In the year 2025 full of hopes and challenges, exciting news came from SUIS Gubei. Dora Yao, our brilliant student of our school, has successfully joined the Chinese Equestrian Team with her excellent performance and persistent efforts in the field of equestrianism. This is undoubtedly a significant milestone in Dora’s personal equestrian career and also the pride of all the teachers and students at SUIS Gubei.
Being selected for the national team means that Dora will step onto a higher competitive stage, represent the country to compete with the world’s top riders. It is not only a high recognition of her superb riding skills but also the best reward for her years of hard training. For the school, Dora’s selection is a powerful testament to our educational philosophy and achievements, inspiring every SUIS Gubei student to bravely pursue their dreams, challenge themselves and strive for excellence.
在这充满希望与挑战的 2025 年，协和古北校园里传来一则振奋人心的喜讯！我校卓越学子Dora Yao同学，凭借着在马术领域的优异表现与持之以恒的努力，成功入选马术国家队！这不仅是Dora同学个人马术生涯的重大里程碑，更是全体协和古北师生的骄傲。
入选国家队，意味着Dora将登上更高的竞技舞台，代表国家出征，与全球顶尖骑手一较高下。这不仅是对她精湛骑术的高度认可，更是对她多年来坚持不懈、刻苦训练的最好回报 。对于学校而言，Dora 同学的入选有力见证了我们的教育理念与成果，激励着每一位协和学子勇敢逐梦、挑战自我、勇攀高峰。
Brilliant Student: Review of Glorious Achievements
卓越学子：辉煌战绩回顾
Dora is currently in Grade 10 at SUIS Gubei. She has been studying at SUIS Hongqiao since Grade 1. She is a national first-class athlete in equestrianism and a national second-class athlete in figure skating. Since she started participating in national equestrian competitions in 2022, she has maintained a perfect winning record in dressage events hosted by the Chinese Equestrian Association. She has won numerous awards, including:
- Champion for the Junior Group in the National Equestrian Dressage Youth Championship in 2024 and 2022
- Dressage team Champion at the 1st Youth Games of the People’s Republic of China in 2023
- Champion of the Individual Event of the Junior Group in the National Equestrian Dressage Youth Cup in 2024 (in Wuxi and Hangzhou)
- Champion of the Individual Event of the Junior Group in the National Equestrian Dressage Youth Champions Cup in 2022 (in Wuxi and the Finals)
- She won two gold medals in the Dressage Middle School Group at the 16th Shanghai Sports Games in 2022, as well as many championships in the Shanghai Dressage Youth Equestrian Championship and multiple championships in Shanghai Dressage Tournaments.
Dora 目前就读于协和古北10年级，自1年级起在协和虹桥求学。她是马术国家一级运动员、花样滑冰二级运动员。自 2022 年参加全国马术比赛以来，在中国马术协会主办的盛装舞步赛事中保持全胜纪录。她荣获了诸多奖项，包括：
- 2024 年和 2022 年全国马术盛装舞步青少年锦标赛少年组冠军
- 2023 年中华人民共和国第一届学生运动会马术盛装舞步乙组团体冠军
- 2024 年全国马术盛装舞步青少年冠军杯青年组个人赛冠军（无锡站和杭州站）
- 2022 年全国马术盛装舞步青少年冠军杯少年组（无锡站和总决赛）个人赛冠军
- 包揽 2022 年上海市第十六届运动会盛装舞步初中组 2 块金牌，以及多次上海市马术盛装舞步锦标赛少年组冠军、上海市盛装舞步巡回赛多项冠军等荣誉
International Journey: Shining on the World Stage
国际征途：绽放世界舞台
In pursuit of a higher level in equestrianism, Dora took advantage of her holidays to go to Germany for training. In Germany, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to high-intensity training, communicated and competed with the world’s top riders, absorbed advanced training concepts and techniques, and continuously improved her riding skills.
The Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake in the lunar calendar was the second Spring Festival that Dora spent in Germany. Although the winter in Germany was cold and gloomy without any festive atmosphere for the Spring Festival, the continuous progress in dressage inspired her a lot. On the second day of the lunar New Year of the Snake, Dora participated in the Spring Tournament held at the PSI Ankum Event Center in Germany. When competing with a group of Grand Prix riders, she won the sixth place and stood on the podium with world-class riders such as the new World Cup champion and the third-place finisher of the previous German Championship. As the only Chinese among more than 200 dressage riders in this competition, Dora was very proud. This competition was not only a major breakthrough in her personal equestrian career but also showed the world the rise and progress of Chinese equestrianism.
At the end of 2024, Dora was named the Annual Outstanding Youth Rider (Dressage) by the Chinese Equestrian Association. Congratulations to her again on winning this honor.
为追求更高的马术境界，Dora 同学利用假期前往德国训练。在德国，她全身心投入高强度训练，与世界顶尖骑手交流切磋，汲取先进训练理念与技术，不断提升骑术水平。
过去的农历蛇年春节，是 Dora 在德国度过的第二个春节。尽管德国冬天阴冷且毫无过年氛围，但在盛装舞步上的不断进步让她备受鼓舞。蛇年农历初二，Dora 参加了在德国 PSI Ankum 赛事中心举行的春季赛，在与一众大奖赛骑手同场竞技时，荣获第六名的佳绩，与新科世界杯冠军、前德锦赛第三名等世界级骑手一同登上领奖台。作为此次比赛 200 多名盛装舞步骑手中唯一的中国人，Dora 深感骄傲与自豪，这场比赛不仅是她个人马术生涯的重大突破，也让世界看到了中国马术的崛起与进步。
2024 年底，Dora 同学被评为中马协年度优秀青少年骑手（盛装舞步），在此再次恭喜她获此殊荣。
Balanced Development: Balancing Academics and Hobbies
多元发展：学业与爱好的平衡
At SUIS Gubei, Dora is not only a star on the equestrian field but also an outstanding student with excellent academic performance. She has excellent grades in biology and chemistry. With her solid knowledge reserve, she won the global silver medal in the British Biology Olympiad (IBO) in 2024. She also successfully advanced in the Global Round of the HOSA Biology Competition (Nutrition) in the United States in 2024.
These achievements are not accidental. Dora’s ability to achieve a perfect balance between equestrian training and academics is due to her scientific time management and strong self-motivation. She knows well that both equestrianism and academics require full dedication. On the training ground, she cooperates tacitly with horses and focuses on refining every movement. In the classroom, she immerses herself in the ocean of knowledge. The perseverance, concentration and teamwork spirit cultivated by equestrian training have in turn promoted her academic progress, and her love for biology has also provided strong support for her development in the equestrian field.
在协和古北，Dora 同学不仅是马术赛场上的明星，在学业上同样出类拔萃。她在生物和化学学科成绩优异，凭借扎实的知识储备，在 2024 年英国生物竞赛（IBO）中斩获全球银奖，在 2024 年美国 HOSA 生物竞赛营养学全球轮比赛中也成功晋级。
这些成绩的取得并非偶然。Dora 同学能在马术训练与学业间实现完美平衡，得益于科学的时间管理和强大的自我驱动力。她深知马术与学业都需全身心投入，训练场上，她与马匹默契配合，专注打磨动作；教室里，她沉浸于知识海洋，汲取养分。马术训练培养的毅力、专注力和团队协作精神，又促进了她的学业进步，而对生物学科的热爱也助力她在马术领域深入发展。
Gratitude and Outlook: A Promising Future
感恩与展望：未来可期
Facing this hard-won honor, Dora is full of gratitude. She said emotionally, “I’m extremely honored and proud to be selected for the equestrian national team. This is not only my personal honor but also the result of the joint efforts of the school, coaches and the team. Thanks to SUIS Gubei for providing me with a broad development platform, allowing me to pursue my equestrian dream while also making progress in academics. Thanks to my coach Li Yu’ang for your careful guidance and strict requirements, which have enabled me to continuously break through myself in equestrian skills. Thanks to my family and friends for giving me endless support and encouragement during my training and competitions.”
Congratulations again to Dora on joining the equestrian national team! Now, she is actively preparing for the China Games to be held this year. Let’s look forward to Dora continuing to shine brightly in future events such as the National Games, the Asian Games and the Olympic Games, creating more glories, winning honor for the motherland and bring glory to our alma mater!
面对这份来之不易的荣耀，Dora 同学满怀感恩。她深情说道：“能够入选马术国家队，我深感荣幸与自豪。这不仅是我个人的荣誉，更是学校、教练和团队共同努力的结果。感谢协和古北提供广阔发展平台，让我兼顾马术梦想与学业进步；感谢教练李裕昂的悉心指导与严格要求，使我在马术技术上不断突破；感谢家人和朋友们在训练、比赛期间给予的无尽支持与鼓励。”
再次恭喜 Dora 同学入选马术国家队！如今，她正积极备战今年即将举办的全运会。让我们共同期待 Dora 在未来的全运会、亚运会、奥运会等赛事中继续大放异彩，创造更多辉煌，为祖国争光，为母校添彩！
