Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 10 (Reporters Zhang Xiao, Liu Yangtao, Yao Youming) The Paralympic Alpine Skiing Men’s Giant Slalom at the Beijing Winter Paralympics concluded on the 10th. The biggest surprise for the Chinese team was created by the youngest player in the team, Liang Zilu. The 17-year-old won a precious bronze medal.
On March 10, Chinese player Liang Zilu was in the game. In the end, Liang Zilu won the bronze medal.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ga
The giant slalom is a Paralympic alpine skiing skill item, which is performed on the “Glacier” track of the National Alpine Ski Center. The track is located above 1,500 meters above sea level, and the Winter Paralympic athletes who are able to participate are very impressive.
On the 10th, the men’s giant slalom visually impaired, standing and sitting competitions began to compete. The Chinese team participated in standing and sitting competitions. Liang Zilu won the bronze medal in the sitting group, which made the eyes of the reporters bright.
In the men’s all-around sitting competition that finished on the 7th, Liang Zilu was infinitely close to the medal and won the fourth place. This boosted his confidence and hoped to make a breakthrough in the men’s giant slalom seated competition, which he was better at.
In the game, he lived up to expectations. In the first round, he finished fourth in the group with a score of 1:01.55, not far behind the third. He skated faster in the second round, achieving a good time of 59.37 seconds. Two rounds of stacking ranked third, as wished to lock the medal.
On March 10, Chinese player Liang Zilu was in the game. In the end, Liang Zilu won the bronze medal.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ga
After the game, Liang Zilu was very excited. “I dared to rush directly to (the flag gate), and I felt like I found it.” He said that although the skiing experience is not as rich as everyone else’s, the brothers and sisters in the team took special care. “I was very nervous when I was riding the cable car, and my teammates were still comforting me. They said that I practiced the giant slalom the most, so don’t put too much pressure on me.”
In the men’s giant slalom standing competition, Liang Jingyi, who had previously won a gold medal, ranked eighth and was the best Chinese player in the group. After the game, he said that he and his teammates skied out of style, overcoming challenges such as warming up and melting snow and advancing the skiing time. “You must never back down when you encounter difficulties. A man is to be brave.” He said that dreams are the driving force to keep going. Teammates are also encouraging each other, and they will continue to fight in the following games.
On March 10, Chinese player Liang Zilu was in the game. In the end, Liang Zilu won the bronze medal.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ga
In the end, the gold medals in the men’s giant slalom visually impaired, standing and sitting categories were won by Austrian Aigner, Finland’s Kiveri, and Norway’s Petersen respectively. So far, Aigner has won 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze in the Paralympic alpine skiing competition, and Peterson has won 3 golds and 1 silver.
The men’s slalom competition held on the 13th will be the last time that the male players of the Chinese Paralympic Alpine Ski Team will set foot on the field of this Winter Paralympics. The main theme of the competition is still – fight!