China News Service reporter Chen Lin wang yu
The same as the "Four Dynasties Veterans" of the Winter Olympics who had high hopes for winning the championship before the game, and the "Double Sister" who represented the highest level of the Chinese women's skiing U-shaped field, faced with the result of not winning the medal, Cai Xuetong and Liu Jiayu were interviewed by the media in the mixed mining area after the game, one of them once again tearfully spilled the field, and one still loved to laugh.
On February 10, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Snowboarding Women's U-Shaped Track Skills Final was held at Zhangjiakou Genting Ski Park. China's Cai Xuetong came in fourth. The picture shows Chinese player Cai Xuetong in the competition. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
On the 10th, the final of the women's U-shaped track skill of snowboarding at the Beijing Winter Olympics was fiercely contested at Genting Ski Park. The two Chinese ski veterans, who challenged the medal together with Qiu Leng, regretted not being able to take the podium when competing with Pyeongchang Winter Olympic champion and American skier Chloe King, and Spanish veteran Clart Castellet, who participated in the Winter Olympics five times.
Fourth place, this is the closest to the medal table in Cai Xuetong's four Winter Olympics. She played steadily in the first round, once ranking third with 81.25 points, but there were different degrees of errors in the next two rounds, and she failed to go further. As the winner of the project's Seven-time World Cup annual championship, Cai Xuetong hopes to become a "Grand Slam" with an Olympic gold medal; as a "four-dynasty veteran" who has been participating in the Winter Olympics since the age of 17, she is also eager to use an Olympic medal to "realize her dream".
After the game, she sat alone in the cold snow. When she walked through the mixed mining area, she once again shed tears, and a reporter directly comforted "don't cry, don't cry."
For her own performance, Cai Xuetong said that she was satisfied, "the state of skiing is very good", and it was sad because she could not complete the set of actions she wanted to complete in the end.
This isn't the first time the media has documented her tears. When she left home to go to sports school, Cai Xuetong would cry, and she said that she did not want her mother. When I talk about my family in an interview, I also cry. The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics qualification tournament has just ended, and as soon as I walked into the mixed mining area, I had tears in my eyes.
At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Cai Xuetong, who thought he was in the best competitive state, eventually lost the medal. And that time, her teammate Liu Jiayu won the silver medal. This is also the first Winter Olympic medal in the history of Chinese snowboarding.
From winning silver at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics to competing in the "exchange of gold" at the doorstep of his home, Liu Jiayu, who is still injured, said after qualifying for the qualifiers that the final would "amplify the move".
Faced with an unfavorable start to two consecutive rounds of mistakes, Liu Jiayu, who fought backwaters, finally ranked eighth. After the game, she explained with a smile that no matter what the result of the competition, she finally stood and slid down, which also strengthened her dream of going to the realization of the next four years.
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
Liu Jiayu loves to smile, has the competitions she participates in, and she never spares her smile. When a reporter at the scene confirmed whether it would impact the next Winter Olympics, she smiled and said, "It will be." When asked about her dreams, she exclaimed, "Get the gold medal!" ”。 When he finished, he laughed first. After laughing, he slowly added: "After the silver medal (take), there is nothing else to take." ”
"It's not easy for all people, but as long as you're happy and smiling, everything will pass." At the end of the interview, Liu Jiayu said so.
Behind the laughter and tears of the "Four Dynasties Veterans", there is their spontaneous optimism and true feelings, and there are also successes and difficulties that have persisted all the way. For the four years of preparation, they are always reluctant to talk more, and at most use a sentence of "it is really not easy" to pass by.
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
When a reporter told Cai Xuetong that Liu Jiayu still wanted to insist on another Winter Olympics, Cai Xuetong said that if he had the ability, he would continue to challenge his limits.
She said Spanish legend Kralt Castellet, who has participated in five Winter Olympics, has been an inspiration to her. "Whenever I see her, I also feel — hmmm! I can too. (End)
Source: China News Network