InspirationAt the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, 88 women entered the slalom competition. Consisting of two runs, competitors must navigate a series of gates by skiing in a zig-zag pattern. Missing a gate typically results in disqualification. Of the 88 competitors, 39 missed a gate.
Lee Wen-Yi, Taiwan’s first ever Olympic alpine skier, was one of them. When she fell, she could have conceded like the other women who fell. Instead, she said to herself, "I’ve worked so hard for so long. I thought this was not OK. So I decided to stand up and climb back up.” And
that's what she did. She placed 50th overall, ahead of the 38 competitors who did not finish. This commitment to the Olympic spirit and to representing her country epitomizes what it means to be a finisher.