(Beijing Winter Olympics) Veteran Xu Mengtao won gold and realized the dream coach tears: "She did it"

　　China News Agency, Shenyang, February 14th: Veteran Xu Mengtao won the gold and the coach tears: "She did it"

　　China News Agency reporter Han Hong

　　On the evening of February 14, Chinese star Xu Mengtao won the gold medal in the women's freestyle skiing final at the Beijing Winter Olympics, fulfilling the dream of generations of Chinese freestyle skiers.

That night, in the conference room of Xu Mengtao's alma mater, Shenyang Institute of Physical Education, Baiqingzhai Ski Resort, all the teachers, friends and team members cheered for her and witnessed this historic moment together.

　　The Beijing Winter Olympics is Xu Mengtao's fourth Winter Olympics trip.

Previously, Xu Mengtao had won 27 World Cup championships and became the first person in the history of the Air Skills World Cup.

On February 10, Xu Mengtao and her teammates won the silver medal in the mixed team final of freestyle skiing aerial skills at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

　　"It's great, it's great!" Wu Zhihai, the coach who watched Xu Mengtao's growth all the way, said repeatedly with tears in his eyes, "Finally, the dream has come true!" Wu Zhihai was Xu Mengtao's coach during her time at Shenyang Institute of Physical Education and her freestyle skiing event. leader on the .

　　Born in 1990, Xu Mengtao started to practice gymnastics at the age of 4 and switched to skiing at the age of 12. She is the main member of the Chinese freestyle skiing aerial skills team.

Xu Mengtao entered Shenyang Institute of Physical Education in 2002 to start professional training, and passed the recruitment assessment in October 2017 to stay in the school to teach.

　　This time, the teachers and friends of Shenyang Sports Institute were very excited.

When Xu Mengtao jumped into the air, everyone waved flags and shouted "Xu Mengtao, come on".

　　After Xu Mengtao's first jump landed steadily, the teachers and students watching the game all stood up and cheered, and the audience burst into applause.

Wu Zhihai said that in this jump, she completed the jump well as a whole while keeping the original difficulty unchanged, and her results were also very good.

　　Afterwards, Xu Mengtao gave up the second jump to save her energy for the last jump while ensuring qualification for the final.

In the end, she won the championship with a score of 108.61.

The scene of the game was boiling, and many of the team members jumped up excitedly and shouted, "Sister Tao Tao, you are the best!"

　　After the game, Xu Mengtao's senior sister and coach of Shenyang Sports Academy Guo Xinxin said that Xu Mengtao was constantly injured while challenging difficult movements, and she still moved forward in the face of these setbacks.

For Guo Xinxin, who won the bronze medal at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Xu Mengtao fulfilled the dream of generations of freestyle skiers, "This is the gold medal we have always wanted to win, and it has realized the dream we have wanted to achieve for many years."

　　Winning gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics and achieving a Grand Slam has always been Xu Mengtao's dream.

Over the years, in order to realize this dream, she has performed 4 major operations and removed nearly 70% of the meniscus, but after each fall, she stood up with tenacious fighting spirit.

　　Wu Zhihai said excitedly that Xu Mengtao, under great pressure, won a precious gold medal in his home court with his years of hard work.

He said that he had a hunch when he brought Xu Mengtao back then and told her that she would have the opportunity to stand on the stage of the Olympic Games and become the best athlete.

　　"Now, she did it!" (End)