(Beijing Winter Olympics) The fifth gold medal of the Chinese delegation: Xu Mengtao's women's aerial skills jumped to set the "world"
China News Agency, Zhangjiakou, February 15 (Reporter Chen Lin Wang Yu) On the evening of the 14th, the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle skiing women's aerial skills final was held at the Genting Ski Park.
After fierce competition, Chinese star Xu Mengtao finally won the championship with 108.61 points.
This is the fifth gold medal won by the Chinese delegation in this event, and it is also the first time that the Chinese aerial skills team has returned to the highest Olympic podium after a lapse of 16 years.
On February 14, the women's freestyle skiing women's aerial skills final of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Yunding Ski Park in Zhangjiakou. Chinese athlete Xu Mengtao won the championship.
The picture shows Xu Mengtao celebrating after the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
Freestyle skiing aerial skills are the traditional strengths of the Chinese Winter Olympic Corps.
In the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, Han Xiaopeng won the first snow gold medal for the Chinese team in the men's aerial skills competition.
In the women's arena, famous players such as Xu Nannan, Li Nina and Xu Mengtao have all stood on the podium of the Winter Olympics, but they are always "one step away" from the gold medal.
In the first qualifying match on the afternoon of the 14th, Xu Mengtao and Kong Fanyu, who successfully advanced to the final, aimed to win gold at home to make up for their previous regrets.
On February 14, the women's freestyle skiing women's aerial skills final of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Yunding Ski Park in Zhangjiakou. Chinese athlete Xu Mengtao won the championship.
The picture shows Xu Mengtao in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
In the first round of the final that night, Xu Mengtao and Kong Fanyu entered the final battle with the second and third place respectively.
In the second round of the final, Xu Mengtao, who played 5th, withstood the impact of the defending champion and Belarusian Hannah Hushkova, as well as the pressure caused by the mistakes of teammate Kong Fanyu, and successfully challenged the back and forth three times. Zhou Jia turned the most difficult move in the women's arena for three weeks and locked the championship.
When Xu Mengtao landed in one go, applause broke out instantly, and she roared up to the sky to enjoy the joy of victory.
The last time I was so passionate was the mixed team final of freestyle skiing aerial skills 4 days ago.
At that time, Xu Mengtao was very close to fulfilling her wish to change the silver medal to gold, but she finally stood on the runner-up podium with regret.
After 4 days, Xu Mengtao finally used the unquestionable perfect performance to make the dream that has been waiting for 8 years come into reality.
The moment her dream came true, she shouted "I won, we won!"
On February 14, the women's freestyle skiing women's aerial skills final of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Yunding Ski Park in Zhangjiakou. Chinese athlete Xu Mengtao won the championship.
The picture shows Xu Mengtao celebrating after the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
Looking back on the pain she experienced, Xu Mengtao said that she was lying in the hospital bed many times thinking about whether to persevere. Now that she has achieved her dream and won the championship, she most wanted to thank herself for not giving up.
She also hopes to pass on her good luck to the men's team that is about to compete.
In the second round of the final, Kong Fanyu, the third runner-up of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, who played early Xu Mengtao, took the lead in challenging three weeks of backwards and three weeks of twists, but unfortunately failed.
When Xu Mengtao finished the competition and waited for the results, Kong Fanyu, who was determined to miss the medal, walked to the mixed mining area and silently looked at the big screen.
When the results came out, Kong Fanyu applauded his teammates sincerely.
During the interview, she choked and said that she had no other thoughts in her heart while standing in the finals, and choosing a high degree of difficulty was to win a gold medal for the Chinese team.
"(For this result) I feel no regrets!" (End)