(Beijing Winter Olympics) Kong Fanying, a "model worker" in 6 competitions: successfully finishing the competition means that 4 years of hard work have not been in vain
China News Service, Beijing, February 17 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The Beijing Winter Olympics women's alpine skiing women's all-around competition ended on the 17th. After the competition, Kong Fanying, who filled the gap in the event for China, said that the successful completion of the competition means that four years of hard work will not be in vain.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, Kong Fanying participated in 6 Winter Olympics by himself. He is one of the athletes with the most participation in the Winter Olympics in China, and can be called a "model worker".
On February 17, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics alpine skiing women's all-around event was held at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center. Chinese player Kong Fanying successfully finished the competition and ranked 15th.
The picture shows Chinese player Kong Fanying in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter He Penglei
Alpine skiing all-around competition includes two events: downhill and slalom. Downhill competition emphasizes speed, while slalom competition emphasizes turning skills and fast rhythm. It is challenging for athletes. It is easy to miss the flag gate and lose all previous efforts.
Only 15 of the 26 contestants finished the day.
Before the start of the slalom event on the afternoon of the 17th, the National Alpine Ski Center already had snowflakes.
Kong Fanying, who was the last to play, was not affected by this. She slid steadily and won the 15th place in two rounds of 2:47.68, which was the first result for the Chinese team in the women's alpine skiing all-around event at the Winter Olympics. .
On February 17, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics alpine skiing women's all-around event was held at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Center. Chinese player Kong Fanying successfully finished the competition and ranked 15th.
The picture shows Chinese player Kong Fanying successfully finishing the race.
Photo by China News Agency reporter He Penglei
After sliding past the finish line, Kong Fanying gave the camera a thumbs up excitedly.
"I really did my best. From the first day to the last day (the start of the competition), the daily training and competition exceeded my physical ability, and I kept gritting my teeth and persevering." It is not easy to finish the race, and this is also a kind of fighting spirit, which motivates me to achieve better results in the future.
Although there is still a gap with European and American players, I have done my best to do my best, and the four years of hard work and effort have not been in vain.
After the 5 competitions, "do your best" is one of the words Kong Fanying said the most in the mixed interview area.
What is even more commendable is that she successfully completed all 5 competitions, filling the gap in the Chinese team's achievements in the Winter Olympics alpine skiing women's downhill, super giant slalom, and all-around.
She said that her most difficult moment was preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics to qualify for the speed event points. At that time, she had to compete with many foreign players to compete for the Winter Olympics qualification, so she could only "let go".
At that time, there was only one thought in her mind: the Beijing Winter Olympics was a "door-to-door" operation, and she couldn't wait for another 4 years. She must qualify for all 11 alpine skiing events for China. Players) appear on the track in China, and there must be Chinese names on the screen.”
On the eve of the Beijing Winter Olympics in January this year, Kong Fanying got the Winter Olympics points as she wished, which also enabled the Chinese alpine ski team to achieve the goal of participating in all events for the first time.
At the end of the interview, Kong Fanying waved goodbye to the reporter. Afterwards, she will form a team with teammates Ni Yueming, Xu Mingfu and Zhang Yangming to participate in the mixed team competition held on February 19th, filling in the last result of the 11 alpine skiing events for the Chinese team. blank.
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