"Dream Peach, I haven't seen you for a long time!" When American athlete Caldwell Ashley saw Xu Mengtao again after more than a year, she greeted her kindly. At the beginning of December, the 2021/2022 FIS Freestyle SkiIng Aerial Skills World Cup kicked off with the first match at Ruka, Finland. Affected by the epidemic, the Chinese air skills national team, which has not participated in the International Snow League for more than a year, returned to the international arena and won three gold medals in the first game of the World Cup, and China's Famous Xu Mengtao won the 26th World Cup individual championship title, becoming the female athlete who has won the most World Cup championships in history.
Xu Mengtao became the first person in history with 26 World Cup titles
After the second World Cup, the West will usher in Christmas, the International Snow Federation Aerial Skills Competition will experience a short interval, and the Chinese Aerial Skills Team will have time to summarize the two competitions.
"We're not left behind!" Xu Mengtao said so. In the two World Cup matches, the Chinese Air Skills team won the mixed team championship with a large score in a row. On the individual side, Kong Fanyu, a Chinese star who made his debut in the new season, won the gold medal in the first final of the first game, and Xu Mengtao won the gold medal in the second final of the women's group the next day. The men's side also scored, with China's Jia Zongyang finishing two runners-up in two World Cups and Qi Guangpu finishing a third place. In the two World Cups, the Chinese air skills team won 4 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze, and the Chinese team still maintained its traditional advantage in the air skills project.
Xu Mengtao said: "Although we have not gone abroad to compete in the past two years, we have been able to focus more on training and making up for shortcomings. We are moving forward in a very orderly and step-by-step manner, and we have stored a lot of energy through scientific training. For me, in the past 9 days, the two World Cups I have compared to the full 12 jumps, which is very strong in terms of intensity. It is precisely because of the reserves of the previous fine training, so standing on the field I am full of confidence, I feel that the team gives me strength, and we are not left behind when I return to the international arena after 22 months. ”
For winning the 26th World Cup race, surpassing Australian star Jagi Cooper to become the first person in the history of the World Cup in the project, Xu Mengtao said: "I feel that time passes quickly. From the time I won my first World Cup title in 2009 to now, behind the 26 gold medals is the result of team collaboration, which is that our team has effectively coped with different competition venues, weather, different tactics and psychological states. The 26 championships are a recognition of my competitive form and ability, and also verify that some breakthroughs may be late, but it will come, this record is what we Chinese set, it will go down in history. ”
Sun Jiaxu, Xu Mengtao and Qi Guangpu (from left to right) are interviewed by video
The reappearance of the Chinese team in the international arena has also given foreign athletes an opportunity to communicate with Chinese athletes, Xu Mengtao said: "Ashley asked me, how is the venue for the Beijing Winter Olympics, and how is the preparation there?" I told her that the venue for the Beijing Winter Olympics was getting better! We have everything ready, just waiting for you! ”
In addition, Qi Guangpu, who is now ranked second in the world and has won an individual third place in the two World Cups, said: "At the beginning of the game, I did not find a feeling, and I was slightly nervous. But because of the excellent performance of my teammates, I gradually gained confidence. Next, I want to gradually find the feeling of the game without getting hurt. ”
Born in 1999, Sun Jiaxu's second World Cup partners Xu Mengtao and Qi Guangpu won the mixed team championship, he said: "I am the youngest, I am nervous, I am afraid that I will not play well and affect the team score. But everyone encouraged me, and I gradually relaxed. Next, I want to improve my stability and difficulty reserves, and find the best competitive state before the Winter Olympics. ”
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