On February 10, Beijing time, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics snowboarding women's U-shaped field skill final ended the competition, and in the end, the Chinese team Cai Xuetong, Liu Jiayu and Qiu Leng all made mistakes in the competition, regrettably missing the Olympic podium. Cai Xuetong ranked 4th in total scores, Liu Jiayu ranked 8th, and Qiu Leng ranked 12th, and there is still a certain gap between the overall performance and pre-match expectations. Defending champion and American player Chloekin won the title again with an impeccable performance, becoming the first person in the history of the event to defend his title at the Olympic Games.
In the women's U-shaped field skill final of snowboarding, defending champion and Team USA Chloe Kim is undoubtedly the biggest favorite to win the championship, and in the qualifying round, she easily won the first place. Many netizens said that unless she played abnormally and made mistakes in the final, the gold medal has been nailed down. The strength of the Chinese team's Cai Xuetong should not be underestimated, the qualifier entered the final in third place, and in front of her was Mitsuki Ono of the Japanese team, who was so impactful that everyone did not expect her to be able to qualify for the second place to advance to the final.
Snowboarding women's U-shaped track skills have always been the traditional advantage of the Chinese women's team. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, veteran Liu Jiayu won a valuable silver medal and created the best Olympic record in team history. In this final, the scene of three Chinese players playing also made many spectators proud. Cai Xuetong and Liu Jiayu are more famous and have stronger comprehensive strength, while Qiu Leng is promoted to the top with the twelfth place. It is worth mentioning that Gu Ailing, the champion of the freestyle ski women's big jump at the Winter Olympics, specially rushed to the scene to cheer for the 3 Chinese female players.
The first round of action players were nervous, but China's Cai Xuetong played well, ranking second with 81.25 points. Qiu Leng and Liu Jiayu are more general, especially Liu Jiayu, who unfortunately fell down when completing the action, scoring only 11.25 points. The finals are played in 3 rounds, and the final ranking is based on the best single jump of each athlete. U.S. Team Chloe King performed flawlessly in the first round, ranking first. In the following game, Cai Xuetong made a mistake in the second jump and scored only 64.5 points.
Liu Jiayu performed poorly in the first two jumps, and both had different degrees of mistakes. After adjusting her form, she withstood the pressure in the third round and scored 73.5 points with a complete set of moves. Cai Xuetong scored 75 points in the third round of the competition, ranking 4th in total points, which directly announced that All three female players in China had no chance to reach the Olympic podium. Not being able to win a medal in the women's U-shaped track skill event of snowboarding at this Winter Olympics is a big regret for the Chinese team. At the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Liu Jiayu's silver medal set a precedent for the first time, and he was expecting to create history at his doorstep, but the girls still failed to realize their dreams.
(Luo Treasurer)