And Marin thanks her family for their support to the camera!! Thank you Carolina! With China out of the WS Finals, we will actually see some WORLD CLASS badminton!!!
Congrats Carolina Marin, and I hope a speedy recovery for Li Xuerui, she's a wonderful player to watch when she's on her best.
Sad ending for Li Xuerui ..... hopefully she could continue for the bronze fight but I don't think that's possible.
When I saw you all post abt LXR falling, went to the lagging livestream. Ya, it's bad. No wonder the livescore didnt move for such a long while. LXR looks like in pain, could hardly run.
I applaud li xue rui for her toughness and sportsmanship......much respect to her for not taking the easy way out (stretcher ) …...marin can say she beat her 2-0 and not win on a technicality......
losing is nothing. its the thought that your playing days is over that is scary and terrible, especially when she's still young.
Congrats to Marin for her final! She was dominant through the whole match and showed really sheer determination. Would have preferred to see a G3. But sports is unpredictable
That's the cruelty of sport. Have you seen LD celebrate when he won against an injured LCW? But he was showing empathy with LCW nevertheless, I'll give him credit for that. CM did not seem to actually feel for LXR.
I have the volume off, was Marin seriously shouting at winning those free points? What is there to cheer about? If you can't score points on a player who can't lunge you have no business being in the Olympics.
One has to examine again the hard training system of the Chinese, before more talented athletes shorten their career unnecessarily.
CM always watches her opponent like a hawk before reacting, that's why her sequencing of attacks/defense is so successful-- Li Xuerui tried to guess CM's game and got caught out a few times... how has China NOT read CM's game when she has been WR No. 1 for so long?
