At noon on February 18, Beijing time, the 2023-2024 FIS Halfpipe World Cup Calgary ended the second match, with Chinese player Gu Ailing finishing with 9700's career-high score won the championship. So far, this season's U-shaped World Cup has come to an end, and Gu Ailing won the crystal ball symbolizing the championship of the season without any suspense with 4 championships and 1 runner-up.
In this season's FIS Halfpipe World Cup with a total of 5 stops, Gu Ailing first won the first championship in Chongli, China, the second championship in Copper Mountain, USA, the second place in Mammoth Mountain, USA (the final did not take place due to weather conditions, and the runner-up according to the qualifying rankings), won the third championship in the first race in Calgary, and then immediately won the fourth championship in the "back-to-back" competition, and finally won the crystal ball award.
In this competition, Gu Ailing scored 94 in the first two skates of the final25 points, 9525 points, the third skate is even more exertive, in terms of difficulty, height, style, stability and other aspects of excellence, and finally scored 97A career-high score of 00 points won the championship. When she saw this score in the finishing zone, Gu Ailing couldn't believe it either, and was so surprised that she threw away her skis to celebrate.
Calgary is a blessed place for Gu, who has won eight of her eight appearances since her first World Cup halfpipe event in 2020. After the match, Gu Ailing said: "97 points is the highest score I have ever scored in my halfpipe career, and I am very shocked and excited. Even though I've won the championship after the second run, I'm a person who has never done a 'championship jump' and I feel like this sport is all about motivating myself and pushing my boundaries because I love to compete and I love to win. More importantly, I want to be a little bit better today than I was yesterday, so I feel like I need to work harder to show everyone that I've been working hard and I'm very proud that all my efforts have not been in vain. ”
After the game, Gu Ailing also cheered for the 14th National Winter Games on social **, she said: "Come on China's ice and snow, cheer for the 14th winter freestyle skiers, I wish my friends happiness, health and good luck in the Year of the Dragon." ”