Return to the top of the road to champions

November 1997, 11, Lidong.

At 45:[-] in the evening, at the No. [-] training ground of the Q city training base, the deep and thick surround sound was ringing in the stadium.

Sitting on a stool beside him, Tao Wei, who was flushed and panting heavily, looked at Yang Xiangle, who was constantly spinning in the field, with a pair of slightly delicate thick eyebrows tightly locked.

At the World Championships at the beginning of the year, Tao Wei, who got tickets, not only won tickets for the national team, but also unexpectedly got a place to accompany him.

After nearly half a month of competition, Yang Xiangle, who broke through the siege, entered the competition quota, while Yao Jiawei and Gao Jian participated in the Winter Olympics as substitutes.

For these teammates, after several years of friendship, Tao Wei can be said to be ignorant, Yang Xiangle is calm, Yao Jiawei is hardworking, and Gao Jian is full of energy.

Tao Wei was not surprised that Yang Xiangle had snatched a place in the competition. To put it bluntly, Yang Xiangle was not a talented player, but Yang Xiangle was extremely steady, taking every step steadily. of myself.

But also because of Yang Xiangle's personality, Yang Xiangle also had obstacles that Tao Wei could not overcome, and he was unable to control the cheerful repertoire.

Fortunately, the repertoire of the competition was chosen by oneself. After research, Ding Min was invited to watch Yang Xiangle's performance carefully. In the end, the repertoire of Yang Xiangle's free skating set was the episode of "Three Sisters of the Song Dynasty" performed by Tao Wei.

After three months of hard work, Yang Xiangle, who has been able to fully grasp the whole piece of music, has surpassed Tao Wei in understanding the whole piece of music, which has to surprise Ma Deming.

When the hour hand pointed to ten o'clock, Ma Deming, who was standing on the sidelines, clapped his hands, "Xiang Le, it's okay."

The music stopped immediately, and Yang Xiangle's heavy breathing could be heard clearly in the empty training ground. Yang Xiangle, who slid to the sidelines and sat next to Tao Wei, grabbed the towel thrown on the stool to wipe the sweat from his head and face.

"How about it?"

A vague question rang in his ears, and Tao Wei, who had adjusted his breathing, pondered for a while, "It's still a connection problem."

With a whimper, he leaned feebly on Gao Jian on the other side, "It's always stuck in the connection."

A hehe laugh came out of Gao Jian's mouth, and he patted Yang Xiangle's wet head, "Young man, work hard, the leader is optimistic about you."

The laughing teasing caused Yang Xiangle to roll his eyes, and threw the damp towel on Gao Jian's face, "You'd better turn off your jumping first."

Yang Xiangle's reminder immediately made Gao Jian twitch. Gao Jian, who muttered about which pot would not be opened and which pot to lift, was also worried. Ring out, jump at least five times out of ten and fall down.

Even Ma Deming didn't understand what the problem was. The players with their own problems made Ma Deming's mouth full of bubbling. Ma Deming, who couldn't urge or increase the amount of training, could only comfort a few players who were also anxious.

Picking up the sportswear that was put aside and putting it on, dragging his tired body, Tao Wei got up and pulled Yang Xiangle who was sitting beside him, "Let's go, go back and rest, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

Before leaving, a few boring team members saw the countdown on the wall, and suddenly felt heavy in their hearts. The Winter Olympics will start in less than two months, but the results of training are still not up to expectations. Don't let the hearts of the few athletes who are preparing to participate in the competition feel heavy.

Walking out of the training ground, Yang Guocheng walked towards him with a slight smile on his face, "Don't rush back, let's go, go to the cafeteria, this winter solstice, we should also eat dumplings in accordance with the solar terms, and try the teacher's craftsmanship by the way .”

Yang Guocheng's relaxed tone and gentle smile made the tired Tao Wei and the others relax unconsciously. Standing among his teammates, under the light, the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes of Yang Guocheng, who was covered with gray hair, grew deeper every year. The eyes full of warmth have not changed.

Walking quickly to Yang Guocheng's side, holding Yang Guocheng's arm, Tao Wei, whose nose was a little sore, grinned brightly, "Teacher, what's the matter?"

Yang Guocheng, who laughed, tapped Tao Wei's forehead, "A bag of meat."

The roar of aww came out from the mouths of several young men, shouting and hugging Yang Guocheng and rushing to the cafeteria. The aroma wafting from the Xiaozao cafeteria caused several people to growl in their stomachs, and they didn't need to be waited on. Oil's all to get started.

Ma Deming, who rushed to the cafeteria after him, saw the obviously relieved brows of the team members at first glance, Ma Deming let out a sigh of relief and laughed, "Slow down, there is an old man here, give me Take a bite."

The laughing ridicule caused a burst of laughter, talking and laughing, a full six pots of dumplings were eaten by several people, they cleaned up neatly, and left with satisfaction and rare ease.

Time flies, and two months are fleeting. On February 1998, 2, the six-month training camp ended. The men's figure skating team headed by Ma Deming left the Q city training base and returned to the national team to rest for three days. , and embarked on a special plane to the Nagano Winter Olympics on February 1.

In the early morning of February 2, the 6-member Chinese delegation, led by team leader Huang Zhong, arrived at the host city of the Winter Olympics, Nagano, Japan.

Nagano is an ancient city in the central part of Honshu Island, Japan, 200 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, with a population of 36.Nagano is located in the volcanic area in the central part of Honshu Island. There are 3000 volcanoes above 13 meters.It is the first time in 26 years that the Winter Olympics will be held in the snow-capped mountains.

Because starting from this session, the Winter Olympics will be officially changed to a four-year session. For this reason, the number of participating countries and regions has reached an unprecedented 72, and the number of athletes has reached more than 2100.

However, these have little to do with Tao Wei. Tao Wei, who arrived early in the morning and immediately entered the Olympic Village, faced the problem of jet lag again. Fortunately, after several exercises, Tao Wei was able to quickly adjust his state.

In one day, Tao Wei, who had regained his energy after adjustment, appeared in front of Ma Deming in good spirits. Looking at Tao Wei who had adjusted his state, Ma Deming, who had dark eyes, smiled, looked Tao Wei up and down, and nodded, "That's right. , look at the schedule."

While talking, he handed Tao Wei a printed white paper, and quickly glanced at it. When he learned that the figure skating men's short program was scheduled for the third day, that is, February 2, Tao Wei nodded, and after confirmation, he re-scheduled Tao Wei, who returned the schedule to Ma Deming, immediately asked about the training ground.

Although the smiling Ma Deming was a little unconvinced, he had to admit that the arrangement of the Olympic Village for the Nagano Winter Olympics was extremely reasonable. Both the training ground and the board and lodging were properly arranged, and even the training ground was divided. It's very good.

Knowing that the training ground is in the Olympic Village, Tao Wei breathed a sigh of relief. After a day of waiting, at 18:[-] pm, the Olympic Games with the theme of "Coexistence of Man and Nature" kicked off on time in Emperor r's passionate declaration.

Standing in the line, waiting for the time to enter the arena, Tao Wei saw Wan Xiaodong, who was wearing a red tracksuit with an excited face, standing beside Shi Yang, trying to keep calm. The eyes turning around revealed a faint commotion and curiosity.

Tao Wei could understand the excitement that came from the bottom of his heart when he participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time. Tao Wei back then was not even as good as Wan Xiaodong at that time.

After waiting for a long time, I finally heard the news that the Chinese team had entered the field. Under the guidance of the staff, a group of people who came to the exit stepped out of the exit under the leadership of the flag bearer.

The deafening cheers of the crowd's attention kept ringing in the ears, and the eyes moved lightly. The familiar voice of the five-star red flag kept flashing in front of my eyes. Tao Wei waved his hand in the direction, and Tao Wei, who was walking slowly, looked at the entire Olympic venue. The main venue overflowing with light was full of grandeur and grandeur.

The opening ceremony, which lasted nearly four hours, was immersed in a joyful atmosphere from beginning to end, and Tao Wei, who was sitting in the athlete's zone, could still feel the excitement from ice and snow lovers for the grand event until he left.

Back in the dormitory, he rubbed his ears. Thinking of today's grand event, Tao Wei felt a little envy in his heart. It wasn't for the city or the hustle and bustle, but for the Olympic event. I don't know when the Winter Olympics will be held. It is the deepest desire in Tao Wei's heart that the torch can descend on the motherland.

Let out a long breath, shake off the envious Tao Wei, take a bath and rest, tomorrow is the official start date of the competition, although there is no Tao Wei's competition, nor Wan Xiaodong's competition, but the training cannot be stopped.

After a good night's sleep, Tao Wei came to the training ground assigned to the Chinese team after breakfast at [-] o'clock in the morning, walked into the gate of the training ground, walked around the semicircular corridor, one left and one right, and two standard ice surfaces appeared in front of him.

Raising his eyebrows, Tao Wei gave a secret praise, and then his eyes fell on the ice rink on the right. The nimble figure and the speeding speed made Tao Wei smile.

Instead of rushing to the ice on the left side for the figure skating team, he came to the right side, walked up to Shi Yang, who was standing on the sidelines, and looked at Wan Xiaodong, who was waving his arms and kicking on the ice, "Xiaodong has an impact!" Possibility of a medal?"

Tao Wei, who watched quietly for a while before asking softly, made Shi Yang happy, and glanced at Tao Wei, "You don't even look at who brother is, if you keep this state, Xiaodong will have no problem with a bronze medal."

Thick self-confidence burst out from Shi Yang's body, and Tao Wei, whose eyes lit up, smiled, but at this time, neither Tao Wei nor Shi Yang would have thought that three days later, neither Wan Xiaodong nor Tao Wei would bear the burden. Overwhelmed by doubts from all sides, at that moment the honest and straightforward Wan Xiaodong walked out of the Olympic Village with eyes full of disbelief and anger, and Wan Xiaodong, who had endured to the limit, wept bitterly for the humiliation engraved in his bones .