The Chinese team competed in full

On February 7, the National Biathlon Center, Tang Jialin of the Chinese team, competed. Global Times reporter Cui Meng photographed

Beijing, February 7 (Reporter Fan Jiayuan) On the 7th, the biathlon women's 15 km individual competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics was held at the National Biathlon Center, and Germany's Denise Hermann won the championship. The Chinese team competed in full attendance, and 4 players made their debuts. Chu Yuanmeng, Meng Fanqi, Tang Jialin and Ding Yuhuan won the thirty-fifth, forty-seventh, fifty-ninth and eighty-first places respectively.

Biathlon is a historic snow competition that originated in Northern Europe and has been the leader of the field since it became an official event at the Winter Olympics in 1960. As of February 7, the biathlon of the Beijing Winter Olympics has ended the competition in two events, and the Norwegian team has medals in the account, achieving a gold and bronze result.

Biathlon is a combination of cross-country skiing and shooting, and between the exhaustion of physical energy to complete cross-country skiing, but also to concentrate on aiming and shooting at a high heart rate, and so on, the whole schedule takes less time to win. In the words of athletes: "Skiing is the foundation, shooting is the key." ”

In the biathlon women's 15 km individual event on the 7th, of the top eight runners, only Norway's Reselan had two off-targets, and the other runners were controlled once, which made Reseland's total time penalty of 2 minutes in the actual glide time. In fact, Denise Herman's winning time was 44 minutes and 12 seconds 7 seconds, and The final time of Reseland was only 15.3 seconds slower, which can really be said to be "one shot to win or lose".

"It made me a little nervous about the first round of shooting, but I just tried to calm down." Reseland, who has won many times in the World Cup series, knows what every missed shot means: "I also had a situation of off-target in the last round, and I was a little disappointed at that moment, but I was still happy to get the bronze medal in the end. ”

The shooting session brings ups and downs and suspense to the biathlon, but that doesn't mean the cross-country skiing session isn't important. The biathlon's endurance and breathing adjustment not only affect the shooting hit rate, but also directly determine the speed of ski travel. In the 4×6 km mixed relay race on the 5th, Norway's last stick, Johannes Tinnes Boe, with an excellent glide in the last 3 km, achieved a rebound around 200 meters from the finish line and won the championship with a slight advantage of 0.9 seconds.

Norway, a traditional powerhouse in snow and ice sports, has its delegation won the largest number of medals and gold medals in the history of the Winter Olympics. Norwegian star Bjør Darren won eight gold medals at the Winter Olympics and was invited to coach the Chinese 2athlon national training team after retiring. When talking about what winning tips are available, Bjør Darren said that love is the biggest motivation, "China's biathlon has made great progress, and now it takes more time." ”

People's Daily ( 2022-02-08 09 edition)