“Slightly bend your knees, lower your center of gravity, lean your body slightly forward… no, not bend over, but rather sit like you’re in an invisible chair…” Ou Yangguang demonstrated while correcting her. He stood opposite Kim Ji-won, his hands lightly resting on her shoulders.

Kim Ji-won tried her best to imitate, but she always seemed a bit stiff. Either she was too far back and almost fell over, or she leaned forward too much and almost fell over. Each time, Oh Sunny pulled her back in time.

"Oh dear, how could I be so clumsy?" Kim Ji-won was somewhat discouraged after nearly losing her balance again.

"How could that be? Beginners are all like this," Ou Yangguang comforted him. He thought for a moment, "Perhaps we can try a different method. Trust me?"

“Of course,” Kim Ji-won answered without hesitation.

“Alright,” Ou Yangguang walked around behind her, his skis turned inward, and then he firmly placed his hands on either side of her waist. “Now, relax and feel my guidance. We’ll try to glide slowly. I’ll protect you from behind and make sure you don’t fall.”

Even through the thick ski suit, she could feel the warmth and strength in the boy's hands. Kim Ji-won stiffened slightly, then slowly relaxed, feeling the warmth emanating from his chest against her back. This feeling of being completely protected and guided strangely calmed her down.

"Okay, I'll count to three, and we'll gently shuffle forward together... one, two, three!"

With Ou Yang's steady push and guidance, the two skis glided forward very slowly over the smooth snow surface for a short distance.

"Wow! It moved!" Kim Ji-won exclaimed in surprise.

"Great!" Ou Yangguang encouraged her from behind. "Feel the slide. Hold the pose, let's do it again."

In this way, Ou Yangguang acted as a human booster and guardrail, protecting Kim Ji-won as she skied back and forth on the flat ground several times, gradually getting her used to the feeling of gliding on skis with both feet on them, and also establishing a basic sense of balance.

“Next, we’ll learn the most important thing: braking.” Ou Yang glided to her side and began to demonstrate, “Slowly push the tails of the two skis apart, bring the tips together, forming a ‘figure eight’ or ‘pizza’ shape…” He made the standard movement, and the skis plowed two clear tracks on the snow and came to a steady stop.

Kim Ji-won tried to imitate it, but her "figure eight" was either too wide or too small, and the tips of the board would sometimes cross each other, making Oh Sunny laugh.

"Imagine you're pushing a really heavy door, using your heels to push..." Ou Yangguang skated up to her, skating backwards to guide her face-to-face, "Look at me, follow my rhythm, push it open slowly... Yes, a little bigger... Very good! Hold on!"

When Kim Ji-won finally managed to make a decent snowplow brake and come to a stop, she excitedly raised her ski poles and cheered, "I did it! Look! I stopped!"

"As expected of Kim Ji-won, she's amazing!" Ou Yangguang praised her generously, his smile radiant. He glided over and naturally gave her a high five. In the cold air, their breaths mingled.

Having learned to brake, Kim Ji-won became a bit bolder. Oh Yang-yang chose an extremely gentle slope area specifically designed for toddlers and beginners.

“We’ll start here. Just use the snowplow motion you just learned and glide down slowly. I’ll be right next to you.” Ou Yangguang checked her equipment and then instructed her, “If you feel it’s too fast or you can’t control it, widen the ‘figure-eight’ position and shift your weight back a little, but don’t go too hard. Remember, I’m here.”