At noon on the 10th, the just-concluded Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating men's singles free skating competition staged an "epic showdown", and two of the top three players added 5 four-week jumps to the action choreography. In the end, Chen Wei, the American who ranked first in the short program competition, once again scored a game-high score of 218.63 points in the free skating event, so that he won the championship with a total score of 332.60 points, surpassing the second place with a score of 22 points.
Chen Wei The Japanese team's Key Mountain Yujin and Masamune Uno won silver and bronze medals respectively. Yu Sheng, who failed to complete the 4A in the competition, eventually missed the medal and ranked fourth, and China's Jin Boyang finally ranked 9th.
Jin Boyang
Although he fell during the 4A in the match, on the referee's scoring table after the game, the action of the Feather String was recognized as 4A. This is also the first time that the 4A action has appeared on the referee score list of the Winter Olympic Games.
Feather knot strings
Chen Wei's performance of the song "Rocket Man" today, the whole set of actions he completed very highly. The height and stability of the surrounding jump are very good, and the previous lack of expressiveness problems have also improved a lot. As an old rival of Yusheng Knot, Chen Wei has been in good shape since the Pyeongchang Olympics. At the 2019 Saitama World Championships, Chen Wei won the championship by 20 points ahead of Yu yu, and the 2019 figure skating grand prix finals, although Yu Yu completed five four-week jumps in the free skating, but still missed the champion Chen Wei by 44 points. At the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Chen Wei once again defeated Yusheng to win the World Championships three consecutive titles.
Jin Boyang burst into tears with excitement
This game leaves the best memories of life
China's Jin Boyang was the second in the third group. In the end, he scored 179.45 points, setting his season-best result. From the 22nd place in last year's World Championships to the rebirth now, Jin Boyang also shed tears of excitement.
After the match, Jin Boyang said in the mixed interview area that he himself defeated himself in this game, showing the mental state of Chinese athletes, and everything was perfect.
Although Jin Boyang burst into tears after completing all the actions, when he arrived at the mixed interview area, his mood had completely calmed down, and when a reporter asked how the tears were different from the tears after the short program, he smiled and replied: "The same." ”
Jin Boyang admitted that the past 4 years have been very difficult for him personally, "The failure in the game has made me question my ability many times, and many times my confidence is not very strong." Before today's game, I thought 'can I skate perfectly', and now I feel particularly good, very perfect. Jin Boyang said that thanks to the strong support of the State General Administration of Sport and other relevant units, he can still train smoothly under the situation of the epidemic.
Jin Boyang During the competition, the audience of the Capital Gymnasium gave him the warmest applause and cheers, to which Jin Boyang said: "The audience at the scene was very enthusiastic, so in the end, my set of actions was not only completed by me personally, but also contained the help of everyone to me." I am particularly pleased that I can bloom at the Winter Olympics at the Capital Gymnasium and in front of my home. I felt that I showed the spiritual outlook of Chinese athletes in the competition, I did it, I was really very happy, this is the best memory of my life! ”
When asked if he would stick to it like Yu Sheng and continue to be active in the figure skating arena, Jin Boyang said firmly: "I will definitely skate, I will persevere, continue to show my spirit on the field, and drive more Chinese people to participate in ice and snow sports." I hope that more children will skate and become the future force of Chinese figure skating. ”
The Yusei Knot 4A is certified by the International Skating Federation
Jin Boyang sent a commendation
In the competition, Yu Yusei appeared 21st. He challenged the much-anticipated Axel All Around Jump (4A), and although he failed to complete the dream move due to less than 1620 degrees of rotation and unstable landing, he completed the challenge to himself. On the referee's scoring table after the game, Yu Yu's knotted movement was recognized as 4A. This is also the first time that the 4A action has appeared on the referee's scoring table of the Winter Olympic Games.
In the post-match interview, Yusuke Yusuke said that today's 4A was obviously better than the previous one, and he felt that he had played all of it. "Of course, there is a feeling of 'it's still a little bit worse', but I think this may be all I have!" He said.
In order to "make a complete 4A" wish, Yusei Challenged himself again and again, saying: "I may not have put in more effort than this, and it is likely that there is no return of the effort." For his performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics, he said that although there were many things that were not smooth since the beginning of the short program, he had gone all out to fight.
"His spirit is really incredible, and the average person like him will certainly not choose to participate in the third Winter Olympics, but directly retire, he not only insists on participating, but also challenges the difficulty of four and a half weeks at the age of 27." This spirit is really worth learning. For Yusheng knot, Jin Boyang also sent such a praise.
"In the last Olympic Games, we probably all thought about fighting for medals, but this time, all we wanted was to break through ourselves and get the spiritual gold medal." Jin Boyang further said that constantly breaking through oneself is the spirit of sportsmanship and the Olympic spirit.
Jin Boyang said bluntly that it was very regrettable to see Yu Sheng's string challenge 4A fall, "I feel sorry for him, really, I hope he will complete this action in his third Winter Olympics." Although he fell, I believe that as long as he always believes in himself and insists on the challenge, he will definitely be able to successfully complete in future competitions. As one of the most difficult jumps in figure skating, no athlete has ever completed the 4A in an official competition before, but Yu Yusei has made it his mission to achieve the 4A. In the face of injuries and illness, and in the face of the voices that many people think they can seek stability, he has never wavered in choosing to challenge himself at the Winter Olympics. Breaking through ourselves and challenging the limits, what Yusheng knots show us is the true sportsmanship and the true Olympic spirit.
Source Beijing Evening News WeChat public account
Producer: Liu Hao Editor: Zhang Yang
Process Editor Tai Shaofeng