What is the most important thing in a big competition? At the 2022 Winter Games, some Olympians gave us their answers. When the Japanese figure skater（花样滑冰运动员）Yuzuru Hanyu（羽生结弦）1to Beijing, he hoped to become the world's first man to complete a "4 Axel". This had been his dream2he was a kid. The "4 Axel" jump3the hardest move in figure skating, it4also bring danger to skaters even in practice.
The big day came on February 10. Twenty seconds into his free skate, Hanyu almost completed his "4 Axel" jump.5, when his right foot touched down, he was off-balance and fell on the ice. He got a score of 188.06, then points short of the podium（领奖台）. Although it was a6result, he still showed up with a smile, "I have nothing left7," he said to him, the most important thing in the competition was to try to give8performance he could.
Similarly, China's Jin Boyang had no regrets, even though he walked away from the stadium9a medal, either. At the men's short program on February 8, he ended up in eleventh place among the 30 competitors. Two days later, at the men's figure skating,10cool he was! He created11personal best score. Compared to his younger self, Jin had become more confident and more strong-minded. To Jin,12over himself to become a better skater was the most important thing in the competition.
Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee（国际奥委会）, famously said, "The important thing in life is not to win but to complete." Life itself at times feels like13competition. You may not always be the winner, but as long as you14in an effort to overcome15, you are sure to be a medalist.
