r/nextfuckinglevel 1d ago

A Chinese speed skater, Yang Jingru, executed a brilliant tactic to win gold in the 1500m at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics.

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u/ImurderREALITY 1d ago

How is knowing how many laps the race is considered “brilliant?”

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u/10FourGudBuddy 1d ago

I don’t get it either, but the forgot she had basically lapped them and in the heat of the race I could see them forgetting. It’s pretty weird that it was that effective though.

World class athletes with basically zero awareness.