On February 19, Beijing time, the Figure Skating Pair Skating Competition at the Winter Olympics, Sui Wenjing / Han Cong won the gold, but Tarasova / Morozov, who won the silver medal, was not convinced, and both cried. Among them, Morozov was black-faced throughout the whole time, and when Sui Wenjing/Han Cong took the initiative to hug, the scene was even a little awkward. Sui Wenjing/Han Cong made the finale and killed the Russian duo.
Objectively speaking, Tarasova/Morozov's performance is very good, the two are also veterans, the average age is 28 years old, basically determined to be their last Winter Olympics.
In the previous short program competition, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong scored 84.41 points, while Tarasova/Morozov scored 84.25 points, the difference was 0.16 points! Today, in the free skating competition, Tarasova/Morozov scored 155.00 points, and when the score came out, the two cried, and Tarasova/Morozov played at the best level, with a total score of 239.25 points.
But in the end, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong were equally outstanding, skating 155.47 points in the free skate. Therefore, in the short program and free skating, Tarasova/Morozov both lost to Sui Wenjing/Han Cong, who scored a total of 239.88 points! That is, the Russian combination only lost 0.63 points!
At the post-match award ceremony, Tarasova/Morozov cried, and they were not convinced. When Sui Wenjing/Han Cong hugged them, the scene was still a little awkward, especially Morozov, who was blackface throughout the award. As for the female partner Tarasova, she is smiling bitterly.
However, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong are also not easy, 4 years ago they lost the gold medal with a very weak disadvantage, and now they are winning the championship at their home, which is a fairy tale. At this Winter Olympics, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong made three appearances in the figure skating team double skating short program, the individual double skating short program and the free skating, all of which were the first and broke the world record three times.
Now, Sui Wenjing/Han Cong have become China's second pair of figure skating Winter Olympic champions, and one of the coaches of the two is Zhao Hongbo, who has completed the coronation of the Winter Olympic gold medal from athlete to coach. Therefore, when Zhao Hongbo threw his fists and roared, his mood could be understood, and it was not easy for Chinese figure skaters.