Xu Mengtao’s award speech is as follows:

The warm childhood of the barbecue grill, the youth plagued by injuries, the gold medal that is so close at hand, and finally the national flag on the shoulders, the highest difficulty in the whole competition, this It’s a record-breaking turn, and it’s also a life-turn! The beauty of the peach is as bright as its blossom; the glow of the dream is as real as it gets.

She is the athlete who has won the most championships in women’s aerials in freestyle skiing so far. Before the Beijing Winter Olympics, she had participated in three Winter Olympics, from Vancouver to Sochi and then to In Pyeongchang, she only won one silver medal, and she is only one Olympic gold medal away from a career grand slam! And this Olympic gold medal is what the Chinese women's aerials team has always longed for!

Early experience:

In 2002, 12-year-old Xu Mengtao first showed his talents and achieved good results of 3 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze in the Provincial Games. In the same year, Xu Mengtao was spotted by Chen Hongbin, a freestyle ski coach who was a teacher at Shenyang Sports Institute at the time, and became a junior sister of Li Nina and other famous players.

At that time, Xu Mengtao heard for the first time that there was a "snow skiing coach" in the world. Gymnastics" project. After watching several competition videos, she said, "It's always dangerous!" However, Xu Mengtao then said, "You have to practice well to do a project. I want to practice it well and win glory for the country in the future!"