Gu Ailing won the championship, which was highly concerned at home and abroad

Wearing his own design of snow suits and snowboards printed with golden Chinese dragon motifs (pictured), 18-year-old Gu Ailing completed the wonderful performance of the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle ski women's big jump final on the 8th, and won his first Winter Olympic gold medal with a high score of 188.25 in three jumps. At the same time, this is also the first gold in the history of the Winter Olympic Games of the project, and the first gold of the Chinese sports delegation in this Winter Olympic Games, which is of great significance. "It was the happiest day of my life!" Gu Ailing said.

Challenge moves that have never been tried before

When Gu Ailing stood at the starting point of the final jump, the audience held their breath and cheered for her. After two rounds, she trailed first-placed France's Tess Ludd by 5.25 points and was provisionally third. Everyone was speculating about what Action Gu Ailing would make to make a final attempt.

Observing the direction of the wind, accelerating the jump, flipping and moving, Gu Ailing chose to challenge the two-week deflection rotation 1620-degree action that he had never tried before, which is also the most difficult action in the current women's big jumping platform competition. After landing smoothly, the smiling girl cried with joy, raised her hands above her head to compare a big love, and the scene erupted into a huge cheer.

At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing was a triathlon. After the big jumping competition, she will transfer to the Chongli area to prepare for the next freestyle skiing U-shaped course and slope obstacle course.

The US media reported for the first time

After Gu Ailing won the gold medal in the women's big jump at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the American media that has been paying attention to her has made reports for the first time. NBC News Reported: "Gu Ailing, who was born in California, appeared at the Beijing Winter Olympics as a Chinese athlete and defeated France's Tess Ludd to win the championship in the first big jump event with a staggering result of 188.25." Growing up in San Francisco, she now represents her mother's native China. As a star on the stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing has many fans in both China and the United States. ”

ESPN Sports Network commented on Gu Ailing's performance from a professional point of view: "With the 1620 degree turn of the third jump, Gu Ailing became the Olympic big jump champion for the first time. In fact, there are only two women in the world - Gu Ailing and France's Ludd, who has never done it in an official competition before. With Gu Ailing's gold medal, China's total number of gold medals in this Winter Olympics has risen to 3, three times that of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. ”

CNN commented, "As Gu Ailing appeared in promotional photos and videos for the Beijing Winter Olympics, her popularity in China also soared." But Gu Ailing has obviously been able to calmly face these pressures and look at expectations that exceed her age with a mature mindset. ”

"Sport must be used to unite mankind"

The freestyle ski jump is one of the new events of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and IOC President Bach, who rushed to the scene to watch the game, was also touched by the spirit of the young athletes. "It was a thrilling, unbelievable game, Gu Ailing's performance was outstanding, and I felt the passion of every participant."

After the game, the 18-year-old girl was equally impressed. In the face of questions from Chinese and foreign reporters, she switched between Chinese and English freely and fell generously. "I don't just play to beat others, I have to challenge myself." Gu Ailing said, "I hope that through my own actions, I will inspire more people to contact ice and snow sports, especially young people." "Sport must be used to unite humanity, not to divide us."