(Beijing Winter Olympics) Gu Ailing broke the "slow heat" cycle and ranked first to advance to the U-shaped pool final
China News Agency, Zhangjiakou, February 17 (Reporter Wang Yu and Chen Lin) The Beijing Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing U-shaped Field Skills Qualification Tournament was held on the 17th at Genting Ski Park.
After two rounds of competition, Gu Ailing joined hands with Zhang Kexin and Li Fanghui to advance to the finals of the women's group. The Chinese team with full participation in the men's field regrettably stopped.
On the morning of February 17, the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle skiing women's U-shaped field skills qualifying competition was held. Gu Ailing jumped out of 93.75 points and 95.50 points in the two rounds of competition to advance to the final.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhai Yujia
Gu Ailing, who has already won 1 gold and 1 silver at the Beijing Winter Olympics, welcomes her strongest single event - U-shaped field skills.
In the past season, she has participated in the World Cup competitions of the project four times, winning all the championships.
Looking forward to her last event at the Winter Olympics, she had previously expressed her hope to stand on the podium three times.
In the qualifying match this morning, Gu Ailing showed her "dominance" in the women's U-shaped field since she stepped onto the field.
In the first jump, she perfectly performed two consecutive 900-degree turns, followed by a 720-degree right turn to catch the board. This steady and smooth movement also allowed her to achieve a high score of 93.75, ranking first among all competitors.
On the morning of February 17, the Beijing Winter Olympics freestyle skiing women's U-shaped field skills qualifying competition was held. Gu Ailing jumped out of 93.75 points and 95.50 points in the two rounds of competition to advance to the final.
The picture shows Gu Ailing in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhai Yujia
For the second skating, Gu Ailing's whole set of moves was slightly more difficult than the previous round, but it was still completed with high quality.
In terms of performance, she also broke through again and scored 95.50 points. Gu Ailing also became the only skater in the qualifying competition to exceed 90 points in two skating, reflecting her absolute strength.
In the previous women's slope obstacle skills final, the slow-warming Gu Ailing found her competitive state in the last round, and later won the silver medal.
Today, I showed a good state in the first skating, which established Gu Ailing's confidence in the subsequent competitions. "The previous qualifications and finals had to be established in the last jump. But today I said to myself, I have to break this. cycle!"
"I'm very happy that I succeeded in the first round, which gave me confidence and strength to challenge a higher difficulty in the second jump," Gu Ailing said that since the opening ceremony, there have been training and competitions every day, which made me feel a little tired. , but the overall feeling is good today, "I have more energy today, the goal is to play and enjoy, and I am very satisfied with my performance."
On February 17, the women's freestyle skiing U-shaped field skills qualifying competition for the Beijing Winter Olympics was held. Chinese team players Gu Ailing, Zhang Kexin and Li Fanghui joined hands to advance to the final.
A total of four players from the Chinese team, Gu Ailing, Li Fanghui, Zhang Kexin and Wu Meng, participated in today's qualifying match.
There are two rounds of qualifying rounds, and the top 12 players will advance to the final.
The picture shows Zhang Kexin in the game.
Chinese players Li Fanghui and Zhang Kexin also performed well.
In the second round, Zhang Kexin, ranked 7th in the world, successfully completed a 1080-degree turn and scored a high score of 86.5, ranking fifth to qualify for the final.
Li Fanghui advanced in seventh place with a score of 84.75 in the first slide.
Wu Meng ranked 16th and missed the final.
In the men's U-shaped field qualifying match that followed, Mao Bingqiang, Sun Jingbo, He Binghan and Wang Haizhuo, who played on behalf of the Chinese team, failed to advance.
Among them, Mao Bingqiang finally ranked 14th, one step away from the final.
He said that although the result is regrettable, it also shows that he still has shortcomings. "Now we have more goals and motivation, and I believe that the gap between us and the world's top level will become smaller and smaller."
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