Beijing time on February 12th, a few days ago, the mixed team finals of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics air skills came to an end. The Chinese team Xu Mengtao, Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu teamed up to score 324.22 points to win the silver medal.
In the first round of the final, Xu Mengtao’s first jump has helped the Chinese team to establish an advantage of nearly 18 points. However, Jia Zongyang made a mistake and fell a forward roll when he finally landed. The Chinese team went from an 18-point lead to a 20-point deficit. Jia Zongyang roared angrily on the field, tears welling in his eyes. After the game, Jia Zongyang was very self-blame, choked up and apologized and said: After 4 years of preparation, from the coach to every staff member, he has made adequate preparations. Today, he lost the gold medal because of his small mistake and failed the trust of the team and teammates. I’m really sorry, it’s hard for others to understand his current mood.
As a 31-year-old veteran, Jia Zongyang has participated in the Olympic Games for the fourth time. He is the athlete with the most participation in the Winter Olympics in the Chinese sports delegation of this Winter Olympics.
Recently, the media released an X-ray of Jia Zongyang’s leg. In 2018, Jia Zongyang was injured while preparing for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. In order to catch up with the competition, Jia Zongyang made steel nail brackets in his legs. He nailed 22 steel nails in his left leg alone, which looks like four or five. centimeters, the shortest is more than three centimeters. Jia Zongyang boarded the Winter Olympics with an injury and won the runner-up.
After learning regarding Jia Zongyang’s experience, the men’s basketball player Zhai Xiaochuan sighed on the social platform: “After watching Jia Zongyang’s experience, it is really admirable, what kind of spirit is an athlete following a major injury? To be back on the field once more, I think it’s a responsibility, that’s the beauty of sports.”Return to Sohu, see more
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