Chongli, Hebei, 14 Feb (Xinhua) -- On the morning of 14 February, the Beijing Winter Olympics Freestyle Ski Women's Steeplechase Qualification Tournament was held at genting Ski Park due to heavy snowfall, and China's Gu Ailing scored 79.38 points with her outstanding performance in the second jump, easily advancing to the next day's final with the third place in the qualification.
On February 14, China's Gu Ailing competed. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yubin
After two consecutive days of heavy snowfall, Chongli was sunny and cloudless that day. Through the lottery, Gu Ailing was the first to appear, and another Chinese player, Yang Shuorui, also participated in the competition.
At about 10 o'clock, the first round of the competition began. Gu Ailing, who took the lead in the game, had a series of slight flaws in the prop area, and did not choose the flip action that was too difficult in the jumping area, only scoring 57.28 points in the first round, and it was difficult to directly advance to the final through this score.
Among the players who appeared after the first round, France's Tess Ludd and Switzerland's Mathilde Greymode, who finished second and third in the women's big jump event, also made a series of mistakes. After the first round, Gu Ailing only ranked 11th.
In the second round, Gu Ailing appeared again, the performance of the prop area was obviously more stable than the first round, and then with two 900-degree flips, 79.38 points, Gu Ailing with the perfect performance of the second round, and finally successfully advanced as the third in the qualifiers.
After successfully completing the second round of actions, Gu Ailing was in a relaxed mood and ate the food he carried with him while waiting for the results, "This is my breakfast, leek box, haha!" Now I'm going to train my U-groove (U-field) next to me. Gu Ailing said with a smile.
Gu Ailing waited for the results after the competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yubin
Estonian Kelly Sildaru played solidly, scoring more than 80 points in both rounds, and in the second round, with a 1080 flip, she scored the highest score of 86.15 points in the whole game, and advanced to the final with the first result of the qualification round.
After the race, Sildarru affirmed the conditions of the venue, "The field is really great, and yesterday's snowfall made the landing slope soft and comfortable.". Sildarru said he didn't think too much about winning the gold and liked to enjoy the game.
Norway's Johanne Keely also played well in both rounds, finishing second in qualifying. China's Yang Shuorui ranked 23rd and missed the final.