On February 20, 2022, the Chinese delegation officially announced that the standard-bearer of tonight's closing ceremony, speed skater Gao Tingyu and freestyle skier Xu Mengtao were entrusted with heavy responsibilities, of which Gao Tingyu served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremony, and this time arranged for him to serve as the flag bearer of the closing ceremony, which undoubtedly created a new history, whether it is Gao Tingyu or Xu Mengtao, who won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
Gao Tingyu is a speed skater, he broke the Winter Olympic record in the men's 500 meters event to win the championship, this is the first time that the Chinese team won a gold medal in this project, the gold content is extremely high, which is also the main reason why Gao Tingyu can serve as the flag bearer of the opening and closing ceremonies at the same time, in the speed skating event, the Dutch team showed the dominance of the competition, and the Chinese team only Gao Tingyu won a gold medal at the end.
Xu Mengtao is a freestyle skier, she participated in the competition for two sports of aerial skills, won the championship in women's aerial skills, this is the first time that the Chinese team won the gold medal in this project, as a 31-year-old veteran, Xu Mengtao through his own hard work, finally in the Beijing Winter Olympics dream came true, it is worth mentioning that in the previous mixed group, Xu Mengtao also won a silver medal with the team.
What can be seen is that Gao Tingyu represents the younger generation, Xu Mengtao represents the veteran team members, they all work tenaciously in the field of the Winter Olympic Games, go all out to show their best self, do their best to win glory for the country, pass on a lot of positive energy, bring everyone countless touches and surprises, of course, there are too many memorable names, Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Gu Ailing, Su Yiming, Qi Guangpu and so on.
Today the Chinese team has no project that can compete for medals, it can be determined to end with 9 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze, whether it is 9 gold medals, or 15 medals, all of which have created a record high, which is the result of everyone's joint efforts, there is no doubt that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be very successful, the results are on the one hand, more or show our strength, can hold a best Winter Olympics, this is beyond doubt.
For the choice of the flag bearer of the closing ceremony, there is controversy in the outside world, Su Yiming and Gu Ailing, two young players with the highest popularity, but in the end, the official still chose Gao Tingyu and Xu Mengtao, no matter what, or let us support the two athletes and look forward to the appearance.
The closing ceremony will be carried out at eight o'clock tonight, in everyone's opinion, the process of this Winter Olympics is very fast, before the addiction is over, the next thing to look forward to is that at the closing ceremony, what kind of visual feast will be presented, and the next Winter Olympics will be held in Milan, Italy, eight minutes of display to bring what surprises, also worth looking forward to, in a word, the final highlight is about to be staged.