Austrian athlete re-establishes his father's Olympic gold medal achievement after 34 years

Skier Johannes Strolz has just won a gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics in the event that his father won more than three decades ago.

Austrian athlete re-establishes his father’s Olympic gold medal achievement after 34 years

Johannes Strolz’s achievements make many people admire because a month ago, he was not yet on the Austrian Olympic team to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Even Strolz was cut off funding and had to join the local security force, drive patrol cars and control traffic to earn extra income.

However, the 29-year-old’s training efforts paid off when he won the final in the mixed skiing event of Downhill (downhill skiing) and Slalom (hindering downhill skiing) at this year’s Olympics.

Although only finished fourth in the Downhill content, but in the Slalom competition, Johannes showed his superiority. He excellently finished first, far ahead of the 2nd place athlete Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway by 0.58 seconds, thereby winning the overall gold medal after two competitions.

Before that, Jonhanes’ father, Hubert Strolz, also won gold in the cross-country skiing event at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. They became the first father and son pair to win Olympic gold in the same skiing event at the Winter Olympics.

“It was a really great moment for me. I am so grateful that my dream has finally come true. I won the gold medal, just like my father did in 1988 in Calgary. This is great. My father has been a great source of motivation for me throughout the years and now he can be proud of me. This gold medal really means a lot to my family, “Johanes shared.

Before going into Olympic history, the best achievement that Jonhanes Strolz achieved was only the top 10 final position in the 8 World Cups he participated. Last month, he won the Adelboden race to win a place in Beijing and immediately got this precious Olympic gold medal.

The beauty of the “ten thousand people” of the Russian skating goddess has just escaped doping at the Winter Olympics

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has just entered the history of the Winter Olympics when she successfully performed a 4-round spin in the air, winning the prestigious gold medal at the tournament. this school.

However, Valieva has now been able to “breathe a sigh of relief” as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected her provisional ban, after reviewing the matter. CAS said that because Valieva is “a minor”, awareness about banned substances will be limited.

At the same time, the fact that the test results are announced too late is a disadvantage for the 15-year-old female athlete in the appeal process. Thus, Valieva will retain the gold medal in the team event, and at the same time, open the door to win more individual gold, where she is the No. 1 candidate for the championship.

Kamila Valieva fell in love with figure skating at the age of 5. After 10 years, she has owned admirable results when she became the champion in the Junior World Champion 2020, European Champion 2022 and Russian Champion 2022, respectively.

Valieva quickly became famous, not only because of her impressive achievements, but also because of her beautiful appearance. Her performances always attract the audience thanks to her strong but equally sweet features.

Valieva revealed that her idol is Nathan Chen, the male figure skater of the US team, who has just won a silver medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.