On the third day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation was in hot form during the day, winning 2 gold medals and once jumping to the top of the medal table. However, the evening's competition instantly hit rock bottom, and the Chinese team lost three gold medals in gymnastics and swimming in a row, and finally had to accept the silver medal.
In the men's gymnastics team event, the Chinese team was originally seen as the favourites to win gold. The performance in the preliminaries was flawless, and the Chinese team successfully entered the final with the first place. Expectations were high because the Chinese team had a solid performance in the floor exercise and pommel horse events, and although they were in second place for the time being, the difference was not large. Netizens expressed their optimism about the Chinese team on social media, and some people left a message saying: "This state is absolutely no problem, the gold medal will definitely be won!" Someone else commented excitedly: "The free exercise and the pommel horse are stable, and the next rings must be more advantageous!" ”
When entering the rings event, the Chinese team performed well, once jumping to the first position, and the cheers of the audience came and went. At the end of the parallel bars competition, the advantage of the Chinese team expanded to 3.267 points, and it looked like the gold medal was just around the corner, and the comments of netizens became more excited: "Wow, the advantage of 3.267 points is too stable!" It feels like the gold medal is already in our hands! Everyone began to discuss the way to celebrate, and someone said: "I will definitely see the victory of the Chinese team this time, get ready to celebrate the party!" ”
However, at the beginning of the horizontal bar race, the situation took a turn for the worse. Xiao Ruoteng made some small mistakes when he landed, and although he scored 13.033 points, this has already narrowed the lead of the Chinese team. What's worse is that Su Weide dropped the bar twice in the game, and the points were seriously deducted, and netizens began to become anxious: "What's wrong with Su Weide?" Now the advantage is completely gone! Some people sighed: "I thought the gold medal was close at hand, but I didn't expect it to be like this." Although Zhang Boheng later stabilized the rhythm, he could not recover the situation, and in the end the Chinese team was reversed by Japan. Everyone's mood turned from the previous excitement to disappointment and regret, and some netizens left a message: "It's a pity, such a mistake made us lose the gold medal in vain." ”
Veteran Xiao Ruoteng made a mistake when he landed on the horizontal bar. At that moment, the atmosphere of the entire gymnasium became tense. Xiao Ruoteng tried to stabilize his body, but he clearly felt a trace of uneasiness from the mistake of his movements. He ended up scoring 13.033 points, which looked like a decent score, but it had already caused China's lead to shrink. Netizens sitting in the audience looked at the numbers on the scoreboard and discussed on social media: "What happened to Xiao Ruoteng?" That mistake was so distressing! Another netizen left an anxious message: "The advantage that was originally leading now feels like it's about to be gone." ”
Su Weide's performance is even more worrying. His performance on the parallel bars was extremely inconsistent, with two bars dropping and two points deducted. This situation made everyone's hearts hang. Every mistake of Su Weide was like a firecracker bursting at the scene, and the audience's faces turned from anticipation to worry. Comments on social media began to be filled with anxiety and disappointment: "How can this be? Su Weide dropped the bar twice, which is really bad. Someone said helplessly: "This project was originally our strong point, but now with such a big deduction, our advantage is gone." ”
Although Zhang Boheng tried to stabilize his performance in the final game, it could not change the situation. Everyone could feel his nervousness and pressure on the Circle, as if his stability could only be a futile struggle. At the end of the match, the Chinese team was reversed from the leading position by Japan, and the gold medal slipped from the hand, leaving only the silver medal. The emotions of netizens changed from excitement to heaviness, and the comment area was occupied by disappointed voices: "It's a pity, I almost won the gold medal." Another netizen sighed: "This moment is really uncomfortable, we could have won, but we were dragged down by such a mistake." On this day, the dreams and expectations of the Chinese team were broken, leaving them with only endless reflections and regrets.
The defeat in the swimming event was equally regrettable. In the men's 100m backstroke, Xu Jiayu performed well in the preliminaries and successfully won the first place. In the final, he led for a while, but was overtaken by Italy's Chekong in the final sprint. Xu Jiayu finally won the silver medal with a time of 52.32 seconds, just 0.32 seconds behind the cuthole. His performances in the backstroke and butterfly are always impressive. Whenever he appears in the pool, his movements are always so smooth and natural, as if the water is his second skin. In the backstroke, his body is almost parallel to the water, his head is slightly raised, and his arms swing at just the right angle and rhythm so that he has little resistance in the water. In the butterfly, his movements are more powerful, and each stroke is full of explosive power, as if he can easily break through the resistance of the water. Netizens watched his game and left messages on the Internet to express their admiration for him.
Some netizens commented on social platforms: "His backstroke action is really beautiful, it looks like he is flying on the water, and there is no superfluous movement at all." Another netizen wrote excitedly: "He is really good at butterfly swimming, every time he enters and exits the water, he is so clean, there is no feeling of dragging mud and water at all, it is simply a visual feast!" ”
Others expressed their amazement at his explosiveness: "Every time he accelerates, it feels like breaking the limit of speed, which is really shocking!" This explosiveness makes me feel like he's ready to do wonders in the game. Someone even sighed: "It's really a pleasure to watch him swim, whether it is technique or demeanor, it makes people feel extremely shocked!" ”
In the women's 100-meter breaststroke, Tang Qianting's performance was also full of twists and turns. She held the lead early in the race but was overtaken by South Africa's Smith in the final moments. Tang Qianting finally won the silver medal in 1:05.54, just 0.26 seconds away from the gold medal.
The defeat of the Chinese delegation in gymnastics and swimming events has brought a lot of blows to the team members. Although they are only one step away from gold, these regrets also highlight the small gap in the fierce competition. In the face of these challenges, the Chinese team needs to adjust its form as soon as possible and continue to work hard in the next games. Although today's defeat is sad, the Olympic journey continues, and I hope that the Chinese delegation can learn from it and meet greater challenges.
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