The Paper's reporter Song Chengliang
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Introduction to the Freestyle Steeplechase Pursuit. (00:26)
Cross-border cross-discipline is the hot word of this Beijing Winter Olympics.
On February 17, Ran Hongyun, a 19-year-old girl sent to the National Ski Training Team through cross-border cross-sports selection, appeared in the Women's Freestyle Steeplechase At the Beijing Winter Olympics, which was also the first time that a Chinese athlete appeared in the Women's Freestyle Slew Track at the Winter Olympics.
In the end, Ran Hongyun ranked third in the group in the quarterfinals, and unfortunately did not qualify for the next round.
Ran Hongyun in the game.
Ran Hongyun, 19 years old this year, studied martial arts at Tagou Martial Arts School for 6 years, and in 2018, he was selected to the national ski training team through the cross-border cross-border selection of the State General Administration of Sports.
Ran Hongyun, due to his good physical flexibility and strong coordination ability, won the bronze medal in the women's double board sculpting competition at the New Zealand National Junior Ski Championships in October 2018 after four months of ski training.
At the same time, she also represented Henan in the ski competition of the Second National Youth Games and won 2 gold medals.
"She is indeed a competition player, and the competition can ignite her inner fighting spirit. Her spirit of not accepting defeat is very important in the racing category, allowing her to use her best in the competition. Ran Hongyun's then-head coach Brad commented.
In December 2018, the team went to the United States for foreign training, and with the spirit of fearlessness, Ran Hongyun's training level improved rapidly.
In order to concentrate on training, she cut her long hair with her own hands and truly became a "false boy".
Ran Hongyun at the Winter Olympics.
Kung Fu pays off, during his training in the United States, Ran Hongyun participated in the U.S. National Championship Series, ranking first in the overall standings.
In the competition, Ran Hongyun also defeated The American professional freestyle skier Lauren Salko. Lauren Salko has been practicing skiing for 15 years, including 3 years in the chase event, and has participated in many international competitions.
Such results are very valuable for Ran Hongyun, an athlete who has just practiced skiing for half a year.
In 2021, Ran Hongyun won another Olympic field test event and became the first Chinese athlete to qualify for the Winter Olympics at the Genting World Cup in November of that year.
In terms of strength, compared with the world's top masters, Ran Hongyun still has a certain gap, so "comparing the best of herself" is her Winter Olympic goal.
"I was lucky to be on the stage of the Winter Olympics, and it was already a breakthrough, and I wanted to try to play at my highest level in the competition, to have a better performance, to go as far as possible, and I was fully prepared for this."
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