(Beijing Winter Olympics) Close-up: Liu Jiayu's "broken contract" and agreement
Zhangjiakou, China News Service, 10 February Title: Close-up: Liu Jiayu's "broken contract" and agreement
China News Service reporter Wang Yu Chen Lin
In the final of the women's U-shaped field of snowboarding, Liu Jiayu "missed the appointment".
On February 10, the beijing 2022 Winter Olympics snowboarding women's U-shaped track skill final was held at The Genting Ski Park in Zhangjiakou, and China's Liu Jiayu ranked eighth. The picture shows Liu Jiayu in the game. Photo by Zhai Yujia, a reporter from China News Service
She once said that she would "amplify the move" in the final, and after experiencing the first two sliding mistakes today, she chose to end her entire journey at the Beijing Winter Olympics with a more secure set of actions.
This is not the expected result of the outside world, nor is it in line with Liu Jiayu's expectations for himself.
Last November, she completed the difficult double crippler (two-week backflip of the forehand blade) in training, becoming the first snowboarder in China and the third in the world to complete the action. Just a few days before the start of the women's U-shaped pool, Liu Jiayu unlocked the reverse version of this action again.
On February 9, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Snowboarding Women's U-Shaped Track Skills Qualification Tournament was held at The Genting Ski Park in Zhangjiakou, and China's Liu Jiayu ranked seventh and advanced to the final. The picture shows Liu Jiayu in the game. Photo by Zhai Yujia, a reporter from China News Service
In the four years from the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics to the Beijing Winter Olympics, breakthroughs such as hers abounded. On the ultimate road to the Genting Ski Park race, she is indomitable, completely unable to see any signs of erosion by time and injury.
Showing the super difficult action, the honor of standing on the podium again, especially after the qualification round, Liu Jiayu showed the spirit of "not fighting at this time and staying when", so that all expectations reached the peak when she stood on the final departure platform for the first time today.
On February 9, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Snowboarding Women's U-Shaped Track Skills Qualification Tournament was held at The Genting Ski Park in Zhangjiakou, and China's Liu Jiayu ranked seventh and advanced to the final. Photo by Zhai Yujia, a reporter from China News Service
However, under heavy attention, Liu Jiayu fell to the pool wall when he jumped to the ground in the first round, and lost his center of gravity when he changed the direction of progress in the second round. At the end of the two glides, the runner-up of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics was only 12th, ranking last among all the athletes.
Will there still be "big moves"? Fight hard or finish the game? Liu Jiayu, who stood on the departure platform for the third time, gave his answer. Without double crippler, without double cork 1080 (1080 degrees of eccentric rotation), she chose to enjoy skiing in half a minute, enjoy the feeling of doing a good job, and strengthen her determination to fight for another four years.
After the game, she explained that she wanted to finish the game standing up no matter what the result, conveying the idea that if you insist on believing in yourself, you will succeed.
In fact, if the whole set of actions is disassembled, it is not difficult to find that Liu Jiayu still makes a front flip body that rarely appears in the men's arena at the end. The choreography of this seemingly "Easter egg" is her explanation left to this arena, and it is also an expression of never accepting defeat. Like in the last scene of the TV broadcast, she still has an iconic smile.
In the process of waiting for Liu Jiayu, they walked through the mixed picking area with faces that were either excited or frustrated, but without exception they were young and full of vitality. Snowboarding, a sport that originated from young people, has been a new star since the birth of Chloe King, the "talented girl" of the United States.
The picture shows Liu Jiayu in the game. Image source: Visual China
12 years ago, foreign media also called Liu Jiayu, who appeared on the Field of the Winter Olympic Games for the first time, a "talented girl". From Vancouver to Beijing, she cut through thorns and lit the spark of stars.
Liu Jiayu's growth story is the epitome of China's snowboard from weak to strong, ranking among the world's first-class level; her performance of challenging herself today and even the struggle of her entire career is also a portrayal of China's snowboard constantly surpassing the limit.
She enjoyed every departure and taxi, every take-off and flip, and accepted falls and defeats. She said that from Pyeongchang to Beijing, she developed a lot of new moves, which is an improvement and a breakthrough, "I not only broke through myself, but also broke through the snowboard women's U-shaped pool sport." ”
There are 12 players in the final of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and 7 "post-00s". For Liu Jiayu, who is about to turn thirty, the competition will only become more intense and cruel in the next four years, but she said, "I still have a dream to come true." ”
On February 9, in the women's U-shaped venue skills qualification tournament of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's Liu Jiayu, Cai Xuetong and Qiu Leng successfully advanced to the final. Liu Jiayu and Cai Xuetong, who are also the elders of the four dynasties of the Winter Olympics, are the favorites to win the event. The picture shows Liu Jiayu in the game. Image source: Visual China
"I found the best coach in the world, he gave me more room to imagine; I have a good rehabilitator, my body has always been very healthy, everything is going in a good direction." Liu Jiayu excitedly said that everything she had brought her closer to the end of her dream - "gold medal".
In a sound of "cheering", Liu Jiayu left the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Behind her, the Chinese team staff silently put away the national flag prepared earlier. Starting again, she will also try to fulfill the promise she made today. (End)
Source: China News Network