Liu Lingling showed the silver medal. Figure/IC photo
At the Beijing Olympic Games, Princess He Wenna, who reached the highest podium, won the reputation of "the most beautiful Olympic champion". 13 years later, Fujian has produced another trampoline goddess - Liu Lingling, the runner-up of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The Chinoiserie stunning Tokyo
Liu Lingling became popular on the Internet a few years ago because of her high appearance and figure. In this Olympic Games, before the trampoline competition began, the topic of Liu Lingling bumping face actor Xu Dongdong also appeared on the Internet, who said bluntly: "Honor, she is much more beautiful than me!" Looking forward to her Olympic performance! ”。
In the first Olympic Games, Liu Lingling's appearance was eye-catching: still a goddess-level appearance, with a Chinese red competition suit with a cheongsam neckline, a slender figure flying and churning on the trampoline, leading the way in the qualification tournament with 2 sets of high-specification complete sets of actions, and the final continued its good state, conquering the whole field with the goddess-level play.
High enlightenment suffers
Born in 1994, Liu Lingling was selected by the Fuzhou Sports School to start practicing trampolines at the age of 4. In the eyes of the enlightenment coach, this little girl almost did not cry or shrink back because she could not stand the boredom and pain of the basic exercises, "with perseverance and can endure hardships." "At a young age, you have to undergo the intensity of nearly 3 hours of training every day and 20 sets of self-selected difficulty movements, even if it is difficult, Liu Lingling can complete the tasks assigned by the coach."
What makes the coach more satisfied is that Liu Lingling not only has excellent physical condition, but also has extremely high understanding, and she can basically watch and learn the movements once and master it.
Liu Lingling (right) and teammate Zhu Xueying won the women's trampoline championship and runner-up. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
See Ho Wen Na as an idol
In 2003, Liu Lingling entered the Fujian Provincial Team, and her sisters He Wenna and Huang Shanshan were her idols. The latter won the bronze medal at the Athens Olympics, becoming the first athlete in China to win an Olympic medal on the trampoline; He Wenna's victory at the Beijing Olympic Games strengthened Liu Lingling's determination to learn from her predecessors. In 2009, she entered the national team, became a teammate with her idol, and began a personal struggle.
In 2014, 20-year-old Liu Lingling debuted on the stage of the World Championships, defeated London Olympic champion McLean to win the individual championship, and also won the double gold medal with her teammates to reach the world championship list.
During the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Liu Lingling became the main force of the Chinese women's team. At the 2017 World Championships, he helped the Chinese team win the women's team championship. In the 2018 Asian Games, she won the women's individual gold medal, and her popularity soared because of her beauty, which attracted a lot of foreign media attention.
In the first leg of the 2019 Trampoline World Cup Baku and Tokyo Olympic Points Race, Liu Lingling won the individual championship. But at that year's World Championships and Olympic Test Match, she had an accident in the semi-finals, her legs stuck in the gap between the trampoline and the protective pad, and she failed to complete the race.
The Olympic Games have been postponed due to the epidemic, and the Chinese trampoline team has not been able to participate in the competition outside for a long time. But Liu Lingling's preparation was ideal, winning 2 championships and 3 runners-up in 5 Olympic trials, leading the team in points, winning tickets to Tokyo, and finally shining on the Olympic stage.
Beijing News reporter Liu Chen Editor Xiao Wanli