ATPnovel Chapter 97 Valentine's Day Pairs Figure Skating
Chapter 97 Valentine's Day Pairs Figure Skating
Chapter 97 Valentine's Day Pairs Figure Skating
Before the match started, Lin Mu returned to the rest room.
He turned on his computer and glanced at the news in China.
News Brief: Turin Winter Olympics Good News! Li Jiajun wins gold medal in men's short track speed skating 1500m, achieving a breakthrough for China in men's short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics!
The main body of the news article was edited out.
"At dawn on February 13th, Beijing time, the final of the men's 1500m short track speed skating at the 2th Winter Olympic Games concluded at the Pallavera Arena. Chinese athletes Li Jiajun and Li Ye, working side-by-side, closely followed South Korea's Ahn Hyun-soo and Lee Ho-seok, and in the final lap, they combined their inside and outside lanes to sprint and reverse the situation, winning the gold medal!"
"After the semi-finals, two players were affected by old injuries. At the critical moment, Lin Mu, the chief medical officer of the Paravila Stadium and a doctor working at San Rafael Hospital, stepped in to treat them."
"Dr. Lin had just traveled to the United States to preside over the launch meeting for a multicenter clinical trial of ACL dual-bundle reconstruction..."
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Lin Mu was incredulous when he saw it.
It made the news like this?
This was also reported by several other media outlets.
Headlines included things like "Milan's renowned doctor provides timely assistance" and "China's ice and snow sports achieve cross-border cooperation overseas."
"It seems this gold medal is of great significance."
Lin Mu indeed overlooked the significance of the first men's short track speed skating champion.
It not only broke South Korea's monopoly on this project, which had lasted for more than a decade.
It also served as a warm-up for the Beijing Olympics.
Let the world know that China is officially among the top in short track and medium-distance speed skating.
"This feels pretty good."
Lin Mu smiled and watched it several more times.
The displeasure I felt from being slandered by South Korea has mostly disappeared.
Before the start of the pairs figure skating event.
Athletes from various countries were warming up, while Lin Mu and his medical team waited patiently on the sidelines.
"The competition is fierce today too."
Lin Mu saw Zhao Hongbo, Shen Xue, and the Russians Marenin and Totmianina, all of whom were in doubles events.
A strong contender for the championship.
"Wood, it's Valentine's Day today, didn't anyone call you?"
Franceschini remembered Roberto Mochini's instructions.
So he would occasionally give Lin Mu a hint.
"Valentine's Day is your holiday. In China, we only celebrate Qixi Festival."
Lin Mu didn't respond at all.
He also told Francesconi about the origin of the Qixi Festival.
"Yeah?"
Franceschini was genuinely taken aback and suddenly found China to be very charming.
Because the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is very touching.
Unlike Valentine's Day, which commemorates two early Italian Christian martyrs, neither of them actually had any connection to romantic love.
"Wood, did you see one person or two people this morning?"
Franceschini asked again.
Lin Mu thought for a moment, "Two staff members of the International Olympic Committee."
"Wow! Wood, you might be about to find a lover. A pastor once told me that in the old days, if you saw two people walking together on Valentine's Day in the morning, you might find your lover."
Franceschini winked, "If you see a hen and a rooster, they might get married before Christmas."
Lin Mu was completely speechless.
How can he see a rooster and a hen in the morning?
Would eggs be okay?
Too lazy to continue the discussion with Francesconi, Lin Mu gestured towards the figure skaters on the rink and said, "Guess who will win tonight?"
"I'd guess it's Russia again; they've had a monopoly for 46 years."
Franceschini said.
How strong is Russia in this project?
Since the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Olympics, their athletes have never let this gold medal slip away; Rodnina even achieved a three-peat.
Although Russian and Canadian athletes shared the gold medal at the last Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
However, in everyone's eyes, Russia's dominant position in this project remains unshakable.
But then he suddenly changed his mind, "However, I think your country's athletes are also very strong. Yesterday, after Li took off his skates, his entire ankle was swollen beyond recognition. The pain was unbearable for most people."
Franceschini had previously felt that Li Jiajun's demeanor was quite familiar.
He thought about it last night and realized that Lin Mu seemed to be the same way.
That means once you've set your mind on something, you'll persevere no matter how difficult it is.
"I think so too."
Lin Mu nodded.
Although he had previously learned about the situation of pairs figure skating in China from Zhao Hongbo.
The other party said that in the eyes of Western judges, Chinese athletes are just acrobatic performers who can only jump around, and they don't understand ballet, art, or emotions.
But they deliberately refuse to conform to the rules.
Instead, the goal is to raise the technical difficulty to a level that judges have no choice but to award high marks.
"Keep it up!"
Lin Mu saw that the competition was about to begin and cheered on his compatriots in his heart.
"The three pairs sent by the Chinese team, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, if we were to describe them with an idiom, would be like a heavy sword with no edge. They will use their impeccable technical dominance to go head-to-head with Russia's number one seed!"
"Pang Qing and Tong Jian's styles are very different from theirs, leaning more towards a classical and aesthetically pleasing style!"
"The Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao duo spent four years improving the success rate of the globally recognized most difficult move—the aerial toss followed by a quadruple flip—to 70%!"
"So they're going to push the limits!"
"The match has begun!"
The CCTV commentator became nervous again.
Li Jiajun's victory yesterday has raised his expectations even higher.
But he also knew that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Palavira Stadium.
The stirring melody resonated in everyone's ears.
Short program.
The first to appear were American players Baldwin and Inoue Rena.
"Triple Axel!"
"The level of completion is very high!"
"They became the first pair to achieve this move in an ISU A-level competition!"
"What an exciting start to the day!"
"Looks like the competition is going to be even fiercer!"
"That's what the CCTV commentator said."
Next up was the Russian pair of Ma Lenin, who performed their short program flawlessly.
Marenin's partner, Totmianina, landed smoothly on the ice.
Thunderous applause erupted throughout the hall.
The Ma-Lenin pair successfully defended their World Championship title last year, and they are Russia's safe bet for the gold medal.
Both players are determined to win the championship.
The short program is just an appetizer.
They will deliver an even more impressive performance in the free skate.
Thinking about this...
Marenin glanced back at Zhao Hongbo, who smiled approvingly. From the opponent's perspective, the Marenin-Zhao Hongbo duo's performance was indeed perfect.
The moment the music started again, Zhao Hongbo glanced at his left foot.
The short program is relatively short, so applying ice to numb the nerves is sufficient. He plans to get a painkiller injection during the free skate.
Leaping and spinning, every movement of the two was perfect, like fairies dancing on the ice.
Except for a slight flaw in the landing when performing a triple toe loop followed by a double toe loop combination jump.
The rest of the work was done exceptionally well.
Among them, the lift, front outer spiral, combined rotation and swallow step all reached level four.