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2月8日，中國選手谷愛凌最後一跳偏軸轉體兩周1620度，逆轉奪冠。1620度意味着什麼？

目前世界一線的大跳台比賽里，女子選手空中旋轉度數基本上是從720度開始，然後到900度、1080度、1260度、1440度共5個維度。

前3個維度選手們基本都能達到，但從1260度到1440度，全世界女子選手走了將近9年。

2012年10月，德國16歲天才少女麗薩·齊默爾曼在訓練中完成女子選手在雙板滑雪歷史上第一個正滑左轉兩周，偏軸轉體1260度。

2020年11月，瑞士選手馬蒂爾德·格雷莫在比賽中完成了倒滑兩周，偏軸轉體1440度的動作，同時打破歷史。

2021年12月，谷愛凌又完成了一個正滑兩周，偏軸轉體1440度的動作，再次創造歷史。

實際上，不僅僅是大跳台，整個自由式滑雪項目都不容易。

With high-flying tricks to flaunt and hair-raising bumps to clear, the world's top freestyle skiers have had their four-year preparations peak at the right time to redefine velocity, creativity and courage at Beijing 2022.

北京2022年冬奧會上，備戰四年的世界頂級自由式滑雪運動員匯聚一堂，終厚積薄發，騰空滑降，越過障礙，重新定義速度、創造力和勇氣。

Dubbed a "circus on the snow", freestyle skiing is one of the most entertaining sports to watch at the Olympics. Events comprise twists, flips and jumps as skiers compete on slopes, pipes, bumps and rails－against each other and gravity－to score points with the judges or finish as fast as possible.

自由式滑雪又稱「雪上雜技」，是奧運會上最具觀賞性的項目之一。選手在雪坡、滑道、障礙物、滑雪軌道上克服重力影響，自由滑降，通過表演扭轉、翻轉和跳躍等空中技巧來進行比拼，裁判進行打分，選手要儘可能快速完成動作。

視頻來源：北京冬奧組委官網

The freestyle skiing program at the Beijing Winter Olympics features 13 events, including the newly added men's and women's Big Air as well as mixed team aerials, which will be contested at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province and Shougang Park in western downtown Beijing from Feb 3-19.

此次北京冬奧會上，自由式滑雪將分為13個小項，新增男子大跳台、女子大跳台和空中技巧混合團體項目。自由式滑雪比賽將於2月3日至19日在張家口賽區的雲頂滑雪公園和北京首鋼滑雪大跳台中心進行。

Leading the star-studded field are the host's all-around skier Gu Ailing and men's two-time Olympic champion David Wise of the United States, who have emerged as hot favorites for gold in halfpipe, which involves athletes performing spinning tricks after launching themselves skyward off a semicircular ramp. Judges score performances based on trick execution, variety, amplitude and creativity.

自由式滑雪名將雲集，包括東道主中國的全能型滑雪運動員谷愛凌和兩屆冬奧會自由式滑雪冠軍美國選手戴維·懷斯。二人已成為U型場地項目的奪冠熱門。U型場地項目要求運動員從半圓筒形斜坡往下滑，展現轉體技巧。裁判會根據動作完成度、多樣性、騰空高度和動作創新性進行打分。

Gu, an 18-year-old California-born star, is aiming for history of her own as she targets medals from not just her strongest discipline, halfpipe, but also slopestyle and Big Air. She decided to represent China, her mother's native country, in 2019. Gu has stayed unbeaten in halfpipe after winning all four World Cup legs and boasts medal prowess in the other two disciplines.

18歲的谷愛凌出生於加利福尼亞，她的目標是創造自己最好成績，既要斬獲她最強的U型場地項目冠軍，還要將坡面障礙技巧和大跳台項目的獎牌收入囊中。2019年，谷愛凌決定代表母親的祖國中國參賽。在贏得U型場地世界盃4站比賽冠軍後，谷愛凌一直在該項目上保持不敗地位，並有望在坡面障礙技巧和大跳台中奪得獎牌。

北京冬奧會自由式滑雪女子大跳台，中國選手谷愛凌奪金牌 圖源：新華社

On the men's side, reigning Olympic champion Wise will face tough challenges－from his compatriot and two-time world champion Aaron Blunck and 2018 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Porteous of New Zealand－as he aims for a historic three-peat at the Games.

男子方面，奧運衛冕冠軍懷斯實現奧運三連冠的路上將面臨兩大勁敵——兩屆世界冠軍美國選手阿倫·布隆克和2018年奧運會銅牌獲得者新西蘭名將尼科·波蒂厄斯。

As one of seven new medal events added to the Olympic program in Beijing, the aerials mixed team event will be a battle between the host squad, led by 27-time World Cup winner Xu Mengtao, and the Russian Olympic Committee team, another traditional power which won the team event at the 2021 world championships. Teams from Switzerland and the US are also expected to vie for medals.

在北京冬奧新增的項目空中技巧混合團體賽上，傳統強隊中國隊和俄羅斯奧委會代表隊將是金牌的有力爭奪者。前者由獲得27次世界盃冠軍的徐夢桃率領，後者是2021年世界錦標賽團體賽冠軍。瑞士隊和美國隊也有望衝擊獎牌。

In this discipline, a team consisting of three skiers－with at least one male and one female－will each attempt one trick off the jump. The three scores are then combined for a total to determine the winner.

在這一項目中，隊伍由三名運動員組成（至少一男一女），運動員每一輪跳一次，最後組內隊員分數相加為團隊分，並據團體分決出勝負。

As the oldest freeski medal event at the Olympics, moguls at Beijing 2022 will be about two accomplished names－Canada's six-time world champion Mikael Kingsbury and two-time overall season winner Perrine Laffont of France. Both are strongly fancied to retain their men's and women's titles respectively.

雪上技巧是最早進入奧運會的自由式滑雪項目。北京2022年冬奧會雪上技巧項目的奪冠熱門是六屆世界冠軍加拿大選手米凱爾·金斯伯里和兩屆賽季總冠軍法國選手佩林·拉豐。兩人都希望能保住各自在男子和女子領域的頭銜。

米凱爾·金斯伯里在比賽中 圖源：新華社

After collecting a record 70 World Cup wins, Kingsbury has returned to form after a training crash in December 2020 that resulted in two fractured vertebrae. He could come under pressure from the likes of Japan's Ikuma Horishima in the discipline, which takes place on a steep downhill course consisting of bumps and jumps.

2020年12月，在獲得創紀錄的70場世界盃勝利後，金斯伯里在一場訓練事故中兩節脊椎骨折，但他已經恢復了狀態。在雪上技巧項目中，金斯伯里可能受到日本選手堀島生隈等選手的壓制。雪上技巧項目將在設置着一系列雪包的陡坡線路上進行。

圖源：新華網

On the women's side, Laffont is braced for a strong challenge from this season's overall World Cup leader Anri Kawamura of Japan and third-place skier Jakara Anthony of Australia. Team USA's Hannah Soar and Jaelin Kauf are also expected to be in the mix for medals at Genting Snow Park.

女子方面，本賽季世界盃冠軍日本選手川村安里和排名第三的澳大利亞滑雪運動員傑卡拉·安東尼將成為拉豐的兩大強勁對手。美國隊的漢娜·索爾和傑琳·考夫也有望在雲頂滑雪公園角逐獎牌。

In slopestyle, contested over a course of ramps and rails, the competition appears to be wide open. Swiss star Andri Ragettli, who owns the most World Cup overall season titles, and 2019 world champion James Woods of Britain are among the favorites in the men's section, while Estonian skier Kelly Sildaru, who has stayed unbeaten this season, defending Olympic champion Sarah Hoefflin of Switzerland and the versatile Gu light up the women's field.

在坡面障礙技巧項目中，場地由一系列坡道和欄杆構成，比賽場地近乎開放。擁有最多世界盃賽季冠軍的瑞士名將安德里·拉格特利和2019年世界冠軍英國選手詹姆斯·伍茲是男子組的奪冠熱門，而本賽季保持不敗的愛沙尼亞滑雪運動員凱莉·西爾達魯、衛冕冠軍瑞士選手莎拉·赫夫林和全能型選手谷愛凌將在女子組內進行角逐。

障礙追逐賽道包含多種地貌形式 圖源：北京2022年冬奧會

In ski cross, the only timed freestyle discipline, two-time world champion Sandra Naslund of Sweden is a favorite for women's gold, while reigning world champion Alex Fiva of Switzerland and French skier Francois Place are expected to provide tough opposition for Canada's defending champion Brady Leman.

障礙追逐是自由式滑雪中唯一的計時項目，兩屆世界冠軍瑞典選手桑德拉·納斯隆德是女子組的奪冠熱門，而衛冕世界冠軍瑞士選手亞歷克斯·菲瓦和法國滑雪運動員弗朗索瓦·普拉斯預計將成為加拿大衛冕冠軍布拉迪·萊曼的有力對手。

編輯：陳月華

記者：孫曉晨

錄音：Stephanie Stone

實習生：申樂