Tang Xijing not only won medals at the Tokyo Olympics, but also greatly improved the problem of slow heat

Tang Xijing in the balance beam final of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

On August 3, in the balance beam final of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Beijing's Tang Xijing won the silver medal with 14.233. In the first Olympic Games, after missing the medal in the women's team final and individual all-around, the 18-year-old girl withstood the pressure in the individual final. Cheng Jiwei, coach of the Beijing gymnastics women's team, revealed in an exclusive interview with the Beijing News that Tang Xijing should be able to gain a lot of experience and confidence after the experience of the World Championships and the Olympic Games.

The problem of slow heating has improved greatly

Compared with the previous slow heat situation, Tang Xijing started quickly as soon as the Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament came up. When she was in Beijing, she was specially trained in a targeted manner, and the effect was reflected in the qualification match. Cheng Jiwei told reporters that as Tang Xijing's assistant to Coach Wang Liming and He Hua, he witnessed the growth of the little girl along the way.

Judging from this competition, Tang Xijing's slow heat shortcomings have been greatly improved, which is also the biggest gain of Tang Xijing's experience at the World Championships. "Under the coaching of Wang Dao and He Dao, this child's technology is close to perfection, but she belongs to the state of practicing for a very long time, and the World Championships have just begun to enter the state until the all-around final." This Olympics, it is obvious that the problem of her slow heat is solved well. Cheng Jiwei believes that Tang Xijing's growth is also reflected in her understanding of the action and the confidence she wants to be much stronger than before.

Tang Xijing made her second appearance in the balance beam final, and the little girl quickly entered the state as soon as she came up, and the set of actions was completed cleanly and neatly, although the difficulty was not high, but the completion score exceeded that of all other association players.

Team race mistakes or due to physical fitness

In the women's team final, the Chinese women's team played as a newcomer finally ranked 7th, and Tang Xijing and her teammates made mistakes in jumping horses. After watching the competition, Cheng Jiwei was satisfied with the performance of the first three of the disciples: "The high and low bars of the women's team final began, she was complete as soon as she put on the equipment, and she performed very well, and the balance beam after that was more confident than before, and the technology was fully utilized." ”

According to Cheng Jiwei's analysis, Tang Xijing may have been trapped in physical fitness in the second half of the team competition, which affected her performance. "Her freestyle movements are slightly distorted, but they are relatively clean; the speed and power of the vault feel a little insufficient, in fact, there is nothing wrong with the technique. There may be physical problems and insufficient self-confidence. ”

For the ability of the little girl, Cheng Jiwei has never doubted: "As long as she puts her mentality at a flat, compares at her own pace, and takes out the state at home, without interference from others, it should produce good results." After paying attention to Tang Xijing's competition in front of the TV, Cheng Jiwei was satisfied with her disciple's first Olympic trip and thought that she could have better development in the future through this experience.

Beijing News reporter Liu Chen

Edited by Han Shuangming and Li Lijun