(Beijing Winter Olympics) The battle of the chinese legion for a full-scale breakthrough
Beijing, 20 Feb (China News Service) Title: The Battle of an All-out Breakthrough of the Chinese Legion
China News Service reporter Gao Kai
The Beijing Winter Olympics closed on the 20th, and the Chinese delegation achieved eye-catching results in the competition at its doorstep, and many breakthroughs are worthy of record.
The Chinese delegation's participation in the 104 minor events at the current Winter Olympics reached 104, far higher than the 53 sub-events of the previous Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. For the first time, the Chinese delegation achieved the goal of "participating in all projects" at the Winter Olympics, with seven major events, 15 sub-events, and 176 ice and snow athletes, which reached a record high in terms of project distribution and scale, of which 35 small events were the first time in history.
The Chinese delegation won 9 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze at the Beijing Winter Olympics, ranking third in the gold medal list, higher than the record best of 5 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The result also broke the gold medal record of the Asian nation at the Winter Olympics, which was also set by the South Korean delegation at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, which was 6 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze.
Under the overall strong bloom, the breakthroughs of Chinese athletes in various ice and snow events have become the brilliant sparks in the "most exciting" Winter Olympics.
On February 12, in the men's 500m of speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's Gao Tingyu skated 34.32 seconds to win the gold medal and break the Olympic record. The picture shows Gao Tingyu in the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Jun
On February 12, China's Gao Tingyu became the fastest lightning bolt in the men's 500m speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, breaking the Olympic record with a time of 34.32 seconds, the gold medal is the first gold medal for the Chinese men's speed skating Winter Olympics. The significance may not be more than that, Luo Zhihuan, China's first speed skating world champion, commented: "This is the heaviest gold medal of the Chinese sports delegation, which is equivalent to winning the '100-meter trapeze' battle on the track and field field." ”
Starting from Lake Placid in 1980, generations of speed skaters have used 42 years of hard work to finally achieve the dream of a gold medal. In Pyeongchang, it was Gao Tingyu who made a breakthrough and took off the bronze medal, "After 4 years, I want to change the color of the medal." Gao Tingyu did it.
On February 8, in the final of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Freestyle Ski Women's Big Jump held at the Beijing Shougang Ski Jump, China's Gu Ailing won the gold medal. The freestyle ski women's big jump is one of the seven new events of this year, and Gu Ailing is the first champion in the history of the Winter Olympics. This is also the first women's snow sports gold medal in China's history, achieving a historic breakthrough.
The legend written by "Genius Girl" also includes: on February 15, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle ski women's slope slalom skill won a silver medal, which is China's first medal in freestyle ski slope obstacle course skills; on February 18, the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle ski women's U-shaped track skills final, she won the second gold of her first Olympic Games, which is also the first champion of the Chinese delegation in this field.
On February 7, in the final of the men's slope steeplechase at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese rising star Su Yiming won a silver medal, which was China's first medal in the history of the Winter Olympics in snowboarding. A few days later, in the final of the men's big jump in snowboarding, the youngster, who was not yet 18 years old at the time, won the championship in one fell swoop, rewriting this record as the first gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics of Chinese snowboarding.
On February 15, the final of the men's snowboard jump at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Shougang Ski Jump, and China's Su Yiming won the championship. Photo by Mao Jianjun, reporter of China News Service
On February 15, in the women's aerial skills final of freestyle skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's Xu Mengtao won with 108.61 points and one hit with the world's most difficult action, and successfully won the gold. This is the moment that made history, the 31-year-old Chinese actress's personal first Winter Olympic gold medal and the first Winter Olympic gold medal won by Chinese women's aerial skills.
In addition to the gold medal, other highlights also show the strong progress of Chinese players after a long time of hard work.
On February 14, Yan Wengang, a Chinese steel frame snowmobile player, participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time, winning the bronze medal with a total score of 4 minutes 01.77 seconds, achieving a breakthrough in the history of the Chinese steel frame snowmobile Winter Olympics. From the official formation of the team in 2015, to the debut of the Winter Olympic Games in 2018, and now standing on the podium of the Beijing Winter Olympics - the experience of China's steel frame snowmobile from scratch, from weak to strong, showing the "Chinese speed" of the development of ice and snow sports.
On February 11, the men's steel frame bobsleigh competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics ended the competition, and China's Yan Wengang won the bronze medal with a time of 4 minutes 01.77 seconds in four rounds, creating the best time in the history of chinese athletes in this event. The picture shows Chinese player Yan Wengang in the competition. China News Service reporter He Penglei photographed
On February 17, Kong Fanying completed her fifth event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, where she finished 15th in the women's all-around competition for alpine skiing, creating the best time in the history of the Alpine Skiing Event at the Chinese Winter Olympics. 5 full attendance, 5 finishes, such results are enough to be admirable.
On February 17, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing Women's All-Around Event was held at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center, and China's Kong Fanying successfully completed the race and ranked 15th. The picture shows Chinese player Kong Fanying in the competition. China News Service reporter He Penglei photographed
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's alpine skiing achieved full participation for the first time, and 6 minor events qualified for the Winter Olympics for the first time.
China's Zhao Jiawen (right) in a cross-country skiing competition on Feb. 9. On the same day, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Nordic Biathlon individual ski jumping standard platform / cross-country skiing 10 km competition was held in Zhangjiakou Area. Photo by Zhai Yujia, a reporter from China News Service
Zhao Jiawen is China's first Nordic biathlete to qualify for the Winter Olympics, and he has already made history when he stands on the field. On February 17, Zhao Jiawen and his teammates won the 10th place in the Nordic biathlon team ski jump/cross-country skiing 4×5 km relay.
On February 12, the men's hockey group game of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Beijing National Gymnasium. China (White) lost 2-3 to Germany. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
The Chinese men's ice hockey team, which debuted at the Winter Olympics for the first time, was in the "death group" with Canada, the United States and Germany. Although the miracle breakthrough could not be staged in the end, what made the Chinese fans excited was that in the face of the strong German team, the Chinese ice hockey team dared to fight and did not give up in the situation of 0:3 behind, putting strong pressure on the opponent. Although he lost 2:3, his indomitable performance was still praised by fans, and his goal at the Winter Olympic Games was even more precious and memorable. (End)