(Beijing Winter Olympics) Chinese delegation's fifth gold: Xu Mengtao's women's aerial skills jumped to determine "Qiankun"
Zhangjiakou, 15 Feb (China News Service) -- On the evening of 14 February, the final of the women's aerial skills of freestyle skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics was held at Genting Ski Park. After fierce competition, China's Xu Mengtao finally won the championship with 108.61 points. This is the fifth gold medal won by the Chinese delegation in this competition, and it is also the Chinese air skills team to regain the highest podium in the Olympic Games after a gap of 16 years.
On February 14, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Freestyle Ski Women's Aerial Skills Final was held at the Zhangjiakou Genting Ski Park, and China's Xu Mengtao won the championship. The picture shows Xu Mengtao celebrating after the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
Freestyle skiing aerial skills are the traditional strength of the Chinese Winter Olympic Army. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Han Xiaopeng won the first snow sports gold medal for the Chinese team in the men's aerial skills competition. In the women's competition, famous players such as Xu Yuanyuan, Li Nina and Xu Mengtao have all stood on the podium of the Winter Olympics, but there is always a "one step away" from the gold medal.
In the qualifying round that took the lead on the afternoon of the 14th, Xu Mengtao and Kong Fanyu, who successfully advanced to the final, aimed to win gold at the doorstep to make up for their previous regrets.
On February 14, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Freestyle Ski Women's Aerial Skills Final was held at the Zhangjiakou Genting Ski Park, and China's Xu Mengtao won the championship. The picture shows Xu Mengtao in the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
In the first round of the night's final, Xu Mengtao and Kong Fanyu entered the final battle with second and third place respectively. In the second round of the one-jump final, Xu Mengtao, the fifth appearance, withstood the impact of the defending champion, Belarus's Hannah Hushkova, and the pressure caused by the mistakes of teammate Kong Fanyu, and successfully challenged the most difficult action in the women's arena of three weeks of backwards and three weeks of rotation, and locked in the championship.
When Xu Mengtao finished landing in one fell swoop, the scene instantly sounded applause, and she roared up to the sky to enjoy the joy of victory. The last time it was so passionate was four days ago when the freestyle skiing aerial skills mixed team final. At that time, Xu Mengtao was extremely close to achieving the wish of exchanging silver medals for gold, but finally stood on the runner-up podium with regrets.
After 4 days, Xu Mengtao finally used the undoubted perfect play to let the dream that had been waiting for 8 years shine into reality. The moment the dream came true, she shouted "I won, we won!" ”
Looking back on the pain she had experienced, Xu Mengtao said that she had thought countless times about whether to persist in lying on the hospital bed at that time, and now that she had won the championship, she most wanted to thank herself for not giving up. She also hopes to pass on her good fortune to the men's team that is about to play.
In the second round of the final, Kong Fanyu, the third runner-up of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics who appeared early in the morning, took the lead in challenging backwards for three weeks and turning three weeks but unfortunately failed. When Xu Mengtao finished the competition and waited for the results, Kong Fanyu, who was sure that he had no chance of winning the medal, walked to the mixed picking area and silently looked at the big screen.
When the results came out, Kong Fanyu sincerely applauded his teammates. In an interview, she choked up and said that standing on the final field had no other thoughts in her heart, and that choosing a high difficulty coefficient was to fight for a gold medal for the Chinese team. "(For this result) I have no regrets!" (End)
Source: China News Network