In the women's steeplechase final of the Beijing Winter Olympics that ended on the morning of February 6, American star Jamie Anderson finally finished 9th, and she did not have the opportunity to defend her title, and the dynasty she started ended. After the game, however, the veteran graciously congratulated the champion and hugged runner-up teammate Julia Marino.
Jamie Anderson is interviewed
Snowboard slope slalom has been in the Winter Olympics since 2014, which means that so far only two Olympic gold medals have been produced in 2014 and 2018, both of which hang around the neck of American star Jamie Anderson, who has also become the first female athlete in history to win two Winter Olympic snowboard gold medals.
In the women's snowboarding world, the 31-year-old Jamie Anderson is a true legend. She has made 13 podium appearances and nine titles in the World Cup's Steeplechase, and is the overall world cup winner in 2016 and 2017. However, in the past two years, her form has declined, and in the 2022 season, she only participated in the World Cup in the United States Mammoth Mountain, winning a championship.
Jamie Anderson was born on the shores of South Tahoe lake in the Sierra Nevada, the fifth child of eight. Her sisters Joni and Stacey led her to snowboarding, which made her desperate and persuaded her mother at the age of 9 to give her her her the first time to compete. In order to be able to practice more, she completes her homework at school. She quickly became an outstanding young athlete, finishing third in the slope sculpting skills at the 2006 World Extreme Sports Congress, when she was just 15 years old, which put her ahead of Sean White as the youngest medal winner ever.
At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Jamie won the championship by beating all the players with a second-place finish in the final with 95.25 points. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, she successfully defended her title and won the silver medal on the big jump. This time in Chongli, her preliminaries were not perfect, but it did not prevent her from reaching the final stage of 12 players. "There are some flaws, but the good thing is that we have reached the final and there are still opportunities later." She said.
In the first round of the final on February 6, Jamie made a mistake and scored only 22.98 points, ranking first from the bottom of the 12 contestants. In the second round of the competition, although she successfully completed all the moves, the quality was mediocre, only 60.78 points, ranking 8th. Her teammate Julia Marino, who had just finished the second round, rose to the top of all the contestants with 87.68 points with a set of difficult moves that she completed steadily. "I got a lot of inspiration from Jimmy and the other girls." Marino, who finished runner-up, said, "She's teammates and I and we often train together. She is mature and wise, and has given me a lot of guidance and advice in fighting pressure and dealing with competitions. ”
However, Jamie's last slip still made a mistake, and he only finished 9th. After the third skate, Jimmy did not leave immediately, but the teammate who was at the top of the line at the time, Marino, waited for the next player to play. When the final champion was revealed, Jimmy, who passed through the mixed interview area, still had disappointment on his face. In fact, she has succeeded in being able to appear at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and she is as good as those young girls, she said: "I have tried my best." ”
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