Chongli, Hebei, 11 Feb (Xinhua) -- On the evening of 11 February, the Beijing Winter Olympics ski jumping men's individual big jumping qualification tournament was held at the National Ski Jumping Center "Xue Ruyi", and China's 20-year-old young player Song Qiwu regretted that he did not make the next round of the competition.
On February 11, China's Song Qiwu appeared on the men's individual big jumping stage, preparing to leave in the test jumping round. Photo by Zhu Zheng, Xinhua News Agency
The men's individual big jump is the third event that Song Qiwu participated in at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Song Qiwu said: "After the first two events, I feel that my state is getting better and better. I enjoyed every game of myself very much and felt very free when flying. ”
"Today in the air, I feel that my body is not particularly stable, the overall technical movement needs to be improved, and participating in the Winter Olympics is also a valuable opportunity to learn from the world's top athletes." Song Qiwu said.
China's Song Qiwu in the qualifiers on February 11. Photo by Zhu Zheng, Xinhua News Agency
Although he did not enter the next round, Song Qiwu was full of confidence in the future development of China's ski jumping project. "We're still in our infancy, and we're asking you to give us some more time. I am ski jumping from athletics, and I believe that in the future, there will be more ski jumping good 'seedlings' that have been cultivated from the initial stage. ”
"We will go all out with every jump and hope to go further in the future." He said.
On the evening of the 11th, a total of 56 people participated in the men's individual jumping qualification tournament, ranking in the top 50 to advance. Norway's Marius Lindvik jumped 135 meters to finish first. Beijing Winter Olympics men's individual standard platform champion Japan's Kobayashi Lingyou ranked 9th, and successfully entered the final of the men's individual big jump platform that will be held on the evening of the 12th.
Editors: Shuwen, Wu Bowen, Zheng Daojin, Zhang Xijin (Intern)