The Beijing Winter Olympics schedule is coming to an end, and five gold medals will be decided on the 18th. Gu Ailing is expected to win gold in the freestyle skiing women's U-shaped track skill, and Ning Zhongyan will attack the speed skating men's 1000m medal in the "ice ribbon".
On February 17, Gu Ailing, a player from the Chinese team, competed in the Beijing Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Women's U-Shaped Track Skills Qualifier. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Liu
Gu Ailing, who holds a gold and a silver hand, will usher in her own strength - freestyle skiing U-shaped track skills, as long as it is played normally, she has great hopes of winning the championship. In the qualifiers, Gu Ailing ranked first, and joined hands with Zhang Kexin, who ranked fifth, and Li Fanghui, who ranked seventh, to advance to the final.
In the men's 1000m of speed skating, 22-year-old Ning Zhongyan will play side by side with teammate Lian Ziwen. As a rising star in the Beijing Winter Olympic cycle, Ning Zhongyan set a goal of winning the medal in the 1500 meters competition a few days ago, but only ranked seventh due to psychological pressure and poor performance. The 1,000m race will be his chance to prove himself and make up for his regrets.
On February 8, China's Ning Zhongyan played in the men's 1500m final of speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Jianwei
Three other gold medals on the day will be produced in the men's steeplechase in freestyle skiing, the biathlon women's 12.5 km group start and the men's 15 km group start.
For figure skating fans, the 18th pair skating competition is not to be missed. This is the last minor event of figure skating, Sui Wenjing / Han Cong will compete in the short program, laying the foundation for the subsequent free skating and even the final championship competition. The "Onion Barrel Combination" was slightly inferior to the runner-up at the last PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and this time at the doorstep of the game, their call for the championship was very high.
In addition, the curling arena will host the men's bronze medal match and two women's semi-finals. In men's ice hockey, Finland will compete with Slovakia for the right to the final, and another final spot will be created between Sweden and the Russian Olympic Committee.
Source: Xinhua News Agency