In the women's freestyle skiing women's aerial skills final of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao successfully reversed with 108.71 points with a perfect performance of the third jump and won her first Winter Olympic gold medal.
After the first two rounds of the final, Xu Mengtao was ranked second with a slight disadvantage, and Caldwell of the United States ranked first with 105.6 points.
In the third round, Xu Mengtao withstood the pressure and completed the action perfectly, scoring 108.61 points, surpassing Hushkova, who scored 107.95 points. After successfully completing the action, Xu Mengtao was already in tears.
Caldwell, who was the last to play, made a mistake and scored only 83.71 points. After Caldwell made a mistake, Xu Mengtao realized that he had won the gold medal of his dreams.
This is Xu Mengtao's first Winter Olympic gold medal, and it is also the 28th title she has won in her career. Even after winning the gold medal, Xu Mengtao still couldn't believe it, and she said to the camera, "Am I the first?" Am I number one? ”
Then she put on the flag and shouted, "We won!" We won! Afterwards, she knelt on the slopes to celebrate. Finally, she shouted into the camera, "Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!" Happy Lantern Festival! ”