Hey there, sports fans! πβ·
Exciting news from Switzerland! Six amazing athletes from China have made it to the finals of the aerials competition at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle, and Freeski World Championships! π
Flying High in the Women’s Qualifiers
In the women’s qualifiers, Xu Mengtao and Chen Xuezheng wowed everyone with their incredible jumps! They nailed a super tricky move called the “back double Full-Full,” which is really hard to do. Imagine flipping and twisting high in the airβso cool! π
Xu scored an awesome 90.24 points, landing her in second place, while Chen secured sixth place with 82.83 points. Both are heading to the finals! π₯³
Another talented athlete, Shao Qi, joined them in the finals. She performed a “back Full-Full” and scored 85.99 points, finishing third in the qualifiers. Way to go, Shao! π
Chen Meiting had a tough start with a bad landing in her first jump, but she didn’t give up! πͺ In the second round, she tried an even harder move, the “back flip triple Full.” Even though she made a small mistake, she still scored 77.33 points and made it to the finals. Never give up, Chen! π
Men’s Team Reaches New Heights
On the men’s side, Wang Xindi and Sun Jiaxu are also flying into the finals! π« In the first round, all four Chinese male athletes performed a challenging jump called the “back layout double Full-Full,” which has a high difficulty level.
Wang showed great skill and earned 116.37 points, placing third and securing his spot in the finals. Sun also advanced with a score of 111.95 points. Unfortunately, Olympic champion Qi Guangpu and Li Tianma didn’t make it this time. But we know they’ll come back stronger! π
Let’s cheer on all these fantastic athletes as they compete in the finals! Go team! ππ
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Six Chinese athletes into aerials finals at FIS World Championships
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