How old were you when you first took up a proper sport? Four, five, or six-year-old maybe. But can you believe that a girl who is less than one year is already into a sport that cannot be mastered by many?
Wang Yuji, an eleven-month-old toddler from China, has broken the internet with her incredible snowboarding skills. Yes, you heard us right.
While most people take a lot of time to pick up the sport, Yuji has been able to do it effortlessly at such tender age as if she was just born with ‘it’.
As per reports, the little girl has only had the experience of a few weeks, but she still leaped, holding on her own on the slope. She has joined her mother and father on the slopes for the current snow season in Chongli district of Hebei province.
In the crowd of skiers and snowboarders, Yuji is the youngest and perhaps most impressive of them all.
Watch this clip in which the girl can be seen sliding down a slope in the presence of her father while he held onto her snowboard from behind with a short rope (for safety).
An 11-month-old toddler👧 fell in love with snowboarding at first sight and has enjoyed her time on the snow！ 🏂 pic.twitter.com/ZxYI5q82Jg
— Chinese Olympic Committee (@OlympicsCN) November 19, 2021
“She’s not able to slide on her own yet, following the angle of the slope or going down naturally. So she can’t control the direction or go really far. Sometimes if the snow is just right then she can go all the way. She really likes it, she would be super happy if she could go far,” explained her father in the video.
Likewise, her mom said that Wang cannot even walk but she learned how to ski on her own quickly after trying it for the first time.
“We encourage our child to learn what sports we are able to do. Me and her father can ski so we bought her a small snowboard. We planned to let her try skiing when she is older but she liked it. She was really happy and enjoyed skiing,” she told.
She may just become the World Number 1 Snowboarder as she grows. Way to go baby girl!