北京冬季五輪フィギュアスケート男子フリーで、3連覇がかかった羽生結弦選手は前人未到の4回転半ジャンプに挑んだが、4位に終わった。
今日のGetUpEnglishはこのニュースを読んでみよう。
https://www.akila-english.com/post/change-of-guard-chen-takes-gold-hanyu-settles-for-4th
All that was left for Hanyu was a go-for-broke shot at the quad axel, a 4 1/2-revolution jump that has never been landed in competition, He came close but couldn't quite hold onto the landing, then fell again on his quad salchow before an emotional finish. "I think I did everything I could,” said Hanyu, who only arrived in the Chinese capital on Feb. 6, two days before competing.
go-for-broke: いちかばちかの
The International Skating Union acknowledged that Hanyu was the first skater to attempt a quad axel in an ISU-sanctioned competition.
Looking crushed as the music died down, Hanyu skated off the rink with his head held high, the crowd still cheering him.
It has been "an honor to be able to share the ice with Hanyu over the years,” Chen said.
"Again, watching him when I was a kid, I never even dreamed that I would be able to have the opportunity to even skate with him.
"So then to be able to compete against him... it's just been a really great honor, and he's in my opinion the greatest skater ever.”
金メダルを取ったネイサン・チェンは、羽生選手は「ずっと夢見てきた選手」であり、「一緒に戦えたことが光栄」、そして「彼が歴史上もっとも偉大なスケート選手」と言う。
チェン選手も羽生選手もすばらしい。
