Estonian athlete Kelly Sildaroo finally welcomed her "beloved" – the women's freestyle ski steeplechase competition. On the morning of February 14, the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle ski women's slope obstacle course qualification tournament ended, and Sildaru won the first place in the qualification tournament and successfully reached the final on the 15th.
On February 14, the sky at Genting Ski Park was clear blue, but the temperature was still very low, and Sildarru praised the weather, saying: "Yesterday's wind and snow was very heavy, and it is a pleasure to postpone the qualifying round to today, the sun is shining and has helped me a lot in my performance. ”
Sure enough, today's game Wasidaro went very smoothly, scoring 80.96 points and 86.15 points in both jumps to reach the final. After the game, she said: "I am very satisfied with today's performance, it is very good to be able to come to the Beijing Winter Olympics, and participating in the Winter Olympics is my goal. ”
At the age of 5, Sildaru, who was introduced to skiing under the guidance of his father, often saw his father and his friends skiing on snowboards over the ski tracks. Sildaru once recalled the scene: "I really wanted to do it, but my father told me, 'You're too young to do it.'" According to Sildaroo, "The site where I was able to practice slope obstacle course skills in my hometown, only 380 meters above sea level, only two or three slides and a jumping platform, these are far from enough for me." "Maybe that's what makes Sildaru more enthusiastic about ramp-up projects."
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Sildaro and Gu Ailing had to participate in the three events of slope obstacles, big jumping platform and U-shaped pool, and both sides belonged to the all-rounder. At the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics, Sildaru and Gu Ailing competed in three competitions at the same time, and in the end, Sildaru won the gold medal in slope obstacle courses, and Gu Ailing won the gold medal in the big jump and U-shaped pool. When talking about the competition with Gu Ailing, Sildaru said: "I put my whole heart on myself today and did not think about the opponent. ”
Photo by Pan Zhiwang, reporter of the Winter Olympics
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