Sildaru qualified for the first place, and Gu Ailing's strongest opponent began to be out of shape!

Estonian flag bearer Kelly Sildaru has finally ushered in her "destiny" – the freestyle slope obstacle course competition. On the morning of February 14, the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle slope obstacle course qualification competition ended, and Estonian athlete Sildarru, who was also known as a "talented girl" at the time of his debut, won the first place in the qualification tournament and successfully reached the final on the 15th. China's Gu Ailing also entered the final in third place in the qualifiers.

Why do you say "also a genius girl"?

Why is it said that "also known as a genius girl"? That's because of Gu Ailing's existence. Born in 2002, Sildaruru is one year older than Gu Ailing, and she won the gold medal in slope obstacle course when she participated in the World Extreme Games at the age of 13, and was awarded the title of "Talented Girl" by the outside world. And Gu Ailing, who is accustomed to being called "genius girl" by domestic netizens, debuted in 2018, and his fame was later than Sildaru. However, with the rapid rise of Gu Ailing, there has been more and more head-on competition between Sildaru and Gu Ailing in the past two years.

First of all, from the Olympic level, at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing and Sildaru will participate in the three events of slope obstacles, big jumping platform and U pool, all of which belong to the all-round players. At the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics, Sildaru and Gu Ailing competed in three competitions at the same time, and in the end, Sildaru won the gold medal in slope obstacle courses, and Gu Ailing won the gold medal in the big jump and U-shaped pool. At the professional level, the competition between Gu Ailing and Sildaru has become white-hot this season, and in the U pool project, Gu Ailing won the season championship in four races, and Sildaru won the first season. In the slope obstacle course, Sildaru has been pressing Gu Ailing this season to win the season championship.

Why is it called "Honmei"

Why is it said to be "honmei"? Because Sildaru himself said, "I like slope obstacles the most because it's the longest-running project and I think it's more interesting." The U-shaped pool seems to be doing one thing, and the big jump is just a jump, but in the slope obstacles, you can do a lot of different movements, I think it's really cool and exciting. ”

So keen on barrier-breaking projects may come from her desire from childhood. At the age of 5, Sildaru, who was exposed to skiing under the guidance of his father, often saw his father and his friends skiing on snowboards over the track props on the slopes. Sildaru once recalled the scene: "I really wanted to do it, but my father told me, 'You're too young to do it.'" At the same time, according to Sildaroo, "I was able to practice slope obstacle course skills in my hometown, only 380 meters above sea level, only two or three slides and a jumping platform, which was far from enough for me." "All of this may be what makes Sildaru more enthusiastic about the slope barrier project."

Sildarus came for the gold medal

Today's qualifier was originally scheduled for the morning of the 13th, but it was postponed to today due to heavy snow weather. On the 14th, the sky at Genting Ski Park was blue, but the temperature was still very low, and Sildarru praised the weather, saying: "Yesterday's wind and snow were very heavy, it is very happy that the race has been postponed to today, the sun is shining, it has helped me a lot to play." ”

Sure enough, today's game Wasidaro went very smoothly, scoring 80.96 points and 86.15 points in both jumps to reach the final. After the game, she said: "I am very satisfied with today's performance, it is very good to be able to come to the Beijing Winter Olympics, and participating in the Winter Olympics is my goal. When talking about the competition with Gu Ailing, Sildarru said: "I put my whole heart on myself today and didn't think about the opponent. ”

Previously, Sildaru also expressed her goals at a press conference shortly after arriving in China, saying: "I missed the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics due to injury, so the Beijing Winter Olympics is my first winter Olympic trip, and my goal is to win a gold medal." ”