Davidson College, not too far from where he lived.     9     (select) for the NBA in2009, he became a member of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. In 2015, he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. Stephen achieved his dream through self-belief, hard work, perseverance     10    some help from an old hoop. He has proved that anything is possible as long as you try your best to do it.

On August 5, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, Quan Hongchan perfomed two dives that received perfect scores by all seven judges on     1     way to winning the gold medal in the women’s 10-meterplat-form final.

Quan from a small village in South China’s Guangdong Province,     2     finally won the 10-meter platform title in the women’s 10-meter platform diving, became the second-youngest Chinese gold     3     (medal) in the event at the Olympics after Fu Mingxia took home the top prize in 1992 at just 13 years old. Quan, who scored a total of 466.20, also     4     (break) the previous record in the event. Two of Quan’s five dives in the five-round     5     (compete) earned 10s across the board, and another one of her dives received six 10s and one 9.5. But since the rules of diving called for the two     6     (high) and two lowest scores to be abandoned to arrive at the final score, it was     7     (effective) a third perfect dive.

Quan entered the sport in 2014, later     8     (join) a club in China’s Guangdong Province. The reason why Quan chose to become     9     athlete was heartbreaking---she wanted to win prizes as early as possible     10     (help) her seriously ill mother.

Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in the history of the basketball game,     1    life is a legend. In 2008, Kobe Bryant    2    (name) Most Valuable Player and carried his team the Lakers to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Boston Celtics.     3    , his team won the titles   in the following two years. In 2015, he made an announcement    4     he would retire at the end of the season. After retirement he soon    5    (seek) the best in other fields. His film Dear Basketball led to the unexpected sight of Bryant    6    (accept) an Oscar award.

On January 26, 2020, Bryant’s helicopter crashed in the Los Angeles suburb. Nine people     7     board, including Bryant and his daughter Gigi died. “We are completely devastated by the sudden     8     (lose) of my adoring husband and my loving,     9     (thought) and sweet Gigi.” His wife Vanessa said. “There aren’t enough words to describe our pain right now. I take comfort in knowing that Kobe and Gigi both knew that    10     were so deeply loved. We were so incredibly blessed to have them in our lives. I wish they were here with us forever.”

The only thing that is cooler than breaking a Guinness World Record is breaking the record set by yourself. That’s exactly     1     gymnast Ashley Watson did on GWR (Guinness World Records) Day.

    2     (hold) every year in November, GWR Day is all about celebrating current world records and encouraging others to test their skills by breaking     3     (they) own. In 2018, Ashley did just that with the farthest backflip (后空翻) between two horizontal bars (单杠) at     4     distance of 5.87 meters.

Yet even with Ashley’s impressive skills, attempting to break his record     5     (be) no simple task. After three years spent     6     (train) hard for November 17, 2021, his big moment finally arrived.

The audience surrounding him as he began his attempt remained fairly quiet, the     7     (weigh) of the moment heavy in the air. Then, Ashley began spinning in the air and his hands extended to grab onto the bars just     8     his reach. Cheers began to erupt as Ashley succeeded in holding onto the bars and sticking his landing after 6 meters.

“Seeing Ashley achieve this record was     9     (true) amazing,” said Alan Pixley, a GWR judge. “Ashley and all of this year’s Guinness World Records title holders are an example of how your skills and strengths can lead you     10    (become) officially amazing.”

History has been written by Eileen Gu, and not only once. In just 24 hours, the Chinese teenage skier swept three medals,     1     (include) two golds, in three events at her first X-Games — a feat accomplished by no rookie in the event’s 25-year history.

Just about one year before the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, the 17-year-old rising star has fixed her eyes     2     winning golds on home snow and     3     will be no surprise that Gu makes the next Chinese sports icon if she could continue such great momentum.

Speaking fluent Mandarin and English, the California-born girl switched     4     (nation) from the US to China, her mother’s home country, in 2019, which allowed her     5     (represent) China in international     6     (compete) since then.

One reason to make the decision is no doubt her “deep connection” with China. “When I was a child, many people called me a Beijing girl because they said I speak Mandarin with a strong Beijing accent,” Gu said in     7     interview with Xinhua recently. “Every time I went to China, no matter to Beijing or Shanghai, I got a feeling like back home.”

But she has one greater ambition as a Chinese skier: to encourage more people in China to get to know and participate in the sport     8     may not be so popular in the country before.

    9     makes a professional athlete also a top student in the classroom? Gu concluded that her secrets are “passion, focus and balance.”

“I’m not skiing just for the Olympic Games. I’m skiing for my passion for the sport. I started skiing at a young age because I love the feeling of snow.     10     when you do the things you have passion for can you put all your heart into that,” said Gu.

Ten years ago, Qieyang Shijie gained the honor of being the first Tibetan athlete     1     (win) an Olympic medal after claiming a bronze in the women’s 20km race walking at the 2012 London Olympics. She is now ready to turn that medal into gold after three Russian athletes had     2     (they) results overturned owing to doping (服兴奋剂).

The Athletics Integrity Unit said on Monday that race walker Yelena Lashmanova had been stripped (剥夺) of her Olympic gold medal for the event. In 2016, Olga Kaniskina, who won the silver medal, also had her results canceled because of doping.

The International Olympic Committee     3     (official) changed the results based on the     4     (punish) in June 2020, elevating Qieyang Shijie to silver medalist, and her fellow teammates Liu Hong to third place and Lyu Xiuzhi to fourth. Monday’s placings still need confirmation by the IOC and World Athletics.

After hearing the news, Qieyang Shijie thought it was     5     (surprise) news and she expressed mixed feelings on her Sina Weibo microblog account. “It’s been 10 years. When     6     (inform) that I’d won the Olympic championship this way, I was both happy and sad,” she said. “I feel happy that I can become the champion in my heart. But I feel upset at     7     same time that I could not get the feeling of being a champion. I did not get the aura (气氛) of being an Olympic champion. Although the aura is temporary, I still want to have the aura of that moment. However, past is past.”

Qieyang Shijie,     8     birthplace is Qinghai province’s Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture (地区),     9     (select) to become a member of the national race walking team when she was 20 years old. She is now training in Italy     10     this year’s World Championships in July and the Asian Games in September.

The Lebanese ski coach Naim Fenianos made a name for himself in China after he     1    (spot) dancing at the athletes’ entrance ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Some compared him to Deng Chao, a popular star in China,     2     also likes to display interesting dance moves.

The 29-year-old coach, whose nickname is Nino, says he did not want to make     3     regular entrance during the opening ceremony. “I wanted to express,     4     my own way, the excitement and joy I felt for taking part in the Olympics,” he says.

Nino has been a ski coach for over three years now and could not be any     5    (happy) about his first experience at the biggest and most prestigious (有声望的) sports event in the world. He admires China’s perfect     6    (organize) of the Olympic Games and     7    (appreciate) the helpful and friendly volunteers. “The COVID-19 measures were absolutely perfect. We felt very safe and protected,” he notes.

“We need a budget to train for around eight to nine months every year in different parts of the world,” he says,     8    (add) that support is needed three to four years ahead of a big event for a Lebanese athlete to be able to be competitive.

Nino says his unique     9    (experience), as well as the friendly and warm atmosphere he felt in China, have encouraged him to revisit the country soon     10    (learn) more about its culture and people.

The ancient Chinese martial art(武术) tai chi has     1     (increasing) become popular among New Yorkers, thanks to the efforts         2     (make) by former world martial art champion Chen Sitan. From five-year-old kids to the elderly in their 70s, people from different cultural backgrounds in New York have been attracted to the martial art.

Chen started learning martial art at the age of six. By the age of 30 when he ended his athletic career, he     3     (win) 32 gold medals in Chinese and international competitions. After     4     (train) athletes in sports teams for several years, Chen decided to come to the United States in 2003     5     (bring) Chinese culture to more people around the world through tai chi. “Tai chi is not only about     6     (compete); it means much more,” said Chen. This gentle form of exercise helps keep     7     (strong) and balance, and can be     8     activity suitable for almost everyone.

Although tai chi is already getting popular in fast-paced New York City and neighboring areas, Chen is not satisfied     9     the achievements he has made. He is developing a training program through     10     his school could train more excellent teachers.

For followers of freestyle skiing and fashion alike, the buzz surrounding Winter Olympian Eileen Gu at this year’s Games has become     1     hit.

Gu’s gold-medal     2     (perform) in the competition pushed her into the global spotlight on Tuesday, sparking     3     a craze in China that social media platform Weibo crashed. But Gu has spent years establishing herself as both a top athlete and a     4     (huge) reliable model.

Having switched her sporting devotion     5     her mother’s home country in 2019, Gu has also got her place in Chinese TV ads. JD. com is among the famous brands that she     6     (model) for in recent months. In fact, she arrived in Beijing with more than 20 commercial partnerships,     7     (range) from Beats to Cadillac.

“The fashion world has helped balance my training,” Gu said. “Just like skiing, modeling     8     (require) creativity, confidence and the ability     9     (learn) and adapt. The transition between modeling and skiing becomes a practice for each other,     10     helped me feel more motivated in each area.”