(Beijing Winter Olympics) Austrian star defending men's super giant slalom Zhang Yangming ranked 33rd
China News Service, Beijing, February 8 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The Beijing Winter Olympics alpine skiing men's super giant slalom competition kicked off on the 8th at the National Alpine Skiing Center "Xuefeiyan", Austrian star, Pyeongchang Winter Olympics men's super giant slalom Champion Matthias Meier successfully defended his title with a time of 1:19.94.
Chinese player Zhang Yangming successfully finished the competition and ranked 33rd, filling the gap of the Chinese Winter Olympic Corps in this event.
In the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter He Penglei
Among the 11 events of alpine skiing, downhill and super giant slalom are racing events, while giant slalom and slalom are competitive events.
Among them, the downhill track has the largest drop and the longest distance, and the taxiing speed is generally more than 100 kilometers per hour; the super giant slalom has more flag gates than the downhill, the drop is smaller than the downhill, and the speed is relatively slow.
The competition started at 11:00 on the same day, and 47 runners set off from the starting point at an altitude of 1930 meters in order and slid down the super giant slalom track with a drop of 645 meters.
Norwegian star Alexander Hield, who has returned from injury this season, is ranked 7th. He has won three downhill championships and three super giant slalom championships this season, and leads the standings in these two events.
In skating, his speed and corner control were just right, surpassing the previous 6 players with a time of 1:20.36, and temporarily ranked first.
And another favorite to win, the Austrian star Meier is naturally reluctant to let the gold medal fall into the hands of others.
Starting in 13th place, he performed bravely, gliding through the clouds and flowing water, and every link was perfect.
In the cheers of the crowd, he surpassed Hield with a good score of 1:19.94 and topped the list.
American Ryan Cochran Siegel, who was next to Meier, pushed Hield to third by a narrow 0.38 seconds.
No one of the players who played afterwards could shake the top three positions, and the three maintained their advantage to the end.
It is worth mentioning that the 33-year-old legendary star Meier is the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics men's downhill champion and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics men's super giant slalom champion.
This time he successfully defended the men's super giant slalom, marking that he has won gold in three consecutive Winter Olympics.
Chinese player Zhang Yangming successfully finished the competition and ranked 33rd, filling the gap of the Chinese Winter Olympic Corps in this event.
Another player, Xu Mingfu, fell off the track while sliding and unfortunately did not finish the race.
At this Winter Olympics, Chinese athletes have qualified for all 11 alpine skiing events, including men's and women's downhill, super giant slalom, all-around and mixed teams, all of which are the first to participate.
Participating is a breakthrough, and finishing is a victory.
After successfully finishing the game, Zhang Yangming was in a good mood. When interviewed by the media after the game, he said, "It's cool, it's really enjoyable."
Although he failed to finish the men's downhill competition on the 7th, Zhang Yangming's mentality was not affected by this. He will also participate in 4 competitions including the men's giant slalom, slalom, all-around and mixed team.
In this regard, he said: "The next step is to look forward to a better self and bring out the training level."
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