He should have added one more somersault. Then it becomes a good thing.
2022 Olympic Winter Games Beijing
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That landing was almost harder than a regular landing, given he flipped forward. Never understood why neither of the men didn't go for broke with 5 difficultyHe should have added one more somersault. Then it becomes a good thing.
If they failed the 5 difficulty and crashed, they might have gotten bronze or nothing.
The last jumper should have gone for 6 by ripping off his shirt midair. That was the only way they could have overcome the deficit with USA.
Still, though, thankfully the other teams also had crashes so it became just a two horse race between China and USA.
I'm wondering why Eileen Gu didn't participate tho. Surely she could have added fireworks and points in this event?
They were enough ahead of 3rd place to be guaranteed silver, jumper #2's landing was basically a crashed score.
Anyways, congrats to the team, more medals and success will come with time, as each average citizen has less pressure and more opportunities to express themselves.
A sober voice article circulating on Chinese social media on Eileen Gu's win made the point that although we should celebrate her success, her life is very different than the average Chinese, or even other Olympic champions like the 14-year diving sensation Quan Hongchan. If Eileen Gu messes up at these Olympics, she's still a supermodel + sponsored professional athlete + Stanford undergrad. If Quan Hongchan messed up her dives, she'd be a poor peasant with little other prospects at a better life. It's a lot easier going for broke when you know you have little to lose, just like it's easier to start businesses when you know failure is never so bad.
I hope all the future girls and boys in China can start from a better place, and pursue their passions instead of necessity.
A sober voice article circulating on Chinese social media on Eileen Gu's win made the point that although we should celebrate her success, her life is very different than the average Chinese, or even other Olympic champions like the 14-year diving sensation Quan Hongchan. If Eileen Gu messes up at these Olympics, she's still a supermodel + sponsored professional athlete + Stanford undergrad. If Quan Hongchan messed up her dives, she'd be a poor peasant with little other prospects at a better life. It's a lot easier going for broke when you know you have little to lose, just like it's easier to start businesses when you know failure is never so bad.
I hope all the future girls and boys in China can start from a better place, and pursue their passions instead of necessity.
No 1 went to Nathan Chen, no 2 to 4 went to Japan, no 5 went to Korea.
Men's figure was so competitive that white dude only managed sixth place
Jin Boyang only managed no 7
That's absolutely filthy...
Nobody pursues Olympic aspirations sans passion out of sheer necessity, as like movie celebrity or rockstar etc its not exactly a scalable job position for the common masses.
That said, Gu is unique in that she has book smarts (perfect SAT, got into Ivy league) and feminine aesthetic beauty (model, lingerie) and also win Olympic gold and thus skilled in more than just academics etc.... all at just 18.
This combination is rare anywhere in the world, and like mentioned she is making a free choice from position of strength and she chose China instead of America.
Perhaps THAT is what Triggered the US/West so much... to be spurned by someone like her. From them it demarcates an inflection point in history and sets an unwanted precedent.
A lot of Chinese athletes do it out of necessity, picked to train at a young age. Most of the gymnasts dedicate their childhood to grueling training. Quan Hongchan needed her Olympic prize money to pay for her sick mother's medical treatment. I know it doesn't jive with the thought China is so advanced, but despite the tremendous progress made there's still a lot of room for improvement. We want to be objective and constructive here.
Eileen Gu does trigger the west because she actually pursues everything with passion and choice, but she's an aspirational goal for the vast majority out there.
Good point. Winter sports tend to be expensive to participate. The ordinary Chinese likely cannot afford all that expensive equipment, training, facilities, transport fees. Gu is definitely in the privileged class. Her mom attended Stanford and got into finance sector, I think. Her dad attended Harvard. I saw the feature on her where she had equestrian lessons as a kid. Her life and upbringing isn't typical of most Chinese. There is still a long way for China to reach the level of Western developed societies.