On Friday, Piotr Michalski took fourth place in the 1000-meter skater race. The Pole rode in the fourth pair, and his rival was – Ziwen Lian. He drove the route in a very good time 1: 08.56, which took the lead. Ultimately, however, Piotr Michalski lost the medal by only eight hundredths of a second! Our representative lost the puck after the last, 15th ride!
“I’m not that asshole”
Before the last couple, Michalski was still in third place. Canadian Lauren Dubreuil and Dutch Kai Verbij rode in the last race. And it was the first one that made Michalski fall off the podium. Although Dubreuil rode brilliantly for a long time and it seemed that he would probably get the gold, he made a mistake in the end and lost his advantage, which gave Michalski hope.
At some point, however, Kai Verbij stopped racing. He seemed to be injured. The Dutchman explained, however, that it was not the trauma that was the reason for his resignation.
– I didn’t have enough speed to overtake him on the lane change. I just had to quit or else I would be disqualified. I would probably ruin his race as well, and I’m not such an asshole – admitted Kai Verbij after the race, quoted by wtvbam.com.
His words can be read as if he helped the Canadian. Had he continued, Dubreuil would have been able to follow his pace.
His behavior was appreciated by the Canadian. – I don’t know how to thank him. It was a really professional and elegant move, said Lauren Dubreuil.
Ultimately, the Canadian took second place, which pushed the Pole to the fourth position. Ultimately, the gold was taken by the Dutchman Thomas Krol, who was ahead of Dubreuil by 0.4 seconds. The third place was taken by the Norwegian Haavard Lorentzen, who was ahead of the Pole by only 0.08 seconds.
Despite the Olympic gold medal, King was not entirely satisfied. He regretted what had happened in the run of his compatriot with the Canadian.
“It’s just sad that this happens because Verbij is my best friend. For sure he was on the way to the medal, and I was supporting him a lot and I hoped that he would stand next to me on the podium. My heart aches, said the King.
It was another drama for Piotr Michalski, because let’s remind you. – Piotrek Michalski lost two medals with a total of … 0.11 seconds. This is not normal!
Source: Sport
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