扎克的梦想与冬奥会决赛

Speaking of an American man named Zach, his life is currently perfect.

He is an athlete.

His job is playing a sport on ice.

This sport is called ice hockey.

Zach plays very well.

He has already been doing this job for ten years.

Because he plays well, many people like to watch him.

His company gives him a lot of money.

In 2021, he signed a contract.

This contract lets him work for six years.

This makes him one of the wealthiest athletes.

Besides work, his family life is also very good.

Last summer, he got married.

His wife is named Odette.

They love each other very much.

Now there is also good news.

In a few months, they will have a child.

This is their first child.

Zach feels very happy.

You could say his dreams have all come true.

Although his life is busy, he is still very happy.

It is winter now, which is also the time for competitions.

Zach is busy because he has to prepare for a very big competition.

This competition only happens once every four years.

This is the Winter Olympics.

Zach is representing the USA team in the competition.

Before going to the competition, he watched a movie at home.

This movie is about history.

The movie talks about events from 1980.

At that time, the American ice hockey team also went to participate in the Winter Olympics.

At that time, no one thought the US team would win.

But, they won in the end.

They defeated very strong teams.

This is a very famous event in history.

Zach watched this movie and felt very excited.

He thought, I want to be like them too.

I also want to help the US team get first place.

He said this movie made him want to win even more.

Now, Zach and his friends have arrived in Italy.

The competition has already started.

This year's competition is very special.

Because the best athletes have all come.

Before, the best athletes could not come to participate.

But this year, they can all come.

So the competition is very good to watch.

Just like the Basketball and Soccer World Cups.

The US team's performance is very good.

In yesterday's match, they won.

They defeated the Slovakia team.

The score was six to two.

This was a big victory.

Now, the US team can get a medal.

But they want the best medal.

That is the gold medal.

After the match ended, the athletes were very tired.

But they do not have time to rest.

Because there is still one most important match.

That is the final match.

This match is on Sunday.

The US team's opponent is the Canadian team.

Canada is right next to the USA.

These two countries are neighbors.

They both like ice hockey very much.

The Canadian team's level is very high.

Last year, the US team and the Canadian team also played a match.

At that time, the Canadian team won.

This made the US team very unhappy.

So this time, the US team wants to win it back.

Everyone wants to watch this match.

This is a match everyone wants to see.

If the US team wins, this will be history.

Because the US team hasn't won a gold medal in another country for a long time.

The last time was a very long time ago.

For these wealthy athletes, this isn't just about money.

This is their childhood dream.

An athlete named Brady said this is too special.

He said this is a chance to realize a dream.

There is nothing better than this.

Although the match is important, the athletes don't want to be too nervous.

Brady said, we need to relax.

We need to eat delicious noodles.

We need to sleep well.

We need to talk to friends.

If we think too much, we won't be happy.

If we aren't happy, we won't play well.

But, this is really not easy.

Because everyone is watching them.

This isn't 1980 anymore.

At that time, the US team athletes were all college students.

Now, they are all big stars.

Everyone has high hopes for them.

If they win, the whole country will be happy.

This is a kind of spirit.

A spirit of wanting to win.

Now, we can only wait.

Wait until Sunday afternoon.

In Italy time, it is 2:10 PM.

An athlete named Dylan said he feels very cold right now.

Not because the weather is cold, but because he is too excited.

He said this match will be very intense.

Everyone hopes to see the USA and Canada play a match.

Now it is really happening.

We hope Sunday comes quickly.

What we just talked about is actually the story of American ice hockey player Zach Werenski.

He plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Now, he is participating in the Winter Olympics in Italy with the US National Team.

They have already entered the finals.

They will compete with the Canadian team for the gold medal on Sunday.

This is a very important match that the whole world is watching.