On February 14, Beijing time, in the first round of the Winter Olympics freestyle skiing women's aerial skills final, Kong Fanyu made a mistake in the second jump, scoring only 62.24 points and falling to the ground. However, Kong Fanyu performed well in the first jump and still advanced to the second round of the final. Xu Mengtao also performed well and also advanced. American Caldwell is even better, ranking 1st, and ranking in the top 2 in the two jumps!
In the first jump of the first round of the final, each player has 2 chances to take the ranking with the best results, and the top 6 will enter the second round. The second round of the final is only jumped once, and the winner is determined once!
In the first jump, Kong Fanyu appeared in the third appearance, performed amazingly, scored 102.71 points, and since then, there have been players who have appeared continuously, but they have not surpassed Kong Fanyu until Xu Mengtao appeared.
Xu Mengtao's 10th appearance, her performance is even better, with 103.89 points, to complete such an excellent action, Xu Mengtao roared angrily, basically with this round, Xu Mengtao has locked the place in the second round of the final!
The 11th appearance is American Ashley Caldwell, who is also a big hit for gold, she jumped 103.92 points, higher than Xu Mengtao and Kong Fanyu! Not surprisingly, the final gold medal will be produced among the above 3 people.
Ashley Caldwell is 28 years old, this year is her 4th time participating in the Winter Olympics, from a young age, she practiced gymnastics, at the age of 14 she switched to skiing! Caldwell is the 2017 World Champion, which is her 4th Winter Olympics, and before 3 Previous Winter Olympics, she has never made it into the top 10!
The second jump, Kong Fanyu is still the 3rd appearance, her eyes are firm, starting, the air posture is very good, but the landing is too difficult, directly fell down, even the opportunity to stand up again is gone, 62.24 points, however, there is a high score in the first round, Kong Fanyu expression is calm, she entered the second round of the final is very stable.
Xu Mengtao did not appear, directly gave up the second jump, after all, she has already advanced, do not want to risk again, if injured is not worth it. But Caldwell was even better, setting a new record for his all-time high! In the first two jumps of the first round, the highest score belonged to the American celebrity, 1.71 points higher than Xu Mengtao.