On February 10, with the end of the bobsleigh team relay, the bobsleigh event of the Beijing Winter Olympics was officially concluded. At the Winter Olympics, the Chinese team participated for the first time and completed all four sub-events: men's single bobsleigh, women's single sled, double bobsleigh and bobsleigh team.
Judging from the results, the performance of the Chinese bobsleigh team is difficult to say that it is excellent. But for this team, whose average age is only 23 years old, it has achieved great gains to stand on the stage of the Winter Olympics and achieve effective results in each event.
Fan Duoyao took the lead in achieving effective results for Chinese bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
Breakthrough results
Fan Duoyao broke 59 seconds 3 times
From February 5 to 6, the men's single bobsleigh competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics began at the National Bobsleigh Center.
On February 5, Fan Duoyao skated 58.848.848.88.88. On The third round of skating on February 6, he skated 58.595 seconds, breaking his personal best again.
According to the rules, athletes who rank in the top 20 in the first 3 rounds can enter the 4th round. Fan Duoyao finished 25th and unfortunately failed to make it to the final round. In an interview, he said that he was satisfied with his Debut of the Winter Olympics and played at the level he deserved in the game.
From the first Chinese athlete to participate in the bobsleigh World Cup to the first effective result for the Chinese team in the event at the Winter Olympics, Fan Duoyao not only created a personal result, but also achieved a breakthrough in the performance of the Chinese team.
Wang Peixuan constantly refreshed his personal bests. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
Self-breakthrough
Wang Peixuan learned the experience
On February 8, the women's single bobsleigh competition ended, and Wang Peixuan finished 29th in the third round with a time of 3 minutes 01.402 seconds, completing the individual debut of the Winter Olympics. She not only achieved the breakthrough of the Chinese team in the women's event of "zero participation", but also continuously achieved breakthroughs in the competition.
On February 7, the first round of scooting, Wang Peixuan made a "mistake" due to nervousness, which affected the overall gliding time, with a score of 1:00.986. But then in the second round, she adjusted in time, lost the previous tension, began to relax and enjoy the game, and slid on the single wheel for 1 minute 00 seconds 391, surpassing the first round. After the game, Wang Peixuan said that he would relax and compare the next game, and ended it perfectly. In the third round of skating on February 8, Wang Peixuan was getting better and better, sliding out of 1 minute 00 seconds 025, once again refreshing his personal results.
Although he failed to reach the fourth round, Wang Peixuan continued to break his single-round best in the competition, and has created the Olympic history of Chinese women's bobsleigh.
Wang Peixuan said that he played his due level in the competition, and more importantly, through the competition, he learned from the outstanding athletes how to start, the body posture when gliding, and the experience of quickly handling mistakes.
China's Huang Yebo/Peng Junyue in the competition on February 9. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
Compete for breakthroughs
Bach encouraged Milan to fight again
On February 9, the medal was awarded in two rounds of the double bobsleigh event, and the only Chinese duo, Huang Yebo/Peng Junyue, finished 17th. This is the first time that the Chinese team has participated in the bobsleigh double event, and it is also the first effective result in the Winter Olympics event, and it has also achieved a breakthrough in the double event.
Before the game, the goal set by the Chinese team was to play the level of usual training and successfully complete the game. In the first round of the slide, Huang Yebo / Peng Junyue took 1 minute 00 seconds 732 seconds to rank last. In the second round, the Chinese combination took the lead and slid out of the 1 minute 00 seconds 840. At the end of the two-wheeled slide, they finished 17th with a time of 2:01.572.
Although both rounds of the competition are in the last place, the Chinese duo has achieved a breakthrough in the competition by standing on the track of the Winter Olympics and achieving effective results.
IOC President Bach congratulated the Chinese team as soon as possible after the match and encouraged them to continue to maintain their good form, agreeing to see Milan in four years.
On February 10, Chinese athletes participating in the bobsleigh team relay event celebrated boxing after the game. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
Team breakthrough
The best result in the relay race
On February 10, the bobsleigh team relay began to compete, which was the last competition in the bobsleigh event at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
According to the rules of the competition, each team sends players from the women's single, men's single and men's double events in turn, and the athletes knock on the touchpad above their heads at the end of the track to open the door, and the next round of the competition begins to compete, and the team with the least time wins.
Wang Peixuan took the lead, Followed by Fan Duoyao, and Huang Yebo/Peng Junyue set off last. There is no more pressure, 4 people are more about enjoying the game. The three groups of contestants spent 1:01.947, 1:03.467 and 1:04.768 respectively. In the end, the Chinese team won the 12th place in the team relay with a time of 3 minutes 10.182 seconds.
The 12th place in the team relay was the best result achieved by Chinese athletes in the bobsleigh event, which not only achieved a breakthrough in the competition, but also a breakthrough in teamwork.
Chinese athletes stood on the stage of the Winter Olympics and achieved a breakthrough in the development of Chinese bobsleigh. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
The tour leader affirmed
The young bobsleigh team was amazing
After Beijing's successful bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2015, China formed a national bobsleigh team and officially participated in the 2017 season. This is a young national team, the results are hard to say excellent, but from the perspective of participating in the whole project and finishing the competition, they have achieved a huge leap forward.
Fan Duoyao was a former cross-country skier, Wang Peixuan was a javelin player, Huang Yebo was an athletics player, and Peng Junyue was a basketball player. Cross-item selection, this bobsleigh project was successful.
Wang Zhonglin, the leader of the Chinese bobsleigh team, said in an interview that the team members have slid out of the usual training level, and the young Chinese bobsleigh team has performed very well, not only achieving a breakthrough in the project, but also showing the spirit of hard work and dedication in them.
Beijing News reporter Wang Jisong
Edited by Qin Shengnan Proofreader Liu Jun