Original title: The U-shaped World Cup moves to Copper Mountain in the United States (title)
Gu Ailing strives for breakthrough among the young players in winning the gold medal (theme)
China Sports News reporter Tian Jie
The second round of the 2023-2024 Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding U-shaped World Cup is underway at Tongshan Station. Gu Ailing, who won the title again at Zhangjiakou Chongli Station last weekend, performed normally and smoothly in the qualifying round on December 14. entering the finals.
Copper Mountain in the United States has special significance for Gu Ailing. In November 2021, she won the World Cup U-shaped field championship at this station as the beginning of the 2021-2022 Beijing Winter Olympics season. She became the king of the U-shaped field. So far, she has won the World Cup in this event for seven consecutive years. crown. In the qualifying round, she scored 89.75 points and 87.75 points respectively in the two rounds, showing strong stability and advancing to the finals in second place.
The International Snow Federation’s official website commented on Gu Ailing’s competition, saying that others could only compete for second place. There is no doubt about her dominance and stability in this event. Even if the 20-year-old British player Zoe Atkin advanced to the finals with a score of 91.50 in the second round, her technical difficulty still could not pose a threat to Gu Ailing. At Genting Station, Gu Ailing’s scores in the three final rounds exceeded 90 points. The only thing that could stop her from performing was the injury to her right shoulder. Gu Ailing once said that she is a player born for competition. The more intense and intense the competition, the more her potential can be stimulated.
The silver and bronze medalists from Genting Station also participated in this competition and advanced to the finals. Hannah Faulhaber of the United States ranked third with 86.75 points, and Amy Fraser of Canada ranked fourth with 85.00 points. Two other young players from China, Li Fanghui (79.25 points) and Liu Yishan (70.50 points), advanced to the finals in fifth and eighth place respectively. Li Fanghui is also a strong contender for medals. She has the difficulty reserve to hit the podium. Her poor performance in the Genting finals has taught her a lesson. The coaching staff provided psychological counseling to the players after the game. I believe she can do better in this competition. Grasp the mentality and perform to the required level. Liu Yishan scored 60.75 points in the qualifying round of Genting Station, ranking ninth, and unfortunately missed the finals by only one place. Her score improved by nearly 10 points in this competition. She scored 69.75 points in the first round. She went even higher in the second round, scoring 70.50 points to advance to the finals.
In the men’s category, there were many experts in this competition, with 36 players completing the competition. American star and Beijing Winter Olympics silver medalist David Wise, 33, led seven American players into the finals with 91.25 points. The other three finalists are from Canada, Finland and New Zealand. There is a certain gap between Chinese players and the world’s top players in terms of technical difficulty, self-confidence and personal style, and no one entered the finals.
The snowboarding U-shaped field qualifying competition will be held in the early morning of December 15th, Beijing time. Cai Xuetong and Liu Jiayu, who won the women’s championship and runner-up in Genting Station, did not participate in this competition. The Genting Station was the first time for young Chinese players to participate in the World Cup. Mental fluctuations and nervousness affected their performance. Only Wang Ziyang among men entered the finals and ultimately finished sixth. Chinese snowboarders will hone their skills and accumulate competition experience in this competition.
In the competition at Tongshan Station, Wang Jingjing and Jia Lulu, who finished 13th and 15th respectively at Genting Station, will appear in the women’s group qualifying round; for the men’s group, Wang Ziyang and Gao Hongbo are divided into two groups. According to the rules, the top 5 from the two groups advance to the finals. If the two Chinese players want to break out of the tight encirclement and advance to the finals, they need to release the pressure and give it a try.
2023-12-15 06:15:00
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