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U-Jessie Diggins ufuna ukwabelana ngomuzwa wakhe wendondo yegolide
2022-02-21
Lapho u-Jessie Diggins ewela umugqa wokuqala ePyeongchang, wabonisa isizukulwane esisha sabashushuluzi okwakungenzeka.Eminyakeni emine kamuva, wabasiza ukuba bajahe umuzwa ofanayo. Kuma-Olympics Wasebusika ka-2018, u-Jessie Diggins wawina indondo yakhe yokuqala yase-US yokushushuluza kusukela ngo-1976.Isikweletu... UKim Raff we-The New York Times PARK CITY, Utah - Eminyakeni emine edlule, ngelinye ilanga ekuseni ngasekupheleni kukaFebruwari, u-Gus Schumacher wavuka ngokushesha ngabona inothi unina alishiye kukhompyutha yakhe. USchumacher wayazi ukuthi imuphi umjaho umama wakhe ayebhekisela kuwo: iqembu labesifazane eligijimayo kuma-Olympics ka-2018 ePyeongchang, eSouth Korea. Umjaho wenzeka elele, kodwa uSchumacher, umshwibi ochwepheshile wokushushuluza ezweni, wenze njengoba ayetsheliwe. Ebumnyameni base-Alaska, lapho ebona u-Jesse Deakins ethatha igolide leqembu lakhe ngokuqhuma nangejubane ekujikeni kokugcina eNingizimu Korea—indondo yokuqala yase-US yokushushuluza ezweni kusukela ngo-1976—yonke into Njengomgijimi oqhudelanayo, wacabangela ikusasa lakhe. "Nakanjani kuwushintshile umqondo wami," kusho uSchumacher, oneminyaka engu-21 ubudala, umsubathi we-Olympic Olympian yaseBeijing. Ngaleyo ndlela, uthi, iphupho lakhe lokuncintisana nabashwibi abahamba phambili emhlabeni libukeka lingenakwenzeka. zihamba kahle, nawe ungakwenza lokho futhi akumina ngedwa ocabanga kanjalo." Abasubathi baseMelika sebewine izindondo ezingaphezu kuka-300 kuma-Winter Olympics. Bambalwa, nokho, abaye baba nomthelela omkhulu eqenjini laseMelika njengoba uDeakins oneminyaka engu-30 ubudala kanye nozakwabo osethathe umhlalaphansi u-Kikkan Randle bawina eminyakeni emine edlule. emashumini eminyaka, abashushululi baseMelika abanqamula izwe basalele emuva kakhulu kwabaqhudelana nabo baseScandinavia.Manje, kusiqeshana sevidiyo esifushane, bobabili bayabona ukuthi ukukhuphuka phezulu kungenzeka. “Kuyo yonke le minyaka silindile, silindele okuthile, bese kwenzeka into enkulu,” kusho uKevin Bolger, elinye ilungu leTeam USA eBeijing. Indondo isalokhu iyisikhathi sokuthinta esiphawula ingaphambili nangemuva leqembu.Ngaphezu kokuguqula umbono womhlaba wabashwibi abaningi baseMelika, ukunqoba kunike u-Diggins indima eyivelakancane kumsubathi wesifazane: njengokaputeni weqembu kwabesilisa nabesifazane. iqembu kanye neqhaza lakhe eliphambili kwezemidlalo e-United States. umholi.isimo. Ungumdlali wokushwiba eqhweni ohlela imisebenzi yokwakha iqembu ngesikhathi sekamu lokuqeqesha, njengokubuka i-"The Great British Bake Off" noma ividiyo ka-Bob Ross ngobusuku beqembu lokudweba, noma ukuhlela umdanso welinye iqembu. Uyena ozophendula imibuzo yozakwabo mayelana nokuqeqeshwa. nempilo kusekethe yeNdebe Yomhlaba. Ungumfundi ophumelele abafana nabesifazane abasha ngokufanayo abafuna ukumlingisa, futhi izikhulu zenhlangano yezokushushuluza eqhweni zifuna ukuthola ukwesekwa okwengeziwe kwawo wonke umuntu. "Ngifuna ukubheka emuva emsebenzini wami hhayi nje ukuthi, 'Angimuhle yini?'" kusho uDeakins engxoxweni yakamuva endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi esikhungweni sokuqeqesha se-American Ski and Snowboard Association's Utah, lapho ubude bamafithi ayi-10. ifulege lakhe emapulangeni."Ngingathi ngisebenzise isikhathi sami ngobuhlakani. Ngisize ukuthuthukisa isiko lokushushuluza e-America. Ngisize ekuthuthukiseni umdlalo. Ngisize iqembu ukuthi likhule." U-Deakins, ozacile ongu-5-foot-4 onamehlo aqhakazile nokumamatheka okuthathelwanayo, ubengahlosile ukudlala indima enkulu kangaka. Kodwa angakwazi ukubekezela, ikakhulukazi lapho enxenxa umfelandawonye wakhe ukuthola uhlobo loxhaso - lwezezimali nokunye - ukuthi kanye nozakwabo bathi badinga ukuncintisana namaqembu axhaswe kangcono ngemali. NgoMgqibelo, u-Deakins uqale umcimbi wakhe we-biathlon wabesifazane we-15K e-Beijing, i-half classical ne-half freestyle. Wayekhathazwa yizinsuku zokuqala zomsebenzi wakhe, lapho isabelomali seqembu lesizwe laseYurophu sokushushuluza sidlula isabelomali sonke seqembu lase-US elinqamula izwe. ukuvumela ozakwabo abanoxhaso olunemali encane ukuthi bagxile ekuqeqesheni esikhundleni semisebenzi yesibili. Uphinde wawina okuningi, okwamsiza ngempela izwi lakhe. UDeakins wawina indondo yegolide yokuqala yobungqwele bomhlaba ngo-2013. Kusukela lapho, usenqobe izicoco zeNdebe Yomhlaba ezi-3 nezili-12. Ngesizini edlule, ube ngowesifazane wokuqala waseMelika ukunqoba iCross. INdebe Yomhlaba Yezwe iyonke. Isikhundla esiyingqayizivele sika-Deakins ku-Team USA singase futhi sihlobene nokusetshenziswa kweqembu kanye nezibalo zabantu. Njengoba ukusebenza kwakhe eminyakeni yamuva nje kuqala ukuphakama, omakadebona abambalwa eqenjini bayeka. Ngokungazelele, u-Deakins wayengeyena nje umshushuluzi ophumelele kakhulu eqenjini, kodwa futhi omunye wabanolwazi kakhulu. Futhi, njengoba cishe yonke imidlalo yeNdebe Yomhlaba idlalwa phesheya kwezilwandle, abesilisa nabesifazane beqembu bahlala, bayadla, baqeqeshe, bahambe futhi badlale ndawonye phakathi kukaNovemba noMashi unyaka ngamunye. iqembu elaliyiqembu le-ski kanye nomndeni wakwaPartridge. Eminyakeni yakamuva, abesilisa eqenjini abangakadlali ezingeni lika-Diggins nabanye ozakwabo besifazane baye baqaphela indlela u-Diggins nabanye besifazane ababeka phambili ngayo ukusizana. Lokhu kungase kube lula njengokuqinisekisa ukuthi ufika ngesikhathi, noma ukupakisha ukudla kwasemini kozakwethu okufanele ahlolwe igazi ekuseni.Kodwa ukwethembana kungase futhi kuhilele ukuziphatha okuguquguqukayo okwengeziwe: ukukhuthaza umshushuluzi ukuthi abe nosuku olubi, noma ukugubha umuntu onosuku oluhle, ngisho noma ungenalo. “UJesse wayehlale ethi izindondo zama-Olympic ngezawo wonke umuntu,” kusho uBolger, uchwepheshe wokugijima oneminyaka engu-28 oseneqembu lesizwe eminyakeni emithathu edlule. Akekho onaka u-Diggins kuno-Julia Kern oneminyaka engu-24 ubudala, owaya eDartmouth ngesizini edlule ukuze azohlala noDiggins e-Europe futhi aziqeqeshe noDiggins eVermont.Eminyakeni emine edlule, uKern wayedlala umqhudelwano osezingeni eliphansi I-Germany ngenkathi u-Deakins no-Randall bewina igolide e-Pyeongchang.Yena nozakwabo bahlehlisa izikhathi zokuqeqesha ukuze babukele umdlalo bukhoma, base beqhosha kuwo wonke umuntu ayekhuluma naye ngalobo busuku. Lapho uKern eqala ukuhlangana noDeakins, wathi, wayenelukuluku lokwazi izithako zesoso yakhe eyimfihlo.Ngemva kokuhlala noDiggins, uKern waqaphela ngokushesha ukuthi kwakungeyona imfihlo: UDiggins, wathi, wadla kahle, walala kahle, waziqeqesha kanzima, futhi wenza. ayekudinga ukuze abuyele ekuzilolongeni kwakhe okulandelayo.Ube esevuka akwenze njalo usuku nosuku, ekholelwa ukuthi umsebenzi wokudala indondo yakhe yegolide ngelinye ilanga uyothela enye. Impumelelo yakhe ilethe okulindelwe okuphezulu nezingcindezi ezintsha.U-Deakins ulawula lokhu ngokulungiselela ngokwengqondo, ngokomzimba, nangokwezobuchwepheshe: amahora amaningi okubuka amavidiyo, izikhathi zokuqeqesha ezinesikhathi ukuze athuthukise indlela yakhe yakudala yokushushuluza, nokulwela ukuba umshushuluzi oqinile wanxa zonke. Useqalile ukuzindla ukuze akwazi ukuzola futhi ehlise ukushaya kwenhliziyo yakhe ngaphambi komjaho.Uphinde wacija ikhono lakhe lokubona ngeso lengqondo ukuze avale amehlo akhe futhi abone yonke indawo ye-Olympic Stadium eyakhelwe egqumeni elijezisayo e-Yanqing. Nokho uyazi ukuthi ama-Olympics angaba nonya kangakanani.Iphutha elilodwa, iphutha elilodwa, kungaba umehluko phakathi kokuwina nokuqeda amabanga amade ezinkundleni zokwenza ama-career nama-legends.Wathi, angakwenza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukulungele ukuwela. entanjeni engenawo amandla, ecwile ngokuphelele "emhumeni wobuhlungu." Yilokho uScott Patterson, oseneminyaka engaphezu kweshumi eziqeqesha no-Diggins, akukhumbulayo ekubona e-Diggins eminyakeni emine edlule. .Empeleni bagubhe isikhathi eside kwaze kwadingeka ukuthi izikhulu zenkundla zixoshe abaseMelika ukuze baqale umdlalo olandelayo. Ezinsukwini ezintathu kamuva, lapho uPatterson ehlela umjaho wama-Olympic wamakhilomitha angu-50, wathi umcabango wawulokhu uphuphuma engqondweni yakhe: Abesifazane bakwenzile. Manje leli yithuba lami. Izehlakalo zalelo sonto, kanye nobuholi u-Diggins abukhombisile kusukela lapho, baphinde badala umhlaba lapho abashushululi be-American cross-country bazi ukuthi bangaba abahamba phambili esiteji esikhulu kunazo zonke.