The 24th Winter Olympic Games will kick off in Beijing on February 4, 2022.
The Sports Department of Chinanews.com launched a series of columns "Hundred Questions about Winter Olympics", aimed at popularizing Winter Olympic knowledge, answering hot questions, sharing interesting stories about ice and snow, and helping everyone have a better watching experience during the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The 22nd Winter Olympics 100 Questions|Who won the first snow event medal in China?
Speaking of snow sports, many netizens now first think of the talented girl Gu Ailing, who has continuously achieved good results in recent days.
In fact, looking back in history, Chinese skiers have shown their cutting edge in world competitions since more than 20 years ago.
Among them, Xu Nannan won the silver medal for freestyle skiing aerials at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, which was the first medal for China's snow sports at the Winter Olympics.
The official Weibo of the International Olympic Committee made a special video today to send birthday wishes to Xu Nannan, which also shows her important position in the history of snow sports in China.
The screenshot is from the official Weibo of the International Olympic Committee
Freestyle skiing was first developed in the United States, which included aerial skills, snow skills, U-shaped course skills, slope obstacle skills, obstacle chasing, and big jumping platforms.
Since the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, freestyle skiing aerials has become an official event.
At that time, the contestants sent by the Chinese delegation did not make it to the podium.
However, this project has since taken root in China.
In 1998, Xu Nannan was a blockbuster at the Nagano Winter Olympics. She won the runner-up with a total score of 186.97 points, making history.
Xu Nannan was only 19 years old when he wrote a historic breakthrough for China's snow sports.
It was from her that the freestyle skiing aerials project gradually became the dominant project of the Chinese team and became the gold point of the previous Winter Olympics, and rookies continued to emerge.
Data map: The 2005-2006 Freestyle Skiing Aerials World Cup was held in Lianhua Mountain in Changchun City. Xu Nannan won the women's championship and won the collar skate.
Known as the "Goddess of Snow", Li Nina won the silver medals in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, and also won the gold medals in the World Championships for three consecutive times.
For men, Han Xiaopeng won a precious gold medal at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics, which was also the first gold medal won by the Chinese delegation in a snow event.
Starting on February 5, 2022, the competition for snow events in the Beijing Winter Olympics will be launched one by one.
It is hoped that Chinese athletes can target their predecessors and achieve more breakthroughs at home.
(Xing Rui)