A few hours later, all the swimming competitions on September 17th were over.
In the end, Gu Kun broke the world record three times out of five chances to play. He still failed to break the record in the remaining two chances to play, but at any rate, he easily advanced to the finals.
Of course, the news of breaking the world record three times was immediately reported by major media, but most people were used to Gu Kun's repeated world records, so those reports did not cause any waves for the time being.
On the contrary, it was Gu Kun's two semi-finals that failed to break the world record, which made many Western professional sports analysts feel as excited as if they were intoxicated. They did not talk to the media in front of them, but returned to the conference room to strategize.
During the analysis, there were various interpretations, believing that Gu Kun was exhausted by wine and sex after all, and that his golden age had finally passed.
For normal athletes, 23 years old is actually the best peak age, and they should be stronger than when they were 19 years old. If they survive for another four years and reach Gu Kun 27, they will really go downhill in terms of physical fitness and explosive power.
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The peak age of football players is between 26 and 28. This is because football requires skills, experience, and mentality accumulation. The golden age of basketball is later, and the same reason applies. For projects with lower technical content, pure physical fitness and explosive power, the golden age is before the age of 25.
it's over.
Therefore, it is not too much for outsiders to speculate that Gu Kun was because of drinking and sex. No one would have thought that "four years ago, Gu Kun did not try his best."
Gu Kun's temporary retention even hid it from the people around him.
That evening, on the helicopter that took Gu Kun back to the yacht, Luo Haili, who had been following him to observe, was a little anxious and concerned:
"Akun, are you okay? You look a little exhausted. Are you in a bad physical condition, suddenly acclimatized and feeling uncomfortable? Or did you eat poorly at noon?
When I was training and self-testing on the boat a few days ago, it seemed that I still had a little bit of energy left. How about taking it slow? I have long said that training before the game can take a short break to build up physical strength."
It's normal for Luo Haili to be anxious. After all, although she is a senior in name and a former teammate, she is now half a coach. If the athletes' results are not good, of course she will be anxious.
Gu Kun didn't speak at first, until he took off and left the Australian coastline, he comforted him with wisdom: "Don't worry, everything is according to my plan. I was slightly discouraged in the last stage and pretended to have a lack of endurance. In fact, I know,
If I have to fight to break the record again in the semifinals today, I might not have the energy to break it again in the finals tomorrow.
Instead of doing this, it is better to play it safe and stay in the finals to break again. The broadcast rate and ratings of the finals will be higher. Of course, the limited number of record-breaking times must be spent wisely and in front of audiences around the world. Moreover, the last two games just now
, I actually received a warning letter, and I very cooperatively made corrections.”
Luo Haili just listened silently at first, and was slightly surprised until the last sentence: "Warning letter? What's wrong? Why didn't I know? You didn't commit any crime. This time, all the food and drinks, even a sip of water, were brought by ourselves.
If you don’t stay in a hotel in Sydney, it’s impossible for them to frame you for doping, right?”
Gu Kun smiled calmly: "It's not a banned drug, it's a sponsor. I didn't wear an Adidas swimsuit and swimming goggles at the beginning. Those were my own choices. But they actually didn't comply with the commercial terms of the sponsors of this Olympics.
The Olympic Committee has signed an exclusive sponsorship contract with Nike. The sneakers and clothing are provided by Nike for free, and Nike pays for it. According to the contract, it is against the rules for me to wear Adidas privately. The organizing committee thinks that I am too proud, and Nike also
I didn't want to make a big fuss and make people think, "Gu Kun would rather be fined than wear Nike", so I just asked people to clear my joints and persuade me to change my clothes for the next two games.
However, I took the opportunity to use the two opportunities that I couldn't break the world record on Nike clothes. Tomorrow, when I have another chance to break the record again, I will go against the trend and wear Adidas again. Why don't I give it a try?
German brands, have you cracked down on Oceanic brands?"
Luo Haili heard this in disbelief, and it took a long time for her mind to turn around: "I have never heard that Adi has given you a large amount of money in private. Besides, if you want money, if you contact Nike directly in private, will they not give it to you?"
Gu Kun Zhizhu shook his head: "Of course Adi hasn't given me the money yet, but he will give it to me soon - if I took it in advance, it would be different.
If you want others to be ignorant, you have to do it yourself. I took Adidas’ money first, and then I hacked Nike. There are too many links, and there are too many people who deal with me behind the scenes. There is always the possibility of getting involved. In the future, if there is a handler within Adidas
If you leave your job or are bought out, there is also the possibility of subsequent leaks that damage your goodwill.
Therefore, I have to be generous. Let’s not accept money first. Then someone will naturally give me money. At the same time, I will also achieve my prestige and use Nike as a sacrifice to establish my authority. If Adidas’ boss doesn’t understand this, he won’t be a good person.
Tao, he deserves to be punished because his business is not big, and he will be punished sooner or later."
Luo Haili was secretly shocked, having roughly guessed what Gu Kun would do.
She is the team leader and is responsible for the team's external relations. If the International Olympic Committee imposes any rewards or punishments, she will also be responsible for external communication.
So Gu Kun didn't hide anything from her, he was treating her as his confidant. Of course Luo Haili was a bit jealous at heart, so she knew she had to make a good confession and kept the rest secret.
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There was nothing to say all night. The next morning, after a full rest and a slight warm-up, Gu Kun came to the Sydney Swimming Pool again.
Yesterday he participated in the men's 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle preliminaries and semi-finals, as well as the men's 100-meter backstroke preliminaries, and finished first in all of them.
And when I came here early this morning, according to the schedule, it was not directly the finals of the 50m and 100m, but the semi-finals of the 100m at 9 o'clock.
Then comes the finals of these three events, which are scheduled in sequence for the rest of the day, at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The reason why Gu Kun chose to break less than one world record in these 50-meter and 100-meter races is because he himself does not have much potential in these events - the shorter the distance, the more record-breaking.
The harder it is to get stuck with time. In the past few years, Gu Kun has broken the records of these events an average of five times, and his results have already been several seconds higher than the second place in the world.
Under such circumstances, it is really difficult to make breakthroughs on your own. In contrast to those projects of 200 meters or even longer distances, because it was easier to operate by leaving the remaining energy stuck in the past few years, Gu Kun is prepared to continue to make full use of the record-breaking
Opportunistic.
"Players should take their positions."
As the competition was about to begin, Gu Kun jumped into the pool with other players, then pulled the starting bar and prepared to push off the wall (backstroke is not diving, it is started by pushing off the pool wall in the water)
Fifteen thousand live audiences, and even hundreds of millions of TV viewers around the world, watched all this eagerly, but they didn't necessarily expect much surprise, maybe because the ending was too easy to predict.
Following the command, Gu Kun jumped out like a missile.
Next to him, "Flying Fish" Thorpe, who could have dominated world swimming for five years before Phelps made his debut, also jumped out almost at the same time, chasing after him very closely.
Thorpe is also considered a famous player of his generation, and has historically dominated the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. In addition, his nationality is Australian, so in the local competition in Sydney, the cheers and expectations he received were naturally even greater.
Although Thorpe was humiliated by Gu Kun in the only few games he played four years ago, in the past year or two, as Thorpe's performance has steadily climbed to second place in the world, many local Australian audiences still
Hope a miracle happens.
Especially Thorpe's age, which gives everyone a lot of room for imagination - hum, you were so awesome four years ago, what's the point of being arrogant? You were 19 at the time, and Thorpe was only 16, so you were just bullying the younger!
Now Thorpe is 20 years old, which is the time when his physical fitness is at its peak. But you are 23 years old, and your body has declined due to drinking and sex, so you may not have no chance!
Unfortunately, the suspense of the 100-meter backstroke could not be maintained for long, because it only lasted for more than 40 seconds.
At more than 19 seconds, Gu Kun hit the wall first, while Thorpe seemed to have to pass the 20-second mark before hitting the wall. The gap seemed obvious. The Australian audience on the stage had already begun to feel depressed.
The expectations held in this semi-final are gradually disappearing.
"There is no chance, but fortunately it is only the semi-finals, just qualify, let's try again in the finals. What if Gu Kun is exhausted due to the many events he has participated in? After all, he has not practiced much in four years and has not participated in the competition.
"Many Australian viewers think so in their hearts.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
Gu Kun reached his position at 50 meters, stepped on the wall of the pool under the water, turned around and rushed out. After a few meters, his speed suddenly slowed down!
The Australians, who were all desperate on the stage, almost stood up at once. It seemed that the height of the entire stadium's stands was half a meter higher at the same time, which was even more tidy than Manchester United's Red Devils cheerleading team.
Many of the spectators at the Olympic Games are foreigners and international tourists. But for those games such as the semi-finals and preliminaries, because they are not important and the tickets are cheap, more domestic people come to watch them. The number of people cheering for Thorpe accounts for 10%.
To the vast majority, it is not surprising.
"What's going on? Is Thorpe catching up? God! What a miracle!"
"Why is Gu Kun's movements a bit awkward? And it seems like something black is suddenly swinging on his body."
With anticipation and suspicion, the last 20 seconds passed quickly.
"First place in the semi-finals: Thorpe"
"Second place: Gu Kun"
The results popped up on the electronic screen. Thorpe's results were still much slower than Gu Kun's speed in the preliminaries, and could not even reach the world record Gu Kun set when he won the championship in the last Olympic Games.
But the problem is that Gu Kun is even slower. He is a full two seconds slower than in the preliminaries! In the 100-meter race, it is natural to lose first place by being two seconds slower.
Then, in full view of audiences around the world, including TV viewers, Gu Kun jumped out of the water disheveled and cursing.
Only then did everyone understand what happened.
"Holy shit! It turns out that the one-piece swimsuit Gu Kun was wearing was torn! It's all hanging down."
"But why should he care if his clothes are torn at this time? It looks like the clothes are only torn on the chest. A grown man can swim in briefs, but are he worried that others will look at him?"
"You can't say that. The clothes are dragged there, and the extra resistance is great when sprinting at high speed. Moreover, Gu Kun should have used one hand not to stroke at full strength just now. Every time he stroked halfway, he would cover the clothes that were dragged behind him. He should be afraid of the water flow.
Wash away all the pants."
"Oh, I don't know what brand of clothes he is wearing. The quality is really poor. Those yellow people must be wearing A's inferior goods!"
The audience talked a lot.
After hearing this, some female spectators could not help but pout in disdain: Humph, stingy! Of course the competition is important at this time, even if you break free a few times, your whole body must be the first to win! Let people see what's going on! Big
Man, why don't you show him how strong he is?
They didn't know that Gu Kun's storm was coming soon.