Beijing, 10 Feb (Xinhua) -- As the drums became denser and the music grew stronger, Jin Boyang, dressed in a "Chinese Red" competition suit, stepped on the last note of "Bolero Dance" and stopped spinning, with open arms to freeze himself in the last scene of the figure skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
On February 10, China's Jin Boyang waved after the figure skating men's singles free skating competition. Photo by Ju Huanzong, Xinhua News Agency
After the game, he first raised his arms and shouted, waved his arms, and then he couldn't help himself, covering his face with his hands and crying. This is already the second time that people remember the "everyday" Winter Olympics that people always have happy and happy. In the Capital Gymnasium, the applause was endless, and Jin Boyang kept waving to the audience.
In the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating men's singles free skating competition held on the 10th, Jin Boyang cleanly completed 6 of all 7 jumps, and only jumped on his feet in the final three weeks of rear inner ice. In the end, he set a new free skating solo season record four days ago with 179.45 points, ranking ninth with a total of 270.43 points.
"At the Winter Olympics on my doorstep, I showed such a spiritual outlook on behalf of the motherland, and it was a very wonderful feeling." Jin Boyang said, "Although there was a small mistake, I definitely defeated myself today." ”
It's the 24-year-old boy's second Winter Olympics. Although he failed to surpass his fourth place in Pyeongchang, it was not easy for Jin Boyang, who once fell to the bottom.
At last year's World Championships, he made a major mistake in the free skate and ended up only 22nd. In the second half of last year, although Jin Boyang's results rebounded, he performed uneventfully in the Asian Cup Open and one Grand Prix. In addition, hospitalization with acute appendicitis at the beginning of last season also affected his state.
"In these four years, sometimes I question my ability. Because you will make mistakes in the game that you haven't made in training, or you will transfer all the mistakes in training to the game, sometimes the confidence is really not very strong. Jin Boyang said.
In preparation for the Beijing Winter Olympics, he has been training according to the schedule of official competitions since September last year, and has increased the amount of training to nearly twice that of the previous Winter Olympics. In the past two years, Jin Boyang has given himself only one week to take a holiday, and two weeks before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics, he also experienced the devil's schedule of two days and four sets of programs in the team's auditions.
On February 10, China's Jin Boyang competed in the men's singles free skating competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Yuwei
"For him, today was a super level play, and recent training has not reached such a high level. He is not young, and he has physical challenges. He was thrilled to finish himself and the coaching staff was very satisfied. Veteran coach Yao Bin told reporters after the game.
Talking about the performance of the Winter Olympics, Jin Boyang said: "My physical functioning state these days is not very good, but it is very incredible that my faith is getting firmer, my mentality is getting more and more peaceful, and I am becoming more and more confident. ”
Walking off the ice rink, Jin Boyang hugged closely with coaches Xu Zhaoxiao and Fu Caishu. "The bloom of the last moment of my free skating is the result of everyone's hard work. It was the people of the motherland that gave me strength and faith, the motherland that created the best training conditions for us under the epidemic, the support and encouragement of the team, and the best memories of the Winter Olympics in my life. Jin Boyang said emotionally.
Asked if he would play in the next Winter Olympics, Mr. Jin said, "I hope to be able to compete in the third Winter Olympics." For me, the most important thing is persistence and love. I hope that I can always maintain today's spiritual outlook, represent the motherland, and win glory for the country. ”
Editors: Shuwen, Wu Bowen, Zheng Daojin, Zhang Yongqi (Intern)