A Look Back at China's 9 Golds From Beijing 2022
The 2022 Winter Olympics might be over,
but moments of hard-won victories will linger in the collective memory
forever. Not only did Team China take nine golds, four silvers, and two
bronzes, but for the first time ever China made it into the top three of
the gold medal counts. Here's a quick recap of the nine times athletes
brought home the gold.
Team China nabbed its
first gold in short track speed skating. Wu Dajing, who ran last for the
team, beat Pietro Sighel from Italy by 0.016 seconds. The victory was
unbelievable, given that the team almost failed to even make it to the final when they finished third.
However, that initial
failure didn't slow these skaters. As soon as the final kicked off, Fan Kexin took the lead, only to have the competition quickly called
off when two other skaters went down. Nevertheless, China took second in
the final match and then went head-to-head in the final with Italy
where Wu took the win, and Team China the championship.
Men's
short track speed skating also saw Team China's second gold. In what was a truly dramatic twist, Ren Ziwei finished just behind Hungary’s Liu
Shaolin, and just when Liu thought it was time to celebrate, he was
penalized following a review, and the victory was eventually awarded to
Ren. China’s Li Wenlong also grabbed silver in the race.
Although Eileen Gu initially placed third in the women’s free-ski big air final,
it was thanks to one trick that she was able to snag a gold: a double
cork 1620.
What’s a double cork 1620 you ask? It’s a little hard
to explain, but from the looks of the video above, it’s a difficult
trick to pull off, making that a well-deserved win!
China
had never taken home a gold in speedskating until Gao Tingyu came
along. After Gao crossed the finish line, his teammates and coaches were
so elated they ran over to help him celebrate. The Olympian then
grabbed his country’s flag and skated the ice ribbon one more time,
joyous ‘til the end.
China’s fifth gold came
in women's aerials thanks to Xu Mengtao, who burst into tears when she
dethroned defending 2018 champ Hanna Huskova of Belarus. Although the
execution of the final jump wasn’t perfect, the landing score of 7.8
ultimately guaranteed Xu the championship.
Former
child actor Su Yiming, who made a career shift to focus on his passion
for snowboarding, took home gold in the sport during the Games.
The
17-year-old made history when he became the first man in China to win
the men's big air gold. Plus, he turned 18 a few days ago, making this win
one sweet early birthday gift.
Qi Guangpu took home a gold medal in the men's aerials finals with an outstanding performance and a high score of 129.
Eileen
Gu continued to prove herself the darling of Beijing 2022 with another
gold for China in women's freestyle skiing halfpipe. She nailed down a
score of 93.25 on her first run, a score so high that none of the other
skiers could match it. This cemented her win, allowing her to take the
championship without a third round.
China's final gold at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics came in figure skating. Despite losing gold at Pyeongchang
2018 by the smallest margin, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong did not walk away
disappointed this time around. In fact, their brilliant performance
brought a score so high it set a new world record.
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