With 55.9 points, the Israeli pairs Yevgeny Krasnopolski and Hayley Koops made their Winter Olympic debuts at the Capital Gymnasium.
"It's a pleasure to be in China for the Winter Olympics, everything here is as good as we thought." Yevgeny said.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Israeli delegation had a total of 6 athletes participating in the competition in figure skating, short track speed skating and alpine skiing. As a veteran who has participated in the two Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and Sochi, Yevgeny was already full of anticipation before he came: "I am so excited, I can't wait to go to Beijing, enjoy the Olympic atmosphere there, I am really excited." 」 ”
His partner is Hayley, who is participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time, and the two of them will only officially form a team in 2021, and just a few months later they will qualify for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
"It sounds a little crazy, but it's actually true. We were able to go to Beijing for the Winter Olympics, and we have 3 months to go to training, and hopefully we can perform well enough. Hayley said.
In this way, Evgeny and Hayley came to Beijing and welcomed their first match on the 18th. Although their score was not high in the end, they still successfully advanced to the free skating competition.
In this regard, Hayley said: "We have been training hard before and doing our best. Because preparing for the Olympics is very different from ordinary training, more intense and more demanding, we train harder, prepare as much as I can, and hope to perform better in the next free skating competition. ”
Speaking of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Yevgeny, who has participated in the Two Winter Olympics twice, said: "I am really happy to be here to participate, all the sports and athletes are gathered together, and I think it is really good that the Winter Olympics will be held as scheduled." While the world is still under the ire of the pandemic, it's cool that the Winter Olympics will sweep away the haze and bring light. ”