On the evening of February 19, Chinese pair skating team Han Cong\ Sui Wenjing set a new world record for the total score of the pair skating with a total score of 239.88 points, 0.63 points ahead of the second place, which was also the 9th gold medal of the Chinese delegation at the Winter Olympics. After the game, in addition to the happy cheers, ice fans also had two questions: one is why Han Cong and Sui Wenjing are called "onion barrel combination"; the other is that the two won the gold by relying on home advantage. This article explains this in detail.
The onion barrel combination won the championship
The origin of Han Cong and Sui Wenjing's "onion barrel combination" is to take Han Cong's "Cong" character, which is in harmony with "onion". The "bucket" originated from Sui Wenjing's short height and inconspicuous waist when she was a child, so she was called "bucket sister". Each took a word, and the "onion bucket combination" came into being, which was also very warm and kind, showing the ice fans' love for the two. Han Cong and Sui Wenjing also recognized this title very much.
As for the second question, it is a single guess of ice fans. The reason why the "onion barrel combination" can reach the highest podium is entirely based on strength, and there is no home field advantage at all. The reasons are as follows: First, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing already have the strength to win gold. The "Onion Barrel Combination" was the runner-up of the last PyeongChang Winter Olympics, when there was only a 0.43-point gap with the champion. After the PyeongChang Olympics, the duo won the World Series several times and are still the absolute top combinations in the world.
Tears after the game
Second, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing came up with unique skills. Objectively speaking, the first three Russian pairs all played well, with Tarasova/Morozov, who won the runner-up, slipping out of the highest level in recent years. However, compared with Han Congsui Wenjing, the most fatal thing about the three pairs of Russian combinations is the lack of unique skills, that is, the twisting of the "onion barrel combination" for 4 weeks. Among the current world's double skating masters, only Han Cong and Sui Wenjing can do this action. For this alone, the technical score of the "onion barrel combination" is far away from other combinations. Actual combat also fully proved this, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing extra 0.63 points, many of which came from this action.
Third, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing temporarily increased the difficulty. Seeing that the first three Pairs of Russians played well, the "Onion Barrel Combination" wanted to win the championship, not only to avoid mistakes, but also to add difficulty. After the game, head coach Zhao Hongbo revealed the tactical arrangement: in order to ensure that the gold medal was won, it was decided to add "2 stages and 4 weeks, and the front and outer spirals", which can get extra points in the same level of action, so that even if there is a mistake, it can maintain a certain advantage. Actual combat proved that the tactics of the Chinese combination were correct, Sui Wenjing made a small mistake when rotating, but the deduction of this mistake was far lower than the extra points of the difficult action, Han Cong and Sui Wenjing still laughed to the end. After the game, the Russian players who did not win the gold medal congratulated the "onion barrel combination", which showed that the opponent was convinced.
Group photo of the top three
The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway. Han Cong and Sui Wenjing are refined into steel, and the Beijing Winter Olympics is the season for him or her to harvest. The gold medal of the two men was well deserved, genuine, and there was no home field advantage at all. Let's congratulate both of you!