Chongli, Hebei, February 16 (Xinhua) -- Fate whispers to the warriors, you can't withstand the storm. The warrior bowed his head and responded, I am the storm.
Tonight, Qi Guangpu did not let regrets stay on the field. Finally, he became the king of the storm. In the beijing winter olympics freestyle skiing men's aerial skills final, Qi Guangpu won 129. 00 points won the gold medal, continuing the glory of China's aerial skills "Dream Team".
The moment he saw the results, the arena boiled over, and Qi Guangpu jumped up. As he shouted, he raised the flag and ran around the arena. Seeing this exciting scene, this cold night lit up by the lights of the arena, many spectators at the scene shed tears.
This gold medal, the Chinese Air Skills Team has waited too long.
There were 12 players in the final of the night, and the competition was divided into two rounds, with the first round of two jumps to get the highest score, and the top six advancing to the second round. Qi Guangpu, who ranked first in the qualifiers, made his last appearance.
In the first jump, with a steady play, he scored 125.22 points. The moment he slid off the track, he smiled and pointed to the flag printed on his body. In the second jump, Qi Guangpu, who strives for stability, scored 114.48 points. He finished fourth in the first round of the final to reach the second round.
It's been a tough journey. Qi Guangpu's results in the first round were not outstanding, and Jia Zongyang, who fought alongside him, ranked seventh and did not have the opportunity to play the final showdown. In contrast, rivals, Ilya Brov of the Russian Olympic Committee team has already performed a difficulty coefficient of 5.000 in the first round and scored a high score of 129.50.
Qi Guangpu carried the banner of winning cards for the Chinese team.
In the second round of the final, Qi Guangpu made his third appearance.
The two players who had appeared before had come up with a difficulty of 5.000, but neither of them landed steadily. Qi Guangpu's opportunity came.
He leaned over and stood on the track, ready for his departure. Spinning, taking off, landing on the ground, all in one go, the action is as clean as the snowflakes floating in the air with the wind.
129.00, waited for a long time, the scene of the big screen played Qi Guangpu's results.
The two players who followed also challenged the difficulty of 5.000, but both had flaws. At this moment, Qi Guangpu promised to stand on the podium.
The pressure went to Ilya Brov, who made the last appearance. In the breathlessly tight final round, he opted for a lower difficulty factor of 4.525. With 114.93 points, Brov did not continue his stunning performance in the previous round and eventually won the bronze medal.
On the journey to the Winter Olympics, 31-year-old Qi Guangpu finally won the gold medal at his doorstep. As a veteran who combines world championships and World Cup champions, this is also the only gold medal he lacks.
Qi Guangpu's first winter Olympic trip was in Vancouver, and he ranked seventh that time; four years later, in Sochi, Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu had become gold-winning favorites, but the mistake when he finally landed on the ground made Qi Guangpu only fourth; another four years, the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, another seventh. He then briefly withdrew from the national team and soon returned to the snow field to continue fighting for honor.
Just like the verse in Tagore's "Birds", only the fingers that have shed blood can play out the world's songs. Tonight, Qi Guangpu did it!
"The mistakes of the previous Winter Olympics gave me time to precipitate myself. Thanks tonight to my teammate Jia Zongyang, we fought side by side, he gave me strength. ”
Qi Guangpu's eyes were resolute.
(Xinhua News Agency)