Almighty Coach

With a height of 6.03 meters, the French player Patrene has only one chance left. For him, if he fails again, he will be eliminated and forced to accept the result of the bronze medal.

And even if he successfully crossed the height of 6.03 meters, he only advanced to the next height, and he will continue to face the challenges of two competitors.

At this time, Patrene was a little regretful. He felt that he should not be free from jumping at a height of 5.98 meters. He was indeed too conceited before and gave up the opportunity to adjust at 5.98 meters.

In fact, with Patelene's strength, 6.03 meters is not an insurmountable gap. He often skips this height in daily training, and he has also jumped to similar heights in competitions. However, the increase from 5.93 meters to 6.03 meters, a full 10 centimeters increase, made Patrene unable to adapt immediately. As a result, two consecutive trial jumps failed, causing him to fall into a desperate situation.

Everyone at the scene was looking at Patrene. As the champion of the men's pole vault in the last Olympic Games, he was considered the most likely to win the championship before the competition, but now he will be eliminated first.

"6.03 meters, can Patrene jump over it?"

"I think it's very difficult. After all, he didn't succeed in the first two times, and the possibility of success in the third time is not too great."

"According to the data given before the competition, he once jumped with a higher result than him. I think that Patrenier's jump has a good chance."

The audience at the scene began to applaud rhythmically, just like the drumbeats of gladiators before going out. This is a unique cheering method for pole vaulting. People expect the defending champion to successfully challenge this height, and then continue Bring you more exciting duels.

However, at this time, the camera was aimed at the referee, and the referee held a microphone and announced a message.

Patrene chose to skip the jump!

He wants to cross the height of 6.03 meters and directly challenge 6.08 meters.

According to the rules, athletes can request not to jump after the first or second failed attempt at a certain height, but the number of attempts to continue to jump at subsequent heights can only be the number of failed attempts at the previous height. The remaining number of unhops. Patrene has made two trial jumps at a height of 6.03 meters. Even if he chooses to skip the jump, he has only one trial jump left at the next height.

Whether it is life or death depends on the last fight.

...

"Patelene chose the method with the highest risk-benefit ratio," the US team leader Downey said.

"Or, Patrene doesn't have much confidence in herself." Dai Li proposed another possibility.

At the height of 6.03 meters, Patrene failed the first two times. Even if he succeeded for the third time, he would have to compete with the other two for the next height. If he failed the last attempt, he would Can only get a bronze medal, and will be the first to bid farewell to this Olympic Games.

Now he chose to skip the jump and went directly to the next height, so that he was at least on the same starting line as the other two opponents. Although he only had one chance, if he could succeed this time, the other two competitors If they all fail, then he is the champion; if he succeeds and his opponent succeeds, then he has entered the resurrection group; and if he fails this time, he is still the bronze medalist.

From this point of view, the general, since he has already won the bronze medal, why not fight for it. If you are lucky, the bronze medal will become a gold medal. If you are unlucky, you have nothing to lose. You can still hold the bronze medal firmly in your hand.

...

The height has increased by another 5 centimeters to 6.08 meters, which is very close to the world record of 6.16 meters, and it has really reached the peak level of competition in the world.

Muller's expression is very dignified, 6.08 meters, has reached the limit height in his training, but now it is in the competition, or in the final of the Olympic Games, which makes Muller extremely guilty.

Sure enough, Muller's first attempt failed.

In fact, among active athletes, there are very few who have the strength to challenge this height. Of course, having the strength to challenge does not mean that they can succeed in the challenge. To say that the athlete with the highest probability of success in the challenge is the Russian player Kulaev. The champion of the World Championships two years ago has already proved to the whole world that among active athletes, Kuraev's strength and state are the top.

But this is 6.08 meters after all, a number that has never appeared in the Olympic Games, how can this be so easy to challenge!

Faced with such a height, Kuraev's first attempt was unsuccessful.

Then it was Patrene's turn again, but this was Patrene's last chance.

Gripping the pole tightly with both hands, Patrene stared ahead, then took a deep breath, accelerated, and made a final push.

The long pole was supported on the ground, and Patrene took advantage of the momentum to jump high, hanging, swinging, raising legs, and pulling up. A series of movements on the pole were extremely smooth.

At this moment, even Patrene himself felt hopeful.

But it is a pity that at the moment when he climbed over the crossbar, his abdominal movement was not perfect, and his body still touched the crossbar.

Patrene fell on the sponge pad. He had already heard the sound of the bar falling. At this time, his expression was extremely depressed. As the last men's pole vault champion, he also came here for this Olympic tour Finish.

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"Patranie failed! He was eliminated! I didn't expect that in the last three contests, the first one to be eliminated was actually Patranie!"

"I thought it would be the young American athlete who was eliminated first, but I didn't expect that the first one to be eliminated was Patrene, and that young American was able to survive until now."

"I think the American athlete is not far from being eliminated. With a height of 6.08 meters, I can't think of another person who can cross it except for Kulaev."

People began to discuss that this men's pole vault championship competition has come to an end, and there are still two athletes left on the field, and both of them still have two chances to try jumping. For them, every trial jump may determine the final outcome.

Muller stood on the field, and he was very nervous at this time. Before that, he hadn't even participated in a competition outside the United States, but now he not only stood on the Olympic finals, but also had a final showdown with Kuraev. It is obviously impossible to say that you are not nervous at all.

Dai Li also felt the change in Mueller's mood.

"For Muller, 6.08 meters is also an extremely difficult challenge." Dai Li hesitated for a while, and moved the weight of the status scale to the other side.

Before this, the balance of status was always on the side of extremely stable status, and Muller's performance was indeed very stable. He went all the way to a height of 6.08 meters, but now it seems that this height is not enough for Muller to play stably. Solved it. So Li Dai decided to take a gamble on his luck. A burst of state might help Muller cross the height of 6.08 meters.

I saw Muller began to accelerate rhythmically, and then supported the long pole on the ground, jumping high.

"Oops!" Dai Li frowned immediately.

Although Mueller was still in the air at this time, Dai Li had already made a judgment. The height of Mueller's jump was not enough to climb 6.08 meters. This jump was doomed to fail.

Obviously, Dai Li didn't gamble on a burst of state, but a bet on a bad state.

The second attempt failed, and now Muller has only one last chance left, and the situation is very unfavorable to him.

Immediately afterwards, Kuraev stepped onto the field.

Muller's failed attempt greatly relieved Kuraev's pressure. Now he has one more chance than Muller, and the situation is even more advantageous.

And Kuraev is also very confident in his strength, he knows that he has the ability to cross 6.08 meters.

I saw him standing on the run-up area, but he didn't take off immediately. Instead, he kept adjusting his pole-holding posture, which was also adjusting his state.

Then he began to mutter words, not knowing whether he was praying or reminding himself to pay attention to some key details.

The surrounding audience also began to applaud Kuraev. The neat applause was very rhythmic, and it was getting faster and faster. Any athlete who heard this kind of applause would feel his blood boil.

Finally, Kuraev started running, then pole vaulted, his body moving in the air, and then over the bar.

This jump seemed to have touched the crossbar vaguely, and the crossbar shook very slightly. Of course, it could not be ruled out that it might be caused by the wind.

Kurayev landed on the thick cotton pad, and he raised his head immediately. The crossbar was still hanging on his head and did not fall down.

"Oh oh oh!" Kuraev yelled excitedly.

"Successful, 6.08 meters, Kulayev succeeded!" The commentator shouted excitedly.

Cheers erupted from the surrounding auditorium, and at the same time, Kurayev's jump attempt began to be played back on the big screen at the scene. In the slow-motion replay from the high place, Kurayev's body is really tightly attached to the crossbar. Even if it is slightly off by a centimeter, the crossbar will be knocked down by Kurayev.

"Oh..." The cheers of the audience turned into exclamations. This kind of slight difference is the charm of sports.

...

Kulayev crossed 6.08 meters. The situation is extremely unfavorable for Muller. Even if Kurayev starts to celebrate the victory now, no one will think it is too much.

This is the case with pole vaulting. If you fail the first two attempts, the probability of success in the third attempt is not high.

Muller at this time is like Patrene just now, and the situation they are facing is similar. If the third attempt fails, then he will lose the game, and if the third attempt is successful, then he has a chance to enter the next height.

Alternatively, Muller can choose to skip the jump. He used his last chance to try jumping to challenge the next height.

"How about we choose not to jump?" Dai Li asked.

Muller didn't say "good" or "bad", but said: "Coach, the next height is 6.13 meters, I have never jumped that high, even in practice, I have not tried that height. "

"Frantz, listen to me, if you fail the last attempt at 6.08 meters, you will lose the whole competition and you will only get a silver medal; It is to face 6.13 meters. In this case, why don't we avoid the possibility of failing the third attempt and go directly to challenge 6.13 meters? Kulaev has already skipped 6.08 meters, so you want to If you win the gold medal by defeating him, 6.13 meters is a height you cannot escape!" Dai Li said.

"But I have no confidence. I have never tried to jump 6.13 meters." Muller replied with some hesitation.

"But I have confidence in you!" Dai Li patted Muller on the shoulder, and continued, "You didn't participate in the Olympic trials, but I defied all the odds and recruited you to the national team. Do you know why? ?Because I have confidence in you! I believe that you will definitely become the ruler of men's pole vault in the next ten years, and today is just the first step you take. What you need to do now is to take this step bravely, Don't hesitate, and don't have any scruples, today's 6.13 meters is just a small challenge for you, and you will definitely be able to break the world record in the future. Now you just need to believe that you are the strongest!"

...

Melcroft's face was filled with excitement. He only heard him say: "The American really chose not to jump! It seems that we can celebrate the victory in advance!"

"Yes, the 6.08-meter jump was unsuccessful twice, so what qualifications does he have to try to jump 6.13 meters!" Deputy head coach Ignagarf echoed from the sidelines.

"6.08 meters is already a new Olympic record, which is 0.11 meters higher than the previous 5.97 meters. I don't know if our Kuraev is interested in continuing to break this record." Melklov continued.

Muller chose to skip the jump, so next, both Kuraev and Muller will challenge 6.13 meters. It's just that Muller has only one chance to try to jump. If he fails, Muller will have no results at the two heights of 6.08 meters and 6.13 meters. However, Kurayev successfully jumped 6.08 meters, so as long as Muller failed in the trial jump, Kurayev would win the championship even if he did not have to try to jump 6.13 meters.

However, according to the rules, if Muller fails in the trial jump, Kuraev still has three chances to try to jump. He can continue to try to jump 6.13 meters, and even challenge higher heights. The challenges are not about competing for gold medals, but about challenging new Olympic records.

It's just that the premise of all this is that Muller can't jump 6.13 meters.

...

6.13 meters, this is a height that Muller dare not try in practice.

Dai Li also knew that Muller wanted to jump over this height, unless he was in full condition and performed super-level. As Ignagarf said, if he can't jump 6.08 meters, how can he be expected to jump 6.13 meters.

Dai Li now can only pray that the goddess of luck will take care of him.

"The state is overwhelmed, and the state must be overwhelmed!" Dai Li prayed silently in his heart.

In fact, Dai Li also knows that at the height of 6.13 meters, even if Muller's state is full, he may not be able to cross it. Although Muller has an S+ talent, he is too young after all, and he has only trained with Dai Li for a short month. Now he is not yet a king who can rule the pole vault.

"Maybe today is your first coronation!" Dai Li muttered to himself.

...

Muller looked forward, facing this height that he had never tried before, but Muller's expression was unusually calm. And his mood is no longer nervous, but has a feeling of excitement and anticipation.

Muller's body started, he began to accelerate, and then made a series of technical moves in the pole vault. This is an action he has done countless times, even if he is sleepwalking, he can also complete this set of actions proficiently.

Muller's body rose in the air, and the 6.13-meter crossbar was getting closer and closer to him.

"6.13 meters, it's really high!" Muller suddenly had an urgent urge to cross this height!

At this time, the inner excitement turned into a desire for victory, and the sense of anticipation also turned into a belief in victory. At this time, Muller seemed to have an instinct in his body. When facing desperation, his ability to Unleash extraordinary strength.

Perhaps this is the special ability that a king should have!

Muller's hands finally left the pole, and he was like a dancer, dancing the most graceful dance steps in the air!

"Perfect!" Dai Li loosened his clenched fists. Although Mueller's body hadn't completely crossed the bar, Dai Li could already foresee that Mueller's jump would be successful!

In the next second, Muller successfully crossed the 6.13-meter crossbar...