Return to the top of the road to champions

At 1996:2 am on February 5, [-], Wan Xiaodong's competition entered the preparation stage. Shi Yang, who was standing next to the head coach of the speed skating team, Chen Fei, made Wan Xiaodong's smile pause slightly. A trace of complexity flashed in the big round eyes, lowered his eyelids, Wan Xiaodong raised his head again and walked in front of Shi Yang.

Gradually approaching the body, subconsciously holding his breath, Shi Yang looked at the face that had been buried in his heart for two years. He had grown up and matured. It attracted Shi Yang's beating heart.

"Brother, you are back."

With a bang, the heart that was beating violently last moment seemed to stop instantly. Looking at the smiles on the whole face and eyes without a trace of smile, the bitterness in his mouth seemed to overflow, Shi Yang let his lips tightly pursed. Fade Chen laughed hahaha, "What's the matter, why doesn't the junior brother who misses me the most stop talking? Didn't he always call and ask?"

The laughing ridicule made the smile on Wan Xiaodong's face deeper and deeper, but that bright smile was like a rusty blunt knife constantly moving back and forth in Shi Yang's heart.

Slowly and forcefully, even with unforgivable resentment, he closed his eyes, and the clever Shi Yang understood everything.

Shi Yang, who twitched the corner of his mouth to barely reveal a smile, walked up to Wan Xiaodong, and stretched out his big hand to land on Wan Xiaodong's head, but the slight move away hurt Shi Yang's heart, and he withdrew his hand without explaining. Shi Yang just looked at Wan Xiaodong fixedly, "Play well."

The gentle and simple four words made Wan Xiaodong, who bowed his head, grit his teeth fiercely, turned around without saying a word and walked to the athlete's warm-up area, stretched his muscles, moved his limbs, and carefully prepared to fall every drop. In a pair of eyes that hide pain.

"Shi Yang, how are you? Are you not leaving this time?"

The low-pitched inquiry in his ears made Shi Yang take a breath, put away all the pain and turned to look at Fade Chen, raising his eyebrows, "Coach, don't plan to accept me, if you don't accept me, I just I can go to the mountains to be a physical education teacher."

The self-deprecating joke provoked a burst of laughter from Fade Chen, and he patted Shi Yang on the shoulder forcefully, "Bastard, I have been waiting for you for two years, and I have read all the information you mailed back. It is indeed different. No wonder you Insist on going abroad..."

While shaking his head and sighing, Fade Chen couldn't help but be delighted as long as he thinks of the stacks of video tapes and bundles of materials. Fade Chen believes that with Shi Yang, the Chinese speed skating team will have a brand new team. future.

At 10 o'clock sharp, Wan Xiaodong, representing China in the 500-meter short-track speed skating, appeared on the stage. Shi Yang, standing on the coach's bench, silently looked at Wan Xiaodong, who was in the third lane. What level of Shi Yang needs to get to know Wan Xiaodong well through this game.

Only in that way, Shi Yang, who could make a more scientific training plan, looked at Wan Xiaodong in the red shirt and black trousers.

At this time, in the auditorium, Geng Erfeng and Wan Yonggui, who had been waiting anxiously for nearly two hours, finally saw Wan Xiaodong wearing the national emblem of the five-star red flag engraved on his chest. It boiled, "Tiger egg, Erfeng, the tiger egg has come out."

"Tiger egg, I'm your third uncle..."

"Tiger egg, tiger egg, look this way, I am your uncle..."

In the northwest, the roar sounded from a place a little far away from the plug was very attractive in the huge venue. Wan Xiaodong, who heard the shout, looked at the young and old in new clothes, and his eyes turned red. Whispering, he doesn't care about those slightly contemptuous eyes, he Wan Xiaodong is a rural child, and Wan Xiaodong is a tiger egg from Dawangtun.

After raising his arms to signal to the folks who stood up in the distance, Wan Xiaodong, who took a deep breath, walked to the side of the track and walked to his own battlefield under the eyes of everyone.

Wan Xiaodong, who can be said to have honed his sword for four years, waited for this opportunity for too long, and Wan Xiaodong sometimes wondered if he would not be able to get on the podium all his life, but at this moment, after all, It still came, whether it was for himself or for the old and young folks from Dawangtun who came here specially, Wan Xiaodong did not allow himself to lose.

When Wan Xiaodong's name finally sounded from the loudspeakers surrounding the audience, he took a step forward and raised his hand to indicate that Wan Xiaodong came to his own track, and time flowed slowly.

When the minute hand points to ten minutes, the slogan of preparation finally sounded. Bending down and kneeling, Wan Xiaodong’s four-year training was about to begin. He silently counted his heartbeats, and the calm Wan Xiaodong raised his shining eyes high. Fighting intent is soaring, at this moment, the battle that is about to start is the battlefield for him to fight hard, and a loud cry from the sidelines is the source of motivation.

The gunshot rang out, and Wan Xiaodong, who rushed out of the track in an instant, grabbed the first place with an arrow from the string. Before the gunpowder smoke cleared in mid-air, Wan Xiaodong had already overwhelmed the turn, with amazing speed and shocking explosive power In the sound of shouting, the audience was attracted.

Playing at home, and still returning to his hometown, in the jubilant venue, the commentary surrounding the audience deliberately pointed out that the first place Wan Xiaodong is from H province. This news made the audience even more excited, beating gongs and drums The sound of shouting and cheering became higher and higher, "Tiger egg, go!"

Amidst the shouts, Wan Xiaodong, who was the first to cross the finish line, got the ticket to the semi-final with an absolute advantage. Slowly slowing down, his undulating chest and forehead were still a little bit of starlight, and Wan Xiaodong had a bright smile on his face. Before leaving, Xiaodong waved again to the young and old in Dawangtun before disappearing from everyone's sight.

And this ice and snow feast completely starring Wan Xiaodong made the audience excited, and also deeply shocked Shi Yang on the sidelines. Shi Yang, who never expected Wan Xiaodong to grow to such an extent, suddenly felt a sudden feeling in his heart. Pride filled his whole heart, but Shi Yang knew that he could not say anything, and even that blessing would not be accepted.

Shi Yang, who just took a deep look at Wan Xiaodong who was surrounded by his teammates and left quietly, did not see Wan Xiaodong's eyes that were shining a moment ago dim for a moment.

Wan Xiaodong's morning game is over, and the semi-final will be at 03:30 in the afternoon. Wan Xiaodong, who changed his sportswear on the skate bed, returned to the athlete zone. Wan Xiaodong, who grinned at Tao Wei who was waiting, did not reveal A trace of sadness, a self-satisfied smile and a unique loud voice provoked a burst of ridicule from his teammates.

Wan Xiaodong, who was laughing and laughing with his teammates around him, did not see the greedy eyes of Shi Yang who had been standing in the coach’s bench. The whole morning passed quickly, and Wan Xiaodong, who represented the Chinese team in the semi-finals again in the afternoon, went forward as always. Once again, he entered the final with an overwhelming score. When the semi-final ended, Wan Xiaodong was already far ahead in the first place.

If there is no accident, Wan Xiaodong's gold medal is firmly established, but both Shi Yang and Chen Fei know that no one can guarantee it until the end. Chen Fei came forward to give Wan Xiaodong psychological counseling. Let Wan Xiaodong try to maintain the current state.

Fortunately, after several years of hard training, although Wan Xiaodong still maintains his original innocence, he is no longer a child after all. He nodded and stayed honestly in the athlete zone with his teammates who did not compete.

At 06:30 in the evening, Tao Wei, who participated in the men's figure skating at the Asian Winter Games, entered the backstage and began to warm up, preparing for his first competition, a short program of 2 minutes and 40 seconds.

The adapted "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" will be used as the track of Tao Wei's short program. Different from participating in international competitions, Tao Wei hopes to bring figure skating to the folks in his hometown through his own performance. .

And Tao Wei, who also took this time as the starting point, knows that this gold medal is too important for him and China's figure skating.

It is precisely because he knows Tao Wei that he hopes to complete his competition more and more satisfactorily. Tao Wei, who is ranked in the second group, warms up hard under the protection of Ma Deming and Yang Guocheng. He stretches his ankles, knees, and hips one by one Muscles and bones are fully mobilized over time.

At [-]:[-], Tao Wei was about to play. Standing in front of the gate, Tao Wei nodded at Ma Deming and Yang Guocheng and rushed out of the gate with a faint smile on his face.

"Tao Wei from the Chinese National Figure Skating Men's Figure Skating Team is also from H Province..."

When Tao Wei was standing in the arena, the surrounding loudspeakers sounded along with the unique local sounds of the old folks in Dawangtun. While raising his hand to signal, Tao Wei, who had a brighter smile on his face, nodded slightly, and the music sounded. But, with a smile on his face.

Tao Wei, who jumped high and high in the rapid sliding, kept his leaping body upright in mid-air. Axel showed it perfectly at 1440 degrees in three weeks. After two years, Tao Wei, who grew up again, was second to none in terms of artistic expression and technology. There has been a significant improvement.

The elegant figure, the jump that perfectly combines strength and beauty is full of masculinity and softness, the clean and steady landing on the ice, and the arms stretched again the moment the ice falls are perfect to the extreme.

Although there are still very few people who know figure skating in China at this time, and although most of the audience present at this time are laymen watching the fun, this does not hinder the support for the people in their hometown. Within 40 minutes and 33 seconds, a set of 8 movements including jumping, spinning, [-] consecutive jumps, and joint spinning, and connecting steps were perfectly presented to the audience and referees present.

Tao Wei, who has an elegant yet vigorous figure, jumps and spins full of power, and even perfectly reproduces the Bellman spin, showing the amazing flexibility of his slender body, brought a visual feast to the folks in the crowd amid bursts of cheers.

Laymen watched the excitement, while experts watched the doorway. Although the audience who did not know figure skating kept cheering and cheering for Tao Wei, those who really knew figure skating were shocked.

Tao Wei's short program is not only perfect in cohesion, but also in terms of content arrangement, originality, and music coordination. It has an infectious expressiveness, a smile that never fades on his face, and even a pair of eyes full of tenderness and comfort. , perfectly showing the freedom, ease, comfort and even softness that the whole song "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" needs to express to more than 5000 audiences.

What shocked the referees was Tao Wei's continuous step, which was novel and had no interesting flaws connected with the spin jump. When he jumped, he was like a soaring eagle, soaring high, and when he landed on the ice, he was like a fish swimming freely in the water. When the short two minutes and 40 seconds of music stopped, the nine referees were silent at the same time.

Especially the eight referees from Europe, the scoring boards in their hands seemed to be so heavy that they couldn't lift them up.

After nearly half an hour of debate, except for the female referee from the Netherlands and the male referee from Japan, the only Asian referee, who insisted on not agreeing to give high scores, Tao Wei finally ended his short program with 65.23 points.

The score was surprisingly low. Tao Wei, who appeared in seventh place, only ranked No.2. This result was expected and unexpected. It would be false to say that he was not disappointed, but Tao Wei knew that at this moment, nothing but waiting There is no other way outside the free skating. Once the referee awards a score, all they can do is protest. Yes, Tao Wei has an absolute advantage in the local battle, but the referee is not local after all. After comforting the angry Ma Deming, he was a little silent Tao Wei changed his skates.

At this time, Tao Wei didn’t know that two years later, at the Nagano Winter Olympics, the same referee from the Netherlands gave Tao Wei an unforgettable humiliation in his life. Let’s not mention the following, [-] people represented their respective countries in the figure skating competition Among the contestants, Tao Wei's final name in the short program remained in second place, nearly three points behind the national champion from country r.

At 08:30 in the evening, the game was completely over. Tao Wei, who was a little stuffy in his chest, smiled and comforted Ma Deming, who was full of gloomy face. After finally persuading Ma Deming, the exhausted Tao Wei went back to his room tossing and turning, unable to sleep, his chest was swollen. Tao Wei, who was in pain, felt as if a nameless fire was burning in his chest, and his heart rose.

At 10:30 in the evening, there was a light knock on the door, and Tao Wei, who sat up suddenly, thought that Yang Guocheng next door ran to the door, squeezed out a smile, and opened the door. , Rong Boyuan in military uniform standing at the door appeared in front of him, and Tao Wei, who subconsciously wanted to close the door, looked at the big hand blocking the door, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

After a stalemate between each other for a while, the frustrated Tao Wei sideways opened the door, walked slowly into the room, took Tao Wei's cold fingers, gently closed the door, and Rong Boyuan, who brought Tao Wei back to the room, gave it a slight push. Tao Wei, Rong Boyuan, who signaled Tao Wei to go to bed not to freeze, made Tao Wei very frustrated by his usual silence.

Tao Wei, who was sitting on the edge of the bed with his head down, made Rong Boyuan feel helpless. After waiting for a long time, Rong Boyuan, who had never defeated Tao Wei, pulled the quilt to wrap Tao Wei, "Uncomfortable?"

The soft inquiry in the ear made Tao Wei's depression that had been pent up in his chest more obvious, and he was silent for a while, nodded and did not say a word.

Rong Boyuan, who knew this would be the case, sat in the stands and waited all day just to watch Tao Wei's match, and for Tao Wei to study all kinds of figure skating scores thoroughly. Rong Boyuan knew that Tao Wei was wronged. Knowing that Tao Wei's score is not normal for his outstanding performance, Rong Boyuan also knows that whether it is a complaint or a protest, what he will get will only be more unfair, especially in the local battle, Tao Wei will definitely suffer.

Silently touched the top of Tao Wei's head, "There will be another time."

The consolation sounded again made Tao Wei smile bitterly, "I know, this is the first time I return to my hometown to participate in a competition, and I don't know when the next time will be, I just want to win the praise of our folks, I know, Europeans look down on us, I also know that they think we can't do it, but Rong Boyuan, do you know that I am no worse than anyone, no matter in terms of technology or artistic performance, I dare to challenge anyone, even if he is the world champion, I am not afraid, I am just not convinced Why, it's been five years, and I've waited for such an opportunity for five years, but today's score is obviously a low score, and I'm panicking."

The more he talked, the more aggrieved Tao Wei knocked on his chest. Although he kept comforting himself, although he had encountered such things, at this moment, Tao Wei was really sad. Five years of sweat and tears, five years of hard work , Five years of hard work may be in vain. How many years did he wait for a battle in his hometown? He just wanted to show his father and fellow villagers. Look at the parents, the second baby is back, and he has returned to the black land as a national athlete. He has given his parents a face.

At this moment, Tao Wei, who was ruthless from the bottom of his heart, slammed his fists hard on his chest, which made Rong Boyuan's heart a little irritable. He grabbed Tao Wei's fists that were pounding on his chest, and tightly hugged those clenched hands, "It's okay." fine......"

Rong Boyuan, who hugged Tao Wei while talking, gradually tightened his arms, and hugged Tao Wei who was a little emotional, but Rong Boyuan thought that Tao Wei was only upset because of injustice, but he didn't know that Tao Wei was actually more It is for the parents who died young.

The tight embrace and the warm body, the strong and gentle heartbeats in the ears gradually calmed Tao Wei's beating heart, slowly closed his tired eyes, and stretched out his arms to hug Rong Boyuan's strong waist for the first time Tao Wei only wanted to rest for a while, and it would be fine after a while.

Quietly telling himself that it would be fine in just a while, Tao Wei leaned silently on Rong Boyuan's chest, letting those big warm hands caress his back. After an unknown amount of time, Tao Wei finally calmed down. Without resisting the tiredness from the bottom of his heart, nor resisting the warm embrace, he lay down in Rong Boyuan's arms and fell into a deep sleep.

Looking down at Tao Wei who was sleeping in his arms, Rong Boyuan, who moved his lower lip, sighed silently, weak countries have no diplomacy, poor countries have no dignity, fair competition is only for strong ones.The weak have no right to speak!Even if it is a local battle, even if it is achieved with all your strength, it may still be disappointing.

The unchanging truth can only be changed slowly. Although anger cannot calm the indignation in the chest, patience and waiting are the only things everyone can do.