In the Winter Olympics, there is only one event that has been given the name "FREESTYLE", that is, "freestyle skiing".
This sport, which sounds and looks passionate, is also a major gold medalist at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and will produce 13 gold medals.
Although the six minor events have their own points of view, the "double board" is their greatest common divisor. During the competition, the athletes stepped on skis and held ski poles in their hands, and staged wonderful "aerial dances" in different terrain venues.
Is it fast to slide? Jump high? How many turns are rotated? Are the movements graceful and coherent? Is the posture of the final landing stable? These are the focus of the referees.
As a new event of this year's Winter Olympic Games, the "big jump" in freestyle skiing has become a highly ornamental competition with the characteristics of high drop, large elevation angle, long flight time, and many aerial movements.
In the race, athletes start from the ski area of more than 40 meters, slide down to a large jump platform with a width of 5 meters, a height of 2 meters, and a jump angle of 25 degrees, rely on inertia to jump into the air, make a set of aerial movements, and land on the landing slope. It is a test of the athlete's ability to observe and self-control.
After the performance, the referee will score the contestants based on their performance to determine the list of participants who will advance to the next round. In the finals, each player performed 3 times and added up the best two results to get the final ranking, which also meant that the suspense of the game would be maintained until the last moment.
Gu Ailing, an 18-year-old Chinese athlete, is a strong contender for the first Olympic gold medal in this event. In the competition at the Steamboat Station in the United States last December, Gu Ailing won the championship with the ultra-difficult action of "positive skating backflip 2 turnover 1440 degrees", becoming the first female athlete in the world to complete this action in an official competition.
You know, for male athletes, this action is considered a basic skill, but due to factors such as physical fitness and explosiveness, it is an almost impossible action for female athletes. But Gu Ailing said in an interview that she had already achieved success in the first attempt to practice. Because of this, she is known as a talented player.
In addition, Gu Ailing will also launch a challenge to the champion in the two sports of "U-shaped field skills" and "slope obstacle skills". At the beginning of the new year, she won the "U-shaped field skill" Mammoth Mountain station in the United States, and with four wins, she won the crystal ball that symbolized the overall championship of the season in this event.
In fact, not only Gu Ailing, but also zhang Kexin, Li Fanghui and other team members in the Chinese Winter Olympics will also strive to rush gold. What is the final harvest of the Chinese Legion? We'll see.
(Editor: Shao Chenxing Intern Editor: Yin Yixing)