With the final mixed team competition of alpine skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center, European athletes won all 11 minor gold medals, of which the Swiss team won 5 golds, which was proud. European athletes dominate alpine skiing because of their deep ice and snow culture.
Alpine skiing is unique in Switzerland
The Swiss team is undoubtedly the biggest winner of the alpine skiing competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the Swiss alpine ski team is unique in that 5 of the 7 gold medals won by the Swiss sports delegation are from alpine skiing.
In this regard, the Swiss journalist Du Pasquier introduced: "In Switzerland, many families go out is snow, Swiss people are born to ski, ski travel has become a part of life, thanks to the natural conditions given by nature. ”
The Swiss are in a very suitable and ski-friendly environment that gives the Swiss the environment to ski alpine. They are surrounded by the Alps, the ski environment is unique, and the alpine skiing foundation of other European alpine skiing powers, such as Austria and other countries, also benefits from the Alps.
There are 153 men's and 306 places for the alpine skiing events at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and a maximum of 22 places can be won by one delegation. Switzerland, the world powerhouse in alpine skiing, is the only delegation to receive all 22 places, which shows its overall strength.
Europe and the United States compete for supremacy in Europe
On February 20, the mixed team competition ended, which was the last gold medal in the alpine skiing event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and finally Austria won the championship, Germany won the silver medal and Norway won the bronze medal. This project reflects the overall strength of the snow project of the ice and snow power. At this point, all 11 competitions in alpine skiing have come to an end, Switzerland has won a total of 5 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze, Austria has won 3 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze, France has 1 gold, Sweden has 1 gold, Slovakia has 1 gold, Italy has 2 silver and 2 bronze, Norway has 1 silver and 3 bronze, the United States has 1 silver, Slovenia has 1 silver, Germany has 1 silver, and Canada has 1 bronze.
Judging from the actual combat results of the alpine skiing field of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the overall record of Europe has completely surpassed the Americas, the Canadian team has a strong player, and the American team is the strongest team in the North American continent. However, in the competition, all 11 gold medals in alpine skiing were won by European athletes, occupying an absolute advantage. At the same time, the most eye-catching alpine skiing queen of the American team, Shiffrin, has fallen behind in various achievements, which has also become the biggest underdog in the alpine skiing project of the Winter Olympics.
Of the 11 gold medals, Switzerland won 5, Austria won 3, Sweden, France and Slovakia each won 1, and Norway and Italy failed to win the gold medal, which also shows that Sweden, France and Slovakia all have stars with outstanding personal ability. For example, Sweden's Hector won the gold medal in the women's giant slalom, France's Noel won the gold medal in the men's slalom, and Slovak Flova won the gold medal in the women's slalom, all three of whom were outstanding.
The family legacy of European celebrities
Many of Europe's biggest names are impressive. Due to the largest track drop and the longest length, men's downhill is the king of alpine skiing, and its speed is comparable to the "men's 100-meter trapeze" in athletics. Austria's Matthias Meier, the men's downhill champion at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and the men's super slalom champion at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, is once again attacking the gold medal. Impressively, Matthias Meier won two medals in the men's Super Slalom gold medal and the men's downhill bronze medal.
Austrian star Stroertz has previously retired as a traffic policeman, and then was encouraged by his father to return to the field, and in 7 months, Strörtz became the men's all-around king of alpine skiing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and won a silver medal in men's slalom.
In addition, Swiss star Gissing successfully defended the women's all-around gold medal, as well as the women's super slalom bronze medal, Swiss star Behrami won the women's super slalom gold medal and women's grand slalom bronze medal, and they all experienced ups and downs.
The Italian team also performed well, with Italian downhill queen Sophia Goja winning the silver medal for the descent this time, the gold medal being taken by Switzerland's Zutel, and the women's downhill bronze medalist being Italy's Nadia Drago. Sister Nicole Drago from the Drago family finished 11th in the women's downhill, and after the game, the sisters hugged each other to create a classic warm picture of the game.
It is worth mentioning that the fastest speed of the women's downhill moment was created by 29-year-old Italian Sofia Goja, who reached a staggering speed of 134.14 kilometers per hour in an instant, and the champion was Switzerland's Zutel.
Many European masters have been exposed to skiing since they were about 2 years old, and skiing is a part of each of their lives. Many of the athletes' parents were world champions and Winter Olympic champions. "I am delighted to be the winter olympic champion and thus one of the many champions in the history of Alpine skiing in Switzerland, I learned to ski as a child by watching these idols, I aspired to be a champion, and now I will be a role model for many Swiss teenagers, saying, "I am a champion," said Odermat, who won the gold medal in the men's giant slalom. ”
It's fast and dangerous and unique
In the men's downhill race, Norway's Sayersted set the fastest speed per hour, with an instantaneous speed of 139.71 kilometers per hour, and he did not advance to the top three, and Switzerland's Fivudz won the men's downhill gold medal. The speed is close to 140 kilometers per hour, which is the charm of alpine skiing, which is not something that ordinary people can control, and the fastest speed is not equal to the best results, and the top masters need to control the speed in every link. This is the connotation of the sport of alpine skiing, that is, the realm of the masters.
Too much variability is also a unique charm of alpine skiing, and it is almost impossible for anyone to defend the title in the same single event. In alpine skiing, every natural mountain shape and conditions will not be the same, and details such as weather and track will lead to completely different results. It is not easy for Austria's Matthias Meier to successfully defend the men's super slalom championship and Switzerland's Gissing to successfully defend the women's all-around gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
Mortal shadows are extraordinary to clear the level
In this competition, Japan, the Asian alpine skiing powerhouse, won 3 places, Saudi Arabia won 1 place, and the Chinese delegation won 2 men and 2 women and 4 places, creating a record for the largest number of places in the history of the Chinese team's alpine skiing winter Olympics. What is even more congratulatory is that Chinese athletes participated in all projects and participated in racing events such as downhill and super big slalom for the first time, which is amazing. Kong Fanying passed the clearance, the women's individual downhill, super big slalom, big slalom, slalom, all-around 5 single events and mixed team competitions all finished, becoming the first person in China's alpine skiing, behind which the dedication and perseverance are admirable!
But it is still necessary to see that alpine skiing, a "cold project" that was not popular in China in the past, has been achieved from scratch since Beijing successfully bid for the Winter Olympics, and has also achieved a series of breakthroughs in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, but in this traditional advantage project of Europeans, if Chinese alpine skiers want to make further progress, they must work harder, persevere, and work for a long time.
(Original title: Dominance on the Field Comes from the Background)
Source: Beijing Evening News Reporter: Winter Olympics special correspondent group 丨 and Guanxin photo
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