On February 20, Beijing time, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics entered the competition for the last competition day. At the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center, the Chinese Alpine Ski Team has brought good news, and the Chinese team composed of Ni Yueming, Xu Mingfu, Kong Fanying and Zhang Yangming has made its debut in the Mixed Team Stage of the Winter Olympics and has been shortlisted for the Round of 16, which also means that the Chinese Alpine Ski Team has taken a historic step. Although they lost to Switzerland in the quarter-finals, the Chinese alpine ski team left a footprint in the mixed team event of the Winter Olympics for the first time. As the four team members said in an interview after the game, "This is a historic moment, and the Chinese alpine ski team still has unlimited possibilities"!
Alpine skiing is unfamiliar to many domestic audiences, and the sport originated late in China. Due to the lack of technical ability, the limited level of coaching and the lack of deep understanding of the sport by the athletes themselves, the competitiveness of the Chinese team in the alpine skiing event at the Winter Olympics can be imagined. As the host of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese alpine ski team was able to get a full quota of opportunities to participate, and finally successfully completed the competition, creating the history of the previous Winter Olympics.
Alpine skiing is mainly a racing sport with the help of equipment such as skis, snowshoes, retainers and ski poles, and athletes need to slide down the track set by the flag gate from top to bottom, and the shortest time wins. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, alpine skiing featured men's, women's and mixed team events. The alpine skiing mixed team event is the last game of the Chinese alpine ski team at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Since it was the first time it appeared on the Olympic stage, it attracted everyone's close attention before the competition.
In the quarter-finals, the Chinese team composed of Ni Yueming, Xu Mingfu, Kong Fanying and Zhang Yangming lost to the Swiss team in the same group, and unfortunately missed the quarterfinals. Austria, Slovenia, France, Norway, Italy, the United States, Germany and Switzerland advanced to the quarterfinals. In the end, Austria won the project and Germany finished second. With the end of the alpine skiing mixed team, the Chinese team's competition at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center also came to an end. Although they did not win a medal, the performance of the players is still worthy of recognition.
Ni Yueming and Xu Mingfu said in an interview after the game that they were very happy to represent the Chinese alpine ski team at their doorstep, through the competition, they learned the experience and technical know-how from the world's top masters, and the future training and competitions are more directional and targeted. When it comes to the future of the Chinese alpine ski team, they also said that the team will definitely get better and better, especially after the Beijing Winter Olympics, more people will pay attention to, like and participate in the sport. Perhaps in Milan four years later, the Chinese alpine ski team will be able to win the first medal in Olympic history.
(Luo Treasurer)