Chapter 272 Champion
Jia Xiaoling is sixteen years old this year. Sixteen isn't a young age, but as girls age, their growth spurts significantly impact their diving skills. Many female athletes can no longer perform the movements of the ten-meter platform diving after turning eighteen.
She is sixteen years old this year. If she can't make it to the national team, she may not be able to participate in the 10-meter platform diving event in international competitions. Yes, she has always believed that she can make it to the national team.
After the first three athletes finished their jumps, she was full of confidence, thinking she would definitely win the championship this year. But after Gu Sanjing finished her jump, she started to get anxious. It was obvious that Gu Sanjing's level was not worse than hers, so the championship might not be hers.
No, she must be the champion, she must be.
Her coach noticed that she was not in a good state, walked up to her and said softly, "Xiaoling, calm down."
The coach's voice relaxed Jia Xiaoling's tense mind a little. The coach sighed, "Don't think about anything right now. Your level is about the same as Gu Sanjing's. Just keep a calm mindset and you won't lose to her."
"I know." Jia Xiaoling clenched her fists. She must not lose.
Gu Sanjing was chatting with Qin Xiaoyu. Qin Xiaoyu was about to arrive, but she was still very excited. Gu Sanjing could only tell jokes to a few team members to relax her.
"Next, Qin Xiaoyu from Lizhou Sports School."
The loudspeaker started shouting, and Qin Xiaoyu strode over. Seeing her heroic steps, Gu Sanjing and the others were quite worried. During a competition, your mindset is crucial. No matter how well you train, if your mindset is not right, it's hard to get high scores in the competition.
Sure enough, Qin Xiaoyu overexerted herself in this jump, resulting in a mistake and a low score. When she returned, tears welled up in her eyes, and she kept saying, "I told myself to relax, relax, but it didn't work."
"Okay, try harder next time." Coach Guan came over to comfort her, but everyone knew that Qin Xiaoyu had little chance of succeeding next time.
Although the provincial sports meet is held every year, the sports school has many students and the competition is fierce. If I miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to get it again next time.
Competition is so cruel.
"Next one, Jia Xiaoling from Rongcheng Sports School."
Hearing the voice from the loud speaker, Gu Sanjing, Coach Guan, and the other female jumpers all looked towards the diving platform intently. They all knew that Jia Xiaoling was the favorite to win.
"It all depends on whether her score can be higher than San Jing's." said a team member.
Gu Sanjing was also a little nervous at the moment. Everyone wanted to win the championship, and she was no exception. So far, her score was the highest, and according to Coach Guan, the contestant most likely to surpass her score was Jia Xiaoling.
She watched Jia Xiaoling walk towards the ten-meter diving platform, straighten her body, stretch her arms, then jump and spin into the water.
The difficulty level of this jump is very high, exceeding her score of 3, but she did not perform this set of movements perfectly, with some mistakes in the middle, but it depends on how the judges score her.
At this moment, Jia Xiaoling's coach was talking to her angrily, "Didn't I tell you to be steady, be steady? You could have just done the same moves as Gu Sanjing, why are you doing such a difficult move?"
Jia Xiaoling sat there with her head down, not saying a word. Gu Sanjing's score was so high, how could she not take risks? Moreover, during normal training, she performed this set of movements very well and rarely made mistakes.
But this time, I made a mistake.
The scores started to be announced over the loudspeaker, and sure enough, her score was much lower than Gu Sanjing's. She was completely depressed.
Her coach couldn't help but sigh. In a competition like this, strength, mentality, and luck are all indispensable. This time, Jia Xiaoling lost because of her mentality.
On this side, Gu Sanjing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Jia Xiaoling's score.
The following competitions were much easier for her. No one else's scores were higher than hers. She was a sure winner in the women's 10-meter diving event.
Five minutes later, the award ceremony for the women's 10-meter diving event began, with the champion being Gu Sanjing and the runner-up being Jia Xiaoling.
Standing on the podium, Gu Sanjing looked at the audience in front of her, looked at the proud smiles on the faces of Coach Guan and the team members of her school, and thought that her family must feel the same way. She suddenly felt that what she was doing was particularly meaningful.
Before, she just liked diving and seemed to have no other strengths. Now, her hobby can bring honor to her school, her family, and even her country in the future.
The Gu family members sitting below were all smiling with pride. Comrade Gu Jianguo added, "All Guangming supermarkets will be giving out free candy for a month."
Gu Siqing couldn't help laughing when she heard what he said. Boss Gu was very generous.
Su Wenshan felt a little bitter when he heard his words. His son had won the International Mathematical Olympiad, and he wanted to give candy to everyone in the world. But he had no status and no reputation, so he couldn't do it.
After the morning's game, Gu Siqing and the others quickly left the field and went to the back to look for Gu Sanjing. Wang Yueju kept muttering, "Go home and make something delicious. Sanjing likes braised pork ribs and dumplings. I'll make them when we get home. Erhui, take her to the supermarket later. She can get whatever snacks she wants..."
A mother knows her daughter best.
Backstage, Gu Sanjing was talking to Coach Guan and a strange-looking woman in her thirties. They didn't dare to disturb them and waited not far away.
The woman speaking to Gu Sanjing was Meng Qinxin, the national diving coach. She smiled at Gu Sanjing and asked, "How old are you?"
Gu Sanjing knew what the coach meant when he said that to her. She answered openly, "I'll be thirteen soon."
"Yeah, the age is just right." Meng Qin thought to herself, "Do you want to join the national team?"
Gu Sanjing felt that her question was useless. Who doesn’t want to join the national team?
She said whatever came to her mind, and then she heard her say, "Who doesn't want to be on the national team?"
Meng Qinxin laughed out loud after hearing her words, "This child has a good temper."
Coach Guan quickly said, "This kid has a simple mind and trains very hard."
Meng Qinxin nodded, "He's a good candidate. Go back and apply."
"Okay, okay," Coach Guan said immediately.
Meng Qinxin hummed and turned to leave, but after taking two steps, she was stopped by Jia Xiaoling, "Hello, Coach Meng."
Meng Qinxin hummed a sound, and Jia Xiaoling clenched her fist and said, "Coach Meng, I want to join the national team. I just didn't perform well this time. I usually perform very well in training."
"Jia Xiaoling, I know you," Meng Qin thought to herself, "You're good enough to make the national team, but your mentality is so bad that it's easy to make mistakes. We generally don't consider players like you."
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