China News Service, Hulunbuir, February 21 (Guoxuan) On the 21st, the 14th National Winter Games (referred to as "14th Winter") held the freestyle skiing aerials open group finals. Beijing Winter Olympics champion Xu Mengtao performed poorly and ranked fifth and missed the medal. The figure skating team competition kicked off. The Beijing team with a luxurious lineup ranked first in four individual events and successfully entered the final day.
The freestyle skiing women's aerials open category final held in Zhalantun Division was the highlight of the day. Xu Mengtao, who represented the Liaoning team, made a mistake when landing on the last jump and ranked fifth with 78.96 points, missing the podium. Kong Fanyu, a famous player from the Heilongjiang team, performed steadily and completed an action with a difficulty coefficient of 3.525, winning the gold medal with a high score of 94.82.
On February 21, the freestyle skiing women’s aerials open category final of the 14th National Winter Games was held at the Jinlongshan Ski Resort in Zhalantun, Inner Mongolia. Kong Fanyu from the Heilongjiang team won the gold medal with 94.82 points. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
This is the first gold medal won by Kong Fanyu, who participated in the National Winter Games for the third time. After the game, the veteran was excited and said that the next goal is the Milan Winter Olympics. “I hope to do my best in what I insist on.”
In the men's final, Qi Guangpu, the champion of this event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, withdrew due to injury. The famous player Jia Zongyang, who has won silver medals at the Pingchang and Beijing Winter Olympics, represented the Liaoning team in the competition. However, like Xu Mengtao, he made a mistake in the last round and also ranked fifth with a score of 76.92 points.
Chen Shuo, a young player from the Henan team, successfully completed an action with a difficulty coefficient of 5.1 and won the gold medal with 125.97 points. After the game, the 19-year-old said that the success rate of this action in training was only 50%, and that winning the championship was an unexpected surprise.
On February 21, the freestyle skiing men’s aerials open category final of the 14th National Winter Games was held at the Jinlongshan Ski Resort in Zhalantun, Inner Mongolia. Chen Shuo from Henan team won the gold medal with 125.97 points. The picture shows Chen Shuo in the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Wenhua
In the Liangcheng competition area, the last competition of the snowboard obstacle pursuit event ended. Jilin team Ye Kangjia/Pang Chuyuan won the mixed team gold medal in the open group, and the Sichuan team and Guizhou team won the runner-up and third place respectively. This is the second gold medal Ye Kangjia has won in the "Fourteenth Winter". He previously won the gold medal in the men's obstacle pursuit competition in the open category.
"I used to practice martial arts. In 2018, I was selected into the national ski training team through cross-border and cross-sport selection. Several years of study and practice have allowed me to continue to grow. It is indeed a blessing for me to win two gold medals at this National Winter Games. I am very lucky and I will continue to work hard." Ye Kangjia said.
In the cross-country skiing competition, the Heilongjiang team won the open category women's 4X5 kilometers relay (2 traditional techniques + 2 free techniques) championship, and the men's 4X10 kilometers relay (2 traditional techniques + 2 free techniques) gold medal was won by the Liaoning team.
On February 21, the figure skating (open group) team men's single skating short program competition at the 14th National Winter Games was held in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia. Jin Boyang, who represented the Beijing team, ranked first with 89.20 points. Photo by China News Service reporter Cui Nan
On the 21st, the open figure skating event kicked off in the Hailar Division. In the competition for the first team competition, Jin Boyang, Peng Cheng, Wang Shiyue, Liu Xinyu and others who have participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics led the Beijing team in ice dance, men's single skating, women's single skating and pairs skating. Ranked first in each event and successfully advanced to the second stage of the competition.
In the men's single skating short program that day, Jin Boyang won the first place with a high score of 89.20. However, Jin Boyang believes that many southern province teams have appeared in the figure skating field at the Winter Games. Jin Boyang believes that this is a new beginning. "The atmosphere of figure skating in China is very strong now. Under the healthy competition mode, the young players have performed very well in the competition."
On the 22nd, the figure skating open team competition will enter the second stage of competition to determine the final gold medal. (over)