The Americans won three medals in the Olympic final BMX
The Americans won three medals in the Olympic final BMX
Beijing - halfway through the men’s gold medal for BMX, race, Mike days he was beaten and left alone concept Beijing for the silver medal on behalf of a deep disappointment .
An hour later, the scale, after the completion of the sinking, it is full of Geely.
“Unbelievable,” he said, holding a brilliant price, dangled from his neck, “How can I describe it.”
At that time, every day is important: the movement of its historic significance of the day he became Olympic athletes and two of his teammates reached the platform, and. Silver, copper and copper for the USA, national, invented the genre known as the bicycle motocross bike nearly 40 years.
No gold, but no complaint, no matter yes.
Day ranked second in the Olympic men’s final Friday, a square in front of Donny Robinson, and Jill kintner filled with women have survived the collapse of the main activities to earn a bronze medal. This means that the driver of USA half of its first Olympic medal final BMX, some Americans, and pride.
“Following the money, 31 / 2 years of training, I can not complain. All our resources so that such a situation we are very happy to come here,” said Heaven. “Two men and one woman on the podium, I pump. ”
Hence, the USA Cycling, now has five medals in the Olympics in Beijing.
Cycling USA have only two more than the total before winning nine in 1984, the East bloc boycott, saying that the 21 in 1904, when the USA is the only national competition.
And the significance is not lost against the USA and the car.
“The first woman to the USA, the first event, the first gold medal is a story, said:” kintner, which crashed Thursday with knee ligament that will require surgery as soon as possible. “I’m glad I can on behalf of, and be part of Mikey and Donny and me, this immense USA for BMX. Think about this, which will provide a great boost our plan. He While us on the map. ”
World Champion (Maris strombergs, Latvia won the gold of officers and men, Saoxiang before, the early winners - to take all finals and never lost control of french duo Anne - Caroline Hill and Chung Hsiao aetitia of the Lok c orguille The gold and silver respectively in the women’s title, race, place k intner, far in the package, to earn a gold medal.
“We put on a great show,” said Robinson, “type of show that everybody agrees that the sport is really terrible.”
The day was filled with collapse, in particular one, a tight, a library, asphalt bending where the appearance of chaos to an alarming regularity.
But Americans are struggling to stay on the sidelines in large measure, women and final kintner advantage of the chaos.
Eight women near the backpack, a bad start in the final, kintner constantly pumping, fashion, hope breakthroughs, including the driver British shanaze read. read, which crashed three times during the Olympics, again in the last turn, and kintner around maneuver, she went to third.
“What! Speaking of all things flight on the runway, anywhere in the world” kintner said. “To break, so I was patient and I waited, I could have been avoided all the problems and to do so.”
After the finish line, kintner jumps on his bike, his hands on his helmet, hugged some of its competitors, then its orientation fist in the air, while, read writhed on the asphalt 50 Code distance, and that it is hoped that the winds medal.
read Chung Hsiao said that to reduce its take-off, but for BMX, almost anything goes.
“I think she made a mistake,” said Chung Hsiao. “All the best for the team of France.”
All the best for kintner, too.
is a former world champion who returned to BMX mountaincross only for the pursuit of an Olympic medal, she would like to congratulate his father, who died two years ago, is essentially driving force behind his bike career as a child .
Papa would have been proud to Friday, without doubt.
Her daughter the “four Dad” written on his gloves, giving them a kiss before each trip.
“I thought of him,” said kintner.
Days is dominated by men riding in the field, won the race and all its three quarter-finals Semi-finals Wednesday and then won its first two semi-final last Friday.
But for BMX, the pilot fastest does not always win-win rather than eight people to find the best route.
Among men the title race, strombergs found, and at any time of day it is riding for second, Latvia may not be.
“I have a good start,” said Heaven. “I was right. Not everything can get in front of him. ”
Throughout the competition, the success of 35 feet, tilt seriously the beginning of the ramp is of the utmost importance. Not a good start, no driver can find the best opportunities, entering turn 1 - where the USA, three times world champion, Kyle Bennett suffered a dislocated shoulder on Wednesday. This, in turn, see the August 12 accident at the semi-final heats, the race for the post, will inevitably be a struggle.
“It’s like playing Quest, said:” Bennett, who race against time on Friday and pain, but almost do not miss the qualifications for the final.
Know that one day, Robinson and strombergs all in the final to become the first to enter the turn, strombergs had the upper hand. Days and Robinson, their blue and white clothes in the Qingfu flutter on their pedals, and all hunt, but Latvia has never diminished.
“I do not think there is any way we can regret that we did not today,” said Robinson.
Hence, in the end, the USA, which issued a copy of follow-up to Beijing, their basic training in Chula Vista, California, an investment appears to have paid very well - on both sides of the platform car, if not the first place.
What is disappointing “For a few.
1 literacy “For them, it definitely yes.
Shortly after the end of their press conference, shortly after the air for fans and television cameras to monitor the dark, kintner, Robinson was the day and dozens of photos with their families and friends who went halfway around the world to watch.
Everyone is with a smile, everybody is very excited.
They do not lose their gold medals, they said. The way they see, they won silver and bronze.
“You never know what happened,” said kintner. “This is the kind of USA and our movement.”Tags: BMX mountaincross, Olympic, Olympic final BMX