(Beijing Winter Olympics) Gu Ailing: Feitian "Yujiaolong"
China News Service, Beijing, February 8 Title: Gu Ailing: Feitian "Yujiaolong"
China News Service reporter Xing Chong
The golden dragon flew into the sky, and she was the "Jade Dragon"!
On the big jumping platform in the shape of Dunhuang Flying Sky, she took off in the air. The wind blew up her number book, and the golden dragon behind her shone in the bright sun.
18-year-old Gu Ailing, wearing her five hand-modified Golden Dragon snow suits with Chinese characteristics, soared on the Shougang big jump on the 8th, she won the first gold medal in the history of the Chinese Winter Olympics in the women's snow event, and won the first freestyle ski jump gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics.
On February 8, the final of the beijing Winter Olympics freestyle ski women's big jump was held in shougang ski jump, and 12 top athletes participated in the competition. After three rounds of competition, China's Gu Ailing won the championship with a total score of 188.25 points. Image source: Visual China
At the moment of landing, Gu Ailing cried with joy. She squatted in the snow and covered her face, even to herself. Yes, Gu Ailing has just completed an incredible move, she tried the ultra-difficult move of turning left 1620 for the first time in an international competition, which is currently the highest difficulty that a female freestyle skier in the world can complete.
IOC President Bach, who was watching the game, stood up and applauded. The on-site commentator said excitedly: "You can always believe in Gu Ailing!" ”
If you know under what circumstances she made this incredible choice, you will fall in love with this "jade dragon".
On February 8, the final of the beijing Winter Olympics freestyle ski women's big jump was held in shougang ski jump, and 12 top athletes participated in the competition. After three rounds of competition, China's Gu Ailing won the championship with a total score of 188.25 points. Photo by Mao Jianjun, reporter of China News Service
Gu Ailing also played quite well in the first two rounds, taking out the highest difficulty 1440 turns she had tried before and scoring 93.75 points, and the second round was 1080 turns to get 88.50 points, but after two rounds, her overall score was only third.
In the first place is the Frenchman Tess Ludd, who showed her killer skills in the first round, and before Gu Ailing's "earth-shattering jump", she was the only female player who could complete a 1620-degree turn, and she scored the highest score in the first round of 94.50 with this action. Gu Ailing also has a gap of less than a point between Swiss star Mathilde Grimor. The key third jump trio appeared in reverse order.
When Gu Ailing stood at the highest point of the Shougang Grand Jump platform 60 meters, the music of the Classical Chinese Style sounded. The "Jade Jiaolong" is about to take off, and her starting platform is like a flying streamer in the Dunhuang mural, behind which is an industrial relic cooling tower, on which the huge emblem of the Beijing Winter Olympics shines in the warm winter sun.
No one knew what Gu Ailing would do. Gu Ailing stretched her arms a few times, quickly accelerated and rushed down, and after taking off from the jumping platform, she flipped coolly in the air. It is actually a 1620-degree safety grab plate on the left side of the body. 94.50 points! Gu Ailing's performance jumped to the top. "Gu Ailing fought!" The on-site commentators were in a state of astonishment.
If you know that it is her own insistence on making this incredible choice, you will fall in love with this "jade dragon".
Gu Ailing had never used this move in an official game before, and the left side of the rotation was not the direction she was good at. In fact, even the big jumping event is not Gu Ailing's strength, she only successfully completed the 1440 turn for the first time in the competition three months ago, and she only trained for one year in this project.
Before the third jump of the final, Gu Ailing called her mother, and she would communicate with her mother before each jump. Mom suggested that she go to 1440, "Well done you can get a silver medal". But Gu Ailing still insisted on going to 1620, and her mother said: "Well, this is your choice." ”
Gu Ailing's choice surprised Tess Ludd and Mathilde Grimor, and both of them subsequently made mistakes. Tess Ludd fell and fell for a long time, hiding her face and crying in the snow.
Gu Ailing walked over to Tess Ludd's side and hugged her tightly. "You're really good, it's your wonderful performance that inspires my energy, and my gold medal has half of yours."
On February 8, the final of the beijing Winter Olympics freestyle ski women's big jump was held in shougang ski jump, and 12 top athletes participated in the competition. After three rounds of competition, China's Gu Ailing won the championship with a total score of 188.25 points. The picture shows Chinese player Gu Ailing holding up his own "golden pier". Photo by Mao Jianjun, reporter of China News Service
In fact, Gu Ailing is also the one who inspires others. Mathilde Grimor kept lamenting after the game that Gu Ailing was too strong. "Today's competition is so fierce, everyone is constantly breaking through themselves, her breakthrough is more meaningful, and it will drive us to work harder in the future."
In fact, the reason why Gu Ailing made this incredible choice is precisely because she wants to be the person who inspires others. "I didn't choose 1620 to beat my opponents, I've always said that I hope teenagers, especially girls, can surpass themselves and keep breaking the limits, and today I want to prove it to everyone."
In the previous qualifiers, seeing that Gu Ailing was so popular, a foreign reporter at the scene quipped that it seemed that everyone loved Gu Ailing. Today he said more definitively, "Yes, everyone loves Gu Ailing."
Standing on the "big jumping platform" in the flying sky, Gu Ailing said she saw the CCTV Tower, where her home in Beijing was nearby. She is sunny and enthusiastic, confident and generous, everyone loves Gu Ailing, and everyone loves this flying "Jade Jiaolong". (End)