Chapter 2393 - 606: The Strongest Is Already Among Us

Chapter 2393: Chapter 606: The Strongest Is Already Among Us

Even though Huang Kaiwen had already left the arena.

The cheers at Greenwich Racecourse still refused to die down.

"Calm down, calm down, Sang Biao."

Huang Kaiwen squeezed his calves hard against the horse’s belly. ⅇ

This guy’s biggest problem was inconsistency.

Next up is the rider from the United Kingdom, Nick Skelton.

The veteran knight put in a pretty good performance, but when he went over the sailboat fence, his horse clipped the rail with its hoof and knocked it down.

That mistake was absolutely fatal.

Unless he could slash his time down to something terrifying, he’d be out of the medal race.

The home crowd let out a collective sigh.

This was England’s strongest hope in the equestrian events.

"77.70 seconds, 0.14 slower than Huang Kaiwen, and with the penalty for knocking down a rail, Skelton’s ranking plummets."

"Currently in first place is Huang Kaiwen, second is the Netherlands’ Jaco Schroeder, and third is Ireland’s Cian O’Connor. This ranking is pretty much going to be the final one."

"Yes, Huang Kaiwen unexpectedly completed all 15 jumps perfectly, and his 77.56 is an outstanding time. Barring any surprises, he should be taking the gold."

Cai Meng said, "We’re all familiar with the conditions in the arena now, and Huang Kaiwen really has pushed his time to the limit. Even if someone wants to beat him, it’ll probably still be a 77-second-something round. There are four riders left; let’s wait and see."

From that point on, the competition became completely one-sided.

Since none of them were home riders, most of the crowd just hoped these competitors wouldn’t beat Huang Kaiwen’s time.

If Willingness Power really existed, Ancelotti’s machine out there on the course would probably overload and blow up on the spot.

The Brazilian rider Portilio Dos Santos put together a very strong first half of the round, and the spectators even tossed aside their manners and booed him.

Once again, it was the sailboat fence.

Dos Santos’s horse clipped the rail with its hind hoof and knocked it down.

A deafening cheer erupted around Greenwich Racecourse.

"The spectators here are all waiting for the medals to be decided. There’s one last rider to go, Germany’s Klimke Ingrid."

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"So is it the gold medal next?"

"Not yet. Schroeder and O’Connor have to ride the jump-off. If the last rider doesn’t beat their scores, those two will fight for the silver and bronze."

"Huang Kaiwen has made history again?"

"What can you do, we never really took equestrian seriously before. Fuck, the riders we had all came from rich families, some of them even had to sell their houses just to buy a horse. Training in equestrian costs way too much."

"Most people never even get the chance to touch it. Hell, even the ping-pong tables at school are all locked up so you can’t play, and you’re talking about riding horses."

"Fuck, our school’s football pitch was turned into a parking lot for the teachers. If they’d let me train early, I might already be partnering Drogba up front in a double-striker setup."

"Hahaha, Drogba does the battling, Drogba does the passing, Drogba does the scoring, and you’re just in charge of celebrating, right?"

"I can draw some fouls at least. I’ll just dive every time I get into the box, ten times a match, eight times a match, and I don’t believe I won’t win at least one penalty."

Klimke Ingrid entered the arena.

The British crowd greeted her with immediate boos.

Every single jump was accompanied by booing.

"Ingrid’s time shouldn’t be that fast. Let’s watch the last five fences, the final double combination... finished, 81.11 seconds, that’s it, Huang Kaiwen is the champion!!!"

"There’s still the jump-off to come, but it won’t affect Huang Kaiwen’s championship. This is China’s 25th gold medal at these Olympic Games, and it’s the third gold out of the five events Huang Kaiwen is entered in. Just like he said himself: no matter what he competes in, his goal is always first place. Huang Kaiwen has proved with his performance that those words are no lie."

"We have witnessed a breakthrough from zero to one in China’s equestrian history, and this is the best reward for Huang Kaiwen’s relentless training. To win gold across so many different events, the sweat behind it is beyond imagination. It reminds me of what Barbara Berlusconi said in that interview: Have you ever seen Milan at four in the morning?"

"Just standing on the Olympic stage is already the crystallization of talent and hard work, but to rise above so many competitors again and again shows us why, in the eyes of so many athletes, Huang Kaiwen is the most outstanding of them all."

In the jump-off, Schroeder scraped through to win.

This time, thunderous cheers rolled over Greenwich.

Schroeder was the first to ride into the arena.

But what the crowd was shouting was a different name.

"Saint Kevin!!!"

"Saint Kevin!!!"

"Saint Kevin!!!"

Huang Kaiwen rode into the arena on Sang Biao.

Greenwich Racecourse finally exploded with its loudest roar of the day.

Inzaghi up in the stands was even more worked up than when he’d won his first UEFA Champions League trophy.

Three out of five.

He was just two events away from financial freedom.

One more step and he’d be looking at hundreds of millions in earnings; it was hard for him to keep his cool.

This huge surge of joy kept pounding in his chest.

He was even thinking right now about going and taking Bolt out, so that there’d be no trouble in the 200 meters.

The three knights circled the arena once before heading to the podium.

The hostesses first handed each of them a bouquet, and then it was time for the medals to come out.

"We’ve finally reached the medal ceremony."

"As they stand on the podium to receive their gold medals, we hear the solemn strains of the national anthem. This is the highest tribute to the athletes’ unceasing effort and fearless pursuit."

"Even though Huang Kaiwen has already claimed three gold medals, he’s still charging toward even greater honors."