On March 11, the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Paralympic Alpine Skiing Competition continued at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center. In the competition of the women's big slalom 3 small events, the athletes of the Chinese delegation performed well, winning a total of 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze. Among them, Zhang Mengqiu won the standing group championship, which was also her second individual gold medal at the Winter Paralympic Games; Liu Sitong and Zhang Wenjing won the silver and bronze medals in the sitting posture group; and Zhu Daqing won a silver medal in the visually impaired group competition.
Compared with yesterday's sunny days, the temperature in Yanqing plummeted today, and the national alpine ski center in Xiaohaituo Mountain was only 3 °C in temperature, accompanied by gusts of cold winds. Today's Paralympic Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom Competition is divided into three sub-events: visually impaired, standing and sitting, each competition is divided into two rounds, and the athletes get the final result by adding up the results of the two rounds.
Zhang Mengqiu in the game. People's Daily reporter Weng Qiyu photographed
"Zhang Mengqiu, come on! Come on!" In the cheers, Zhang Mengqiu, the last to appear in the standing group competition, galloped down and crossed the finish line steadily, leading the Canadian team athlete Molly Jepson, who was temporarily ranked first, by 5.83 seconds, and finally won the championship at the top of the list. It is worth noting that this is the second gold medal and the fourth medal won by Zhang Mengqiu at this Winter Paralympic Games, and the 12th gold medal won by the Chinese delegation in this Winter Paralympic Games.
"Skated well today, very satisfied!" On March 9, Zhang Mengqiu had just celebrated her 20th birthday, and she revealed that she had received many gifts. But today's victory again is undoubtedly the best birthday gift that this youngster gave himself.
At the previous award ceremony, Zhang Mengqiu's personality hairstyle attracted everyone's attention, "I may change my hairstyle tonight, and now the translator and team doctor of our team are also my stylists and makeup artists." Zhang Mengqiu said mischievously.
Tomorrow, Zhang Mengqiu will also participate in the women's slalom stand group competition, which is also her last event at this Winter Paralympic Games. "Can look forward to it!" When asked about her expectations for tomorrow's game, she said confidently.
Zhang Mengqiu said in an interview that the second round of the women's big slalom sitting group is underway. "Come on, rush!" Zhang Mengqiu has always paid attention to the performance of several Chinese players in the interview area and has continuously cheered for everyone. In the end, Liu Sitong finished second with a time of 2:09.55, followed by Zhang Wenjing with a time of 2:10.92, and the champion was won by Japanese team athlete Momoka with a time of 2:02.27.
Liu Sitong in the game. People's Daily reporter Weng Qiyu photographed
Four years ago, at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games, Liu Sitong became the first Chinese athlete to participate in the Paralympic Alpine Skiing Competition at the Winter Paralympic Games. Four years later, at the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, Liu Sitong won 1 silver and 2 bronze in the four competitions that have been concluded. "I only started practicing alpine skiing in November 2016, and the beauty of this sport is that you are constantly challenging yourself, and you can never predict the final result." "Although we started late, we are not bad at what we are," she said. The team's guarantee is very in place, which is a powerful force. ”
At this time, Zhang Mengqiu, who had already left, returned to the interview area and hugged Zhang Wenjing, who was waiting for the interview behind her. "It's really not easy", Zhang Wenjing, who won the second bronze medal in this Winter Paralympic Games, has already burst into tears. "I didn't expect to be able to finish 3rd, the first round of mistakes ranked 5th, I really didn't expect to be on the podium, which is more exciting than the last time I took 3rd place."
"Our team didn't practice for a few years, at first everyone didn't know anything, and now in retrospect it was a very difficult road." Zhang Wenjing said, "But we are improving every day, and compared with foreign players, we can now skate this result is really great." ”
Up to now, the Chinese Paralympic Alpine Ski team has won 3 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze. On 12 and 13 March, Paralympic Alpine Skiing will host its last two competition days, with women's and men's slalom visually impaired, standing and sitting positions.