I was scrolling through my WeChat moments when a blurry, pixelated video caught my eye – my cousin in Beijing had shared Liu Shaoang’s race highlights. The video kept buffering every few seconds, but even through the grainy footage, I could see something extraordinary was happening.
Let me set the scene: I’m sitting in my Toronto apartment, rain tapping against the window, trying to watch this incredible moment in Chinese sports history through a screen that looks like it’s from the dial-up era. The video would play for three seconds, freeze for five, then jump ahead – I was basically watching a slideshow of what should have been a breathtaking athletic performance.
But even through the technical mess, I could feel the electricity. Liu Shaoang, cutting inside past the Canadian skater with that smooth, almost effortless motion that makes world-class athletes look like they’re moving in slow motion. Then that final lap – oh man, that final lap.
My phone actually heated up in my hands as I watched him thread through the inside, passing both the Korean and Dutch skaters in one breathtaking move. The video quality was so poor I could barely make out the colors of the uniforms, but I didn’t need HD to understand what I was witnessing. That ‘one-through-two’ finish they’re calling it – it’s the kind of moment that gives you goosebumps, even when you’re watching it through what feels like a telescope from the wrong end.
This isn’t the first time either. Last month, I missed the entire Chinese New Year gala because the stream kept cutting out. My aunt sent me photos of the family gathered around the TV in Shanghai, all laughing at some comedy sketch I never got to see. There’s this weird disconnect – you’re technically connected to everything happening back home, but you’re always one step removed, like watching through a foggy window.
What hit me hardest was reading the comments under the official CCTV Sports post. People were describing the roar of the crowd, the way Liu Shaoang’s teammates rushed onto the ice, the genuine emotion on his face when he realized what he’d accomplished. I got none of that from my stuttering stream. It was like hearing about an amazing concert secondhand – you get the facts, but you miss the feeling.
My cousin later told me the full story – how this was China’s first gold in the new season’s World Cup circuit, how the mixed 2000m relay had been full of unexpected twists, how Liu’s final move was being called ‘the perfect overtake’ by commentators. I had to piece together the excitement from text messages and low-quality screenshots.
It’s funny – when I decided to move abroad, I never thought I’d miss out on moments like this. You assume with all our technology, distance wouldn’t matter. But here I am, celebrating a huge victory for Chinese sports while squinting at a pixelated screen, the audio cutting in and out like a bad phone connection.
Anyone else overseas experienced this frustration? That moment when you’re trying to share in the national pride or excitement, but technology decides you’re not in the right zip code to feel the full impact?
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