On February 16, Beijing time, the Beijing Winter Olympics continued, the first round of the men's aerial skills final was staged, China's two four-dynasty elders Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu joined hands to play, Jia Zongyang made a mistake in the second jump, did not have the opportunity to enter the final to compete for medals, Qi Guangpu successfully advanced. Jia Zongyang's exit is very regrettable, and the scene of the Four Dynasties elder waving goodbye is heart-wrenching.
Men's aerial skills are the dominant sport of the Chinese team, and as early as the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Han Xiaopeng won the gold medal in this event. Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu joined hands to enter the final, both are the elders of the four dynasties, Jia Zongyang previously won 2 silver and 1 bronze in the Winter Olympics, and won a silver medal in the team competition, Qi Guangpu has not yet won a medal in his personal project.
A total of 12 people participated in the final, the competition was divided into two rounds, the first round was two jumps per person, the final result was selected to determine the ranking, the top 6 entered the grand final to compete for the championship, and the second round was a jump to determine the winner. In the first jump of the first round, The United States' Schönefeld and Lilith, Switzerland's Werner and Roth, and the defending champion Abramenko performed well, but some players made more obvious mistakes.
Jia Zongyang appeared in the 11th place, his action difficulty was 4.425, Jia Zongyang's aerial movements were very beautiful, and the landing was also very stable, scoring 123.45 points, ranking 5th after the first round. Qi Guangpu came out in the finale, his movement difficulty was also 4.425, he also completed the action well, scoring 125.22 points, ranking 3rd.
Second, Schoenfeld improved his personal best, temporarily surpassing Jia Zongyang, Russia's Brov took out a high difficulty in this round, scoring 129.50 points, rising to the first, Jia Zongyang fell to 7th, Ojip Newk challenged the difficulty of 4.9 moves, but failed to reach the top 6, early out.
Jia Zongyang made his penultimate appearance, he increased the difficulty of the action, he fell to the ground when he landed, only scored 88.69 points, missed the competition in the top 6 of the final, and the scene where the four dynasties elders waved goodbye was heart-wrenching. Qi Guangpu, who then appeared, withstood the pressure and successfully advanced to the final.
Jia Zongyang is 31 years old and belongs to the veteran in the aerial skills project. Jia Zongyang became famous at a young age, and in 2009, at the age of 18, Jia Zongyang won the World Universiade championship. At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Jia Zongyang won the 6th place, followed by the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Jia Zongyang went further and won the bronze medal.
At the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Jia Zongyang won the silver medal, just one step away from the gold medal. In order to realize his dream, Jia Zongyang chose to persist, although he was already scarred. In a serious injury after the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Jia Zongyang was implanted with 22 steel nails and 2 steel plates.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Jia Zongyang made mistakes in the team competition, and finally passed the gold medal and won the second silver medal, and the individual project became the best opportunity for the veteran to realize his dream. However, in the first round of the final, Jia Zongyang made mistakes again and did not qualify for the top 6 competition, which has to be said to be a fate.