On February 16, the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle skiing men's aerial skills final began to compete. In the end, the 31-year-old veteran Qi Guangpu won the gold medal with 129.00 points. Ukraine's Alexander Abramenko finished second with 116.50 points, and Russia's Olympic player Ilya Brov finished third with 114.93 points.
Qi Guangpu in the game. Global Times reporter Cui Meng photographed
As the "elder of the four dynasties" of the Chinese Winter Olympic Army, Qi Guangpu has gathered titles such as the World Championship and the World Cup champion, but he has always regretted that he did not have the opportunity to receive the podium in the three Winter Olympic Games. Today' Qi Guangpu finally realized his dream at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and also helped the Chinese team regain the Olympic gold medal in the men's aerial skills of freestyle skiing after 16 years. In this regard, Qi Guangpu was full of emotions. He said: "These 16 years have been really not easy. For this sport, there may only be 16 years, because from the moment you stand on the field, you are fighting for the final championship, and it is really not easy to fight for 16 years to win the championship. It may also be because of the regrets of previous Olympic Games that forced me to give my all at the doorstep this time. ”
At the moment of winning the championship, Qi Guangpu could not hide his excitement and shed tears. "I used to fantasize about the moment I won the championship, especially when I knew I was the champion and running in the flag, the tears flowed uncontrollably. Maybe I can't stop crying when I sing the national anthem tomorrow, but I hope I can control it and leave a big smile on the Olympic field. ”
That night, teammate Jia Zongyang made a mistake in the second jump of the first round of the final, failed to qualify for the medal round, and ended his journey to the Winter Olympics with 7th place. As the same "Elder of the Four Dynasties", his eyes were full of self-reproach and tears. "Even though I failed, I hope you remember this really good moment, which is enough to show our energy on this project." At the same time, through this competition, we can also see that our efforts in the past 4 years have not been in vain. He said.
Qi Guangpu won the championship instantly. Global Times reporter Cui Meng photographed
When talking about whether he will participate in the next Winter Olympics, Jia Zongyang said with a smile: "I haven't thought about this problem at present, and I may take a break to deal with injuries." It can be seen that injuries have plagued him for a long time, but being able to stand on the Olympic field may also be a kind of "victory" for him.
As Qi Guangpu said after winning the silver medal in the freestyle ski aerial skills mixed team competition in China: "I think as long as we have dreams and persevere, age and injury are not a problem for us!" ”