Gu Ailing completed the slope obstacle course qualifying round and successfully reached the final tomorrow

From the Beijing Division, it was transferred to the Zhangjiakou Division, and the big jumping platform event was changed to the slope obstacle course. Due to the weather delay of the schedule for a day, China's Gu Ailing ushered in the second event of the Winter Olympics on the 14th, and she ranked third with 79.38 points to advance to tomorrow's freestyle ski women's steeplechase skills final.

Gu Ailing in the game

Bringing the Winter Olympic gold medal to Zhangjiakou, Gu Ailing was in a good mood and watched the snowboard women's U-shaped venue skill final on the morning of the 10th, cheering for the three Chinese players Liu Jiayu, Cai Xuetong and Qiu Leng. When her friend Chloe King of the United States won the championship, Gu Ailing stepped forward to hug her. During the training on the 11th, after completing a downhill slide, Gu Ailing cried out happily. On the afternoon of the 12th, Gu Ailing carried out the last training to adapt to the venue before the game, and the training was focused and devoted. Due to heavy snow throughout the day, the organizing committee postponed the qualifiers originally scheduled for the 13th, a full 24 hours later than originally planned, and the project began.

A total of 27 players competed in the Women's Steeplechase Qualification Tournament, with the top five players in the top five, the top five in the FIS points rankings. Gu Ailing made his first appearance, followed by the project champion Sarah Heflin at the last Winter Olympics. Frenchman Tess Ludd, who had previously competed with Gu Ailing in the big jump event, made his third appearance. Another main opponent, Estonian star Sildaru, made her fourth appearance, and Norway's Johanne Kili, who made her fifth appearance, was also quite strong. Another Chinese player, Yang Shuorui, made his 26th appearance. The qualifying rounds were held in two rounds, with the best result, and the top 12 athletes advanced to the final.

In the first round of the competition, Gu Ailing had some small flaws in the first prop area, and then touched the snow when he jumped to the ground in the third prop area. In the next three jumping areas, Gu Ailing successfully completed the action, scoring 57.28 points. Both Heflin and Tess Ludd made mistakes and didn't score more than 40 points. Sildaru of Estonia and Johanne Keely of Norway showed good competitive form in the back, completing the slide with high quality, both of whom scored more than 80 points. In the follow-up competition, from time to time, some players surpassed Gu Ailing in scoring, and after the first round of competition, Gu Ailing ranked 11th. Another Chinese player, Yang Shuorui, made a mistake and failed to complete the entire set of moves as planned, ranking 21st.

There was almost no interval and the second round of qualifying was immediately underway. Gu Ailing, who is still the first to appear, has a lot of pressure on her shoulders, if there is a mistake in this round, the score is not more than 57.28 points, she is likely to be surpassed by other players and fall out of the top 12. Gu Ailing played steadily this round, and there were no mistakes in the whole process. For his own performance, Gu Ailing is very confident. While waiting for the referee to score, Gu Ailing carried a bag of food and took a piece of pie in his hand and ate it. While eating and equalizing points, Gu Ailing was very relaxed, but after seeing the 79.38 points, she smiled at the camera and extended her thumb. Gu Ailing's ranking rose to third place, and although there are still more than 20 athletes behind him who have not competed, such results have ensured that Gu Ailing has reached the final.

Due to the preparation for tomorrow's final, Gu Ailing also has to train. This time she didn't have much time to give an interview, and as she hurried through the mixed interview area, someone asked her what she had just eaten? Gu Ailing said four words - "leek box". For foreign friends, and even some southern friends, they may be unfamiliar with the "leek box" and need to explain it to understand. For Beijingers, the leek box is one of the most common home-cooked dishes that almost everyone eats. Speaking of a mouthful of Beijing cavity, eating leek boxes, Gu Ailing is really an authentic "Beijing girl".

In the end, Gu Ailing advanced to the final with the third place win or loss, and the top two Sildaru and Johnny Keely scored more than 80 points in both rounds, showing their extreme strength. In the final on the 15th, Gu Ailing will challenge them. Yang Shuorui ranked 23rd and failed to reach the final.

Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporters Li Yuanfei, Chen Jiakun, Deng Fangjia, and Pan Zhiwang

Editor: Li Tuo

Process Editor Tai Shaofeng