Gao Tingyu thrilled the home crowd by becoming the first Chinese man to claim an Olympic gold medal in speed skating, 【小题1】(win) the 500 meters on Saturday.

“Gao has conducted an 【小题2】(extreme) fast and excellent performance at the Speed Skating Oval. And the March of the Volunteers will be played again inside the stadium.” said the message from the General Administration of Sport shortly 【小题3】the competition. This was also the fourth gold medal for Team China at the Beijing Olympic Winter Games 【小题4】 the first Olympic gold in the country’s speed skating history.

In 2018, the highly potential Gao already got a bronze medal at Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea, as he said after the win in Pyeongchang: “I feel like that my capacity has reached the point 【小题5】 I can compete for Olympic medals. As long as I’m in a stable state of mind, I think for me the opponent is only 【小题6】(I).”

Ever since he 【小题7】(admit) into China’s speed skating team in 2015, Gao has won championships in competitions 【小题8】 (hold) home and abroad. He has suffered from severe back 【小题9】(injury) and had an eight-month break before competing in the China Speed Skating Championship in 2021.

Gao was also the 【小题10】(nation) flag bearer of the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 on February 4.

Kip Keno, an untrained Randi tribesman (部落成员), was already 28 years old 【小题1】 he made his second Olympic 【小题2】 (appear) at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Suffering from violent stomach caused by a gall bladder (胆囊) infection, Keno entered the 10, 000 m. He was running with the leaders when, with two circles 【小题3】 (go), he doubled up with pain and fell onto the field. He jumped back up and finished the race, 【小题4】 he was canceled qualification for leaving the track.

Four days later, he 【小题5】 (earn) a silver medal in the 5, 000 m, leaving behind Mohamed Gammon of Tunisia by 【小题6】 (narrow) a meter. In the 1, 500 m, Keno tried to defeat the finishing kick of the favorite, Jim Ryan, by building up a huge lead. His strategy worked and he won 【小题7】 20 m, the 【小题8】 (large) advantage of victory in the history of the event.

In 1972, Keno entered the steeplechase (障碍赛) even though he had little experience in 【小题9】 event. Still, he was able to defeat his teammate Ben Jericho and won another gold medal. Six days after this victory, he added a silver medal in the 1, 500 m, 【小题10】 (win) a good medal.

Keno and his wife, Phyllis, eventually established a children’s home and school for orphaned and abandoned children.

When Michael Jordan’s feet 【小题1】 (leave) the ground, time seemed to stand still.   The player who became known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. Jordan’s skills were impressive, but the mental strength that he showed made him unique. The secret 【小题2】 his success is learning from his failures. “I can accept failure; everyone 【小题3】 (fail) at something. But I can’t accept not trying,” Jordan said that losing game 【小题4】 (teach) him to practice harder and never give up.