On February 14, Beijing time, the winter Olympics freestyle ski women's slope obstacle course will decide the gold medal. Gu Ailing, who previously won the gold medal in the women's big jump in freestyle skiing, is expected to launch another attack on the championship. Of course, in order to win the championship, she needs to defeat her old enemy Hildaru.
At first glance, this may sound a bit inexplicable. Gu Ailing, who was born in 2003, is just 18 years old this year, where is the old enemy? In fact, this is really not a deliberate exaggeration. Also regarded as a genius, Estonian player Hildaru was born in 2002, and she has already competed with Gu Ailing many times when she became famous at a young age. In the slope obstacle course, Hildaru performed even better, and Gu Ailing has lost the gold medal to her three times.
The first time occurred at the 2020 Lausanne Youth Olympic Games, Gu Ailing, who participated in the freestyle ski triathlon, won a good result of 2 gold and 1 silver. The silver medal came from the slope obstacle course, where she lost to Hildaru by 0.5 points. The second time came at this season's NEW TOUR Business Race, where Gu Ailing, who participated in the slope obstacle course, lost again to Hildaru to finish second.
In the subsequent World Cup, although Gu Ailing won 6 gold and 2 silver in the World Cup, he only won a silver medal in the slope obstacle course. That's right, she still lost to Hildaru this time. It is worth mentioning that Hildaru, who returned from injury, won two World Cup races in a row. Considering that the two are similar in age and equally strong, I believe that there will be more competitions in the future. From this point of view alone, it can indeed be called an old enemy.
For example, in the slope obstacle course of this Winter Olympics, although there are defending champions Sarah Hovelin and world number one Nes Ledix and other strong champions, the genius showdown between Hildaru and Gu Ailing is regarded as the biggest attraction. Of course, referring to the overall performance of the two in the project, Hildaru has a better chance of winning.
Fortunately, Gu Ailing has a necessary advantage for top players, that is, super psychological quality. Even if she made a mistake in the big jumping event at the Winter Olympics before, she was still able to quickly calm down and continue to play. In the end, he successfully won the winter Olympic gold medal in the big jump event. This super emotional stability ability helps Gu Ailing to play her best in the slope obstacle course, and then impact her second gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics.