On the 8th, IOC President Bach came to the final of the freestyle ski women's big jump event to watch the competition and congratulated The Chinese player Gu Ailing who won the championship.
Bach said: "Gu Ailing is amazing, as are the other two medal-winning athletes. It's a thrilling, breathless game. ”
IOC President Bach (left) congratulates China's Gu Ailing on February 8.
"In such a fiercely competitive Winter Olympics competition, Gu Ailing stood on the championship podium, and I can imagine that in the final jump, Gu Ailing must have been wondering whether to do this action she never made. I think all the spectators here should feel what a wonderful game this is. ”
Asked why he chose to come and watch the race, Bach said: "This is a competition for young people, I like innovation and am willing to promote the freestyle ski jump, a new Olympic project. ”
As one of the new events of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the freestyle ski women's big jump event has a strong visual impact and won the hot rod of young people, which is why the International Olympic Committee introduced it to the Olympic family. Judging from the results of the World Cup and the World Extreme Games in recent snow seasons, the difficulty and innovation of freestyle skiing continue to rise, which makes many participating athletes feel that the competition in the Beijing Winter Olympics will be very fierce.
Source Xinhua News Agency
Edited by Kang Dian
Process Editor Liu Weili
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