【Winter Olympic Focus】Cai Xuetong successfully advanced to the winter olympic snowboarding women's U-shaped field skill final

On the morning of February 9, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Snowboard Women's U-Shaped Track Skills Qualification Tournament was held at the Genting Ski Park in Zhangjiakou, and the Chinese team sent Cai Xuetong, Liu Jiayu, Wu Shaotong and Qiu Leng to compete, and they competed with snowboarders from all over the world for 12 final places. In the end, Cai Xuetong, who participated in the Winter Olympics for the fourth time, successfully advanced with a score of 83.25 points in the first round with a third place in the qualification round.

Cai Xuetong in the competition, the source of the picture comes from the network

As a joint athlete from Hebei Province and Heilongjiang Province, Cai Xuetong performed steadily in the competition, and she scored 83.25 points in the first round of skating in the fourth place, laying the foundation for a smooth promotion. In the second round of skiing, Cai Xuetong tried a new move, but due to mistakes, the score failed to surpass the first round, and finally successfully advanced to the final on February 10 with the third place in the qualifiers. Cai Xuetong's teammate, Pyeongchang Winter Olympics silver medalist Liu Jiayu advanced to 7th place with 72.25 points, Qiu Leng advanced to 12th place with 66.25 points, and another Chinese player, Wu Shaotong, failed to qualify by mistake. In the final, the biggest competitor facing the three Chinese players will be the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics gold medalist and American Chloe King. Cai Xuetong said that Chloe Jin slipped very well and constantly improved the difficulty of the project. He was satisfied with the performance in the qualifiers, there would be no pressure against Chloe King, and it would increase the difficulty in the final, which would not be worth the four years of hard work.

It is reported that the final will be held on the morning of February 10 at the Genting Ski Park in Zhangjiakou Division, and according to the qualification ranking, Cai Xuetong will appear in 10th place. The final will be played in 3 rounds, where the best results of the players will be ranked and the medals will be determined.

In a post-match interview, Cai Xuetong said that watching the Beijing Olympic Games in front of the TV set in 2008 and participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics at his doorstep today is a wonderful feeling.

When the reporter asked her what kind of song was playing in the headphones when she wore headphones, she said that she had the habit of listening to music and skiing, and revealed that she had a special ski song list, and now she would sell it first, and there was a chance that it would be released. Finally, Cai Xuetong also agreed with netizens to meet in the final tomorrow.

Source: CCTV News

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Organizer: Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau

Producer: Guo Lijun

Editor's proofreading: He Wanxuan