On the afternoon of the 28th, 48-year-old veteran Chusovykina stood on the stage of the gymnastics final of the Hangzhou Asian Games.
In the final of the women's vault event, "Qiu Ma" scored 13.383 points, behind China's Yu Linmin, who scored 13.533 points, and unfortunately finished fourth and missed the medal.
The gold and silver medals in vault were won by North Korea's Ahn Chang-ok and Kim Sun-hyang.
Chusovykina in the game.
Previously, in the preliminary round, the veteran who had been competing for many years received warm applause and cheers from the audience, and with a score of 12.949 points, he ranked 5th in the vault qualification and successfully advanced to the final of the event.
After the match, Chusovykina also thanked the audience for their enthusiasm, "Thank you very much for supporting me so much. I didn't particularly know they loved me so much, and I'm grateful for that. I love them all. ”
"I'm really happy and it gives me a lot of strength. In later finals, I will try more difficult moves and go all out to fight for medals. ”
After competing at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Chusovikina said she would continue to prepare for the Paris Olympics, and her biggest goal now is to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
If he achieves his goal, the "living fossil" veteran will go on to make a legend of nine Olympic Games in his career.