On February 14, Beijing time, the Beijing Winter Olympics are in full swing, and today, the Chinese team has sent good news. In the freestyle ski women's aerial skills final, Chinese veteran Xu Mengtao from Anshan, Liaoning Province, started with the 5th pick, Xu Mengtao's difficulty of this round of action was 4.293, and in the end, she won the gold medal in the event with a score of 108.61 points against Belarusian Hannah Hushkova and American Megan Nick. Another Chinese player, Kong Fanyu, ranked sixth with a score of 59.67 points, unfortunately missing the medal.
This is the fifth gold medal of the Chinese delegation at the Winter Olympics, which is of great significance to the Chinese team and Xu Mengtao. This is the first time that the Chinese team has won the gold medal in the winter Olympic freestyle ski women's aerial skills final, breaking the record of 28 years, and it is also the first gold medal won by Xu Mengtao in the four Winter Olympic Games. In 1994, the project officially joined the Winter Olympics, as of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the Chinese team won a total of 7 medals in the project, including 2 silver medals and 5 bronze medals, after Xu Mengtao won the championship, the Chinese team finally broke the spell.
At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao, as the favorite to win the championship, actually did not perform too badly, but she made a mistake in the last jump, holding the snow, and finally regrettably won the silver medal with 83.50 points. At the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, she was ranked no. 1 in the world for the third time, however, under great pressure, she made a major mistake and finally finished ninth. After winning the award, Xu Mengtao was so excited that she couldn't even believe that she had won the championship, but after getting the exact news, she raised the national flag and shouted: "I won, we won, I won at my own doorstep." ”
At the same time, Xu Mengtao said that she could win the championship thanks to the great motherland and the General Administration of Sports. After Xu Mengtao won the championship, the General Administration of Sport also sent blessings at the first time, and the General Administration thanked Xu Mengtao for her contribution to China's dream of a sports power, and also praised her exquisite skills and uplifting spirit. After Xu Mengtao won the championship, the behavior of the American veteran Caldwell was even more touching, she shouted out "Peach Peach" loudly, and sent sincere blessings to Xu Mengtao.
The two hugged each other tightly after the game, and the picture of sympathy touched many spectators, and Caldwell finally finished fourth with a score of 83.71 points, without winning a medal, but her face was full of joy and excitement, because her old rival and good friend who was also her good friend won the championship. Not only that, but Caldwell shouted out aloud in English: "I'm so proud of you!" "Caldwell lost, but she actually won, and that's the spirit of the Olympics.
Caldwell interpreted the essence of the Olympic Games to the fullest, and Xu Mengtao won the spotlight of the media, but Caldwell's light was not much less than her. Congratulations to Xu Mengtao, and thank you Todwell, you have made sports unite people all over the world.