Chengdu Universiade ｜ ＂Popsicle＂ Li Bingjie： March steadily at its own pace.

　　Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, August 4th (Reporter Ma Sijia, Yao Youming, Geng Huihuang): The stroke was graceful and easy. Li Bingjie rode away from the second runner in the second half and won the women's 1500m freestyle gold medal at the Chengdu Universiade on the 4th with an absolute advantage of 16 minutes, 18 seconds and 48 seconds.

　　The 1500m freestyle is extremely exhausting, and many competitors are even unable to be interviewed after the race. However, Li Bingjie only rested for less than two hours after the race, and joined hands with teammates Liu Yaxin, Inoue Beihua and Zhang Yufei to win the women's 4X200 freestyle relay gold medal. As the last stick, she expanded the advantage created by Zhang Yufei in the third stick and won the gold medal for China team.

　　On August 4th, Li Bingjie was in the women's 1500m freestyle final. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Long photo

　　"In fact (when swimming in the 1500m freestyle), it is better to guarantee this gold medal first, and at the same time save strength for the relay behind. I never thought I would lose the relay gold medal. We have to win this gold medal. " Li Bingjie said after the game.

　　At the recently concluded Fukuoka Swimming World Championships, Li Bingjie won the women's 800m freestyle silver medal, 1500m freestyle bronze medal and 4X200 freestyle relay bronze medal. As a "talented girl" in middle and long distance swimming, no matter how fast her opponent is, Li Bingjie always maintains her own characteristics: stable and efficient stroke, and the second half is steadily accelerated.

　　"I made mistakes in rhythm control before, and I was taken away by the rhythm of others in front, and I didn't adjust it back in the later stage. Because of the lessons of losing this game, now I mainly swim at my own pace. " Li Bingjie said that in life, she always follows her own rhythm and tries not to be influenced by the outside world.

　　The experience of falling from the peak to the bottom and climbing to a new peak tempered this Li Bingjie.

　　On August 4th, Li Bingjie was at the women's 1500m freestyle medal ceremony. Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Weishe

　　In 2017, 15-year-old Li Bingjie was born at the Budapest Swimming World Championships, winning the bronze medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle and the silver medal in the 800-meter freestyle in one fell swoop, breaking the Asian record and winning four gold medals at the Tianjin National Games. In the Asian Games in Jakarta in 2018, she won two gold medals, but then she fell to the bottom: she couldn't find a suitable training method, her grades fell, but she suffered from injuries. When she was confused and painful, she thought about retreating and going home ...

　　In 2019, she took the shuttle bus and wore headphones, passing by the Budapest Swimming Hall, which witnessed the glorious moment of her career-"this is the place where the dream began".

　　Encouraged by her relatives and friends, she resumed hard training and finally won her first Olympic gold medal in the women's 4X200 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympic Games, reaching the peak again. In 2022, she won the women's 400-meter freestyle final with a score of 3 minutes 51.30 seconds, breaking the short-course world record. After the game, she sent a message to Weibo to celebrate, and Zhang Yufei left a message in the comment area: "It has to be our popsicle".

　　On July 29th, 2021, China players Yang Junxuan, Tang Muhan, Zhang Yufei and Li Bingjie (from left to right) were at the award ceremony. On the same day, in the women's 4X200 freestyle relay final of Tokyo Olympic Games, China broke the world record and won the championship. Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Changshe

　　Once depressed, once injured by tears, unforgettable 100 laps of track and field, unforgettable 20,000-meter freestyle training, crying and running in the snow, eating steamed buns in the cold swimming pool ... In the dynamics of Weibo, Li Bingjie, those difficult moments that never gave up made her calm, strong and gentle.

　　Today, at the age of 21, she not only has a stable spiritual core, but also often provides technical guidance and "psychological massage" for young players.

　　"That experience has greatly changed my spiritual world and made me clear my goals." Li Bingjie said. Now, her primary goal is to narrow the distance with the idol and American star Ledecky in the world competition before the Paris Olympic Games, and to achieve a new breakthrough in Paris.

　　As a typical Pisces, Li Bingjie is versatile, playing the piano, playing the guitar, drawing, and learning Chinese characters ... She is also like her peers in idolize, chasing Zhang Linghe and Ledecky. Zhang Linghe is printed on the mobile phone case, and Ledecky is engraved in his heart.

　　Those who failed to defeat Li Bingjie made her stronger after all.