In the women's balance beam final of gymnastics at the Paris Olympic Games, Chinese athlete Zhou Yaqin won the silver medal. Recently, this girl from Hengyang unexpectedly became popular because of her cute expression when receiving an award, and became a "top trend" on foreign social platforms. Some foreign netizens even drew hand-drawn pictures for her. On domestic social platforms, there are also many people who want to take over the career fortune of the "Queen of Piano".
▲On August 5, Chinese player Zhou Yaqin competed in the balance beam competition. Picture/Xinhua News Agency
was so cute that the audience was stunned!
Zhou Yaqin’s reaction to receiving the award went viral
html On August 5, in the women’s balance beam final of the Paris Olympics gymnastics, Chinese player Zhou Yaqin won the silver medal. At the awards ceremony after the game, a cute scene happened: Zhou Yaqin, who was participating in the Olympics for the first time, secretly spotted two Italian athletes around her biting their medals, so she followed suit and stuffed the silver medal into her mouth. But while everyone else was nibbling on their medals, she looked like she was eating them.
▲Picture/Migu video
Zhou Yaqin's cute move quickly became popular, not only triggering heated discussions among domestic netizens, but also being reported by BBC and others.
Some foreign netizens were attracted by Zhou Yaqin and made this cute scene into a hand-painted emoticon package, which received a lot of reposts. Even the two Italian contestants D'Amato and Esposito who received the award with Zhou Yaqin also Forwarded.
Netizens who were made cute said that Zhou Yaqin is so sweet and cute. This is one of the best moments of this Olympic Games. They want to tell Zhou Yaqin that the whole world loves her. Some netizens said that Zhou Yaqin won the gold medal in the Cutest People Olympics!
"Queen" never returns empty-handed?
Zhou Yaqin has luck and strength
On domestic social platforms, Zhou Yaqin also gained a large number of fans because of her straightforwardness, cuteness and outstanding strength. These fans gave Zhou Yaqin the nickname "Queen Qin". Firstly, many fans think that she is very confident in the balance beam event, and she completes it very well every time and has her own unique aura; secondly, because It is said that Zhou Yaqin never returns empty-handed from competitions, and fans think she has unique career luck.
▲Picture/Netizen @momo
In the women's balance beam final of competitive gymnastics, Zhou Yaqin, who was the first to appear, made a mistake on the armrest and scored 14.100 points. Just when everyone thought she was going to miss the medal, 5 of the 7 players who appeared after Zhou Yaqin fell off wood or shook significantly. Among them, the favorite to win the championship, American star Biles made a mistake and dropped his equipment, ranking only in third place. five. In the end, Zhou Yaqin won the runner-up. After the game, fans said: Some people are destined to win medals!
Some netizens do not agree that Zhou Yaqin is "lucky", saying that Zhou Yaqin has the ability to compete for gold medals, and the balance beam competition is also the gymnastics event with the most accidents.
Zhou Yaqin said in an interview after the game: "The wood is relatively round as a whole, because the sides are soft, so it is easy to fall. Then when you pick up the wood and do the movements, it is not easy to do, so many difficult tasks are actually difficult. Not easy to adjust.”
▲On August 5, Chinese player Zhou Yaqin competed in the balance beam competition. Photo/Xinhua News Agency
Zhou Yaqin, who was born in 2005, was not a talented girl who attracted much attention since she was a child. She was not selected for the Chinese gymnastics national team until she was 17 years old, which was later than other peers.
At the 2023 Antwerp Gymnastics World Championships, Zhou Yaqin had an amazing performance in her first world competition. In the balance beam final, she only lost 0.1 points to Biles, known as the "Queen of Gymnastics", and won the runner-up. In the floor exercise, she also advanced to the finals and won the title of China in recent years. The best result of this event for the women's gymnastics team.
On February 26, 2024, at the Gymnastics World Cup Cottbus Station, Zhou Yaqin performed well and won two gold medals in floor exercise and balance beam in one day. On April 27, she won the third place in the women's individual all-around at the 2024 National Gymnastics Championships; on April 29, she won the women's balance beam finals at the 2024 National Gymnastics Championships.
After the gymnastics competition at the Paris Olympics, Zhou Yaqin posted on Weibo: "Although I still have regrets, this regret may become the motivation for my future growth." I hope "Queen Qin" will continue to work hard and dominate the competition!
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Zhou Dun comprehensive report
