On February 14, 2022, Beijing time, in the beijing Winter Olympics freestyle skiing women's aerial skills competition, Xu Mengtao challenged the super difficulty, and completed steadily, winning the gold medal in this project, which is also the fifth gold medal of the Chinese delegation in this Winter Olympics!
This gold medal is really of great significance to the Chinese team, you know that from the 1994 freestyle ski women's aerial skills project to join the Winter Olympics, until the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the Chinese team won a total of 5 silver medals and 2 bronze medals in this project, and never won a gold medal. From the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, China won the silver medal and failed to win gold!
In this project, the Chinese team has always wanted to get a gold medal, from Xu Yuanyuan to Li Nina, and now Xu Mengtao, China finally broke this spell and won this precious gold medal!
After the end of the game, in an interview, Xu Mengtao also said: "I thought before the game that if I won the gold, I could talk for half an hour in the post-match interview. Dreams still have to be had, what if they come true? I want to thank many people, thank God, thank the great motherland, give us security and confidence during the epidemic, thank you to the General Administration of Sports, thank you to the Winter Sports Management Center, thank my family and friends, thank you! ”
For the Chinese Air Skills Team, this gold medal is really not easy, thanks to Xu Mengtao's perseverance, not only for herself, but also for this national glory!