Return to the top of the road to champions

June 2001, 5, at three o'clock in the afternoon.

The flight from the United States to China landed at the Capital International Airport on time, and Wan Xiaodong, who was sitting in his seat waiting for the final disembarkation, did not hide his deep yearning on his tired face.

A year ago, at the Short Track Speed ​​Skating World Championships, Wan Xiaodong, who represented China in two rounds, was unable to stand up after the competition. before.

The right ankle ligament was torn and the meniscus was ruptured at the same time. The two injuries undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to athletes, which made Shi Yang pale at the time.

Although he didn't understand what the doctor meant, Wan Xiaodong was not stupid, and he wouldn't fail to understand the expressions of Fade Chen and Shi Yang that seemed to be thundering.

Wan Xiaodong, who pursed his lips tightly, looked at Shi Yang and then at Chen Fei, and then his eyes fell on the black-haired doctor. Wan Xiaodong, who was extremely calm, only asked, "Can I still skate?" ?”

This sentence made Shi Yang's heart tremble fiercely. He looked down at Wan Xiaodong with a calm face. Shi Yang closed his eyes, handed Wan Xiaodong to Fade Chen, turned around and left the medical office, and walked directly to the corridor. The call was made to the United States, and Shi Yang, who found Anderson directly, relayed Wan Xiaodong's situation in detail.

Begging Anderson to find the doctor who operated on Will, on the third day, Shi Yang boarded the plane to the United States with Wan Xiaodong on his back.

In one year, Wan Xiaodong underwent three surgeries, which repaired Wan Xiaodong’s torn ligament and meniscus. After nearly ten months of rehabilitation training, Wan Xiaodong finally recovered. When the doctor announced that Wan Xiaodong When Xiaodong could return to his motherland and return to the ice rink, Wan Xiaodong grinned happily, but Shi Yang, whose thin eye sockets were sunken, almost didn't shed tears.

Shi Yang, who was not in a hurry to return to China, took Wan Xiaodong to find Anderson again. After two months of basic training, Wan Xiaodong's performance was worrying. Although his grades declined rapidly and his feet that had not been on the ice for a year and a half passed After two months of training, he has found a feeling, but Anderson also told Shi Yang in private that it will take at least one and a half to two years for Wan Xiaodong to regain his peak state.

The silent Shi Yang knew in his heart that Anderson's expectations were very conservative, but whenever he looked at Wan Xiaodong who was holding the calendar and counting the 02 Winter Olympics, Shi Yang would feel a dull pain.

Shi Yang, who had been silent for two days, once again saw Wan Xiaodong holding the calendar, held down Wan Xiaodong's hand, and softly told Wan Xiaodong about Anderson's conclusion. At that moment, Wan Xiaodong was completely stupid. Alright, two years?

Wan Xiaodong, who kept shaking his head, didn't believe it. He pushed Shi Yang away and found Anderson. When Anderson, who was sure, told Wan Xiaodong that Wan Xiaodong really couldn't recover to his best condition in a short time, Wan Xiaodong completely lost consciousness.

Wan Xiaodong, who had been depressed for a week, stopped training and refused to go on the ice. Just when Shi Yang was frothing, Tao Wei called the United States.

What Tao Wei said, Shi Yang didn't know what Tao Wei said, but only knew that Wan Xiaodong, who was stubborn with his lips pursed, dropped the phone fiercely, picked up his skates and ran to the training ground.

In a month, Wan Xiaodong, who was neither black nor white, was exhausted countless times on the ice rink. When he saw lying on the ice surface panting heavily but still kept supporting his body to get up again and again, Shi Yang knew, He was wrong, wrong in giving up lightly and underestimating Wan Xiaodong's stubbornness.

At that time, Shi Yang found Anderson again, asked for a complete training plan and booked a return ticket.

After waiting for a day, Shi Yang and Wan Xiaodong packed their luggage and set foot on the class to fly to the motherland. After more than ten hours, the plane finally landed.

"Xiaodong, let's go."

Shi Yang, who carried the two backpacks on his back, pulled up Wan Xiaodong, who was sitting on the seat with a tired face, and Wan Xiaodong, who stood up along with the pull, smiled at Shi Yang, took Shi Yang and hung it on his chest. With the backpacks in front of them on their backs, they stepped off the plane one after the other.

Walking out of the airport slowly, Wan Xiaodong saw Tao Wei waiting at the exit at a glance. The undisguised anxiety and surprise in Tao Wei's eyes made Wan Xiaodong grin widely.

Taking a few steps, he ran up to Tao Wei and hugged Tao Wei, frowning slightly, Tao Wei held back the pain from his waist and patted Wan Xiaodong, "Okay, it's ugly, let me see if it's changed. ?”

While talking, Tao Wei took a step back pretending to be inadvertent, looked Wan Xiaodong up and down, and still had those clear eyes and that innocent smile, but Tao Wei knew that Wan Xiaodong was different, the clear eyes With thoughts in his eyes, Tao Wei sighed secretly and pulled Wan Xiaodong to look at Shi Yang.

Although there was a smile in the thin and deep eyes of Shi Yang, there was also deep worry. Tao Wei, who pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled, reached out to take the backpacks of the two of them, but Shi Yang strayed away.

Shi Yang, who looked at Tao Wei for a long time, did not ignore Tao Wei's impatient expression at the moment Wan Xiaodong hugged Tao Wei. Although he didn't know where Tao Wei was injured, Shi Yang knew that Tao Wei must be injured, and felt helpless. Shi Yang looked at this pair of suffering brothers and sisters, and felt heavy in his heart.

Shi Yang didn't say much, just smiled, "Let's go."

After speaking, Shi Yang, carrying the luggage, strode out, while Tao Wei, who was pulling Wan Xiaodong, followed slowly behind.

Take a taxi back directly to the national team, and send the two of them back to the dormitory. Tao Wei left again without stopping, holding his waist and walking downstairs slowly. Tao Wei saw the jeep waiting downstairs just as he walked downstairs .

Opening the car door and looking at Rong Boyuan in the car who was still in his training uniform, Tao Wei was a little helpless, "I can go by myself. Didn't you say that I have a mission this afternoon?"

Tao Wei, who was slowly getting into the car while talking along Rong Boyuan, turned pale because of the series of tossing. Tao Wei, who accidentally sprained his lumbar spine in training last week because he dodged Geng Feifei, the new female player of the women's team, had already After the training was stopped, no one thought that the newcomer Geng Feifei would suddenly run to the ice surface and ask Tao Wei for guidance just for a visit to the training.

To be honest, at that moment, Tao Wei was unwilling, but he couldn't stand the women's team coach's persistent persuasion, plus Ma Deming was out for a meeting and no one stopped Geng Feifei, who suddenly ran onto the ice by herself, and was leading Yang Xiangle to do something. Tao Wei, 33, fell heavily on the ice in order to avoid Geng Feifei who jumped out suddenly.

Even Geng Feifei's screams could not be concealed by the clear and crisp sound, which frightened everyone. Gao Jian, who had the most fiery temper, immediately pushed Geng Feifei away with his face flushed.

I don't know where Tao Wei was injured, no one dared to move, they just stepped forward and surrounded Tao Wei. Yang Xiangle even asked Li Min, the new coach of the women's team, to take the players away, and then called to make a call. Call, run out to lead the way.

After a busy meal, all the team members except Yang Xiangle and Gao Jian followed the ambulance, and the rest of the teammates took a taxi and went to the hospital. When Ma Deming, who was taking the coach to the meeting, received the news and rushed to the hospital, the result was Tao The only lumbar dislocation.

Ma Deming, who turned pale in an instant, dug up the women's team from the head coach to the assistants, and seriously warned the women's team members that no one is allowed to enter the men's team training ground.

At that moment, Ma Deming was red-eyed, but the dissatisfied eyes and defensive actions of the men's team members made all the coaches of the women's team extremely embarrassed. Everyone could understand Ma Deming's anger. After all, Tao, who carried the whole men's figure skating banner Wei is too important for the men's team, and Tao Wei is still a favorite to win the Winter Olympics next year.

Tao Wei, who won two gold medals in the World Championships for two consecutive years, is a favorite for the entire ice center, not to mention the men's team. The head coach of the women's team apologized again and took Geng Feifei's coach Li Min left the hospital.

However, Tao Wei, who stayed in the hospital, was faced with a dilemma. He underwent surgery to restore the dislocated lumbar spine, and massage slowly pushed the lumbar back. I can't move, and there is still a six-month rehabilitation period. In this way, it will be difficult to get back into shape when preparing for next year's Winter Olympics. But if Tao Wei doesn't undergo surgery, although Tao Wei's lumbar spine can be pushed back, but There will be hidden dangers.

To put it bluntly, once Tao Wei's lumbar spine has this situation again, what awaits Tao Wei will be a lumbar fracture. At that time, Tao Wei's injury will be more serious.

Ma Deming, who was in a dilemma, and the leaders of the center were all silent. After thinking carefully, Tao Wei found Ma Deming and chose not to undergo surgery for the time being. But the original intention of choosing not to undergo surgery is for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City next year.

Tao Wei, who carried the men's figure skating team, assumed all the responsibilities. The gold medal in the World Championships for two consecutive years has pushed Tao Wei to the forefront. It can be said that everyone hopes to put all their hopes on Tao Wei. Tao Wei knows this How important this responsibility is to the national team for the ice center that has not had a Winter Olympic gold medal so far, and it is Tao Wei who knows his responsibility and chooses to refuse the operation.

After relaying Tao Wei's choice to the leader, Ma Deming returned to the office and sat for a whole night. Early the next morning, Ma Deming, who left the national team, called Zhang Guoqin and used his relationship to find the best Chinese medicine masseur. Zhang Guoqin, who flew to the capital early the next morning after receiving the news, not only arrived by himself, but also brought an old Chinese doctor who is very famous in the Northeast.

Zhang Guoqin, who rushed to Beijing, saw Tao Wei and Rong Boyuan in the hospital. The silent Rong Boyuan just nodded slightly before getting up and leaving the ward, but Zhang Guoqin was secretly surprised by that memorable face, but At that moment, Zhang Guoqin was not in the mood to explore the reason why Rong Boyuan appeared.

Zhang Guoqin, who just patted Tao Wei's head, turned around and asked Xin Jianping, an old Chinese doctor, to check Tao Wei's injuries. Mr. Xin, who was in the middle of Jinsuo's eyebrows, made Zhang Guoqin's heart sink. When he walked out of the ward, Mr. Xin told Zhang Guoqin truthfully that he could massage, but it was not good for the patient. It is undoubtedly a kind of torture pain.

Mr. Xin was worried that Tao Wei would not be able to bear the pain, so he hesitated for a while. Zhang Guoqin still asked Tao Wei for advice. The calm Tao Wei smiled, and just asked Zhang Guoqin to arrange a time as soon as possible.

And today, the day Wan Xiaodong came back, Tao Wei, who had done a systematic inspection again, will officially accept the massage started by Mr. Xin who enjoys the closeness of the state.

Tao Wei, dressed in blue sportswear, walked into the physiotherapy room of the hospital and saw Xin Jianping, who was carefully confirming with the film, and Zhang Guoqin and Ma Deming, who were waiting for another visit.

Tao Wei smiled and told Zhang Guoqin that Wan Xiaodong was back. Zhang Guoqin, who was delighted, was worried that Tao Wei would miss Wan Xiaodong again. During Wan Xiaodong's recovery in the United States, Zhang Guoqin and Zhang Guodong had three major operations. When the two siblings were in Wan Xiaodong's operation, they rushed over without stopping once three times. Although they were able to stay for a short time because of their work relationship, neither Zhang Guoqin nor Zhang Guodong felt at ease about Wan Xiaodong who was alone.

Fortunately, Wan Xiaodong's operation was successful, which made Zhang Guoqin and Zhang Guodong, who were hiding from Geng Erfeng, feel better. This time Tao Wei was injured and Zhang Guoqin arrived again, making the warm current in Tao Wei's heart never stop flowing.

"Little Tao, are you ready?"

When Tao Wei and Zhang Guoqin finished explaining in a low voice and stood in front of Xin Jianping, Xin Jianping questioned with some hesitation, making Tao Wei smile, "Grandpa Xin, come on."

The mere five words seem to be an extremely common thing, but both Xin Jianping and Ma Deming know that Tao Wei's calmness is based on that perseverance.

Taking a deep breath, Xin Jianping nodded and motioned Tao Wei to take off his coat. With a slight smile, Tao Wei took off his outer sportswear, and lay on the bed naked wearing only sports shorts.

Xin Jianping, who poured out the medicated wine and rubbed his hands to warm them, landed on Tao Wei's dislocated lumbar spine with his white but calloused hands. The waist covered with medicated oil was slowly warmed by rubbing, but those big hands also began to turn from light to heavy.

Silently lying on the bed, Tao Wei, who was holding the side of the bed with both hands, gradually tightened his hands with Xin Jianping's powerful big hands. After 10 minutes, Xin Jianping, who had thoroughly rubbed the medicated oil, put more force on his hands, pressing the fingers on the dislocated lumbar spine to let Tao Wei His face turned pale from the pain, and the hand that was holding on to the side of the bed turned white from the strain.

The slight crisp sound kept ringing in everyone's ears, and Tao Wei, who could clearly feel the lumbar spine moving back little by little, was already in pain, his eyes were bloodshot, and Tao Wei, who was biting his teeth, put all his sharp teeth together. The screams and grunts were all blocked by the tightly closed lips.

Sweat trickled down Xin Jianping's forehead and also trickled down Tao Wei's cheeks. With the sweat dripping down, Tao Wei tried his best to divert the nerves tightly locked in his waist, thinking about music for a while and thinking about actions for a while. Thinking about Xiaodong for a while, in the messy thoughts, the torture-like massage finally ended after an hour.

Tao Wei, whose upper body was covered with a layer of sweat, let out a breath, his pale face, red eyes, and teeth that were aching and numb.

Tao Wei took Rong Boyuan's arm and shook his head weakly, "Help me up."

With a hoarse voice, Tao Wei, who was slowly being lifted up, took the towel and wiped the sweat off his face, letting Rong Boyuan put the vest on his body, let out a long breath, Tao Wei raised his head and looked at Xin Jianping, "Xin Jianping Grandpa, thank you."

The pale smile on Tao Wei's face gave Xin Jianping a hint of admiration. When he first saw Tao Wei's film, Xin Jianping didn't really want to take over. One was Tao Wei's status as a national athlete, and the other was Tao Wei In Xin Jianping's view, Tao Wei, who became famous at a young age, could not bear this kind of pain. However, what Xin Jianping did not expect was that the young Tao Wei not only chose but also endured it.

Xin Jianping smiled and touched the top of Tao Wei's wet head, took a bandage and tied it around Tao Wei's waist. After fixing it, Xin Jianping stood up and looked at Tao Wei, "Little Tao, it's best to stop the training, at least one stop within a month."

The smiling Tao Wei hadn't spoken yet, Ma Deming nodded first, "Old Xin, don't worry, I'll look at him."

The helpless Tao Wei nodded, agreeing, and from this day on, Tao Wei began a month of massage. When Tao Wei's misaligned lumbar spine was finally pushed back to its original position after a month, it was already about to enter July. , and the national team is about to start preparing for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

On July 2001, 7, Tao Wei, who rested for half a month after the massage, boarded a flight to Sichuan accompanied by Yang Guocheng. At the Sichuan training base, due to injuries, Tao Wei was suppressed by Ma Deming, and he rested for half a month. Yang Guocheng watched, Tao Wei didn't go on the ice for a day, and Tao Wei, who even stopped basic training, knew the teacher It was for his own good, but Tao Wei was still secretly anxious.

After all, for figure skaters, the waist is very important. Tao Wei has not been on the ice for the past two months. Tao Wei must regain his senses as soon as possible. took the flight to Sichuan.

After traveling by plane and car, Tao Wei finally arrived at the base at 16:[-] pm on the [-]th, and his steps were much lighter. Such Tao Wei made Yang Guocheng laugh.

And when Tao Wei arrived at the training base, Wan Xiaodong, who was also training at the Sichuan training base, got into a stalemate with Shi Yang because he was strapped with a weight bag.

Wan Xiaodong, who has never been able to recover, has been unable to improve his declining performance for more than half a month, which makes Wan Xiaodong's mouth full of bubbles. Xiaodong's performance has dropped from the first place in the short track speed skating team to the bottom. This result is unacceptable to Wan Xiaodong.

Because of his absence from this year's World Championships, Wan Xiaodong must participate in the selection competition held in November if he wants to participate in the Winter Olympics. If he can't get the ticket for the Winter Olympics, Wan Xiaodong will miss the 02 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics .

Calculating the time, Wan Xiaodong, who only had more than three months, couldn't wait any longer, so he took out the weight bag that he hadn't had for a long time and tied it to his legs.

Wan Xiaodong, who put on the weight bag, made Shi Yang's face sink. He pulled Wan Xiaodong's arm and dragged him directly to the lounge, where he was forced to sit down. The bag appeared in front of Shi Yang's eyes, and Shi Yang, who was red-eyed, gave Wan Xiaodong a hard look, and stretched out his hand to tear off the weight bag.

Shi Yang's actions made Wan Xiaodong anxious, he grabbed Shi Yang's hands, "Brother, what are you doing?"

Wan Xiaodong, who was yelling anxiously, made Shi Yang choked with anger. He shook off Wan Xiaodong's hands, and got up with a huff, "What are you doing, what do you think I am doing? Don't you think about it? Put on the weight, Can you go now? You don't want your leg? I told you, don't worry..."

Before Shi Yang finished speaking, Wan Xiaodong jumped up, "No hurry, no hurry, can I not hurry? There are less than four months until the selection competition. If my grades don't improve, I won't be able to." Participating in the Winter Olympics...."

"Fuck the Winter Olympics, your legs are more important than the Winter Olympics."

Anxious Shi Yang yelled and interrupted Wan Xiaodong's rebuttal, Wan Xiaodong blushed, his eyes were red and his neck was stuck, "The Winter Olympics is important, I have been training for 12 years, I just want to win the Winter Olympics What’s wrong with the gold medal in the competition? I’ve been waiting for year after year, four years, and I’m already 21. There are still a few Winter Olympics for me to participate in. If I can’t participate in the Winter Olympics this time, I want this pair What's the use of the legs, it's better to just use them up..."

There was a crisp sound of "pa", before Wan Xiaodong finished speaking, Shi Yang slapped Wan Xiaodong hard on the face, and the red-eyed Shi Yang pointed with trembling fingers. Looking at Wan Xiaodong, "What are you talking about? Ah, what are you talking about?"

Wan Xiaodong, who was stunned by Shi Yang's slap, immediately blushed, "The Winter Olympics are important, and the Winter Olympics are important."

Wan Xiaodong, who roared twice, pushed Shi Yang away and ran out of the rest room. Wan Xiaodong rushed out of the training hall, making Shi Yang feel powerless, and sat down on the stool. Shi Yang covered his face with trembling hands. blocked the cheeks.

Others don't know, but Shi Yang, who has been by Wan Xiaodong's side all the time, can't know. Although Wan Xiaodong's operation was successful, he must not be injured again during the long recovery period, especially the meniscus. Once the meniscus reappears Breaking, waiting for Wan Xiaodong will be a long, long life in a wheelchair, and Wan Xiaodong's chief surgeon once seriously warned Shi Yang that if Wan Xiaodong happened to that kind of situation, it might endanger Wan Xiaodong's life, and he dared not for a moment. Shi Yang, who had forgotten, would always be terrified like a bayonet twirled in his heart every time he thought of it.

But now, things are no longer under control. Shi Yang can see very clearly that Wan Xiaodong will not give up skating and will not give up fighting, but this kind of fighting is at the cost of Wan Xiaodong's life, Shi Yang can't bear it. Reluctant to give up, the dilemma made Shi Yang's chest seem to have a fire burning continuously.

And Wan Xiaodong, who rushed out of the training hall, wiped away the tears that were accidentally squeezed out of his eyes, and felt extremely uncomfortable. Wan Xiaodong felt that no one could understand him, but Shi Yang couldn't, and now even Shi Yang didn't understand what he meant. The love of skating made Wan Xiaodong's heart burn with pain.

I don't know how long it took, Wan Xiaodong, who was still depressed after going around and around, came to the No. [-] training hall. At this time, because the training was over, there was no daytime hustle and bustle in the quiet training hall. Standing in front of the ice rink, looking at the crystal clear ice, Wan Xiaodong's eyes turned red. He loves skating, not for anyone but for his true love. An athlete pursues an Olympic gold medal all his life. He is right.

Wan Xiaodong, who pursed his lips tightly, found his own skates in the training hall, touched the pair of azure blue skates, the sharp ice blades gleamed under the light, and the dazzling light was so deep Wan Xiaodong was deeply attracted.

Putting on his skates, standing on the ice, and skating to the starting point, Wan Xiaodong bent his knees and looked straight ahead, "Get ready."

Under the low slogan, Wan Xiaodong moved his lips, simulating the sound of gunfire, and rushed out of the track with a "bang."