On the morning of February 13, gu ailing, who had already won the big jumping championship, will play the Beijing Winter Olympics women's freestyle ski slope obstacle course qualification tournament at Zhangjiakou Genting Ski Park at 10 o'clock. However, due to heavy snowfall, today's competition was cancelled. Subsequently, Gu Ailing posted a message on his personal social media: QUALIS POSTPONED UNTIL TMO (Qualifier postponed to tomorrow)! The much-anticipated Gu Ailing will see you again tomorrow. So the new question is, why are ski races afraid of snow?
Ski racing is really afraid of snow
Since yesterday, north China and other places on the mainland have ushered in a wide range of snowfall weather, the Zhangjiakou division of the Beijing Winter Olympics has received moderate snowfall, snow removal work has been carried out intensively in the stadium, and outdoor snow sports such as men's individual big jumping platform have been carried out smoothly.
This morning, snow continued to fall in the Zhangjiakou division. As the time came to 10 o'clock, the organizing committee announced that the women's freestyle ski slope obstacle course qualification tournament was postponed to 12 noon. About an hour later, the organizing committee announced again that due to heavy snowfall and reduced visibility, the day's competition was cancelled and will be played tomorrow (Monday) at 10:00 a.m., with Gu Ailing making the 3rd appearance and Yang Shuorui making the 24th appearance. The final will start at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 15th.
Aren't the players competing in the snow more like the Winter Olympics? Why is the ski race postponed due to natural snowfall? Aren't they a kind of snow?
In this regard, the track management said that the professionals will judge the viscosity of the snow surface of the track before making a decision to postpone the race.
It is understood that the natural snowfall is fluffy and wet, and the track of the ski race is laid by artificial snow with hard snow and dryness, and then repeatedly compacted by the snow burquee. When it snows, the accompanying heating will affect the snow temperature and snow quality of the track, and the new snow will make the track surface soft and the friction increase, which is not conducive to athletes. Secondly, the low visibility in snowy weather will affect the vision of athletes and referees, especially for athletes who are sliding at high speeds.
Yang Shu'an, vice chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that on February 4, the Winter Olympics Organizing Committee had received a notice from the meteorological department about the snowfall, and immediately launched an emergency plan. However, because some tracks in the Genting area have passed through snow pressure, shaping, secondary shaping and other links, there cannot be too much snow floating on the slopes. He revealed that at 5 o'clock this morning, the Zhangjiakou division organized thousands of staff to start cleaning up the snow floating on the track, but because the snow was too big and too urgent to meet the requirements of the visibility of the event, in order to ensure the safety of the athletes, it was finally decided to postpone the competition.
Genting encountered an old enemy in the first battle
For the Olympic games, Gu Ailing, who is confident and likes to challenge, always looks forward to it. With a big jump gold medal from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, Gu Ailing stepped up warm-up training and also appeared in other venues to cheer for Chinese players participating in the women's snowboard U-shaped field skills event.
Tomorrow in the slope obstacle course qualifying tournament, Gu Ailing ranked third. Key opponents include 19-year-old Estonian girl Kelly Hildaru, Pyeongchang Winter Olympic champion Sarah Hovelin and france's now world number one, Tes Letiks. Hildaru, also known as the "genius girl", and Gu Ailing can be described as old enemies.
Hildaru won the gold medal in steeplechase at X Games in 2016 at the age of 13, making him the youngest world winter extreme games gold medalist to date.
At the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Gu Ailing and Hildaru staged a "fairy fight", and Gu Ailing lost to his opponent by 0.5 points. At this season's NEW TOUR Commercial Competition, Gu Ailing, who participated in the slope obstacle course, was the runner-up, and the champion was Hildaru; in the World Cup, although Gu Ailing won 6 golds, he only won a silver medal in the slope obstacle course, and the gold medalist was Hildaru. Before the opening of the Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing confidently said in an interview: "I am not afraid of her! This "she" refers to Hildaru.
According to the project rules, the slope obstacle skill site contains three slope obstacle props and three jumping props. In the competition, the contestants need to complete the fancy moves on a series of fixed props in succession. The referee scores a comprehensive performance score of 100 points based on the player's jump height, rotation, skill, difficulty coefficient, etc. Qualifiers perform twice each, with higher scores to determine the final ranking, with the top 12 advancing to the finals.
Text/Hubei Daily reporter Ma Mingyu
Photo: Xinhua News Agency
Video/Hubei Daily reporter Tong Junpeng Guo Xiaoming From Zhangjiakou, Beijing
Video clip / Hubei Daily reporter Hu Yuwei