(Beijing Winter Olympics) Qi Guangpu and Jia Zongyang advance to the aerial skills final Wang Xindi and Sun Jiaxu regret to stop
China News Agency, Zhangjiakou, February 15 (Reporter Wang Yu and Chen Lin) On the evening of the 15th, the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle skiing aerial skills men's qualifying competition began at the Genting Ski Park.
Chinese veterans Qi Guangpu and Jia Zongyang advanced to the final with their outstanding performances in the first round.
Sun Jiaxu and Wang Yidi, who played with injuries, regretted to stop.
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 gold medal in the snow event for the Chinese team in the men's competition.
In the women's aerial skills competition on the 14th, veteran Xu Mengtao became the first champion of the Chinese team in this event.
A total of 24 players participated in the men's qualifying round on the evening of the 15th.
According to the rules, there are two rounds of qualifying rounds. The top 6 players in the first round will directly enter the finals, and the remaining players will be selected for the top 6 finalists in the second round of the qualifying rounds.
In the first round of the competition, Qi Guangpu, who was ranked fifth, completed three rounds of backward tumbling with a difficulty factor of 4.425 with high quality and scored 127.88 points.
This result also helped him advance to the final as the first.
The 14th veteran Jia Zongyang scored 125.67 points with the same action, ranking second to secure the final seat.
The teenager Sun Jiaxu, who participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time, was accidentally injured in the training before the competition, which also affected his performance in the qualifying competition.
In the case of mistakes in the first round, Sun Jiaxu scored 110.86 in the second round and still missed the cut.
Four years of preparations came to nothing due to injuries, and he regretted tears after the game.
Sun Jiaxu recalled that at the moment when he was injured, he thought he would not be able to stand on the Olympic field. Now that he can participate in the competition and achieve such results, he is satisfied with his performance. "Today's competition can persist, relatively speaking, I am relatively satisfied." As a 23-year-old, he said he still has opportunities in the future.
Wang Xindi, who is competing in the Winter Olympics for the second time, is only 0.89 points away from qualifying for the final, but he said that he has fully utilized his training skills and left no regrets.
"Of course there are things that can be done better, but I think for the two jumps in the current game, it's the best I've handled."
For the two veterans Qi Guangpu and Jia Zongyang who advanced to the finals, Wang Xindi, who is a teammate, also sent his blessings: "I hope my teammates can compare better, because they not only represent individuals, but also represent the country, which can be heard in China. When the national anthem is played, I think it is a very honorable thing."
The Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle skiing aerial skills men's final will be held at 19:00 on the 16th.
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