Return to the top of the road to champions

Time flies, when there are only [-] days left in the countdown to the Winter Olympics hanging on the wall, the time left for the entire sports center is getting less and less.

The hurried players trained harder and harder, and Tao Wei, who carried the banner of the men's figure skating team, entered the final sprint stage after regaining his form.

Tao Wei, whose repertoire and movements are all set, spends most of his time in the training hall every day. However, as the amount of training continues to increase, Tao Wei's injured lumbar spine also tortures Tao Wei and he can no longer take off the bandages.

But Tao Wei didn't say a word, the training, the desperate training has reached an astonishing [-] hours, a Winter Olympics is like a sharp knife hanging above the head, forcing everyone to keep moving forward.

Getting up after falling down, crying and wiping away the tears, and wiping away the bright red after bleeding, the gold medal has become the deepest and heaviest obsession in everyone's heart.

However, with the advent of the sprint stage, various unavoidable accidents followed. First, Gao Jian accidentally sprained his ankle during training, causing a strained right ankle ligament, and then Yang Xiangle sprained his back. During the training period, he was injured again due to a failed landing on the ice. Tao Wei, whose kneecap first landed on the ground, in order not to injure his lumbar spine again, had his left knee heavily on the ice. The players who had to temporarily stop training made Ma Deming anxious for the whole night Couldn't sleep all night.

Counting Tao Wei and the men's figure skating team, they have already appeared in four patients. Yao Jiawei, the heaviest, missed the Winter Olympics because of a comminuted fracture of his right knee. When Yao Jiawei heard the news, a hard-working Yao Jiawei cried Yes, amidst the heart-piercing cries, the eyes of the teammates standing by the car to see him off were all red.

How cruel it is for an athlete who has dedicated his best youth to figure skating to wait for four years and prepare for four years but can no longer go to the Olympic Games.

Tao Wei, who stood silently by the side of the car and let Yao Jiawei hold his hands tightly, turned his head and couldn't bear to look at the tearful face. To this day, Tao Wei can't forget what Yao Jiawei said before leaving, "Tao Wei, If you want to win the gold medal, you must bring back the gold medal for the figure skating team.”

At that moment, Tao Wei's heart was burning with pain, and Tao Wei, who nodded vigorously, watched Yao Jiawei leave the training base and the national team without saying a word.

It was also from that day on that when Tao Wei returned to the ice rink again, as if he was hanging a boulder in his heart, he burned all his life to train, not for himself but for Yao Jiawei and countless athletes who were full of regrets like Yao Jiawei.

Time flies by day after day. Last month, Ding Min came to Ding Min again to bring two adapted tracks. When Ding Min received a call from Tao Wei, he learned of the free skating and short program tracks selected by Tao Wei. , besides the shock, there was also a faint pain in my heart.

For free skating, Tao Wei chose the song "Light of the Forbidden City" by the famous pianist Yanni at the Beijing concert in [-], and for the short program, he chose an excerpt from Yanni's "Folk Song".

One is melodious and soul-stirring, and the other is heavy with a hint of joy. The two completely different types make Ding Min, who has listened carefully, seem to have touched a trace of the deep obsession in Tao Wei's heart.

Ding Min, who was not in a hurry to apply to the symphony orchestra, recruited several top music producers in China today. When Tao Wei's wonderful performances in several competitions were released, Ding Min asked several producers to participate in the music adaptation.

For a full week, the few people who were buried in the symphony orchestra participated in the adaptation day and night with all their enthusiasm, rehearsals and revisions again and again. In seven days, the music that was finally produced was accepted by Ding. Min went to Sichuan, and Ding Min also stayed.

Standing on the training ground countless times and looking at the burning figure in the field, Ding Min's heart is constantly being impacted. The spirit of fighting for the motherland with every person and every young life deeply affects Ding Min .

On February 2002, 2, the seven-month closed training finally came to an end. After walking out of the training base, the team members, who had suffered for seven months and were exhausted for seven months, boarded the return plane.

A group of young men got on the plane and before the plane took off, deafening snores sounded in the cabin, one after another with a hint of buzzing. It's not that Ma Deming didn't see the surprised eyes of the flight attendant, but who cares, as Coaches, they just want to let these kids sleep for a while.

Shi Yang, who was sitting next to Wan Xiaodong, quietly moved Wan Xiaodong, who was paralyzed on the seat, to his shoulders, and at the same time took off the sneakers on Wan Xiaodong's feet, and a rotten smell emanated from the pair of shoes. Sweaty feet came, but Shi Yang didn't seem to feel it, and just gently called the flight attendant to take the blanket.

Putting Wan Xiaodong's swollen legs on the seat beside him, Wan Xiaodong's frown, which was frowned even in his sleep, finally eased slightly.

"Sir, if you're like this, there's no way to sit in the seat next to you."

Some hesitant voices sounded in Shi Yang's ears. Shi Yang, keeping his upper body still, took out an unoccupied ticket from his pocket and handed it to the flight attendant standing beside him. The clear seat number made the flight attendant slightly startled. Suddenly, he realized that the person in front of him was the flight attendant who bought an extra ticket alone, glanced at Wan Xiaodong, whose eyes were black and blue, said sorry softly, left the blanket and left.

And Shi Yang's actions also reminded Ma Deming and others. The coaches waved to the flight attendants to take all the blankets, and carefully covered the tired players one by one, and occasionally moved the players' limp bodies. .

The journey of more than two hours made the players who could not get enough rest at all eager to get off the plane with their eyes closed, walked out of the airport with big bags as if they were fleeing, got on the bus, and slept all the way back to the national team. The players made the coaches cry again. Worrying is distressing again.

After finally arranging all the training players back to the dormitory, the coaches breathed a sigh of relief, but the players could rest, but Ma Deming and others could not, and various meetings would start immediately.

And Tao Wei, who returned to a familiar environment, slept for a day and a night. When Tao Wei woke up in the morning of the third day, he opened his misty eyes, and he couldn't recover. The severe pain from Tao Wei's waist made him sit up suddenly. Tao Wei snorted softly.

Blinking his eyes, the familiar cabinet frame reminded Tao Wei of the training that had ended. Holding his painful waist, Tao Wei, who was lying down slowly, turned around slowly and lay on the bed facing outward.

The bandage that had been tied around the waist for more than three months was tightened, and the back of the hand, which was somewhat white due to the forceful pulling, was clearly exposed because of the thin and green blood vessels.

Tao Wei, who silently endured this wave of pain, took a long time to catch his breath. Tao Wei, who was dripping with sweat on his forehead, was unable to let go of his fingers. Tao Wei, who could only sleep on his side, had maintained this position for more than three months. , Although there is no examination, Tao Wei knows that there must be something wrong with his lumbar spine, and at the same time, there is a problem with the left kneecap. But at this moment, Tao Wei can't say, at least Tao Wei can't say until the game is over.

After a short three-day break, at 2 o'clock in the morning on February 4, a total of 159 athletes, coaches, logistics support and officials who were preparing to go out rushed to the airport.

Tao Wei, who was dressed in a red tracksuit, saw Rong Boyuan waiting there at the airport. The thin Tao Wei whispered to Ma Deming and walked out of the team. With probing or indifferent eyes, Tao Wei walked up to Rong Boyuan , and took a few steps forward, avoiding everyone's eyes, Tao Wei raised his head and looked at the silent Rong Boyuan.

"Be safe and wait for your return."

The dry words contained worries and deep nostalgia that Rong Boyuan could not express. He lowered his eyes, laughed softly, and nodded slightly, "Okay. Rong Boyuan, pay attention to your own safety."

The big hand that fell on top of the head was so warm that people wanted to get closer. He closed his eyes to block the sudden rising weakness. Tao Wei, who pulled down Rong Boyuan's arm, took a step forward and hugged Rong Boyuan, his body stiffened for a second. Hugging back forcefully, "I will watch your game."

Pressing back the reluctance and also the inexplicable fatigue, Tao Wei nodded, let go of his arms, took a step back, took a deep look at Rong Boyuan, Tao Wei turned around and strode towards the team.

Ten minutes later, the Chinese delegation boarded a special plane to the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, stood at the airport and watched Tao Wei's thin and straight back disappear before his eyes, and watched the white wings flying straight into the sky, Rong Bo Can't come back to God for a long time.

At nine o'clock in the morning on February 2th, 5 o'clock in the morning Beijing time, after more than ten hours of flying, the 12-member Chinese delegation finally arrived at the city where the Winter Olympics will be held, Salt Lake City, USA.

The exhausted Tao Wei quietly tightened the bandage around his waist to relieve the never-ending severe pain. After getting off the plane and directly boarding the bus, the group arrived at the huge Olympic Village.

Because the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics is the first large-scale world sports event after 911/[-], a lot of manpower and material resources have been invested in both the venues and the Olympic Village, and the facilities are complete. The small canteens according to the scores of each country strive to achieve perfection.

Tao Wei doesn't know what other countries feel like, but at least the place assigned to the Chinese delegation is impressive, especially the cafeteria that emits fragrance that attracts people coming and going.

But all of this failed to attract Tao Wei and the athletes around him. The athletes who urgently needed to adjust the jet lag took their room numbers to quickly find their own room to rest and adjust the jet lag.

Tao Wei who opened the door looked at the clean and tidy room, put down the bag in his hand, turned around and untied the backpack that Ma Deming was carrying on his body, "Teacher, hurry up and take a rest, isn't it time to start training in the afternoon."

After rubbing his face vigorously, Ma Deming put down his backpack and patted Tao Wei lightly, "Don't worry about it, take the time to rest."

After finishing speaking, Ma Deming left in a hurry, closed the door, and Tao Wei walked into the bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror. His pale face could not conceal the strong fatigue. Tao Wei's first match , officially started at 12:[-] am Beijing time on the [-]th.

On the same day as Tao Wei, there is also Wan Xiaodong. The two brothers will launch an attack like the final on the same day. Unlike Tao Wei, Tao Wei will play as long as he completes the prescribed actions without making mistakes. But Wan Xiaodong has to break through the barriers.

Taking a deep breath, he walked out of the bathroom, took off his coat, and untied the bandage tied around his waist. Tao Wei took a combat bath with warm water.

Time does not allow Tao Wei to have too many distracting thoughts. Outsiders may not know it, but Tao Wei, who has actually participated in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, clearly knows how many controversies and scandals await everyone in this Winter Olympics.

After calming down and re-tying the bandage, Tao Wei sat on the bed, took out medicated oil and applied it on the kneecap. The red and swollen kneecap had not stopped the pain and swelling since the fall. After applying the good medicine, Tao Wei lay sideways on the bed and grasped it tightly. Time to adjust jet lag.

Tao Wei who didn't know when fell asleep did not open his tired eyes until there was a knock on the door, "Got it."

Tao Wei, who yelled, put his legs on the ground before standing up against the slumped bed, put on his coat, and moved his stiff back enduring the pain.

After everything was ready, Tao Wei, who patted his face vigorously, walked out of the room with a smile on his face.