Almighty Coach

Muller leaped and turned over a height of 6.13 meters. He fell on the thick sponge pad, but the crossbar above remained motionless.

"6.13m, Franz Müller! He did it! He took his only chance! He crossed 6.13m!"

Seeing that Mueller climbed up from the sponge pad, he first raised his head to confirm that he had not knocked off the crossbar. When he confirmed that he succeeded, he immediately raised his hands and roared to the sky. Although he has not yet won the entire game, he has already defeated himself when he crossed the height of 6.13 meters. At this moment, he is already a successful person.

The surrounding audience was also completely excited. This kind of last-chance Jedi comeback scene was exactly what they wanted to see the most.

"Successful, we succeeded!" Donnie, the leader of the US team, looked excited, and he gave Dai Li a big hug. Downey thought that Muller, who had only one last chance left, would fail in the jump like Patreigne did just now, but he didn't expect Muller to complete the counterattack.

The camera also gave a close-up of the French player Patreigne's expression at this time. In this game, Muller and Patreigne both faced the same situation. They both failed the first two attempts, and then used free Jump to the next height and challenge that height with your last attempt.

But the result was different, Parterene failed, but Müller succeeded.

"Paterene must be in a very complicated mood right now. Maybe he will complain to God, why not give him better luck." The narrator said in a teasing tone.

On the other hand, in the Russian team, whether it is the head coach Melklov, the deputy head coach Igonagav, or the world champion Kuraev, all of them have serious expressions on their faces.

When Muller did not cross the 6.13 meters before, the situation was really good for Kuraev. Even if he started to celebrate the victory, it is not an exaggeration, but now Muller successfully jumped the height of 6.13 meters, For Kuraev, it not only means that the gold medal he got flew away, but also means that he must also challenge the height of 6.13.

At this moment, the advantages and disadvantages suddenly reversed. Originally, Kuraev was in an absolute advantage, but now he is at a disadvantage. The situation is that he is behind. He has to jump 6.13 meters to be on the same starting line as Muller. superior.

6.13 meters, only 0.03 meters away from the world record of 6.16 meters in the men's pole vault. This is also an extremely difficult challenge for the world champion Kuraev. The rate is not high, and he needs enough luck to succeed at this height.

Kurayev stood on the run-up area, and he held the long pole in his hand, cheering himself up even more in his heart.

"That American rookie can cross this height, and as a world champion, I can also succeed."

After some deep hypnosis for himself, Kurayev started the run-up.

But 6.13 meters is really a difficult height to surpass. After jumping, Kurayev found that the height of the jump this time was not enough, and it was almost impossible to cross the bar.

"Failed." Kurayev got up from the sponge pad, shook his head unwillingly, and then returned to the run-up area.

Because Muller has already skipped a height of 6.13 meters, there is only one athlete on the court, Kuraev, who wants to challenge 6.13 meters, so he has to continue to try jumping.

As an experienced athlete with the strength of a world champion, after a short thought, Kuraev knew what was wrong with his last trial jump, and he also knew that he should improve on that shoe. He muttered words, as if reminding himself to improve some details.

Kuraev stood in the run-up area for a long time and did not make a second trial jump. He wanted to recover as much physical strength as possible and give himself more time to prepare.

According to the rules, when there are three contestants left, the preparation time of the athletes can be extended to three minutes, and Kulaev also waited until the end of the three minutes before starting the second trial jump.

But the height of 6.13 meters is indeed too difficult. To cross this height, strength, on-the-spot performance, and luck are all indispensable.

Today's Kurayev did not fill up his attribute points. This time, Kurayev failed again.

The failure of the second attempt was a fatal blow to Kuraev, and the situation he faced at this time was the same as that of Muller just now and Patrene before that. He only has one chance left, if he fails, he loses the game, and if he succeeds, he doesn't win, he needs to go to the next level and continue to compete with Muller.

Kuraev also faced a choice, whether to choose to skip the jump.

In the high jump, it is a choice to maximize the benefits if you choose to skip the jump after two failed attempts and go directly to the next height, because even if the third attempt is successful, the athlete still has to challenge the next height and choose to skip the jump. If you jump, the athlete can go directly to the next height and be on the same starting line as the rest of the competitors.

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The Russian coaching staff began to argue fiercely.

"We should choose no-jump. If the first two attempts fail, we should choose no-jump for the third time, and then go to the next height. That is an inevitable choice. The previous Patrene, and the American Muller, They all do it, and I think we have no choice," said a Russian coach.

The other person shook his head: "I don't think it's a good idea to skip the jump. Don't forget that the height after the jump was 6.08 meters for Patrene just now, and the height after the jump for Muller was 6.13 meters. If we skip the jump, the next height will be 6.18 meters, and the world record is only 6.16 meters, which is equivalent to asking Kuraev to challenge a new world record, which is too difficult, which is no different from admitting defeat."

"But if Kuraev crosses 6.13 meters, he still has to face a height of 6.18 meters, so we can't avoid this world record height at all." The first coach who spoke said.

"So do you think the American can jump 6.18 meters? That's a new world record, and I don't think the American can jump it. So we just need to jump this 6.13 meters, and then at 6.18 meters, Kula If neither Yev nor the American can jump, the height of the crossbar will be lowered, and in that case, Kulaev must have an advantage!"

According to the rules of the high jump, at a certain height, if all the athletes fail in their three attempts, an extra round will be played. To lower the height of the bar, have the athlete repeat the trial jump.

Under this rule, if Kurayev crosses 6.13 meters, the next height is 6.18 meters, which is a height of 2 centimeters over the world record. Kurayev cannot jump over it, and the young Muller has no ability to jump. In the past, once that happened, it was necessary to lower the height. Kuraev, who is more powerful and experienced, will have an advantage after being lowered.

If Kuraev chooses to skip the jump, he will go directly to the challenge of 6.18 meters, and there is only one chance to try the jump. If he fails, he will lose the game directly. Faced with a height that exceeds the world record, no one will feel that they have a good chance of winning.

After arguing, everyone turned their attention to the head coach Melcroft, hoping that he could make a decision.

But Melklov shook his head slightly, and he said, "What we can think of, Kulayev can also think of. At this time, let Kurayev make his own choice."

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The referee is also communicating with Kurayev, asking him whether he should choose to skip the jump.

After a while, Kuraev re-entered the arena, but the height of the crossbar did not increase.

Kuraev did not choose to skip the jump, he will continue to try the height of 6.13 meters.

"It seems that Kuraev has no confidence in the height of 6.18 meters." Dai Li's expression became relaxed.

"I think Kuraev made a wise decision." Downey looked at the field nervously, and continued; "6.18 meters has surpassed the world record, and no one can succeed. Once you reach that height, Mu If Le can't jump, Kuraev will also fail, and the height of the bar will be lowered at that time, which will be an advantage for Kuraev."

"But the premise is that Kulayev must cross 6.13 meters first, and his third attempt must not fail. Only in this way will there be the possibility you mentioned." The disdain in Dai Li's eyes flashed, and he continued Said: "Kurayev is the world champion, he is the world's top male pole vault athlete, so his goal should not be just a mere 6.13 meters, but a world record. But today, he gave up the challenge The world record chance. From the moment he chose to continue to complete the third trial jump, he had already lost, he lost his confidence, and he no longer had the heart of a champion!"

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Standing on the run-up zone, Kuraev spun the pole in his hand to make sure it wouldn't slip.

"The next height is 6.18 meters, which has exceeded the world record. I can't jump over it, but that Muller must not be able to jump over it. Let's lower the height and try again!"

Kurayev took a deep breath and his body began to activate. Running and accelerating, the long pole was supported on the ground, and then jumped up, Kurayev's body came to the crossbar, and then he began to climb over the crossbar.

"It's over!" The audience couldn't help but exclaimed.

"I succeeded!" Kurayev couldn't help throwing his fist in celebration as he fell.

But at this moment, the crossbar rolled over and fell down.

Kuraev still hit the bar, and he failed.

"Hey!" The audience sighed, and they felt sorry for Kurayev.

However, the camera did not stay on Kurayev too much, and the photographers gave Muller all their attention.

The young Franz Muller won the championship for the first time in a world-class competition and in the Olympic Games for the first time!

This rookie player in people's eyes has officially boarded the throne of pole vault.

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In a bar in a certain city in the United States, people began to rejoice, and a rich young man even shook the small wall clock on the bar counter, and he wanted to buy the bar people a drink.

"Win, we won! Well done Franz Muller!"

"This Franz Muller is the one who didn't even participate in the trials and was directly selected for the national team. I remember that there were still people who questioned the fairness of the selection. Let me tell you, it was really based on the ranking of the trials. , we can't get this gold medal."

"It's not just a gold medal, I'm afraid it won't even be a medal!"

"What nonsense is fairness, what we want is the championship, the gold medal! We are here to watch the Olympics, don't we just hope that the United States can win a few more gold medals!"

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The awards ceremony was over, looking at the Stars and Stripes hanging above, Downey looked excited.

"We won another gold, one silver and one bronze today!" Downey said.

"No, you're wrong." Dai Li shook his head, "Today's competition is not over yet! We will get more."

While the men's pole vault is going on, the first round of the women's 100m is also held on the track, but one is the final and the other is the first round. The audience will definitely pay more attention to the final, so the first round of the women's 100m Round, not many people paid attention to it, even the TV broadcasters naturally ignored it.

But this is the event where the US team has won the gold point. The strength of the US team in the 400-meter hurdles is not inferior to their strength in the 400-meter sprint. Under normal circumstances, it is normal for three American players to enter the final at the same time matter.

Then came the men's 800-meter final, which was also the fourth gold medal born in today's track and field competition.

Kenya is the defending champion of this event. Three of their players have entered the final, and two of the US team have advanced to the final. Therefore, this game can basically be regarded as a competition between Kenya and the United States.

The strength of the Kenyans in the middle and long-distance running events is indeed better. In the end, the Kenyan player won the championship with an advantage of 0.8 seconds, the US team won the silver medal, and the third place was won by another Kenyan player.

After the men's 800 meters, the final of the women's 400 meters sprint was held on the track. This is also the last race on the track and field today.

The position of the US team in the 400-meter event is still difficult to shake. All three of their players have advanced to the final, while the Jamaican team has also made efforts in the 400-meter event in recent years. Two players have advanced to the final, but in terms of strength In other words, it is difficult to pose a threat to the US team.

In the end, the U.S. team won the top two, taking the gold and silver medals, and the bronze medal was won by the Jamaica team.

The fourth competition day of Olympic track and field ended here. In the five final events, the US track and field team won two gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal, and they are still making great strides!