I was scrolling through my phone at a café in Amsterdam when I saw the news about Sun Long - that familiar mix of pride and loneliness hit me like a sudden gust of wind. There he was, the only Chinese athlete in that men's 1500m final at the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Netherlands station, finishing third with 2:16.77 while the Canadians swept gold and silver.
The video clip showed him gliding across the ice, his breath forming little clouds in the cold arena air. I could almost hear the scraping sound of blades on ice, that distinctive shhh-shhh rhythm that used to keep me company during lonely nights studying abroad. My coffee suddenly tasted more bitter than usual.
It reminded me of my first year in Europe, trying to watch the World Championships from my tiny student dorm. The stream would buffer every thirty seconds, showing me frozen frames of Chinese athletes while I missed the actual race. There was this one time I stayed up until 3 AM just to watch a relay final, only to have the connection drop completely during the last lap.
Sun Long's performance made me check the stats - according to last season's data, Chinese athletes have won medals in over 60% of international short track events they've participated in. But what the numbers don't show is how many of us overseas Chinese are staying up at weird hours, dealing with geo-blocked content, just to catch a glimpse of that red team uniform.
I remember back in college, my roommate from Beijing had this ritual before every major competition. He'd make instant noodles (the kind you can only find in Asian supermarkets), put on his lucky red socks, and then spend half an hour trying different VPNs until he could finally watch the live broadcast. 'It's not just about watching sports,' he'd say, 'it's about feeling connected to home.'
Watching Sun Long stand on that podium alone, I thought about all the Chinese students and workers scattered across different time zones who probably went through similar struggles to watch this moment. The Canadians had their whole team celebrating together in the background, while Sun stood there representing an entire nation that was mostly sleeping back in China.
You know what's funny? The most emotional part wasn't even the race itself. It was seeing the Chinese flag appear on the results board - that little red rectangle with five yellow stars that made my throat tighten unexpectedly. I had to explain to my Dutch colleague why I was getting emotional over 'just a bronze medal.'
Anyway, seeing athletes like Sun Long compete overseas always makes me wonder - how many of you are also trying to watch Chinese sports, dramas, or variety shows from abroad? That moment when you finally get a stable connection and can cheer along with the commentators in Mandarin... it's like finding a piece of home in a foreign land.
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