Chapter 396 Three Project Champions
Gu Sanjing's consistent positive attitude stems from her lack of focus on winning or losing. Her philosophy is to try her best, and if she can achieve good results, that's even better. If she can't, she'll keep trying, and if that doesn't work out, she'll retire and go back home to study.
It’s the same for her now. Even though she was brought up to compete at short notice, and even though she was the first to jump, she wasn’t too nervous.
Jiao Qingyi on the side was a little nervous. She knew very well what level Gu Sanjing usually performed at. If Gu Sanjing performed at her highest level and succeeded, she would most likely not be able to win the championship in this event.
Originally, she was glad that Gu Sanjing did not participate in this project, but she never expected that Jia Xiaoling was so useless that she could even twist her foot during warm-up.
But now she couldn't do anything even if she worried anymore.
She was thinking in a mess when she saw Pei Yunxia waving at her. Jiao Qingyi walked over with a smile. Pei Yunxia patted her shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous, just be normal, and your grades will be fine."
In fact, Jiao Qingyi and Gu Sanjing's performance levels are similar, so the competition will depend on mentality and luck. There are not many good seedlings in the team now, so Pei Yunxia certainly wants every player to achieve good results.
But it is obvious that Jiao Qingyi's thoughts are much more complicated than Gu Sanjing's.
The three-meter springboard competition consists of five rounds, and the total scores of the five rounds are added together to form the total score of the competition. Soon, Gu Sanjing's name began to be called over the radio, and she stepped towards the three-meter springboard.
Gu Siqing and the others in the audience were shocked. They knew Gu Sanjing wasn't competing in the three-meter springboard. Now that she was competing, something must have happened. But since it had come to this, they could only watch quietly, their hearts clenched.
Gu Sanjing stood at the front of the springboard, spread her arms, used her feet to push her body up, then spun twice and fell into the water. Then, there was a burst of applause from below. This jump was perfect.
This was Gu Sanjing's first time participating in such a large-scale sports event, and also her first time appearing in front of the people of the whole country, with the event being broadcast live on TV.
Even if the people who were watching the broadcast on TV didn't know whether her jump was good or bad, excellent or not, they all remembered this little girl named Gu Sanjing, simply because she was so beautiful.
Beautiful movements, beautiful people.
The relatives and friends sitting in the audience all stood up excitedly, especially Mrs. Xia and the others who were seeing Gu Sanjing diving for the first time. They were so excited that their eyes were a little sore. The people sitting behind them, whose view was blocked, shouted, "Don't stand up, you're blocking us."
Gu Jianguo turned around and smiled sheepishly, saying proudly, "That's my daughter!"
When the people behind heard this, they smiled and said, "Brother, you are so lucky to have such a wonderful daughter."
Gu Jianguo grinned, and all his relatives and friends smiled proudly.
At this time, the radio began to announce the score: 9, 9, 9, 10, total score 85. When this score came out, the audience was boiling again. This score was very high and difficult to surpass.
As expected, none of the following contestants scored as high as hers. However, Jiao Qingyi's score was very close to hers, at 83.
Then came the second round. Gu Sanjing's score was not as high as in the first jump. Her total score in this round was 81, while Jiao Qingyi's was 84. Now the scores of the two were first and second respectively, with Jiao Qingyi leading by one point.
The family and friends sitting in the audience were extremely nervous, and someone nearby comforted them, "It's okay, there are still three rounds, we can overtake."
Sure enough, in the third round, Gu Sanjing scored 83 points and Jiao Qingyi scored 80. In the fourth round, Gu Sanjing scored 82 and Jiao Qingyi scored 83. Now Gu Sanjing scored 331 points and Jiao Qingyi scored 330 points. It all depends on the last jump.
Gu Sanjing walked towards the diving board with a calm expression. She knew that this jump had to be perfect, otherwise she might lose first place. She took a deep breath, opened her arms and jumped, spinning into the water. The moment she hit the water, Pei Yunxia couldn't help but say, "Beautiful."
Then the judges' scores began to roll out: 10, 10, 9, and finally a total of 93. If Gu Sanjing's first jump was difficult to surpass, this one would be even harder. Jiao Qingyi's face turned pale.
As she waited for her turn, her fingertips trembled as she stood on the diving board. The pressure was too great. Taking a deep breath, she spread her arms and took off, spinning into the water. It was a decent jump, earning her a score of 82.
There is no doubt that in the women's three-meter springboard preliminaries, Gu Sanjing won first place and Jiao Qingyi won second place.
The family and friends all cheered, and the people sitting around them also got excited. If Gu Sanjing was with them now, she would definitely be hugged by them.
"Not bad." Pei Yunxia patted Gu Sanjing's shoulder, and then she said to Jiao Qingyi: "Qingyi performed well too."
In the afternoon, the women's all-around preliminaries took place, and Gu Sanjing again took first place. With that, Gu Sanjing's name became known throughout the nation. The next day, Gu Sanjing's photo and name appeared numerous times in newspapers.
Gu Siqing held the newspaper and said to Gu Jianguo, "Let's make San Jing the spokesperson for our supermarket."
"That's for sure." Gu Erhui said without thinking, and Gu Jianguo nodded beside her.
Gu Sanjing was unaware of what was happening outside. She competed diligently over the next few days, and her final results made Pei Yunxia smile from ear to ear: champion in the women's three-meter springboard, the women's ten-meter platform, and the women's all-around diving.
Gu Sanjing is the only athlete who won three championships in this National Games.
After the sports meet, when she saw Gu Sanjing, Gu Siqing rushed over and hugged her. Gu Sanjing laughed, "Xiao Si, when did you become so strong?"
Gu Siqing also laughed, "I practiced specifically for this moment."
Everyone in the group of relatives and friends laughed. At this time, the Director of the General Administration of Sports, Ruan Zhixin and Pei Yunxia came over. Ruan Zhixin looked at Gu Jianguo and the others with a smile and said, "Gu Sanjing performed very well this time. You have cultivated a talent for the country."
Gu Jianguo smiled and greeted him when he heard him say this. Pei Yunxia touched Gu Sanjing's head and said, "I'll give you time to have dinner with your family. You'll be back to the team in the evening."
Gu Sanjing nodded quickly. She would definitely return to Kyoto with the team.
After Ruan Zhixin and Pei Yunxia left, the group headed towards the restaurant, where Gu Jianguo had already reserved a table. But as soon as they reached the restaurant entrance, someone recognized Gu Sanjing, and several people gathered around her, asking for her autograph.
Gu Sanjing didn't want to sign. She trained every day and had little time to write, so her handwriting wasn't very pretty. But it wouldn't look good if she didn't sign. Seeing this, Gu Siqing raised her camera and said, "Let me take a photo of you. Leave your address and I'll print it out and send it to you."
Of course those people were willing and happily stood with Gu Sanjing to take photos.
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