Knock Four Times

Diving Queen 吴敏霞 (Wú Mǐnxiá) appeared today quite surprised in receiving the prestigious “Dream Team of the Year” prize at the CCTV Sports Personality of the Year 2016 Award Ceremony staged at the 水立方 (Water Cube) in 北京 (Běijīng), China. After thanking all her partners who, through the years, accompanied her in her celestial flights, she said of not being ready for an acceptance speech, because “I never won it before. I had to come four times!”. Even more excited looked her partner 施廷懋 (Shī Tíngmào), who earned everyone’s sympathy for confessing her dissatisfaction with her own dress. But, since it was the first (lucky) time for her, and since she is not “retired”, she should hopefully get a second chance for wearing a goddess dress. Photos: 李志岩 (Li Zhìyán)/sports.sohu.com.