The Shougang Big Jump is called "Crystal Shoes" because of its extraordinary design sense, and in the freestyle ski women's big jump competition, there is a gorgeous transformation of the princess, which is very commensurate with the name of this track.
Gu Ailing, having secured a medal, chose the last jump to challenge a 1620-degree turn that had never been done before, and won a valuable gold medal. This gold medal is not easy to come by, but how many people know that behind this gold medal, it is Gu Ailing's bold choice!
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Before the last jump, Gu Ailing's score behind her opponent was not an insurmountable gap, and she could choose a 1440-degree deflection rotation that she was better at and more secure.
In the eyes of ordinary people, such a choice is beyond reproach, because Gu Ailing is not only better than this one competition, she is followed by slope obstacle skills and U-shaped field skills; if you choose to take risks here, the consequences of injury are unimaginable.
At that time, the TV commentary had already paved the way back, and even said that Gu Ailing's first two jumps were perfect enough, even if he did not win the gold medal, he was also worthy of applause.
Even before Gu Ailing made the move, no one would have thought that she would try a 1620-degree action, but when Gu Ailing completed her back turn before landing on the ground, everyone was stunned, including Gu Ailing herself. In her excited expression, in addition to the disbelief of the completion of the difficult action, there is also the joy of receiving the perfect reward for her decisive choice.
Go forward boldly! Interpret the Olympic spirit
We often mention a word in sports competition, "to protect X to fight X", not to say that this choice is wrong, but at the critical moment of impacting the ultimate glory of the Olympic Games, it is difficult to touch the highest glory if you do not do your best!
Gu Ailing is faced with such a threshold, if she completes the game safely and wins a bronze or silver medal, no one will harshly criticize her; even her mother advises her to complete a 1440 degree in the last round and try her best. However, at such a critical moment, Gu Ailing chose to be the best version of herself.
The Olympic spirit is "higher, faster, stronger, more united", under the gaze of IOC President Bach, Gu Ailing personally interpreted what is the Olympic spirit and dared to challenge his limits, and when Theis-Leder cried bitterly in the last jump mistake, Gu Ailing sincerely comforted his opponents and fully interpreted all the qualities of the Olympic spirit, which also made Bach can't help but applaud.
Break boundaries! Insist on never compromise
Gu Ailing himself also talked about the choice of this last action in an interview, "Because I know that I will definitely be on the podium, I will challenge a big move, do an action that I have never completed, and I want to break my own boundaries." I'm not here to beat other players, I'm here to break my own boundaries and then let other girls be brave enough to break their boundaries. ”
There is a passage in the movie "Unarmed Rock Climbing": "Everyone will encounter some temptations, some setbacks in their lives, but the excitement of finally overcoming that moment may not be the pride of success, but to prove to themselves: I have not compromised with anything, even if they are extremely important to me." 」 ”
Gu Ailing perfectly explains this. The action of the 1620-degree deflection body Gu Airing was completed in the air cushion training, but she had never completed it on the snow, and in the end, she did not choose to compromise instead of Mingzhe to protect herself, but firmly broke through her limits and sprinted to 100% of herself.
Try hard! Show off your limits
The so-called extreme sports is precisely the adrenaline rush brought by the edge of danger, generating excitement at the same time, through their own continuous efforts to make the danger become controllable, and through continuous practice, trial and error, challenge to gradually increase their upper limit. Ultimately, extreme sports compete for the degree of "control" over a sport or an operation, rather than reckless attempts. It can also be said that it is a sport that makes dangerous limits safe.
Gu Ailing explained the core of extreme sports, this time to achieve 1620 degrees, next time she will be in a controllable situation, towards a higher goal. We often praise Gu Ailing's boldness, but the real boldness comes from the subjective opinion and the repeated and diligent training behind the formation of the opinion. And the efforts made by Gu Ailing behind the aura cannot be ignored.
The secret to success? Assertiveness plus boldness
In the past 24 hours, we have seen too much about Gu Ailing's "success study", and the so-called success is not the process of breaking through yourself again and again, achieving a hundred points of yourself, and then finding that you can still improve to a higher level and continue to work hard?
The four words "breaking through ourselves" are often on our lips, how easy is it to realize? Are we brave enough to step out of our comfort zone in order to break through ourselves? Have you ever worked a thousand times harder than ordinary people in order to break through yourself?
Gu Ailing is an excellent interpretation of these two points, she could have specialized in a U-shaped track technique, which is her best area, but in order to break through herself, she bravely completed the slope obstacle skills and the big jump. Practicing 3 events means that she has to sweat more than a single player, study more strategies, and fall down more times!
However, these two things are not enough to achieve the ultimate success, competitive sports are so cruel, the difference between the top and the first is always there. If you want to reach the highest peak, you must dare to think and dare to do it at a critical moment!
If Gu Ailing followed some advice from her mother and coaching team, we would not have seen the most gorgeous transformation of this "snow princess"; if Gu Ailing had too many ideas of self-preservation, we would not have seen her bring us such a huge surprise.
Independence, tenacity, assertiveness, and courage are the secrets to success!
(Text/Tencent Sports: Aibao, Mobei)