On February 14, the qualifiers, which had previously been postponed due to weather conditions, resumed. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Freestyle Ski women's steeplechase qualification tournament was held at The Genting Ski Park in Zhangjiakou, with Chinese players Gu Ailing and Yang Shuorui competing.
According to the rules of the competition, the qualifying round is held in two rounds, and the individual two rounds are the best scores, and then ranked according to the final score of each athlete, and the top 12 athletes with the best results can advance to the final.
There were 27 participants, and one of the Americans missed the competition. In the draw in the order of departures, Gu Ailing drew the first departure, while Yang Shuorui was the 26th appearance (the penultimate position).
In the first round of the game, due to the weather, mentality and other issues, Gu Ailing was in a general state, only getting 57.28 points. However, it may be due to strong winds on the spot, and many athletes have made obvious mistakes. In the first round of the competition, Gu Ailing won the 11th place, while Yang Shuorui only had 18.46 points, ranking 21st.
Judging from the rules of the game, Gu Ailing's first round results basically have no reference value, and she must slide out a wonderful performance in the second round to be able to successfully qualify. In the second round, she was still the first to appear, and she was under great pressure.
However, Gu Ailing is worthy of being a big heart player, and before the second round of the competition, he also took the time to post a message on social media to wish netizens a happy Valentine's Day. The second round of Gu Ailing resolutely increased the difficulty, the overall completion degree is very smooth, with a very stable and excellent play, to the Chinese netizens to eat a reassuring pill.
In the process of waiting for the referee to score, Gu Ailing appeared very confident, she first showed a happy smile to the camera, greeted everyone, and then even directly pulled out a meat cake, facing the camera, without the slightest regard for the image of the goddess, opening her mouth to eat. In the end, Gu Ailing's second round score was 79.83 points, which can rank third in the overall ranking. Although the other players will continue to compete, such results can basically guarantee her success in the final.
In the end, Gu Ailing was able to easily advance to the third place. Unfortunately, Yang Shuorui only scored 39.05 points and did not qualify for the final.