Even though Huang Kaiwen had already left the arena.
The cheers at Greenwich Racecourse still refused to die down.
"Calm down, calm down, Sang Biao."
Huang Kaiwen squeezed his calves hard against the horse's belly.
This guy's biggest problem was inconsistency.
Next up is the rider from the United Kingdom, Nick Skelton.
The veteran knight put in a pretty good performance, but when he went over the sailboat fence, his horse clipped the rail with its hoof and knocked it down.
That mistake was absolutely fatal.
Unless he could slash his time down to something terrifying, he'd be out of the medal race.
The home crowd let out a collective sigh.
This was England's strongest hope in the equestrian events.
"77.70 seconds, 0.14 slower than Huang Kaiwen, and with the penalty for knocking down a rail, Skelton's ranking plummets."
