Yesterday, when Chinese alpine skier Xu Mingfu crossed the finish line in the men's downhill competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's alpine skiing also made a historic breakthrough at this moment - this is the first time in history that Chinese athletes have participated in and completed the Olympic alpine skiing men's downhill competition.
Alpine skiing is known as the "crown jewel" of the Winter Olympics. In the past, Chinese athletes only participated in the technical slalom and big slalom competitions at the Winter Olympics, and never appeared in the speed class of downhill and super slalom competitions, Xu Mingfu rewrote history.
![Alpine skier Zhang Yangming: I skated averagely and didn't let go[fig]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=)