vrcanaries Chapter 98 My Medical Skills Are Not Magic
Chapter 98 My Medical Skills Are Not Magic
"The short program by the Chinese duo Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao has ended!"
"Let's look at the scores given by the judges: Ma Liening and his partner scored 68.64 points, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao scored 65.72 points, and Zhao Hongbo and his partner scored 67.21 points..."
"The score difference for the short programs isn't that big!"
"We'll have to see how they perform in tomorrow's free skate; their score is higher than their short program score!"
"By the way, regarding the background music, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao chose 'Descendants of the Dragon,' while Zhao Hongbo's group chose 'Madame Butterfly,' both relatively traditional pieces!"
"..."
the next day.
Lin Mu is providing rehabilitation services to athletes at the medical station.
After the South Korean team's report yesterday, even fewer people came to the medical station today.
However, athletes are used to using their own team doctors in such large-scale events.
After all, people's hearts are hard to fathom.
Lin Mu didn't have much of an opinion on this.
He's only here at the Winter Olympics as a guest; he wouldn't be here at all if his teacher hadn't asked him to.
He had intended to perform more surgeries at the hospital.
"The experience was definitely worth it."
Lin Mu muttered to himself.
Zhao Hongbo and others also did not come. The events of the day before yesterday, to some extent, also affected Chinese athletes.
Until the free skate begins.
The Marxist-Leninist duo delivered a stellar performance, earning applause from the entire audience.
They scored 135.84 points, plus 68.64 points for the short program, for a total of 204.48 points.
At this moment, the outcome of the gold medal seems to be a foregone conclusion.
Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue stood at the entrance of the ice rink.
Zhao Hongbo took a deep breath. "Do you remember what Sister Chen said?"
"Victory is about pushing yourself to the brink, persisting where others cannot!"
Shen Xue glanced down at Zhao Hongbo's left foot.
The area was just sealed off.
Let's go!
Zhao Hongbo took Shen Xue's hand, and the two skated onto the track together.
The music they had chosen, "Madame Butterfly," then began to play.
The background music from this Puccini opera, in its early melody, is not stirring, but rather conveys a strong sense of sorrow.
Because it tells a tragedy intertwined with cultural differences and emotional betrayal.
The 15-year-old Japanese geisha, Cio-Cio-San, also known as Madame Butterfly, entered into a contractual marriage with U.S. Navy Lieutenant Pinkerton.
Pinkerton viewed marriage as a game and returned to the United States shortly after the wedding.
Qiaoqiao Sang, who firmly believed that her husband would return, waited patiently for three years.
Instead, Pinkerton returned with his American wife and demanded to take their children with him.
In the end, in despair, Cho-Cho-Sang chose to commit suicide.
Lin Mu had previously watched a movie called "M. Butterfly" starring John Lone, in which John Lone sang this song.
The melody in the first half is poignant and melodious.
The two skaters, Zhao Hongbo and Zhao Hongbo, were both affectionate and full of energy during their skating.
When the emotions explode in the second half...
As Shen Xue was lifted up and lowered by Zhao Hongbo, she saw that Zhao Hongbo's brows, which had stopped furrowing, were no longer furrowed when he stepped off the ice.
Landing!
Ice shards flying everywhere!
Three-cycle twist lift, cable lift, hip-supported edge lift!
These are two sets of top-level lifts with a difficulty level of four.
Zhao Hongbo performed a complex blade shift and position change. The two had practiced this move many times, but always failed because of his Achilles tendon pain.
It won't hurt today.
Front outer spiral, rear outer spiral!
Their different swallow-style spirals are their trump card.
Zhao Hongbo squats very deeply. In the past, he would deliberately raise his body and compress the spiral depth due to the pain of Achilles tendon stretching.
This will lower the difficulty level of the move.
clang!!!
The final note of "Madame Butterfly" freezes on the figures of Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue.
There was thunderous applause.
Even those who don't understand figure skating could feel the emotional outpouring.
"Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue have over a decade of experience working together since they started practicing pairs figure skating!"
"Their technical strength lies in the high difficulty of their moves, but their artistic expression is somewhat lacking, which has caused them to miss out on championships in numerous world competitions!"
"But I think they have a chance to fulfill their dream in Turin today!"
"How would the technical experts and judges score this overflowing emotional expression?"
The CCTV host held his breath.
At this moment, Zhao Hongbo and his companion had already bowed and left the scene, quietly awaiting fate's final verdict.
Those three short minutes felt like three weeks, three years.
The moment their scores were displayed on the big screen.
133.29!
The rankings changed accordingly.
Zhao Hongbo's team came in second place with a total score of 200.50.
There was a moment of silence from the Chinese team.
The same goes for trees.
He suddenly realized that his medical skills were not magic.
Faced with absolute strength, such as the Ma-Lenin pair, who are two-time World Champions and two-time European Champions.
They participated in the Turin Winter Olympics almost as if they were returning as champions.
Even if Zhao Hongbo's Achilles tendon recovers to its pre-injury level, his jumping quality can be on par with Marx and Lenin.
However, in terms of synchronization and execution of techniques such as lifting, spiraling, and twisting, the Ma-Lenin combination still had the upper hand.
Has Inter Milan's winning streak made them arrogant and complacent?
"Just do your best."
Lin Mu murmured softly.
At the Chinese team's station not far away, Zhao Hongbo smiled calmly, "It's good that I have no regrets."
Zhang Hao and Zhang Dan exchanged a glance.
They're going to give it their all.
Since Zhao Hongbo and his team are guaranteed at least one medal, most likely a silver, then they should take the lead and represent the Chinese team in their quest for the gold medal.
Descendants of the Dragon!
A stirring melody suddenly resounded throughout the Palavira Stadium.
All the previous actions were perfect.
The atmosphere at the scene became tense.
Because Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao are going to perform the world's most difficult throw jump.
Swish!
Zhang Hao suddenly threw Zhang Dan away.
next second.
Zhang Hao's expression changed drastically.
Because he realized he hadn't tossed Zhang Dan high enough.
As expected, Zhang Dan's spin in the air was not completed, and she landed with a thud before her left leg could reach the support position.
boom! ! !
Everyone at the scene saw Zhang Dan crash heavily onto the ice.
Lin Mu looked more closely and saw that Zhang Dan's left knee hit the ground, and then her whole body crashed into the barrier.
Lin Mu waved to signal the medical team to get ready.
"I can still go on, please help me up!"
Every word Zhang Dan spoke was tinged with pain.
But she knew she couldn't stop; falling once would deduct two points, and failing to complete the movement...
That gold medal is—
Okay, Zhang Dan actually knew the gold medal was already gone; Marx and Lenin's performance was too perfect.
Their performance was severely flawed.
But she was still determined to finish the race.
Why?
Because only half a month had passed since the Spring Festival, so many people across the country were glued to their televisions.
She didn't want to disappoint them.
I didn't want my Turin Winter Olympics journey to end like this.
Looking at Zhang Dan's tense face, Zhang Hao took a deep breath and helped her up. He knew how stubborn his petite partner was.
Advice is useless.
Just when everyone thought they would withdraw from the competition.
The two figures sprang into action again, but Zhang Dan gritted her teeth and tried to exert force, only to experience a tearing pain in her knee joint.
She stopped.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Pause the game!"
The pairs figure skating team leader was also gesturing from the sidelines.