Yesterday saw three Chinese athletes competing in the women's aerials freestyle skiing event. Zhang Xin picked up a silver medal, while Kong Fanyu snagged the bronze. Meanwhile Hanna Huskova of Belarus topped the podium with a gold medal finish. CGTN's Greg Laffradi spoke with China's two medallists, who are competing at their first Olympic Games.

【Guest】ZHANG XIN WOMEN'S AERIAL SILVER MEDALIST

【Guest】 KONG FANYU WOMEN'S AERIAL BRONZE MEDALIST

Q1: Zhang Xin: For me I am very happy about the result, but for our team, our goal was gold medal, so there are disappointment and regrets.

Kong Fanyu: Actually I feel very happy because I was competing after recovering from injuries, and I was not to full recovery, so I am proud of myself winning this bronze under such circumstance.

Q2: Zhang: When I was standing by, I wouldn't think too much of how previous athletes performed and how much did they score. All I want to do is focusing on myself.

Q3: Zhang: Actually I didn't pay too much attention to Xu Mengtao's fault because I didn't see her competing. When I was standing by for the final run, I didn't see her and I was assuming that she might made faults in the second run. I didn't pay too much attention though because I didn't perform very well during practicing prior to the competition, so I was mainly focusing on my own moves.

Q4: Kong&Zhang: Come on, let's do our best.

Q5: Zhang: I don't want to bring up things that too far away, so let's take the recent things for example. Just one month ago, I was competing in U.S and I was injured during practice. I suffered meniscus tear on my left knee, it was very serious at the time. When our national team were selecting athletes for the PyeongChang Winter Games, my injury was a concern. I want to express my gratitude to my country and my team for trusting me, because of this I can have a chance to finish my competition today.

Kong: In January, 2017, both of my legs suffered from serious injuries, I used more efforts than normal people to recover. And I feel it's very difficult for me to claim bronze and I think the prize is also an award to my efforts.

Q6: Zhang: For an athlete, the top event would be Olympics, everyone would be hoping to stand on top of the podium. And today when I claimed silver medal, I feel a little bit sorry because our team China have claimed three consecutive silver medals at Olympics for this sport, and we were aiming for the gold. When I was seeing Hanna Huskova standing in the first place, I feel a little bit sad.

Kong: This is my first Olympics, I was hoping to gain experience and learn. I didn't think too much about the result. I just want to be myself. Of course I would yearn for the gold, but my last run was not perfect.

Q7: Zhang: My family was not here, but my friends at school and my team were all here. My doctor, my coach and fitness coach were all there watching me, they were all very happy about the result.

Kong: I will enjoy the Chinese Lunar New Year with my family happily later.