Return to the top of the road to champions

In the semi-final of the 500-meter short-track speed skating competition in the evening, Wan Xiaodong once again rushed into the final with an absolute advantage.

When the news was sent back to the station, Tao Wei, who had left first, narrowed his eyes with a smile. Tao Wei, who had been waiting at the door early, didn't see Wan Xiaodong, Shi Yang and others returning with them until seven o'clock. Huang Zhong, who had already prepared dinner, They even took out the Lantern Festival sent by the embassy to reward the team members who went out.

The snow-white Lantern Festival was placed in a bowl and brought to the athletes who were going out. Looking down at the Lantern Festival floating gently in the bowl, the smile on Wan Xiaodong's face gradually disappeared, and he stared blankly at the Lantern Festival sunk in the bowl suddenly turned red. It's been seven years, and I haven't spent a holiday at home in seven years. The perennial gatherings and separations are the unspeakable pain in every athlete's heart.

Who doesn't have a home and who doesn't miss their parents and relatives, but for this sportswear and for their beloved sports competition, these young children who left home have been away for seven years. It's not that they don't miss it, but they dare not think about it. Once the tumbling thoughts rush out, it will make a strong heart weak.

Lowering his head, trying to swallow back the blockage in his throat, he picked up a spoon and ate it, "It's delicious, stuffed with sesame seeds."

With his head lowered and his loud voice trembling deliberately, Tao Wei, who was sitting opposite Wan Xiaodong in the quiet cafeteria, didn't raise his head or answer the conversation, just ate the Lantern Festival with hometown taste.

The noise was loud and loud, as if he wanted to use this harsh and impolite voice to cover up the somewhat suppressed sobs.

The oppressive atmosphere and the homesick team members made Huang Zhong, who was standing aside, a little at a loss. Huang Zhong, who kindly wanted to let the nervous team members relax, did not expect to make the team members so depressed.

Although Huang Zhong didn't understand, every coach present did. To be honest, the athletes present, at least, were children who hadn't been home for five years, and a little more were children who hadn't left the national team for seven or eight years. At the gate, a group of children in their 20s sweated and shed tears, hoping nothing more than not to embarrass their parents and fellow villagers.

I came here with the strength in my heart to come to this foreign country, just to fulfill my own dream and let the green years have no regrets.

Sighing secretly, Ma Deming couldn't complain about Huang Zhong's kindness. Ma Deming stood up and slapped his hands a few times, then swept around with a smile, "What's wrong, are you crying? It's ugly. We are all boys and girls, we can’t shed our tears here, as the old saying goes, fat water doesn’t flow into other people’s fields, you can cry if you want, cry when you go home, and you can also water the fields....”

The team members were amused by the jokes with a smile, and some of them blushed. Ma Deming, who laughed haha ​​twice, signaled the coaches to go back to his team members, "Okay, okay, put the tears away." Chacha, it’s okay for you to cry, our captain Huang is going to pee his pants in fear, our national team doesn’t have a peeing mat, any of you who want to contribute your sweaters and trousers hurry up and sign up.”

Huang Zhong, dumbfounded, heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the team members who finally smiled, kicked Ma Deming, and said in agreement, "Yes, yes, you are old, don't be scared."

The self-deprecating ridicule caused bursts of laughter. Huang Zhong, who finally turned the page over, wiped the sweat from his brow, and quietly gave a thumbs up to the smiling Ma Deming, "You are the best boy."

Ma Deming smiled bitterly and shook his head without answering, "Old Huang, you don't understand, it's not easy for us children."

Without further ado, Ma Deming sat down immediately, picked up a bowl and ate the well-intentioned but bad deeds of Lantern Festival.

February 1998, 2, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Tao Wei got up and made his bed and stood quietly in front of the window. The open window brought a hint of cool air and freshness. The white snow in the distance had a rare cleanliness and beauty. Today is the day of free skating, and it is also Tao Wei's struggle It’s been seven years since he won the medal, and today is also the day when Wan Xiaodong will win the gold medal on behalf of the national team. Success or failure depends on one stroke, but no one knows what the result will be.

Tao Wei, who was speechless for a long time, couldn't tell why, but it was time to accept the test, but it was heavy. It has been seven years, and it has been seven years since he took up figure skating for the first time. During the seven years, Tao Wei can proudly say that every step, every drop Sweat is all for my beloved figure skating. Tao Wei can’t even remember how the seven years passed, but the sense of urgency that never slackens for a moment has never left. The urgency that follows everywhere is Tao Wei’s unstoppable motivation It is also a big mountain that is deeply pressed in Tao Wei's heart. To carry the banner of the figure skating team, Tao Wei will not regret it, even if his waist is bent, even if his back is bent, Tao Wei will not regret it.

The beautiful snow-capped mountains are right in front of you, and the ice rink, which represents beauty and ruthlessness, is not far away. Shocking becomes the only thing Tao Wei can do. Closing his eyes, blocking the beautiful scenery in front of him also suppresses the heaviness of this moment.

Taking a deep breath of air-conditioning, Tao Wei let go of the frown that was icy cold in his heart, "Tao Wei, you can do it, you can do it."

In the repeated encouragement from the bottom of his heart over and over again, Tao Wei suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were shining with perseverance, he clenched his fists heavily, turned around and strode away, Tao Wei stepped onto the arena of the decisive battle.

At 1998:2 am on February 12, 9, Wan Xiaodong, who represented the national team in the Winter Olympics, stood on the field in red. An hour later, Tao Wei will hit the figure skating medal list.

The top priority of the two consecutive games, all the athletes and coaches sat in the athlete's zone, waiting for the moment when the results came out.

In tension, time seemed to slow down. Shi Yang, whose muscles were tense, stood on the coach's bench and looked at Wan Xiaodong, who was standing on the second track, trying to relax his tense facial features.

Standing on the left and right sides of the famous American and Japanese players, Wan Xiaodong looked very ordinary standing in the gold medal team of Group A, but those shining eyes made Shi Yang understand what kind of unyielding Wan Xiaodong has in his heart. confidence.

Time flowed slowly, and Wan Xiaodong's name finally came to mind in the surround sound. He took a step forward, and Wan Xiaodong, who raised his hand as a gesture, looked at Shi Yang in the blink of an eye. Confidence, passion and even strong tenacity burst out from Wan Xiaodong's shining eyes.

"Xiaodong come on!"

Amidst the roar from the athletes zone, Wan Xiaodong, who was smiling like a little sun, stood in his own place. Amidst his slowly restrained smile, the whistle of preparation finally came to mind. Enter state.

Counting heartbeats silently, Wan Xiaodong's eyes became brighter and his majestic passion overflowed from his body. As he climbed higher and higher, the gunfire finally rang out. Wan Xiaodong rushed out of the track at the same time as the American teenager standing in the third lane. The flames of war were blazing in his chest, and his menacing gaze was fixed on the track. At the first corner, Wan Xiaodong, who was the first to make a turn, rushed to the first place.

While blocking the clinging opponent behind him, Wan Xiaodong's aura became more and more astonishing, like a whirlwind sweeping across the entire ice surface, Wan Xiaodong's powerful limbs kept waving, the second, third, and fourth corners , Wan Xiaodong, who has always been tightly suppressing his opponent, occupies the first position and will not back down.

Halfway through the race, there was less than one and a half laps left. At this time, the entire arena had become a fight between Wan Xiaodong and the American teenager. An opponent who wanted to be the next one but refused to give up, who surpassed three times but failed three times, showed unwillingness in his eyes. At this time, when there was less than one lap left, Wan Xiaodong's speed increased again, his lips were tightly pressed, his eyes were a little bulging, and Wan Xiaodong roared and rushed to the finish line.

There were bursts of roars, and the shouts and cheers climbed higher and higher, "Xiaodong, come on...."

In the athlete zone, all the coaches and athletes who got up, and Shi Yang standing on the coach's bench waved their arms and shouted. Wan Xiaodong, with red eyes, was the first to cross the finish line, followed by the American teenager Passed second by half an arm's length.

After a brief silence, there was a bang, and deafening cheers erupted from the audience. The first, the first gold medal, Wan Xiaodong ended the 20-year tragedy of short track speed skating in China. Wan Xiaodong broke the short track speed skating. There has been no gold medal in speed skating for 20 years.

With a cry, Shi Yang, who jumped up vigorously, rushed towards Wan Xiaodong, and hugged Wan Xiaodong, who was trembling from excitement and exertion.

"Xiaodong, Xiaodong, you win, you win."

The excited and trembling voice in his ears made Wan Xiaodong, who couldn't believe it at all, grinning stiffly, "Brother, did I win?"

Accompanied by shortness of breath, Wan Xiaodong questioned Shi Yang over and over again, hugged Wan Xiaodong tightly, and with both arms, Shi Yang who directly lifted Wan Xiaodong up laughed loudly.

At this time, Tao Wei, who had already entered the backstage to prepare for the competition, had an irresistible excitement on his face, and even Yang Guocheng and Ma Deming, who were by Tao Wei's side, were laughing from ear to ear.

Gold medal, although the first gold medal was not won by the figure skating team, it is the first gold medal for the entire national team, which means a lot to the entire national team.

Excitement is not enough to describe the mood at this moment. Huang Zhong, who led the team to participate in the competition several times, even had red eyes, and finally ended the predicament of not having a gold medal.

Regardless of the excitement in my heart, less than an hour later, the figure skating men's singles ushered in. This time, Tao Wei and Yang Xiangle, representing the Chinese national team, will compete for medals. later.

I don’t know if it’s because of the excitement or because of this joy. In the deep and heavy music of "The Three Sisters of Song", Yang Xiangle played super long, not only overcame the stuck connection problem, but even perfectly completed 33 consecutive jumps , the whole set of movements was smooth and magnificent, and when Yang Xiangle walked off the ice rink, Ma Deming had already laughed all over his face.

Time passed by, and Tao Wei finally ushered in the free skating of the Nagano Winter Olympics. He took a deep breath, and made a victory gesture to Ma Deming, and Tao Wei entered the stage.

The free skating repertoire, "Entering the New Era" is a repertoire selected by Tao Wei. The magnificent song not only expresses the expectations of the Chinese people for the new era, but also represents that China has entered a new era.

Standing in the field, posing in a good posture, Tao Wei, who signaled the start of the music, glides rapidly amidst the excitement of the opening of the trumpet, with outstretched arms and high head, elegant yet exciting. However, the powerful and exciting jump was thrown high and landed firmly on the ice.

Clean and neat movements, Tao Wei, who has reached the top in terms of height and speed, set off the first superb.

Tao Wei, who completely shielded himself from the triple axel, made this program arrangement with the highest degree of difficulty from the very beginning.

In order to show the magnificence of the whole music even more, Tao Wei showed for the first time the novel gait that would become his signature strength in the future. His feet kept interlacing, and Tao Wei's nimble legs, which slid back quickly, carved a line on the clean ice. The scratches, the complex and novel steps, and the perfect 4t connection made the athletes standing on the sidelines full of astonishment.

Norman, whose eyes were twinkling, looked at the perfectly connected set of steps, a dazzling light popped out of his eyes, new steps?The growing interest drove Norman to keep getting closer and closer.

In the passion of "Entering the New Era", Tao Wei, who stretched his arms and slid back quickly in a hugging posture, was the fourth jumper to appear on the stage, four and a half weeks, the most difficult 4a four and a half jumps, a fast slide and a powerful take-off In the middle, Tao Wei rushed into the mid-air, with a light body, and while spinning rapidly, a pair of earnest eyes fell on Tao Wei who was in mid-air, silently counting the spinning Tao Wei.

540 for one and a half laps, 900 for two and a half laps, 1260 for three and a half weeks, and 1620 for four and a half weeks. Two seconds before falling on the ice, the complete four and a half weeks were completed. The flawed 4a and connection caused the whole venue to burst into cheers.

Especially in the East Stand, the Chinese holding high the five-star red flag waved the five-star red flag in their hands to cheer for Tao Wei, who turned into a Vajra Butterfly. Although they didn't know Tao Wei's name, the bright red five-star on Tao Wei's arm No one can mistake the flag.

"Tao Wei, Tao Wei."

Amid the excitement, the athlete zone took the lead in roaring, and the uniform shouts gradually swept the entire venue. Tao Wei, who became more agile, silently performed a passionate song "Entering the New Era" with body language, which was amazing. When the music The sound gradually fell, and Tao Wei, whose chest was beating violently, took a deep breath.

In the surround sound, the passionate playing of the trumpet accompanied by rapid sliding, Tao Wei jumped high again, 4t-3t-2lo

Appeared, with a bang, the audience was shocked, gasped, and Norman stared blankly at Tao Wei, who was steadily landing on the ice and skating facing east, knelt on one knee and extended his arms to end the whole set of movements in a hugging position.

The convincing performance is over, and the ending is so disappointing and shocking. After a brief silence, the audience stood up and applauded. The applause changed from messy to neat, and the shocked Norman finally recovered. He looked deeply at Tao Wei, whose forehead was covered with sweat and his chest was heaving violently.

I can't help but sigh that Tao Wei's performance completely surpassed technical elements such as jumping and spinning. The classic performance based on sincerity and courage not only conquered the audience but also the athletes and coaches present.

At this moment, with his impressive strength, Tao Wei made all ice and snow lovers remember him, this young man from the East.

Standing up slowly, bowing down to take the curtain call, Tao Wei, who left the ice rink, had just stepped off the ice rink, and was greeted with deafening applause. At this moment, all the athletes and coaches expressed their highest respect for Tao Wei's wonderful performance.

The steps under his feet paused slightly, and Tao Wei, who was smiling, bent down again, expressing his gratitude for the respect, and returned to Ma Deming, his facial features were tense, and the corners of Ma Deming's reddish eyes, who wanted to laugh and cry, revealed the agitation of forbearance, This appearance of Ma Deming made Tao Wei laugh. He stretched out his arms and hugged the coach who had been training him with all his strength in the past and present. His eye circles turned red. Wei's back, "Good, good, good." No words can describe Ma Deming's mood at this moment, except for laughing.

However, no one expected that while the laughter was still lingering in their ears, the accident had already struck. When the men's figure skating free skating competition ended, Tao Wei's results had not been released yet. This made Ma Deming, who had been waiting, look a little ugly. Even the backstage full of athletes was full of discussions.

While waiting anxiously, not far from the backstage, the short track speed skating awards ceremony that just ended is about to begin. When the top three teams were about to receive the awards, the arbitration committee notified the Chinese team leader: due to The Chinese team was disqualified for fouls during the game.The US team in second place, the Japanese team in third place, and the Canadian team in fourth place moved up in order, [-], [-], and [-] respectively.

Wan Xiaodong, who couldn't believe his ears, stared blankly at the dry lips of the translator, and Wan Xiaodong, who moved his lips and wanted to ask questions but couldn't utter a word, turned red instantly, "Why?"

What he got from the dumb inquiry was helpless shaking of his head. Wan Xiaodong, whose brain was buzzing, even stopped his heart. He subconsciously looked at Shi Yang with a livid face, moved his lips, and tears flowed out up.

He closed his eyes, barely suppressed the instant boiling anger in his chest, Shi Yang, who handed Wan Xiaodong over to the assistant coaches, rushed to the arbitration committee together with Huang Zhong and Chen Fei, and immediately appealed, but the Dutch national who was refereeing on the spot The female referee ignored it.And told Huang Zhong that the Chinese team blocked the US team on the track during the game and was sentenced to a foul.

Furious, Shi Yang asked the Dutch referee to watch the video for a follow-up interview, but was still rejected by the persistent referee, and even said something to Shi Yang who appealed with a contemptuous attitude, which Shi Yang will never forget in his life In other words - you Chinese can get a bronze medal is already very good.

With a bang, Shi Yang, whose whole brain was congested, suddenly understood that the other party was referring to the bronze medal won in the women's 1000-meter short track speed skating yesterday. With red eyes, he glared at the contemptuous Dutch referee. The heart seemed to be drenched in a pot of hot oil, and it burned and hurt badly.

Shi Yang, who clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth, could no longer bear the anger in his chest, and lifted the table of the Dutch female referee. Immediately, Shi Yang, who was firmly suppressed by Fade Chen and Huang Zhong, Yang roared with anger, "You don't deserve to be a referee, you don't deserve to be a referee..."

With a roar, Chen Fei and Huang Zhong's eyes turned red, but the matter was not over yet, when Shi Yang flipped the referee's table, Tao Wei also faced the biggest humiliation in his life.

The referee from Japan refused to give Tao Wei a score, and at the same time questioned Tao Wei's competition. Tao Wei, who completely blocked the triple axel, was too difficult to complete the whole set of movements, and the quality of his completion exceeded the current height. The Japanese referee believed that Tao Wei could only take doping.

Once this question was raised, it was immediately approved by the head referee from the Netherlands. If Tao Wei was present at this time, he would have found that the referee for the men's figure skating competition turned out to be the female referee in her 40s from the World Championships.

But at this time, Tao Wei didn't know it, Tao Wei knew that no matter what, he couldn't carry this stain on his body. wash.

The naked humiliation made Ma Deming's eyes red, "Fuck your mother's fart, why? Why do you suspect that Tao Wei is taking doping? You are not capable and others are not capable?"

A deafening roar spewed out from Ma Deming's mouth continuously, and stood up slowly. Tao Wei, who was standing beside Ma Deming, looked at the staff with a solemn face, "I want to file a complaint."

Word by word, the clear and firm words shocked everyone. Ma Deming gritted his teeth while staring blankly at Tao Wei, who had tense facial features, "Go, find Huang Zhong, and file a complaint."

Before the words fell, Ma Deming, who dragged Tao Wei out of the backstage, rushed straight to the arbitration committee in a rage, like a wild horse that had run loose.

Tao Wei, who was standing beside Ma Deming, saw Shi Yang for the first time, his heart skipped a beat, and then his whole heart became cold as if he had fallen into an ice hole.

The appearance of Tao Wei and Ma Deming also completely ignited the anger in Huang Zhong's chest. Huang Zhongyi, who released Shi Yang and handed it to Ma Deming, protested the injustice of the short track speed skating referee and the men's figure skating referee. On the side of the referee who insisted on his own opinion was the weak Chinese team.

Shrugging his shoulders, he signaled that the powerless referee made Tao Wei cold. He stared fixedly at the referees standing in a row. Tao Wei, who lowered his eyes, spoke out for the first time, agreeing to do a doping test.

As soon as the words fell, Ma Deming, whose eyes were red, looked at Tao Wei in disbelief, "Tao Wei."

The whispered whisper made Tao Wei, who lowered his eyes, say nothing, but the two hands hanging by his sides were pale from clenching tightly. A weak country has no diplomacy, and a poor country has no dignity.Fair play is only for strong players.The weak have no right to speak!