(Beijing Winter Olympics) Four Winter Olympics finally realized the dream of "snow", "peaches" and heroes
China News Agency, Zhangjiakou, February 15th: "Snow", "Peach" and "Peach" are all heroes
China News Agency reporter Wang Yu Chen Lin
How long does it take to exchange an Olympic silver medal for a gold medal?
For the Chinese women's aerial skills team, it is 6 Olympic cycles, a full 24 years; for the Winter Olympics "four dynasties veteran" Xu Mengtao, it is 8 years and 4 days.
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 at the ceremony of awarding souvenirs.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
On the evening of the 14th, the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle skiing women's aerial skills final was held at Zhangjiakou Yunding Ski Park.
In front of Xu Mengtao, Belarusian Hanna Hushkova jumped out with a score of 107.95 points that day - this score is 11 points higher than the latter's victory in Pyeongchang four years ago;
Behind Xu Mengtao, she has competed in the Winter Olympics four times and won two silver medals with her scarred body.
One of the most difficult moves in the women's arena is the three-week backward flip and three-week twist.
In the final that night, whether it was teammate Kong Fanyu, American player Ashley Caldwell, or Laura Peel, who is regarded as Xu Mengtao's biggest competitor, all fell into this move and then withdrew from the championship.
In the face of pressure, Xu Mengtao chose to enjoy the moment to the fullest.
Sliding, jumping, flying, and landing, Xu Mengtao's perfect performance made Xu Mengtao roar in the sky: "It's so beautiful!"
108.61 points, the highest score in the game!
When "Rank1" appeared under Xu Mengtao's name, she rushed into the arena holding the national flag, still asking in disbelief, "Am I the first? Am I really the first?"
At the moment of confirming the championship, she and runner-up Hannah Hushkova hugged tightly, and the famous players cherished each other. Only the best opponents can inspire a better self; enjoying the moment of victory, she and Ashley Kao Dwell hugged tightly, "You did it, I'm so proud of you!" The best friend's blessing was full of warmth at this moment; when her dream came true, she and Kong Fanyu hugged tightly, and the teammates witnessed not only the glory, but also the There were countless difficult nights.
At the PyeongChang Winter Olympics four years ago, Xu Mengtao, who had said before the game that he "will retire if he doesn't win the championship", ultimately missed the final.
Either because of regret or because of unwillingness, that night, she sat on the field and looked at the dazzling lights, and was reluctant to leave.
In the mixed team final four days ago, Xu Mengtao was very close to her wish to exchange the silver medal for the gold medal, but she finally stood on the runner-up podium with regret.
She failed to make the flag fly at the highest point as she wished, and she looked at the silver medal on her chest with a smile, and tears welled up in her eyes.
After realizing the dream and winning the championship, recalling the difficulties along the way, Xu Mengtao said that she wanted to thank herself for not giving up.
Because she did not give up, Xu Mengtao went through the ups and downs of the four Winter Olympics cycles, and witnessed with her own eyes that famous players such as Tspeer and La Sila had the glory of standing on the top podium, and also sadly left the stage when the heroes were twilight.
Because of not giving up, Xu Mengtao was able to carry the banner of Chinese aerial skills.
Xu Nannan, Li Nina, Zhang Xin... Generations of Chinese aerialists have come one after another, but they are only "one step away" from the women's Olympic gold medal.
In her 20-year career, Xu Mengtao inherited the aspirations of her predecessors and won her first Olympic gold medal in women's aerial skills.
On the night Xu Mengtao won the championship, Zhangjiakou, which had just snowed heavily, was full of stars.
The wind from Genting Ski Park blew through the valley of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, over the peaks of the Sochi Winter Olympics, and blew to the faraway Vancouver.
At that time, Xu Mengtao was young, and her dreams and future were the most beautiful.
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