Chapter 431 The First Jump of the Olympics
There were quite a few relatives and friends who went to cheer for Sanjing this time, including Gu Siqing, Gu Yimin, Gu Jianguo, Old Lady Xia, Feng Hailan, and Xia Yi. An Ruijin said he had nothing to do at home, so he went too.
A group of people boarded the plane in a mighty manner. Su Wenshan had someone book a hotel for them in advance. They went directly to the hotel after getting off the plane. The hotel was very close to the Olympic Village.
Gu Sanjing and her friends arrived a week ago and have been adjusting to the new environment for the past few days. However, they're having a hard time adjusting to the new environment. First of all, the hotel's conditions are terrible. It's not that the interior isn't comfortable, but the noise around the hotel every night makes it hard to sleep.
The national team leader has communicated with the organizers several times, and they said they would coordinate, but several days have passed and no coordination has been completed. In fact, this situation in the Olympic Village is extremely unusual.
Pei Yunxia and her colleagues suspected that this was intentional on the part of the organizers, disrupting the rest of the other athletes and, in turn, affecting their performance. If you don't get enough rest, you're definitely not in good shape, and if you're not in good shape, you're definitely not going to achieve good results.
But I can’t find a place to live by myself! I’m unfamiliar with the place.
"Right now, we can only ensure our athletes get as much rest as possible." Pei Yunxia's face was gloomy. She added, "Actually, this isn't the biggest problem. I'm just worried there might be a lot of shady dealings going on."
This possibility is very high. If something that affects the athletes' rest is done, how can there be no insider information during the competition? However, China has no one in the International Olympic Committee. Even if there is a shady deal, it can only suffer in silence.
The team leader this time was Yao Zhixin, director of the General Administration of Sport of China. After hearing Pei Yunxia's words, he was silent for a moment and said, "I suspect there may be some shady dealings. Don't tell the team members yet. I'll try to coordinate with the organizers."
This is all we can do now.
Many athletes like Gu Sanjing were participating in their first Olympics, so they knew nothing about it and naturally didn't think about the shady dealings. They were busy these past few days getting used to the competition venue.
The competition is tomorrow, and Gu Sanjing and the others are resting in the hotel today. Pei Yunxia told them that the most important thing today is to sleep and stay in good condition.
Gu Sanjing was okay; even if it was noisy outside at night, she could still fall asleep. But Zuo Mingyan was a light sleeper and hadn't slept well in the past few nights.
"Cover your ears." Gu Sanjing said to her.
"Why are foreigners so careless in their work?" Zuo Mingyan complained. "If this were our country, we would definitely treat athletes from all over the world as VIPs. How could we possibly keep them awake at night?"
"There's no point in complaining. Just sleep well and don't think about anything." Gu Sanjing lay on the bed with his eyes closed.
Seeing that she was asleep, Zuo Mingyan also closed her eyes to rest, started counting sheep in her mind, and slowly fell asleep.
The next day, the two of them got up early and went to the restaurant with everyone else for dinner. Ye Chi and his "bodyguards" all wore sportswear and joined the athletes.
"How was your sleep last night?" Ye Chi walked up to Gu Sanjing and asked. He didn't expect the accommodation to be so bad.
Gu Sanjing smiled at him and said, "It's okay. The noise doesn't affect me."
Ye Chi couldn't help laughing. People with pure minds like San Jing tend to have a good attitude.
"Tell me if you have anything to say." Ye Chi said again.
Gu Sanjing hummed.
After breakfast, the national team members went to the competition venue together. Gu Sanjing's events today were the women's 10-meter diving platform and the women's synchronized 10-meter diving platform preliminaries.
When we arrived at the competition venue, players from two countries had already arrived. The game had not started yet and the venue was not open, so they were all waiting in the lounge outside.
Gu Sanjing and the others also found a place to sit and wait. Half an hour later, the competition venue opened and they entered one by one. As soon as they entered, they saw that the surrounding area was full of spectators. Gu Sanjing glanced at the audience seats a few times, but of course, she couldn't see her family.
Gu Siqing and the others were holding binoculars and could see Gu Sanjing. They were all very excited to see her enter the venue. Gu Siqing grabbed Gu Yimin's hand and shouted excitedly, "She's coming in, she's coming in."
Gu Yimin was also very excited. She looked carefully through the telescope, her eyes a little moist. The same was true for Gu Jianguo, who was sitting next to her.
Gu Sanjing had already entered the locker room with other team members. The divers' swimsuits were very tight. Gu Sanjing and Zuo Mingyan helped each other put on their clothes, and then left the locker room together.
When they arrived at the waiting area, Pei Yunxia explained the order of the competition to Gu Sanjing. She was in tenth place. This position was neither good nor bad. She would tell her how difficult the jump would be later. This also required strategy and tactics.
Gu Sanjing nodded. She didn’t want to think about anything right now. She just listened to the coach and did what she should do.
Soon, the competition began. She watched the other contestants' movements carefully, analyzing them in her mind. Soon, the first nine contestants had already jumped over, and it was her turn.
Pei Yunxia told her: "There are two people with high scores in front, you do the second set of movements."
Gu Sanjing nodded, "I know."
At this time, Gu Sanjing's name was called, and Pei Yunxia patted her shoulder and said, "Go."
Gu Sanjing turned and walked towards the diving platform. The Olympic Games were naturally different from the National Games. The pressure was much greater. Moreover, a large part of the pressure of the national diving team's women's championship was on her. Even with a good mentality, she was still a little nervous.
After all, it is a national honor.
She tried to relax herself and walked onto the diving platform with even steps. Surprisingly, she was not so nervous when she stood at the front of the diving platform. She could not hear the sounds around her, as if the whole world was hers.
She breathed steadily, stretched her arms, jumped, spun and fell into the water. The moment she landed in the water, she heard applause from all around and she knew that this jump must be a good one.
In fact, it was more than just good, it could be called perfect. This jump was even more perfect than the ones done during normal training. Pei Yunxia stood up excitedly. This jump showed the momentum of the Chinese national diving team.
Gu Sanjing got out of the pool, wiped herself with a towel, and stepped onto the diving platform again to start her second jump. This time, just like the last time, when she stood at the front of the diving platform, the whole world seemed to be hers. The result was still the same, perfect.
The final result was naturally very good, far exceeding the previous best result.
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