Chapter 72 Chapter 72
Chu Xi's shot immediately made the doubts in the live broadcast room disappear.
Netizens who were originally arguing also focused their attention on the competition.
In the second stage of qualifying, only the top four will advance. Starting from this round, the players are obviously in a more tense state than the previous round.
Chu Xi gradually regained his form and shot several times in a row with very good results.
After the mistake in the previous game, Lu Wenxuan became much calmer.
After ten shots were fired, the combination of Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan took the lead and ranked first.
Lu Meng and An Hongran performed worse than in the previous round, but they still ranked third.
The second place team is Catantu, Mingentina and Rekhos.
I don't know what happened, but the performance of South Korea's Song Lingmei and Liu Minxun has been a little bit lacking in this game.
Now the ranking has dropped to fourth.
What's up with South Korea's Song Yeong-mi? She's always been pretty good in individual events. Today, I saw her play just average.
【That’s a problem with your mentality.】
Yesterday, I saw a lot of criticism of Song Lingmei online. They said she always marketed herself as a talented athlete, but when she competed at the Olympics, she only managed to win silver.
[…Silver medal isn't bad, is it? This is the Olympics, and silver isn't just second place in the neighborhood organizing committee competition downstairs. Is this enough to get criticized?]
Since the Olympics became popular, various voices have emerged online.
Sometimes, even the slightest mistake from a player will be magnified and posted online for judging. Those who haven't watched the live matches are most likely to be misled by these videos.
As time went on, more and more insults were posted under these videos.
The game continues.
Chu Xi's condition has fully recovered, and the next five shots maintained a stable performance.
The performances of the players from other teams were also remarkable.
"Currently, each player has five shots left. The competition for the top four spots is fierce. Let's continue to pay attention to the live competition."
The broadcast camera was also given to Song Lingmei and Liu Minxun of the South Korean team.
Since the mixed team competition began, the two hadn't performed well. Song Lingmei's performance was particularly noticeable, with her shooting score this time being lower than all her previous competitions.
After two more shots, Song Lingmei actually scored 8.9 rings.
This shot directly caused her group to drop out of the top four.
South Korean team's Lee Ye-eun and Kang Hyuk-jae's results were not very ideal either, and they are currently only ranked sixth.
"The current leader is the Chinese team of Lu Meng and An Hongran. Both players are in excellent form and haven't made a single mistake so far."
"Second place is also held by Chinese athletes, Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan. This ranking is indeed a bit surprising, as the top two are both from China. Both teams performed quite well, and their scores have already opened up a significant gap with the third place."
There was a hint of surprise in Xu Yingzhe's voice.
He has commented on so many shooting competitions, but he has not seen many where the top two finishers are both Chinese players.
[I have a bold guess: the mixed team gold medal match won't be between two Chinese teams, right?]
[You know what? Judging from the current ranking, this is actually possible.]
[I'm starting to look forward to it, hahahaha. 】
While netizens were discussing, the eight teams on the field each completed two shots.
The top four remain unchanged.
But the teams behind have fluctuated greatly, and the combination of Song Lingmei and Liu Minxun has dropped to seventh place.
This should be the worst result Song Lingmei has ever achieved in all the competitions she has participated in.
The cheers from many Korean audiences at the scene gradually died down.
At this point in the game, there was only one shot left.
The two South Korean teams, one ranked fifth and the other ranked seventh, are basically difficult to catch up.
"Currently, the four players on the field have one last shot left. Let's see how the rankings will change after the last shot."
At this time, Chu Xi had already raised his gun and started aiming.
He looked straight ahead with a calm gaze, and his breathing gradually became steady.
10.3 rings.
At the same time, Lu Wenxuan also completed the shooting, scoring 10.5 rings.
Lu Meng and An Hongran, who were in second place, shot even better in their last shot, scoring 10.5 and 10.6 respectively.
But in the overall ranking, the two teams are still 0.2 rings apart.
"It was quite surprising that both Chinese teams performed exceptionally well in this round of the 10-meter air pistol mixed team competition, advancing to the gold medal match together! This means that in the upcoming gold medal match, we will see two Chinese teams competing on the same field."
[Holy crap! I'm so happy to see this scene in my lifetime.]
Before the competition, my friend and I argued for a long time about which two teams would advance, but we were surprised to find that both teams were Chinese.
[Aha ...
There are quite a few people following the shooting competition these days.
Every shooting competition is extremely tense and makes people tremble with fear.
Many people had originally prepared themselves for the game to be very tense, but the gold and silver medals went to the Chinese team at the same time, so the outcome of the gold medal match made no difference.
When Song Anshan saw the results, he was also stunned.
He led both teams, but he ended up entering two gold medal matches at once?
After the game, the audience cheered again.
After leaving the stage, Chu Xi and the other three walked into the waiting area one after another.
"Not bad, not bad. You all performed very well. Take a moment to relax and drink some water. We will go back and rest later." Song Anshan smiled.
After leaving the field, Song Anshan led the two teams to accept media interviews, and then took a bus back to the Olympic Village.
Both teams advanced to the gold medal game, a result that surprised the entire coaching staff.
In the gold medal match, the coach has the right to provide on-site guidance.
However, considering that both teams have their own players, in order to prevent the coach from being too biased towards one side, the coaching staff finally negotiated and decided: in the afternoon's gold medal match, neither team will send a head coach to accompany them.
Everything is left to the players themselves, and the results they achieve depend entirely on themselves.
When Chu Xi received this notice, he was eating in the Olympic Village cafeteria.
Lu Wenxuan sat across from her, burying his head in the air and madly showing off his fandom. "Sister Xi, how are we going to play this afternoon? If I lose, I'll be upset. If I win, my conscience won't let me go. It's hard to handle whether I win or lose."
Chu Xi picked up the hot soup on the table and took a big sip.
The warm soup slowly spreads from the stomach to the whole body.
Chu Xi stretched out comfortably. "There's no point in thinking so much. Whether you can win or not is not decided by you alone. Just play with all your might and leave no regrets."
For her, winning this first Olympic gold medal means she has achieved her goal.
She was not so obsessed with this mixed team gold medal.
In life, you can't have everything.
Lu Wenxuan finished chewing the vegetables in his mouth and sighed softly: "That's right. An Hongran and Lu Meng are also quite strong. Maybe the two of us can't beat them."
Chu Xi stopped him in time and said, "Don't worry about me. I performed well in the second stage of the qualifiers."
"I think my performance was okay." Lu Wenxuan raised his head to defend himself.
Chu Xi: "So we are the first place winner in the gold medal match. I didn't say you can't do it."
Lu Wenxuan was stunned for a moment before he remembered that they were the first to advance to the gold medal match.
"I almost forgot. I was still thinking about the first stage of the qualifiers. Lu Meng and An Hongran seemed to be crazy. How could they play so well?"
Thinking of this, Lu Wenxuan sighed again: "We don't have a coach for the gold medal match this afternoon."
His individual event competition has not yet begun, and Lu Wenxuan currently does not have a single medal.
Relatively speaking, he will definitely feel more pressure than Chu Xi.
Moreover, if he doesn't perform well in this match, it will definitely affect his subsequent individual events.
After finishing the meal, Lu Wenxuan was still sighing.
Chu Xi couldn't bear to listen any longer and became serious. "Come on, don't lose your temper before the competition even starts."
Only then did Lu Wenxuan shut up and followed her obediently to the dormitory.
After lunch, Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan rested for a while, then set off two hours early and went to the training range to practice shooting and maintain their feel.
At this time, the news that two Chinese teams advanced to the 10-meter air pistol mixed team gold medal match had spread on various domestic online platforms.
[You can skip the other matches, but I have to go to this one to show off my superiority, hahahahaha. The finals haven't even finished yet, and the gold and silver medals are all China's.]
My humble prediction: China will definitely win the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team final!
[I can also predict that, and I also know that the Chinese team can not only win gold, but also silver.]
[Haha ...
When the bronze medal match started, the live broadcast room was already opened in advance.
"The match currently underway is the bronze medal match for the 10-meter air pistol mixed team event. The Italian team and the Catantu team are competing for the bronze medal."
"As you can see, the Italian team is currently leading 14:10."
"The first team to reach sixteen points wins the match. The Italian team reached match point first. Let's see how both teams perform in this round."
【The gold medal match hasn't started yet?】
[First, the bronze medal competition, then the gold medal competition.]
[I heard that both teams in the gold medal match had Chinese players, so I came over to join in the fun.]
At this time, excited shouts were heard from the competition venue.
In the last round, the Italian team won two points again, reaching sixteen points first and winning.
The excited cheers came from the two contestants. They clenched their fists excitedly and waved at the camera.
Applause also broke out in the stadium.
"Congratulations to the two Italian athletes for winning the bronze medal. The live broadcast of the gold medal match will begin soon. Please stay put! The match will begin shortly."
The commentary ended and a commercial came in.
At this time, Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan had already entered the field and started warming up before the game.
In the rest area next to them were Lu Meng and An Hongran.
When the four met, they greeted each other with a smile.
But after entering their respective waiting areas, the smiles on their faces gradually disappeared, and only calmness remained in their eyes.
After the ten-minute advertisement, the live broadcast screen returned to the game scene.
"Hello everyone, I'm Xu Yingzhe, the commentator for this match. The next match is the gold medal match for the 10-meter air pistol mixed team event. Both teams are from the Chinese shooting team."
"We can see that neither team has a coach today, so the four of them are all on their own. They have already accomplished their mission of winning glory for their country. What lies ahead is a match to fight for their own dreams."
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