(Beijing Winter Olympics) Event Preview: Gu Ailingchong Double Crown Su Yiming competes for the first gold
Beijing, February 14 (China News Service) -- For Chinese audiences, the Beijing Winter Olympics on the 15th are highly anticipated, and two new stars of the Chinese delegation, Gu Ailing and Su Yiming, will compete for the gold medal on the same day.
Gu Ailingchong double crown Su Yiming competed for the first gold
On the 15th, the freestyle ski women's slope obstacle course final and the snowboard men's big jump final will usher in the second battle for gold between Gu Ailing and Su Yiming at the Winter Olympics. In the qualifiers, the two youngsters advanced to third and fifth place respectively.
Gu Ailing is already the gold medalist of the freestyle ski women's big jump, and the big jump is only the weakest of her 3 events. At last year's World Championships, Gu Ailing won the women's steeplechase skills title, and in this season's World Cup, she swept almost all the gold medals in the project. If the final is played normally, Gu Ailing should be able to win the second gold as desired.
The picture shows Su Yiming in the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Jun
After winning the runner-up in snowboard slope obstacle course, Su Yiming, who was less than 18 years old, made a splash, not knowing that the big jump in snowboard was the real strength of this teenager. In the World Cup in December last year, Su Yiming won the first world championship gold medal for the Chinese team. Previously, he had also successfully completed the inner turn 1980 (five and a half weeks of turning), becoming the first person in the world to unlock this difficult action.
In the final on the 15th, whether Su Yiming can win his first Winter Olympic gold medal is a big suspense, and whether he shows 1980 is also a big attraction.
The snowboarding track will also produce a gold medal in the women's big jump on the same day. As China's first person to advance to the final of the Winter Olympics in this event, 19-year-old Jung, who ranked ninth in the qualification round, will strive to achieve another good result.
In the World Cup in October last year, Jung advanced to the final and eventually finished eighth, becoming the first Chinese player in the project to reach the World Cup final.
Snow on the ace and then on the road to the championship The youngest player is looking forward to reaching the final
The freestyle skiing field will also hold a men's aerial skills qualification competition on the 15th, in this Chinese snow event ace event, the Chinese team that won a full quota of places sent a luxurious lineup, Jia Zongyang, Qi Guangpu, Sun Jiaxu, Wang Xindi are all world champions.
The picture shows Jia Zongyang, a player from the Chinese team, in the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu are both participating in the Winter Olympics for the fourth time, of which Jia Zongyang is the third runner-up of the Sochi Winter Olympics and the runner-up of the Pingchang Winter Olympics, qi Guangpu is the double champion of the World Championships and the World Cup, and the two are also the silver medalists of the Aerial Skills Mixed Team of the Winter Olympics.
In this season, Sun Jiaxu and Wang Xindi also won the World Cup championship, which greatly enhanced the competitiveness of the Chinese team in this project. Whether the four members of the Chinese team can all advance to the final has become the biggest attraction of this qualifier.
The picture shows Chinese player He Jinbo. Photo by Mao Jianjun, reporter of China News Service
He Jinbo, the youngest player in the Chinese delegation at the Winter Olympics, will make his debut again in the men's steeplechase qualification tournament for freestyle skiing on the 15th. In the freestyle ski jump competition, the 17-year-old stopped qualifying, hoping to reach the final.
Speed skating will be held in the final of the men's and women's team pursuit competition, and the Chinese men's and women's teams have withdrawn from the medal competition, but will participate in the finals of men's group D and women's group C respectively to determine the final ranking.
Figure skating women's singles to see The Russian "matryoshka doll" Chinese men's ice hockey competes to reach the quarterfinals
On the 15th, the figure skating arena will compete in the women's single skating short program. The medal competition for the figure skating women's singles is basically a civil war for Russia's "matryoshka dolls", of which the 15-year-old Vallieva, who holds three world records in short programs, free skating and total scores, is the biggest favorite to win the championship.
Russian Olympic Committee player Alexandra Stepanova (right) /Ivan Bukin is pictured at the tournament. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
A few days ago, Valieva was involved in a doping incident, and her eligibility for the competition was questionable. On the 14th, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport decided to allow Vallieva to participate in the Winter Olympic Games. But whether this incident will affect Vallieva's performance in the single-player race has become a major highlight of the event.
Also caught in the storm is Zhu Yi, China's only female skater. The 19-year-old was once controversial for his poor performance in the team competition. This time in the individual competition, I hope that Zhu Yi can adjust his mentality and play at the best level.
After a one-day truce, the Chinese men's curling team will have another day of double matches on the 15th, against Canada and Norway, respectively, and the Chinese women's curling team will play against the Russian Olympic Committee. At present, the Chinese men's and women's curling teams are 2 wins and 4 losses, and if they want to enter the final four, they must not only not be lost, but also need to see the faces of other teams.
The picture shows Zou Qiang (center), a Player from the Chinese Team, throwing a pot during a match. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Jun
Men's ice hockey will be played in a qualifying tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals. After the group stage, the United States, the Russian Olympic Committee, Finland and Sweden will advance to the top 8 first, and the other 8 teams will compete for the other 4 top 8 seats.
The Chinese team will face the world's most powerful team, the Canadian team. In the group stage, the Chinese team lost to their opponents 0:5, and there was little hope of winning this time. (End)