On February 11, Beijing time, the award ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Aerial Skills Mixed Team was held, and three athletes of the Chinese team, Xu Mengtao, Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu, won the silver medal. On the podium, Xu Mengtao shed tears.
From the photo, it can be seen that when Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu were smiling and waving the bouquet, Xu Mengtao wiped tears alone, which made netizens feel sad and left messages to send comfort: "Did the two male players not find their teammates shedding tears?" Laughing so brightly, speechless", "I still remember that Xu Mengtao has been comforting her teammates who made mistakes during the game, but when she got to the podium, she couldn't hold back, so painful", "Broken defense, no one wants a gold medal more than Xu Mengtao", "Insisted on four Winter Olympics, the gold medal that was originally thought to be stable in hand flew, such a gap can only be experienced by herself", "Don't cry or cry, the silver medal is already very remarkable, I hope That Sister Peach can fulfill her dream gold medal in the individual competition".
The freestyle ski aerial skill mixed group is a new addition to the Winter Olympics and has also been listed as a key project of the Chinese delegation to rush gold. Compared with other teams, the Chinese team has the deepest talent pool in this project, and can line up different lineups to compete for this gold medal. In the first round of the final, Xu Mengtao took the lead for the Chinese team with a near-perfect jump. Although the American male player scored a super high score with the highest difficulty in the second round, as long as the two male players in China did not make mistakes, the gold medal would still be in the bag. Unfortunately, perhaps because the opponent's high score gave Jia Zongyang great pressure, he made a major mistake when he landed, and the Chinese team could only win the silver medal after the American team.