The stories between Chinese snowboard prodigy Su Yiming and Yasuhiro Sato - the Japanese coach Su is "most grateful to" - have hit the headlines in China this week after Su bagged one silver and one gold medals for China during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
中国单板滑雪神童苏翊鸣与佐藤康弘(苏翊鸣最感激的日本教练)之间的故事，在苏翊鸣在北京2022年冬奥会上为中国夺得一枚银牌和一枚金牌后，本周登上了中国媒体的头条。
"Happy eighteenth birthday! I love you...Congratulations on winning gold medal in BA Beijing 2022. You made history. It is an honor to ride towards the future together..." the birthday blessing said, noting that "Episode one is over. Superstar never rest. Training starts at 8:00 tomorrow. Let's go!"
“十八岁生日快乐!我爱你…祝贺你在2022年BA北京奥运会上获得金牌。你创造了历史。这是一种荣耀，我们一起骑向未来……”生日祝福写道，并注明“第一集结束了。巨星从不休息。明天八点开始训练。我们走吧!”
On Tuesday Su bagged gold in the men's snowboard big air final at 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing. It's the 6th gold and the 12th medal for Team China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, breaking the country's best record at previous Winter Games with the most gold and the most medals ever.
周二，在北京首钢举行的2022年冬奥会男子单板滑雪大空中项目决赛中，苏翊鸣获得金牌。这是中国代表团在2022年北京冬奥会上获得的第6枚金牌和第12枚奖牌，打破了中国在以往冬奥会上获得金牌和奖牌的最好纪录。
Su Yiming started to try snowboarding at the age of 4 under the leadership of his father, and he began to learn from Yasuhiro Sato at the age of 14. After studying with Yasuhiro Sato, Su Yiming made obvious progress and quickly emerged.
苏翊鸣4岁在父亲的带领下开始尝试单板滑雪，14岁开始师从佐藤康弘。在跟随佐藤康弘学习后，苏翊鸣进步明显，迅速崭露头角。
"I can feel that Su Yiming can bring something different. I think he is very smart, has a cheerful personality, and we have good communication, which is very important. He can listen to my requests carefully and humbly. Working hard to get it done, I can feel his desire from his state, which is great!" Sato said.
“我能感觉到苏翊鸣可以带来的一些不同。我认为他很聪明，性格开朗，而且我们有很好的沟通，这是非常重要的。他能认真且谦恭地倾听我的要求。努力付出，我能从他的状态中感受到他的渴望，这是伟大的!”，佐藤说。
When a reporter asked Su Yiming if he was a talented athlete, Yasuhiro Sato said unequivocally: "Yes, he is a talented athlete in my heart."After winning the championship, Su Yiming said that Yasuhiro Sato was a person who changed his life, and to the question of whether he would continue to be Su Yiming's coach in the future, Yasushiro Sato gave a clear answer: "If he needs, I will always be by his side. "
当记者问苏翊鸣是不是一个有天赋的运动员时，佐藤康弘毫不含糊地说:“是的，他在我心中是一个有天赋的运动员。”在赢得冠军后，苏翊鸣说佐藤康弘是一个改变了他人生的人。而对于他将来是否还会继续做苏翊鸣的教练的问题，佐藤康弘给出了明确的回答：“如果他需要，我会永远在他身边。”
