Xu Mengtao finally realized her dream at the Beijing Winter Olympics and won the gold medal. As early as the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, she made her debut at the Winter Olympics and finished sixth with a 2-jump score of 191.61 points.
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.
At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao, who shouted "retire without winning the championship", finally missed the final of the aerial skills women's group. After returning home, she went through meniscus surgery on her legs and chose to return to the field. Xu Mengtao said that at that time, lying on the hospital bed, he had thought countless times about whether to persist, and now that he had won the championship, he most wanted to thank himself for not giving up.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, that Xu Mengtao was back. Xu Mengtao, who appeared in the fifth place, withstood the pressure of the opponent's impact and jumped out of the most difficult action in the women's arena, which was the most difficult action in the women's arena with three weeks of perfect backward churning and turning for three weeks, and finally won the championship. She said that she was fully involved in the next action before leaving, and no one or any situation affected herself, "I have done countless psychological constructions, everything is in my plan, enjoy this moment without setting limits for myself." ”
The 31-year-old Xu Mengtao finally succeeded in realizing her dream at the doorstep of her home and won the freestyle ski women's aerial skills championship. Counting the persistence and preparation of the past four cycles, her body has long been scarred. Before the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao's anterior cruciate ligament in her right leg was ruptured; before the Sochi Winter Olympics, she had a transverse process on the right side of her cervical disc and a torn medial ligament in her right leg; and during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, she suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of her left leg. In order to prepare for the Beijing Winter Olympics, she chose to undergo meniscus surgery on her legs. Behind this hard-won gold medal, Xu Mengtao has gone through countless long cycles from injury to recovery, paying tribute to the veteran.
After learning that the low-level won the championship, Xu Mengtao lost his voice and cried bitterly, and 16 years of perseverance were not in vain, Xu Mengtao shouted: "Am I the first?" Am I number one! Comrades, we won! In the award ceremony, Xu Mengtao was still in tears before going to the podium, and shouted to the sky, 16 years of perseverance, the hardships of which were released at this moment! Proud and proud of Xu Mengtao!