Data map: Xu Mengtao in the game.

　　China News Service, Beijing, December 4 (Reporter Xing Rui) Readers familiar with snow sports will certainly not be unfamiliar with Xu Mengtao's name.

She has participated in the Winter Olympics three times and is the well-deserved first person in freestyle skiing aerials in China.

Nowadays, Xu Mengtao is still active in the arena in the past years. She said: "I want to win a championship in the Beijing Winter Olympics. This is the yearning of my life."

　　Affected by the epidemic, Xu Mengtao did not participate in international competitions for a long time.

When she started the first race of the season, many people did not expect that she, who was 31 years old, could stand on the highest podium twice.

　　On the 2nd local time, the FIS Freestyle Skiing Aerials World Cup in Finland kicked off.

In the second individual match, Xu Mengtao won the first gold medal of the season with a high score of 99.49 points.

In the next mixed team competition, Xu Mengtao played with Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu, and finally won the championship with a total score of 343.24 points.

　　In less than two days, Xu Mengtao not only reached the summit twice, but also wrote a new history of freestyle skiing.

After winning his first gold this season, Xu Mengtao's career World Cup championships reached 26, surpassing the Australian legend Kee Cooper to become the first man in history.

　　This great achievement is undoubtedly the best gift Xu Mengtao has received since the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, and it has also injected strength and confidence into her winning the championship at home.

Looking back on Xu Mengtao's skiing career, she has already won the World Championships and World Cup championships, but she is missing a Winter Olympic gold medal.

And this dream is also the motivation for her struggle now.

Data map: Xu Mengtao at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics waits for the second round of scores to be announced.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan

"Retire if you can't get the gold medal"

　　In 2018, Pyeongchang, South Korea, Xu Mengtao started his third Olympic journey.

At the Sochi Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao only won a silver medal.

Refusing to admit defeat, she longed to realize her dream in Pyeongchang.

　　At that time, Xu Mengtao almost drove herself to a dead end. She threw down the cruel words of "Retire if you can't get the gold medal", and then stepped onto the field without hesitation.

　　It is said that opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. Before coming to Pingchang, Xu Mengtao also prepared for this for many years.

　　The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics was Xu Mengtao's first Olympic journey.

With a knee injury, she bravely stood on the court, but in the end only finished sixth.

　　After the Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao went to the hospital non-stop for knee surgery, and then began to devote himself to the preparations for the Sochi Winter Olympics.

The effort paid off. At the Sochi Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao won the runner-up in one fell swoop and won the first Winter Olympic medal in his life.

Data map: Xu Mengtao won the 2016 Freestyle Skiing Aerials World Cup in Jilin.

　　After the baptism of various competitions, Xu Mengtao at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics reached the best condition in terms of technology and mentality. She is very eager for the arrival of the gold medal, and she also thinks in her heart: "The round should also be my turn. Got it."

　　But the script of life is often unexpected.

In the game, Xu Mengtao performed perfectly in the first jump, but in the second jump, Xu Mengtao made a mistake and fell on the ground.

The gold medal she was thinking of, once again missed her.

　　In the interview after the game, Xu Mengtao was full of tears: "I don't want to cry. I really tried my best. It is really not easy. I really want to fight for this gold medal." Not long after, she was on her social media. Revealed the decision to retire: "Now I really want to say goodbye! Salute to my 24 years of sports career! And my 28 years old!"

　　It is said that competitive sports is cruel. For this gold medal, Xu Mengtao has not only devoted energy and time, but the numerous scars on her body are also a testimony and footnote of her growth.

Data map: Xu Mengtao missed the gold medal in women's aerials at the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita

Duyun's daughter is crazy, who understands it

　　In the eyes of Xu Mengtao's mother, her daughter is a "sensible girl" who conceals fragility with strength and faces setbacks with optimism.

　　Xu Mengtao, who has shown her talent since she was a child, left home early to start professional training. She never complains no matter how tired or bitter she is, and she stays together with her parents.

Growing stumbling and stumbling, she always buried herself in her heart alone, leaving her bright smile and positive state to the visiting family.

　　Despite the rapid progress in the freestyle skiing aerials project, behind the "genius" halo, there are shocking diagnostic reports: broken knee anterior cross belt, medial collateral ligament sprain, medial meniscus posterior angle deformation, Multiple bone contusions, joint effusions... Whenever Xu Mengtao flies gracefully in the world of ice and snow, Xu's father and Xu's mother, who are silently guarding the TV, know what kind of pain and pressure their daughter is suffering.

　　For this reason, Xu's mother even "begged" her daughter to retire to recuperate her injuries more than once, but she was rejected by Xu Mengtao.

In a long conversation, Xu Mengtao said that he has persisted for so many years and there is no way out.

The Chinese women's freestyle aerials team has never won a gold medal in the Winter Olympics, and it has to make this history by itself.

Data map: 2013 Freestyle Ski World Championships Xu Mengtao won the women's aerials championship.

"To fight for the gold medal for the motherland is a mission and an honor"

　　The defeat of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics caused Xu Mengtao to suffer the biggest blow in his career.

After the game, the always optimistic "Xu Xiaobang" shut himself in the dormitory behind closed doors, and once had a fever.

Seeing any news about the Olympic Games, she couldn't help crying with a broken heart.

　　But as she once said to her mother, Xu Mengtao, who wanted to make history and pick up gold for China, did not want to leave sadly.

　　After calming down, Xu Mengtao resolutely retracted the foreword and wrote on social media: "I am the girl who'fight' for the gold medal in the three Winter Olympics. It is a mission and an honor to fight for the gold medal for the motherland! No matter how much sweat and tears you put in, it is worth it. There is no rhetoric, only the determination to go! I don’t want to retire, the dream is still there, and I will not give up if I am not reconciled."

　　This is an extremely difficult decision: Uncertain factors such as age growth, decline in condition, and injury recovery all make Xu Mengtao's dream pursuit extremely difficult.

　　Over thirty years old, this persistent dream-seeking girl did not give up lightly because of her pain and frustration.

After many years of skiing career and years of ups and downs, Xu Mengtao is now more relaxed and relaxed. Although her legs are bruised, her steps in pursuit of dreams have become more solid and steady.

　　When the work is done naturally, the heart will be fruitful. We believe that Xu Mengtao will definitely show the best in the Winter Olympics, because the girl who loves to laugh should never have too bad luck.

"If you finish your work, Wuling Taohua laughs and kills people." (End)