This morning, in the final of the beijing Winter Olympics freestyle ski women's U-shaped field skills, Gu Ailing, a Chinese player, showed a "dominant" performance - no one could surpass the 93.25 points in the first round, 95.25 points in the second round to expand her advantage, and the third round of the competition she chose to "let go of herself"... Canada's Cathy Sharp, who won the silver medal, had a three-round best of 90.75 points. In this final, no one surpassed Gu Ailing, and only she herself completed the transcendence. At this point, Gu Ailing ended perfectly with 2 gold and 1 silver, ending his trip to the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Chinese delegation also steadily received the eighth gold.
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All the way ahead, the gold medal fell into the bag
In yesterday's qualifying round, China's Gu Ailing, Zhang Kexin and Li Fanghui joined hands to advance to the final. In the final, there were three rounds, and 12 players appeared in reverse order according to the results of the qualifying round, and the best result was ranked.
Gu Ailing was the only player in the qualifiers to score more than 90 points, Canada's Cathy Sharp was the defending champion, and Estonia's Sildarru was also competitive. In the fine snow, the players are very excited and in good shape. Li Fanghui skated 81.75 points in the first round, making a good start for the Chinese players. Zhang Kexin scored 78.75 points. Cathy Sharp scored 89.00 points, Sildaru scored 80.25 points and Rachel Kak completed a set of difficult moves to score 87.75 points. Gu Ailing's last appearance was two consecutive 900-degree movements, the flight altitude and action diversity were unique, and the air posture was dashing and smooth, showing strong strength. The whole set of moves was successfully completed, and the referee quickly scored a score of 93.25. Gu Ailing was the only player to score more than 90 points in the first round, ranking first.
The 93.25 score became a benchmark for every player, and in order to reach the top, it was necessary to surpass this score.
In the second round, Cathy Sharp, who came in second place in the first round, scored 90.00 points, still unable to shake Gu Ailing's position. Gu Ailing used the same action in the second round as the first round, and it was also perfectly completed, with 95.25 points! In this round, only one person surpassed Gu Ailing, and that was herself.
In the third round, all Gu Ailing had to do was wait, waiting for the other 11 players to surpass themselves. In the end, no one scored more than 95.25 points, and Gu Ailing, who stood on the starting stage, burst into tears, and finally she chose to slide down the snow track with the most relaxed posture to meet the cheers of the audience. Sharp and Kaak finished second and third respectively. Li Fanghui finished fifth and Zhang Kexin finished seventh.
Gu Ailing proved with her actions that the U-shaped venue is her best project, and this season she won four gold medals in the World Cup sub-station and the "Crystal Ball" trophy that symbolized the overall championship of the World Cup project season. The INTERNATIONAL SNOW FEDERATION evaluated Gu Ailing as saying that "Gu Ailing has done nothing but win this season". This time, winning the gold medal at the Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing became the deserved king of the project.
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What makes a gifted girl?
These days, the topic of Gu Ailing's "rations" continues to ferment. Is it interesting that leeks, meat buns, or brown sugar cakes? But the label of "Gu Ailing" has become particularly eye-catching. What exactly makes Gu Ailing? What does Gu Ailing want to convey to people most? Her beijing winter olympic games have come to an end, and these are probably the things we have to try to figure out.
Good at observing and learning
Gu Ailing speaks quickly, whether in English or Chinese, but sometimes she will get stuck and stop to think about it. For example, after yesterday's qualifying match, when the topic of "who helped you the most" was thrown to her, her answer was: "Well... I think...... There are a lot of people... Of course the coach is a part, of course my mom is a part... Well..." The process took at least a dozen seconds, and then she gave the exact answer, "I think it's the other athletes." Because I've learned a lot from other athletes, a lot of them didn't teach me directly, but I'm someone who likes to observe and learn. Sometimes I see other people making mistakes, and I don't make mistakes myself. If they do well, I learn. Including psychology, I have studied other athletes very carefully, why some people can do well for so long, why some people can't do it when they are stressed. These are all things that I study and research on my own, and I think it helps me a lot. ”
"So practicing a lot of projects from a young age, for you..." Before the reporter finished speaking, Gu Ailing quickly took over, "Yes, right, right." She regained a very fast rate of speech, "I think it's very important to experience a lot of different sports since I was a child." Since I was a child, I played basketball, soccer, cross-country, skiing, piano, rock climbing, ballet jumping, horse riding, surfing, skateboarding... I have tried all of these, and I am not all professional, especially now that I am older, I have less time and can only focus on one, but I have experienced, there is this foundation, there are many sports that are connected, which helps me a lot. ”
Have a clear goal in mind
Hearing the Japanese reporter ask about the dragon-shaped pattern on the coat, Gu Ailing turned around very cheerfully, lifted the number vest, and showed the rising dragon. In fact, the dragon pattern is also on her skis and helmet, and the dragon contains a personal idea that she wants to convey to the outside world. "It's all my own design." She said, "The snowboard reads 'Dragon among Men' in English. I especially like it because I feel that dragons are particularly confident, particularly powerful, and not influenced by other people. I want to be a dragon, I want to be myself. "After saying that, Gu Ailing turned around and showed the pattern on his helmet to everyone." This helmet and clothes, I am the only one wearing. "So, you're invisibly passing on a culture and ideas to someone else?" The reporter asked. "Right, right, right!" Gu Ailing said four "yes" in a row, "I want to share The Chinese elements and culture and the spirit I like with everyone." ”
Listen to opinions and decide for yourself
Before the final jump of the big jump final, Gu Ailing's mother advised her not to challenge the high difficulty of 1620, but Gu Ailing still challenged. Before the second slide of the slope obstacle course final, her mother told her that she should mentally take this slip as a last chance, otherwise it would be easy to make mistakes, but Gu Ailing still fell. During the U-shaped track skills qualifier, Gu Ailing made 10 phone calls to her mother, but her mother did not answer.
There is no doubt that her mother plays an important role in Gu Ailing's game, and Gu Ailing regards her mother as another self. "I talk to her a bit like I'm talking to myself, because she knows me so well and knows my thoughts and the process of thinking. So a lot of times she knows what I need to hear. But that doesn't mean Gu Ailing is a "mommy," and it's clear that she didn't listen to her mom during the big jump and slope obstacle course competitions. "All the decisions were made by myself, she wasn't my coach." Gu Ailing said, "I mean, she is more psychological to help me, she always let me make my own decisions." ”
Strive to be self-disciplined and well prepared
As the only female athlete to reach the three finals of the freestyle ski event at the Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing has not been idle since the first day of the competition, but she has been prepared for this. "Didn't I go back to China last summer?" During the month of isolation, exercise for 4 hours a day. Because I know that the Winter Olympics will definitely be very physically draining. According to Gu Ailing, her half-horse pace can reach "8 minutes a mile", and the 4-hour training without a coach, without any supervision, just on their own. "I ski for myself, I play for myself, I get medals for myself, I take the initiative to do it, it's all done for myself, because I love and enjoy it." "But from another point of view, what I said after the game, 'I hope more people have contact with the ice and snow', these are for everyone, all friends." I want to do myself well. If you don't believe me and think I'm wrong, you can do what you think and be yourself. ”
There is no doubt that Gu Ailing is very successful at the competitive level. But she herself has a different view of it, "It means a lot to me. But getting a medal for me may be the happiest second in my life, but what about the other seconds, hours, days, and years? So I think the biggest and most important part is that the Winter Olympics have given me a platform, which is the best opportunity for more people to get in touch with the sport and hopefully they can experience it too. Because this sport has promoted my growth, taught me to fall and get up and continue to challenge, taught me confidence and friendship, a lot of things I learned from skiing I really want to share with others. This is the biggest gold medal in my heart. ”
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