Anna Gasser said that the Tokyo Olympics were postponed for a year due to the epidemic, which is a very long time for professional athletes, and now they can successfully participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics, and their hearts are full of gratitude.
In the final of the women's big jump in snowboarding at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Anna Gasser defended her title with the last jump. Beijing News reporter Tao Ran photographed
Beijing News (chief reporter Sun Haiguang) 95.50 points, Anna Gasser won the highest score in the final jump to complete the kill. On February 15, in the final of the women's snowboard jump at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the end of Shougang Park, 30-year-old Austrian star Anna Gasser defended her title with the last jump. Compared to 4 years ago, Anna Gasser said that now she enjoys the fun of sliding more, "as long as I still have love for snowboarding in my heart, as long as I am healthy, I want to keep sliding." 」 ”
It's not about scoring, it's about your own actions
The snowboard jump final is divided into three rounds, with the best results of the two rounds to determine the ranking. After the first two rounds, Anna Gasser was in second place with 176.75 points, 0.25 points behind New Zealand's Zoe Sadowski Sinot. Previously, Zoe Sadowski Sinnot won the gold medal in the women's steeplechase competition in snowboarding, and she is also regarded as a strong contender for the gold medal in the big jump.
In the final jump, Anna Gasser taught the opponent, who was 10 years younger, a lesson. In the third round, Anna Gasser scored a game-high 95.50 points, while under pressure Zoe Sadowski Sinot only scored 30.25 points. In the end, Anna Gasser defended the gold medal in the women's big jump.
"Actually, I don't really care about the 0.25 point difference, I care about whether I can show my movements." Anna Gasser said after the game that she didn't particularly care about the result and the score, and it felt good to be able to play with these good young players, "It's hard to believe that I can win the gold medal again after 4 years, I don't have any expectations at all." ”
In post-match interviews, Anna Gasser has been emphasizing the motivation of young players. Eight of the 12 contestants in today's final are post-00s, and the youngest Japanese player, Shinsuke Murase, was born in 2004. By contrast, Anna Gasser, born in 1991, is already an older player in the event.
"It's been really crazy in the last 4 years, yesterday I did two 1060s in qualifying to qualify for the final. You know, at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 4 years ago, I won the gold medal with these two actions. Anna Gasser said the girls played particularly well today, and everyone had a chance to win the gold medal, "We keep pushing each other, everyone is getting better and better, and we all want to play on the field." ”
Anna Gasser won the women's big jumping final at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Beijing News reporter Tao Ran photographed
I enjoyed the competition very much and was full of gratitude to the organizing committee
Before coming to Shougang Park to participate in the big jump, Anna Gasser finished 6th in the slope obstacle course competition. The transfer of zhangjiakou and Beijing also allowed Anna Gasser to know more about the Beijing Winter Olympics.
"Because of the epidemic, this Olympic Games is very different from 4 years ago, when I shared the winning moment with my family and friends." Anna Gasser revealed that at the beginning of the daily nucleic acid testing was very nervous, always worried about accidents, 5 days later completely relieved, "although there is an epidemic this time, but everyone is very safe, the organizing committee has been doing its best to ensure that all of us are safe." I am already very grateful to be able to come to the Winter Olympics to participate in the competition. Anna Gasser said that the Tokyo Olympic Games were postponed for a year due to the epidemic, which is a very long time for professional athletes, and now they can successfully participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics, and their hearts are full of gratitude.
Anna Gasser said that she is in completely different shape now than she was four years ago, and that she had a dominant position in the big jump event two years before the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, "At that time, if you didn't win the gold medal, it was a huge disappointment." "Coming to Beijing, Anna Gasser only wanted to show off her skills, and it was fun to go to the competition with these amazing girls," I enjoyed myself when I competed in the slope obstacle course before, even though I didn't get a medal. This Winter Olympics has given the female athletes a big stage, and I have seen the progress of this project in the past 4 years, which is also the biggest charm of the Winter Olympics. ”
In the women's snowboarding event, it is not easy for 30-year-olds to stand on the podium of the Winter Olympics. Anna Gasser admits that everything is because of her love of snowboarding. Looking back on her entire career, Anna Gasser says she started skating at the age of 18, unlike athletes who were exposed to snowboarding at the age of 10. "Even if I don't become an Olympic champion, I still skate snowboarding." Anna Gasser said she was passionate about snowboarding, which kept her going until now, "As long as I still have love for skateboarding in my heart, as long as I'm healthy, I want to keep skating." I don't know what will happen next year, or even 4 years from now, but I just want to be happy and do what I love. ”
Beijing News reporter Sun Haiguang
Edited by Liu Jia proofread by Liu Jun