Qi Guangpu ( Chinese 齐广璞 , Pinyin Qí Guǎngpú , born October 20, 1990 in Nanjing , Jiangsu ) is a Chinese freestyle skier . He specializes in the aerials (jumping) discipline and won the World Cup discipline in the 2010/11 season. In 2013 and 2015 he became world champion.
Qi made his debut in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup on December 9, 2006 in Qilin , where he finished 21st. Around a year later, he made it into the top ten for the first time. At the 2009 World Cup in Inawashiro , he came in 11th place. Until 2008 Qi only took part in a few World Cup competitions (exclusively in China and Russia ). In 2009/10 he will have his first full season. On December 20, 2009, he achieved his first podium finish with second place in Changchun . Two more second places followed in January 2010, which was enough for second place in the discipline ranking. At the 2010 Winter Olympics , he finished seventh.
On December 18, 2010, Qi celebrated his first World Cup victory. At the 2011 World Cup in Deer Valley , he won the silver medal. Due to his consistency - he was never classified worse than 7th - Qi won the Aerials discipline ranking in the 2010/11 World Cup season. In the 2011/12 World Cup season, he achieved a victory and a second place. Another three podium places, including one victory, were added in the 2012/13 World Cup season. He won the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Voss . In the 2013/14 World Cup season, Qi was on the podium twice, once as a winner, while in fourth place in the 2014 Winter Olympics he just missed a medal.
After three wins in a row at the start of the 2014/15 World Cup season, Qi was the favorite ahead of the 2015 World Cup . In Kreischberg he lived up to expectations and was able to successfully defend his world title. In the World Cup discipline, however, he had to let Mac Bohonnon overtake him and finally took second place. The 2015/16 World Cup season was characterized by inconsistent performances: In addition to two victories, there were two 18th places. In the 2016/17 season, Qi started at five of seven World Cup competitions; He came first twice and second three times, which was enough to win the discipline ranking and third place in the overall freestyle ranking. At the 2017 World Championships in the Sierra Nevada, however , he had to admit defeat to the surprise winner Jonathon Lillis .
Qi's best results in the 2017/18 World Cup season were two second places, which was enough for fifth in the discipline ranking.
People's Republic of China
