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"Milano Cortina 2026 might be my last Winter Olympics. Whatever the result (1) (be), I have only one goal, which is to go beyond my earlier results," Olympic champion Xu Mengtao said at her book launch party (新书发布会).
Xu Mengtao was born (2) July 12, 1990 in Liaoning Province. She started her sports career at the age of 4 as a gymnast, before changing to freestyle skiing aerials (自由式滑雪空中技巧) at the age of 12, when she was considered too tall (3) (continue) gymnastics.
Xu has won 55 freestyle skiing aerials championships, but they have come at a cost.
So far, Xu (4) (have) four operations on her knees. When she took part in the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, there were steel pins (钢钉) in her knees. Just as at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, she wanted to get an Olympic gold medal. (5) (luck), she failed to achieve her goal, although she tried her best.
But failures, painful injuries and lonely months of recovery didn't stop her. Xu finally (6) (realize) her dream at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics by completing three somersaults (空翻) on her final jump.
In her book, Xu records her true (7) (feel) about her life over the past 30 years, her memories of heart-stopping international competitions, the number of medals she won, the low points she managed to overcome and her full preparation (8) each competition. "Plan each jump, review each problem and look for every possibility. The real situation is unpredictable, (9) I have to be fully prepared," Xu wrote in the book.
"I hope my personal experience can encourage (10) (many) people to go after their dreams," Xu added. "Don't stop trying. It's hard to say when your efforts will pay off, but they will do surely at the most important moment."