As the Olympic Games progress, new gold medals are awarded every day.

As the Olympic cycle draws to a close, the medal competition results for the three major ball sports are gradually emerging.

The US men's basketball team has won the Olympic gold medal, and the US news media has begun to exaggerate the god-like dominance of American basketball.

As the only team in the Paris Olympics with the potential to dethrone the US women's basketball team, the dark horse Chinese women's basketball team has been receiving a lot of attention these days.

Numerous technical analysis posts filled social media forums around the world, and the vast majority of the conclusions still indicated that the US women's basketball team had a slight edge.

The Olympic calendar has finally jumped to August 27th.

The Belsey Stadium was packed with people.

Red and blue became the main colors of the Belsey Stadium.

Before the match, the host, Xiao Qi, conducted her usual pre-match interviews. She spotted two guys named Ji Yuanyi and Lan Songyi in the front row and instinctively avoided them to prevent any potential trouble.

Interviews with other random audience members should be reassuring.

"Hey fan, when did you buy your ticket? I heard tickets for the finals are incredibly hard to come by these days," Xiao Qi asked.

"I bought it from a Frenchman on a social media platform," the honest-looking middle-aged man replied with a smile. "After the last semi-final, many French fans resold their tickets. I guess the French fans were determined to win before the match, but unexpectedly, the French team didn't make it to the final."

Xiaoqi was amused by the other person's honesty and said, "Although most of the people here are fans of the Chinese team and the American team, bro, let's keep our mouths shut, haha. There are also some French fans here. Judging from the cheering props in their hands, they are cheering for our Chinese team. The friend behind you might be French. Let's also praise our once respectable opponents."

The older brother curled his lip and said, "The French don't understand Chinese, so what's there to be afraid of? Besides, it would be better if the French team lost to the champion team. Maybe it's because the American women's basketball team has been dominating for too long. If we could witness the moment when the American team is dethroned, I'm sure many people wouldn't easily give up this opportunity."

The Frenchman in the back row spoke slowly, "My Chinese isn't very good—but not all of it—but I can understand it."

Xiaoqi was sweating profusely again. Although the man's pronunciation was awkward and his sentence structure was a bit off, he could roughly understand some of what he was saying. Why was this pre-match interview so difficult? Chinese isn't an encrypted language anymore; once this guy started talking, he couldn't stop.

"Since we're here today, let's cheer for the Chinese women's basketball team." Xiaoqi decided to wrap things up quickly.

"The Chinese women's basketball team is the best!"

The cheers, sometimes shattered, pierced the sounds of the crowd inside the stadium, instantly conveying the exciting and tense atmosphere to those watching remotely from China.

The players from both sides entered the field to warm up, raising the already enthusiastic atmosphere to another level.

Commentator Liu Du began as usual: "Viewers at home and online, welcome to the finals of the women's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics. The finals will be between Team China and Team USA. Joining us today for the finals are former Chinese women's national team head coach Feng Xu and former national team captain Meng Xiaotong."

"Hello everyone, I am Feng Xu."

"Dear viewers, hello everyone, I am Meng Xiaotong."

Liu Du took a deep breath and said, "The atmosphere at the scene was so enthusiastic. The red sea of ​​Chinese fans and the blue sea of ​​American fans were about the same size."

"Red vs. Blue." Meng Xiaotong said jokingly, "The Chinese women's basketball team has made it to the Olympic finals, so their mentality is bound to fluctuate to some extent."

"I hope the women's basketball team will forget about the score, focus on the game, and show the style of the Chinese women's basketball team." Feng Xu then added the second half of the sentence.

The on-field lighting changes.

Liu Du controlled the pace of the commentary, saying, "Now the starting lineups for both sides are on the court. The starting lineup for the Chinese women's basketball team is center Luo Yan, an experienced and skilled player who can also play power forward. Next up is power forward Ji Yun. Viewers who frequently watch our women's basketball games know that Ji Yun can also play center. The combination of Luo Yan and Ji Yun is the most reliable guarantee for the Chinese team's rebounding."

Feng Xu continued, "The starting small forward is number 20, Sun Meng. There aren't many players in women's basketball who can perform a second layup. Sun Meng is very versatile and can play a role in organizing the offense. Swingmen have always been a position that teams are focusing on developing. The next one is number 6, Lu Yu, the point guard. Lu Yu has very distinct personal characteristics. In the last Olympic cycle, Lu Yu mainly played on the defensive end, but now Lu Yu's offensive style is very obvious. In the domestic women's basketball league finals, she has also played the role of inside offense many times, which is a significant breakthrough for a point guard."

Looking at the last players to take the court, Meng Xiaotong said, "Finally, the starting player at the shooting guard position is Weng Pei. Weng Pei and Lu Yu can switch on offense and defense at any time on the perimeter. The Chinese team is fielding its full starting lineup today, which shows that Coach Zeng Ling values ​​the opening situation very much."

"The American team often establishes a significant advantage from the start, which greatly affects the players' mentality. Therefore, whether or not you can keep the score close at the beginning of a match against the American team will directly impact the entire game's outcome," Feng Xu analyzed.

"Next up are the starting players for the US team. The US center, Ishtar, is a physically imposing player with a significant size advantage in women's basketball. China's matchup, Luo Yan, has more experience, but this also requires her to have good positioning under the basket," Liu Du commented. "It'll be challenging."

Feng Xu took over the commentary baton, "Power forward Camio has a very fast cut. Ji Yun is also a speedster, but the positional transitions between Ji Yun and Luo Yan are very quick, which might be an advantage for Ji Yun. The battle under the basket today will definitely be very intense and worth watching. The starting small forward for the US team is Ida. Ida has excellent defensive skills and quick hands. Sun Meng needs to be careful when organizing the offense inside and try to minimize the possibility of Ida stealing the ball."

Meng Xiaotong said, "Then there's point guard, Kay. Kay and small forward Ida have great chemistry; in previous games, they often had amazing double-passing and quick cuts. Lu Yu needs to be extra careful on defense and not be fooled by their fakes. Finally, there's Phil, the shooting guard for the US team. She has a high percentage of standing jump shots and also has a height advantage. Defending against Phil's three-pointers will take more effort than usual, so Weng Peike needs to be careful about his stamina. The US team is also starting with their full starting lineup; the opening game of the finals is something to look forward to."