Xinhua News Agency, Russia, March 7 (reporter Li Linhai, Xu Zheng, Lin Deren) he Yuyu had the five-starred red flag printed on his face, holding a sign cheering for the Chinese team in his hand. A greeting on the banner “here comes, the elder sister” made the players on the court feel very kind.
At noon on the 6th local time, the women’s ice hockey match of the 29th World University Winter Games China against Japan was held in Japan. On the 5th, He Yuyu, a foreign student from the National Normal University, made a cheer banner for the Chinese team with his classmates.
“We have many alternatives, but many students are from the northeast, and the players on the court are mainly from the northeast. We chose this sentence. Don’t you think it is particularly kind? I hope the team members can feel the enthusiasm of local students.” He Yuyu said happily.
For several days in a row, the Chinese women’s ice hockey team played unsatisfactory. The first game on the 1st lost to Canada at 0:10; The game with Switzerland on the 4th had a turn, with 3:0 beat the other side; In the match with Japan on the 6th, the Chinese team adopted the strategy of focusing on defense, and finally failed at 1:5.
The hockey player Fu Kexin came from Harbin Institute of Physical Education. Before playing, he was very excited to see so many Chinese cheering for the team. “In a place so far away from home, seeing Chinese students studying abroad and local Chinese cheering for us, there was a kind of unspeakable joy, saying, ‘here comes, sister ‘Let me have the feeling of coming to Chinese neighbors to talk.” Fu Kexin said.
On the same day, Li Huan stopped his business and came to the scene early to cheer for the Chinese team. Li Huan, a 30-year-old hometown in Harbin, is doing fruit and vegetable business in the local Oriental Market. She proudly told the reporter: “In fact, most of the vegetables we sell, such as tomatoes, color pepper and cucumbers are both from Shouguang, Shandong province, China, and some of them were shipped from Mudanjiang, their hometown.”
“The local people’s diet is mainly Western food. We got used to it for a long time when we first arrived. I don’t know if our team members can get used to it. I really want to steam some rice for them, make some big stews from my hometown. After eating them, they will also have fun in the competition.” Li Huan said.
About 20 minutes’ drive from the competition venue is the local Oriental market of China, where many local Chinese started their clothing business. The business of Chinese restaurants around the market is booming. Seeing Li Huan, Xue Yanli, who was older than her and was doing business in the local area, shouted “coming, old sister”.
Some young people cheer for the team members in a more “trendy way”. Foreign student Teng Lei learned the word “plate” from TikTok. When facing Japan, when the players attacked each other, they would definitely shout “fast plate her, come on and score!” Other Chinese students have been shouting, “Come on, little sisters!”
Wang Jianye, the coach of the women’s ice hockey team, said: “After the game, when the players bowed to the audience and thanked them on the court, the local Chinese shouted out” I love you, China “and let’s listen to the surging heart, tears filled my eyes. No matter where we are, it is the strength of our motherland that gives us more confidence and strength.”