Li_Yunfeng_(skier)

Li Yunfeng (skier)

Li Yunfeng (skier)

Chinese skiier and politician (b. 1988)


Li Yunfeng (Chinese: 李云峰; born 22 August 1988) is a Chinese skiing coach, politician, and former professional athlete of Korean ethnicity. Following an injury sustained during an accident in 2010, he retired from competitive alpine skiing and halfpipe snowboarding. He was a delegate to the 14th National People's Congress, held in 2023.[1]

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Athletic career

Li began alpine skiing professionally in 2001, at the encouragement of his father, Li Zhenxiong (李镇雄). By then Li had been training for two years; he was selected as a top contender by the Heilongjiang provincial ski team.[3] Later that year, Li switched to halfpipe snowboarding and won the national championship; he also finished third in the Asian championship.[4]

Li's father founded the Hegang alpine ski team in 1993; he was the team's first and only coach for nearly twenty years, until 2010.[3] An accident in 2010 left Li with injuries which prevented him from competing professionally. As a result, Li retired from professional competition and joined the Hegang alpine ski team as their second ever coach.[3] The team nicknamed Li and his father "Little Coach" / "Little Li" and "Big Coach" / "Old Li", respectively.[3][5]

The Chinese press credits Li's father with fostering several top athletes in the country.[5] For example, Li's father coached the local snowboarder and 2018 Winter Olympics silver medalist Liu Jiayu.[6]

Political career

Li attended the 14th National People's Congress held in 2023 as a delegate for Heilongjiang. He proposed increasing the size of China's national teams in winter sports[7][8] and implementing the training methods of his home city at the national level. He suggested that the governments of wealthier cities in South China could provide financial support for such endeavors.[9][10]


References

  1. "제14기 전국인민대표대회 조선족 대표". Yanbian Radio TV Net (연변라지오TV넷) (in Korean). 2023-03-05.
  2. "鹤岗高山滑雪"教父"李镇雄". Sohu (in Chinese). 2022-01-24. 2001年,儿子李云峰加入滑雪队,先后获得全国冠军和亚洲第三的好成绩。
  3. "这里有个高山滑雪后备人才基地". 黑龙江新闻网 (in Chinese). 2022-02-23.
  4. 董, 云平; 李, 淅; 郭, 铭华; 杨, 镭 (2023-03-13). "两会热点 龙江担当|后冬奥时代加快冰雪体育产业化". 黑龙江新闻网 (in Chinese). 李云峰认为,在冰雪体育产业人才建设体系中,壮大冰雪竞技运动员队伍尤为重要。
  5. "全国人大代表、鹤岗高山滑雪教练员"李云峰":第一时间宣讲两会精神,奔赴雪场指导滑雪训练". Sohu (in Chinese). 2023-03-18. 在十四届全国人大一次会议上,李云峰提交的建议正是与青少年雪上后备人才建设有关。
  6. "两会代表热议三大体育议题:体教融合、冬奥遗产、振兴三大球". Sohu (in Chinese). 2023-03-10. 李云峰认为,黑龙江省有国内高水平的教练员团队和科学方法,南方一些城市拥有资金优势,可以提供相应科研保障和训练经费,双方可以共建青少年雪上人才后备基地。

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