Knocked Down by Covid in Beijing, Vincent Zhou Is Getting Back Up

Zhou missed the men’s individual event at the Olympics because of the coronavirus. He is trying to shake off the memory in hopes of excelling at the figure skating world championships.

Vincent Zhou competing in the men’s team event at the Beijing Olympics before he tested positive for the coronavirus.Credit...Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York TimesAfter a lifetime of training for the Olympics and making it there as a figure skater twice, Vincent Zhou now has moments when it’s too painful for him to think about the Winter Games, or to even go near his skates.

Zhou expects to compete in the world championships in France next week. But after what happened to him at last month’s Beijing Olympics, he…