Xu Mengtao's husband missed the top 6 Jia Zongyang was only the 5th 19-year-old to win the championship
On February 21, 2024, Beijing time, the 14th National Winter Games ended the men's final of the freestyle skiing aerials open group, Qi Guangpu retired due to injury, and the national team's Li Tianma, Wang Xindi, Zhang Yifan and other famous players competed on the same field, and the veteran Jia Zongyang returned to the field. After three rounds of competition, the 19-year-old Chen Shuo of the Henan team won the championship in an upset, the veteran Jia Zongyang won the fifth, and Wang Xindi missed the top six.
Match Focus
Entering the Milan Winter Olympics cycle, the Chinese freestyle skiing aerials team has basically completed the replacement of the old and the new, and on the men's side, Olympic champion Qi Guangpu continues to compete, and Jia Zongyang gradually fades out of the national team. Young players such as Li Tianma, Wang Xindi, and Zhang Yifan have become the core force. The last two World Cup matches were held in Lake Boport, Canada, Qi Guangpu won the first race, Zhang Yifan won the second race, and Xu Mengtao's husband Wang Xindi won the runner-up in both races.
These results show that the Chinese men's team still maintains a strong competitiveness, and young players can already take the lead. Coming to the domestic Winter Games, several national team masters successfully entered the finals, but Qi Guangpu was injured during the Canadian competition and had no choice but to retire, and 11 players finally participated in the finals. In addition to Li Tianma, Wang Xindi, Zhang Yifan, and veteran Jia Zongyang returned to the arena to compete in the Winter Games again.
Contest Rules
The final is divided into three rounds, the first two rounds can be called mini-finals, the contestants complete two rounds of action, and the top 6 athletes advance to the third round of the final, which is the final medal battle.
The course of the game
In the first round, Yang Longxiao's movement was a bdFFF with a difficulty value of 4.5250, and he played well, with a steady height, aerial movement and landing, scoring 121.27 points, ranking first in the first round. The veteran Jia Zongyang is also in good shape, his movement is a bFdFF with a difficulty value of 4.4250, and the landing is also very stable, scoring 120.80 points. Li Tianma ranked third, Wang Xindi ranked sixth, and Zhang Yifan made a mistake and only ranked eighth in the first round, scoring 90.04 points.
In the second round, Wang Xindi and Zhang Yifan both improved their performances, and both scored 112.39 points in bFdFF. It's a pity to summarize the results of the first two rounds, Wang Xindi ranked 7th, Zhang Yifan ranked 8th, both of them missed the top six, and they also missed the final championship battle. Summarizing the results of the first two rounds, Yang Longxiao, Jia Zongyang, Sun Jiaxu, Chen Shuo, Li Tianma, and Fang Kun ranked in the top six and entered the championship battle.
In the final championship battle, Fang Kun, Li Tianma, and Sun Jiaxu all made mistakes when they landed, and their scores failed to exceed 100 points. Henan's 19-year-old Chen Shuo played a bFdFdF worth 5.1000 and he played very well, scoring 125.97 points. Veteran Jia Zongyang also made serious mistakes, scoring only 76.92 points. Yang Longxiao, who played in the finale, failed to stand firm at the last moment, scoring only 85.40 points. In the end, the 19-year-old Chen Shuo of the Henan team won the championship in an upset, Li Tianma won the silver medal, Fang Kun won the bronze medal, and Jia Zongyang ranked 5th!