(Beijing Winter Olympics) Close-up: See Jia Zongyang again: "Iron Man", don't cry!
China News Service Zhangjiakou February 17 Title: Close-up: See Jia Zongyang again: "Iron Man", don't cry!
China News Service reporter Chen Lin wang yu
Six days later, when jia Zongyang was seen again at the Yunding Ski Park in the Zhangjiakou area of the Beijing Winter Olympics, he was still determined to win gold.
The picture shows Jia Zongyang in the game. Photo by Zhai Yujia, a reporter from China News Service
On the evening of the 16th, Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu, two Veterans of Chinese Skiing, once again joined hands to rush gold for the Chinese team. The last time they played together in the final was in the freestyle ski aerial skills mixed team final on February 10. The Chinese team, which aims to break the "gold medal drought" of the 16-year Winter Olympics for aerial skills, sent Xu Mengtao, Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu, who were regarded as the "best puzzle" of the champions.
In the end, because of Jia Zongyang's mistake, the three "Four Dynasties Elders" of the Winter Olympics regretted that they only won one silver medal. After the game, he wept and blamed himself. At the press conference, he said he would adjust his form as soon as possible and go all out to prepare for the next individual competition. "I believe that in the individual (race), I and my two teammates can play better."
Jia Zongyang, who returned to the field, challenged the difficulty of 4.425 in the first jump of the first round of the freestyle ski men's aerial skills final. Slip, take off, spin... After landing smoothly, he raised his arms and roared again. The live narrator said that "China's 'Iron Man' is now finding his best self"
On the evening of February 10, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Freestyle SkiIng Aerial Skills Mixed Team Final was held at the Zhangjiakou Genting Ski Park, and the Chinese team won the second place. The picture shows a mistake in the competition of Jia Zongyang, a player of the Chinese team. Photo by Zhai Yujia, a reporter from China News Service
The same roar also appeared in this arena 6 days ago. When Jia Zongyang made a mistake, he expressed his reluctance and regret for losing the gold medal with a roar. This feeling was experienced as early as four years ago at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. At that time, he struggled to jump but won the silver medal with a 0.46 point disadvantage. Such regret and unwillingness have also been experienced by the Chinese Air Skills Team over the past many years.
After the 1st jump, Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu ranked 3rd and 5th respectively. In the second jump, Jia Zongyang, who increased the difficulty of the challenge, failed to enter the second round of the final due to mistakes. While waiting for the score, the audience applauded him. Knowing that he might not be able to qualify, he did not roar again, but smiled and waved his hand to thank the audience.
A few days ago, an X-ray of 22 steel in his left leg circulated again on the Internet, which is also the origin of the nickname "Iron Man". During the preparation for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Jia Zongyang suffered a serious fracture due to injury. In order to return to the field, he underwent several surgeries, and many netizens cried out their heartache after watching it.
On February 10, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Aerial Skills Mixed Team Final was held in Zhangjiakou Division. The picture shows Jia Zongyang, a Player from the Chinese Team, after the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
In the end, Jia Zongyang's teammate Qi Guangpu won this precious gold medal. This is the second time that the Chinese Air Skills team has won the gold medal in the event after 16 years since Han Xiaopeng won the first gold medal in the Chinese snow event at the Winter Olympics. When Qi Guangpu wore a five-star red flag to celebrate at the scene, Jia Zongyang, who was already in the mixed mining area, cried and applauded him.
"(Teammates win) championships, why don't you laugh?" Seeing the reporter, Jia Zongyang smiled first. He said that his regrets must be there, "but satisfaction will certainly overshadow regrets." He hopes that everyone will remember this moment, "the moment that can show the energy of China as a team." He also thanked his opponents, "having them makes us more progressive."
In the interview, Jia Zongyang said several times that "my 4 years are over." He said that in the 4 years of preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics, he did not have a day to waste, "These 4 years are really not easy." Next, he will take a break to deal with injuries. When the media asked about injuries, he laughed again and said, don't mention injuries, "Nag some happy topics." ”
Stepping out of the mixed mining area, Jia Zongyang saw people he knew well. He had been laughing at the media just now, and instantly cried and hugged them, hugging each other hard.
On February 10, the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle skiing aerial skills mixed team final came to an end, and the Chinese team won the silver medal with 324.22 points. Jia Zongyang, the second player of the Chinese team, made a mistake when completing the action with a difficulty factor of 4.425. When he walked to the results waiting area, Xu Mengtao, who was already waiting there, gave his teammates a big hug. The understanding from teammates is more soothing than the gold medal.
When he and Qi Guangpu met, the two embraced each other tightly again. Subsequently, Qi Guangpu entered the mixed mining area to be interviewed by the media, and Jia Zongyang walked to the place where he had just competed. Along the way, many people cheered him on and comforted him not to cry.
Back in the ski slope where he just competed, the ski veteran, who is about to celebrate his 31st birthday, opened his arms and held a ski in one hand, bidding farewell to his four Winter Olympics trips to the sound of the camera's shutter. (End)