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Zou unfazed by elusive sixth gold
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August 9, 2012, Thursday
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ZOU Kai gave his performances in London a positive evaluation after falling just short in his quest to become the first Chinese sportsperson to win six Olympic gold medals.
The 24-year-old gymnast claimed his fifth gold by retaining his floor title on Sunday, having earlier helped China to glory in the men's team final, but had to make do with a bronze medal in Tuesday's high bar final.
The defending champion on the high bar, Zou recorded a strong score of 16.366 points but saw first Fabian Hambuchen of Germany and then the Netherlands' Epke Zonderland better his mark to leave him in third place.
Zou, who won three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics four years ago, was critical of his routine afterwards.
"Today my performance wasn't perfect," he said. "I wasn't stable and I lost balance. So for me, whatever the color, I'm not happy and feel it was a pity. It was primarily about the landing, the final step. I made a little mistake, but when all the athletes are at the same level, a little mistake can make a big difference."
Although he failed to add another gold medal to his collection, Zou said he was pleased by his overall display in London.
"Every competition feels the same, but I felt a lot less of a burden about getting gold in this competition (the high bar)," he said. "I'm very satisfied with these results. I've won two golds and one bronze medal. I can't win them all."
The 24-year-old gymnast claimed his fifth gold by retaining his floor title on Sunday, having earlier helped China to glory in the men's team final, but had to make do with a bronze medal in Tuesday's high bar final.
The defending champion on the high bar, Zou recorded a strong score of 16.366 points but saw first Fabian Hambuchen of Germany and then the Netherlands' Epke Zonderland better his mark to leave him in third place.
Zou, who won three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics four years ago, was critical of his routine afterwards.
"Today my performance wasn't perfect," he said. "I wasn't stable and I lost balance. So for me, whatever the color, I'm not happy and feel it was a pity. It was primarily about the landing, the final step. I made a little mistake, but when all the athletes are at the same level, a little mistake can make a big difference."
Although he failed to add another gold medal to his collection, Zou said he was pleased by his overall display in London.
"Every competition feels the same, but I felt a lot less of a burden about getting gold in this competition (the high bar)," he said. "I'm very satisfied with these results. I've won two golds and one bronze medal. I can't win them all."
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