Following the 2 gold and 2 bronze medals in the Super Giant Slalom competition of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games on March 6, the Chinese Paralympic Alpine Skiing welcomed the "Harvest Day" on the 11th - winning 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze in the women's giant slalom competition, showing the heroic momentum of "fighting all the way to the end".
China's Zhu Daqing (left) and guide Yan Hanhan celebrate after the game on March 11. Zhu Daqing eventually finished second in the Paralympic Alpine Skiing Women's Grand Slalom (Visually Impaired). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fei
The women's giant slalom is a strong event in Alpine Skiing at the Paralympic Games in China. Zhu Daqing, Zhang Mengqiu, Liu Sitong, etc. have already made contributions at this Winter Paralympic Games and strive to continue to be delisted. For them, the biggest opponent is themselves, to overcome the physical exertion caused by continuous competition, reduce mistakes and play normally.
Taking the lead in the women's giant slalom visually impaired group competition, Zhu Daqing insisted on fighting with injuries, regretting his mistake before sliding to the finish line in the first round, and temporarily ranked second with a difference of 3 seconds, and the second round played normally to lock in the silver medal. After the game, she was more tired, received souvenirs under the support of the leader Yan Hanhan, and did not give an interview to prepare for the follow-up competition. Gold and bronze medals in this category were won by Austria's Veronica and her sister Barbara.
On March 11, China's Zhang Mengqiu won the Women's Grand Slalom (Standing) Competition in Paralympic Alpine Skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing.
Photo by Jiang Han, Xinhua News Agency
In the women's big slalom standing group competition, Zhang Mengqiu's two-wheeled slide was impeccable, and the strong gold collection made the venue transform into a celebratory ocean. The youngster, who has just turned 20, is very efficient and has won 2 golds and 2 silver in the 4 medal competitions he has participated in.
In the women's big slalom sitting position competition, Liu Sitong and Zhang Wenjing won silver and bronze medals respectively. Liu Sitong slid first in the first round, but there was a mistake in the second round, and the two rounds of results were overtaken by Japan's Momoka Momoka, and finally relegated to second place. Zhang Wenjing, who was fifth in the first round, jumped to third with a stunning slip in the second round.
China's Liu Sitong competes in the Paralympic Alpine Skiing Women's Grand Slalom (Sitting) event on March 11. Photo by Jiang Han, Xinhua News Agency
"The beauty of alpine skiing is that you are constantly challenging yourself and never being able to predict the outcome. Maybe you're strong, but a little bit of a gap is away from the championship position. We've fallen countless times and we've gotten up countless times. Liu Sitong said after the game.
The Chinese team has not won a medal in Paralympic alpine skiing before. However, in this Winter Paralympic Games, the Chinese team won 3 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze in the project, and head coach Dalio contributed. Over the past four years, the Italian coach has brought a systematic approach to training to China. He attaches great importance to physical training and customizes the training plan for the players "one-on-one". At the same time, he pays attention to the psychological construction of athletes and quickly mingles with everyone.
Liu Sitong once said that sometimes there is a lot of pressure and the game is completely out of shape. Dario told her that no one can understand your mood and state as an athlete standing in the starting area, you can only be yourself. This made Liu Sitong very useful: "The words of 'big brother' (Dalio) carry light, he is not forcing us to take the first, he is like a bodyguard to protect us." ”
From March 12 to 13, the Chinese team will compete in the last six sub-events of the rotary event.
Written by Xinhua News Agency