China News Service, Ulanqab, February 14 (Reporter Zhang Linhu) On the 14th, with an absolute advantage of 1 hour, 15 minutes and 16 seconds, Wang Qiang won the gold medal in the men's double pursuit of the "14th Winter" cross-country skiing open group, becoming the representative of Chongqing. The team achieved zero gold medals in the history of the Winter Games.
The cross-country skiing open group men's double pursuit race is 30 kilometers long. All participating athletes will line up and start at the same time. They will first complete the 15-kilometer traditional technical race. After entering the designated area to change snowboards and ski poles, they will then complete the 15-kilometer free technical race.
The picture shows the scene of the men’s double pursuit competition in the cross-country skiing open group. Photo by Fu Ruixing
As the leader of China's cross-country skiing, Wang Qiang has achieved the top eight in the cross-country skiing individual sprint competition at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. He is also the winner of three gold medals in the men's double pursuit, 15km, and 50km collective start in the "14th Winter" qualifying competition. By.
At the end of the first half of the 15-kilometer traditional race, Wang Qiang only took 38 minutes, 10 seconds and 3 seconds, 44 seconds ahead of the second place. With a huge lead, he gradually slowed down in the second half to save his energy, but still crossed the finish line far ahead and waved to the audience.
"This gold medal is very important and of great significance. It not only achieves a historic breakthrough in the development of ice and snow sports in Chongqing, but also greatly inspires and boosts the morale of the whole team. It is the pride of Chongqing." Deputy Director of Chongqing Winter Sports Management Center Zhang Ge said.
Wang Qiang is the gold medal winner in the "Thirteenth Winter" 15-kilometer double pursuit and 15-kilometer free race. After the Beijing Winter Olympics, he won the individual sprint silver medal at the World Cross-Country Skiing "Super Bowl" Sprint Grand Prix and the individual sprint silver medal at the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup in Drammen, Norway. He was the first Chinese athlete to stand on the World Cup podium. .
It is reported that Wang Qiang will also participate in the open group men's 15km individual (free technology), men's individual sprint (traditional technology), men's team sprint (free technology), men's 4х10km relay, men's 50km collective start (traditional technology) 5 Competition for projects. (over)