China News Service, Beijing, February 23. According to the International Snow Federation, in the women's aerials final of the 2023 Freestyle Skiing World Championships held on the evening of the 23rd Beijing time, Chinese athlete Kong Fanyu scored 85.30 points in the second round and won the World Championships for the first time. champion.
This time Kong Fanyu broke through himself again and fulfilled his "love" all along.
Data map: Kong Fanyu.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
In the first round of the freestyle skiing women's aerials final, Kong Fanyu scored 84.42 points and won the chance to compete for the medal.
In the medal battle, Kong Fanyu performed well and won the gold medal with 85.30 points, winning the World Championship for the first time in his career.
Australia's Danielle Scott was runner-up with 83.84 points and Ukraine's Anastasia Novosad took bronze with 82.84 points.
Kong Fanyu was born in 1993 and joined the Chinese national team in 2011.
In 2012, Kong Fanyu won the runner-up in the National Winter Games and became an important member of the Chinese women's freestyle skiing team.
Data map: In the freestyle skiing women's aerials final at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Belarusian player Huskova won the gold medal, and Chinese female players Zhang Xin and Kong Fanyu won the silver and bronze medals for the Chinese delegation respectively.
The picture shows Zhang Xin and Kong Fanyu unfurling the national flag and waving their hands.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
Kong Fanyu has participated in the Winter Olympics twice so far. When preparing for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, she was the main trainer for three weeks.
However, one month before the opening of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, during a training session, Kong Fanyu lost control of her whole body during three-week stage practice, causing multiple injuries to her left leg, including rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint, medial Torn collateral ligament, 2nd degree cartilage damage.
This injury forced her to give up the three-week platform. After conservative treatment and resume training, Kong Fanyu decided to use the two-week platform to complete the final preparations and competitions for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
In the end, she got her wish and entered the top 12 and won a bronze medal for herself.
Under the influence of a knee injury, Kong Fanyu failed to show all her difficulty in the Pyeongchang arena, which also made her full of expectations for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In the first stop of the 2021/2022 FIS Freestyle Skiing Aerials World Cup in Luka, Finland, Kong Fanyu scored 89.53 points in the final with an action with a difficulty coefficient of 3.525, winning the championship in one fell swoop and a good start to the season.
Data map: In the freestyle skiing women's aerials final of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Belarusian player Huskova won the gold medal, and Chinese female players Zhang Xin and Kong Fanyu won the silver and bronze medals for the Chinese delegation respectively.
The picture shows the group photo of the top three players.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
However, the trip to the Beijing Winter Olympics was a bit bitter for Kong Fanyu.
After going all the way to the final round, Kong Fanyu challenged the difficult three-week stage to make mistakes, and ended his second Winter Olympics trip in sixth place.
After the match, Kong Fanyu shed tears.
Although regretful, she said that she has surpassed herself by being able to complete difficult movements.
Perhaps, it is this mentality that enables Kong Fanyu to continue to fight on the field.
Screenshot of Weibo.
In this new season, Kong Fanyu continues to slide down from high places, tense her body, toss in the air, and land steadily. The setbacks of the past are left behind by her. This time, she slides towards her own honor—— — World Champion.
After the Beijing Winter Olympics, Kong Fanyu once said on Weibo: "I still love it."
Today, her love has become a heavy gold medal.
I hope that Kong Fanyu can continue to contribute wonderful performances in the arena in the future!
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