[Short track speed skating] From academic master to Winter Olympic champion

Although Gu Ran has a lot of inner drama, he has already directed and acted in his heart a tragic drama in which "1000 meters exhausted his energy, 500 meters was overtaken by Chi Lang on a curve, and finally he regretted losing and was mocked by Chi Lang".

But Xu Qing was very calm: "Why are you frowning?"

Gu Ran said: "This schedule is very unfriendly to me."

Xu Qing shrugged: "But you can't change it, can you?"

Gu Ran pouted, like a wronged child: "I don't know if the organizing committee is targeting me. Last time it changed the age group and physical fitness test. This time it's the competition schedule again."

Xu Qing thought he was cute like this, and couldn't help reaching out and rubbing his head: "Aiming at you, what good will it do for the organizing committee?"

"That's my bad luck."

"Think about it from another angle, if it weren't for the age group adjustment, you wouldn't have met an opponent like Chi Lang."

Xu Qing glanced at him and asked, "Now when you look back, do you still think the physical fitness test is difficult?"

Gu Ran showed a gritted smile: "After your 5000-meter torment, the amount of exercise in the physical fitness test is almost the same as a warm-up."

"That's right, I think you are very lucky, including this adjustment of the schedule. No matter what the game is, the schedule is not fixed. You can't change the schedule, you can only adapt yourself."

Gu Ran nodded perfunctorily: "Aren't I just... complaining?"

Xu Qing went on to say: "If you feel that you can't cope with two games with all your strength in a short period of time, then you have to make a choice. If you are not willing to give up any game, then you have to make yourself better. powerful."

Gu Ran nodded: "I understand."

With Gu Ran's strength, no matter whether it is 500 meters or 1000 meters, there is no problem in passing the quarter-finals of the preliminaries.

For the rest of the time, he also watched the games of several other groups on the sidelines, especially Chi Lang's group.

I have to admit that after not seeing him for a month and a half, Chi Lang became stronger again.Especially in his main event of 1000 meters, he slipped down in two games, and he could leave his opponent far behind with almost no effort.

During the 1000m semi-final inspection, Gu Ran was a little hesitant.He remembered what Xu Qing said before.

"If you are not sure that you can handle two games in a short period of time, you have to make a trade-off."

Should he make a trade-off, give up 1000 meters, and save his energy for the next 500 meters.

At this time, someone patted him on the shoulder from behind.

Gu Ran looked back, and it turned out to be Chi Lang.

The other party still looked very attractive: "Unfortunately, I didn't get in the same group as you in the semi-finals."

"What's the pity?"

"If you don't make it to the final, don't I have no chance to beat you in the 1000m?"

This is a naked provocation from Chi Lang, and Gu Ran glared at him: "Take care of yourself first."

"What are you worried about?"

Gu Ran pointed at the field with her chin: "Your group is starting to enter the field. If you abstain from voting, you will be deducted group points and you will be fined."

Chi Lang turned and left, while Gu Ran stood at the door of the inspection room and watched the semi-finals.

As soon as Chi Lang came on stage, there was a lot of exclamation on the field, and the fans shouted his name one after another.

This was a semi-final with no suspense. Chi Lang firmly won the first place in the group. The competition among the remaining three was fierce.

Observing opponents is also a kind of learning. Gu Ran paid special attention to how Chi Lang distributed his physical energy during the entire nine laps of skating.

I don't know if Chi Lang is too confident, or this is his personal style.There was no rhythm change at all during the whole game, just rushing forward indomitably.

His progress is reflected in his physical fitness, and his personal skills and handling of details are not much different from the last game.

The corners of Gu Ran's lips turned upwards. If that's the case, why didn't he enter the finals to compete with him.

The first group of games is over, and the second group of games will follow.

Putting on the equipment and stepping on the ice, Gu Ran's thinking about preserving strength, weighing the pros and cons, and making trade-offs were all forgotten.

He wants to enter the final now, to compete with Chi Lang.

Now that he had made up his mind, Gu Ran recalled in his mind the results of his three opponents in the quarter-finals, as well as their state during the game, as well as their personal characteristics.

The first one is Gu Ran.

The second contestant is from province R. If Gu Ran remembers correctly, he ranked fourth in the quarter-finals with a time of 1:38.But Gu Ran could tell that he had put his strength into the game.

The runners in the third track, the quarter-final score was 1:38. Quite average.

In the fourth track, the player in front fouled and canceled the score. He made up for it and didn't even slip into 1 minute and 40 seconds.

At this time, Gu Ran already had a rough plan in mind.

The moment he heard the starting gun, he rushed out, and when entering the first corner, he quickly cut in, seized the first position and began to lead the slide.

For the next four laps, Gu Ran didn't spare any effort, how fast, how fast she slid, and quickly opened up the distance from the other three.

By the sixth lap, he was half a lap ahead of the runner-up.

At this time, his physical fitness began to decline.

With three laps left in the race, Gu Ran's speed slowed down visibly.Surprisingly, the person ranked second didn't want to chase him, but firmly stood in the inner circle, preventing the two behind him from catching up.

In this way, Gu Ran successfully won the No.1 of this group and entered the final.

Xu Qing watched from the sidelines and shook his head repeatedly. Director Wang glanced at him sideways, but saw him showing a half-smile expression, and couldn't figure out whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied with Gu Ran's performance for a moment.

Director Wang said pessimistically: "Xiao Gu's physical fitness is still a bit weak in skating 1000 meters. At this speed, it may be a bit difficult to win Chi Lang in the final."

But Xu Qing said: "Then let Chi Lang win once, what does it matter, he will win back sooner or later."

"what?"

Xu Qing also said: "With this brain, he is really suitable for short track speed skating, and most people can't beat him."

"what?"

Director Wang was a little confused. From a professional point of view, he felt that Gu Ran's performance was mediocre, mainly because his physical strength could not keep up.Fortunately, the other three were not very strong, and Gu Ran finally won the first place in the group.

At this time, Gu Ran had already come to the sidelines.Xu Qing pointed to the big screen and said with a smile: "Your score is placed in the first group and can only be ranked third."

Gu Ran chuckled twice: "If I were in the first group, I wouldn't be so skating."

Xu Qing suddenly reached out, put his arms around his neck, and forcibly pulled him in front of him. Through the anti-collision wall cushion on the sidelines of the field, he asked in his ear: "What do you think, let Provincial R That number 63 volunteered to support you."

Gu Ran raised her eyebrows: "Did you see it?"

Xu Qing gave him a "no nonsense" look: "I want to hear from you."

Gu Ran analyzed her thoughts with him step by step. "I have observed everyone who entered the semifinals. The strength of No. 113 is considered the weakest. No. 63 and No. 74 should be similar to me. All three of us have a chance to enter the final."

"The two of them chose to maintain their speed in the early stage and exert their strength in the back. I was just the opposite. By the last three laps, I had opened up half a lap distance from them. Even if I slowed down, the two of them would not come to chase me. And It is to compete for the only remaining place to advance."

"Especially No. 63. He has been keeping his strength. It should be because he wants to fight for a good ranking in the final. So he ranked second. First, he will choose to block his position and not give the next No. 74 a chance. This is more exhausting than physical exertion." It’s more cost-effective to come after me.”

Director Wang suddenly realized: "So, the overall performance of your group is not as good as the previous group, because you deliberately controlled the rhythm of the game."

Xu Qing asked him: "Chi Lang won't give you a chance to play tricks if you entered the final."

Gu Ran shrugged indifferently: "The big deal is to fight him."

In the next 500-meter semi-finals, Gu Ran won the first place in the group easily, which he himself did not expect.

When he returned to the hotel at night, he had been thinking about it.

Before, Xu Qing asked him to run 5000 meters a day for a week.

Gao Ziyi asked him if he felt different from before.

At that time, Gu Ran really didn't feel anything, but now he does.

He skated 1000 meters first. Although he had some reservations, he really rushed 500 meters ahead.Later, I participated in a 500-meter semi-final, and I didn't feel like I was exhausted and fell to the ground.

This shows that Xu Qing's physical training for him for a week is effective.

This gave him great confidence. In tomorrow's two finals, he will have a good comparison with Chi Lang.

As usual, Song Zhixin and Cheng Sen came to the scene on the last competition day, and they will decide the champion, runner-up and third place this morning for the several events they will inspect.

Song Zhixin asked Cheng Sen: "Which player should we focus on this time?"

Cheng Sen replied, "Gu Ran."

"Oh, I remember, the kid in Province J is not yet 14 years old."

Cheng Sen said: "In this age group, there are not many players under the age of 15. He is the youngest one. He has practiced short track speed skating for less than a year, and he can still achieve such results, which is enough to show his talent and strength. "

Song Zhixin said in surprise, "Director Cheng, it's not easy to hear such an evaluation from you."

Cheng Sen added: "He is not without flaws."

"what?"

Cheng Sen smiled: "There are quite a lot of them. Poor physical fitness, small size, and average skills... But the flaws are not hidden, and these can be solved."

Song Zhixin asked again: "Are there any shortcomings that cannot be solved?"

Cheng Sen replied affirmatively: "Yes!"

In the ice rink, the players participating in the 1000-meter final have entered the arena.

When the referee ordered them to walk to the starting line, Chi Lang suddenly leaned into Gu Ran's ear and said something, and Gu Ran glared at him through the goggles.

This small interaction between the two people was all seen by the audience.

"Although I couldn't hear what Chi Lang said, I could tell from their expressions that this was a provocation and an opponent's mentality."

"Gu Ran seems to have been fooled, and was angered."

"Oh, it's still too young."

"..."

At this time, the referee raised his hand to signal the audience to be quiet.

At the beginning of the game, the four players fought fiercely.At the first corner, the four-lane No. 63 flew out under Gu Ran's nose without any collision, and hit the crash pad on the sidelines.

It's a pity that he has been working hard for the final all the way, but when he really reached the final, he had an accident at the first corner.

The referee did not blow the whistle to recall the players, and the game continued.

This was the first time that Gu Ran encountered someone falling out of the field during a game, and it was so close that he stumbled on his feet.

Fortunately, his innate strong sense of balance helped him once again, and he quickly adjusted the rhythm of pedaling. Gu Ran stabilized his mind and stopped paying attention to those who had already been eliminated.

After the first lap, Chi Lang firmly grabbed the first position and began to lead the slide.

He is physically strong and big. He leads the skater in the front, and it is difficult for the people behind to surpass him.

And Gu Ran, because of the accident just now, fell to the third place.

The No. 72 player in front of him happened to be Chi Lang's teammate.

Obviously, the opponent has no ambition to win the championship, but wholeheartedly stops Gu Ran from posing any threat to Chi Lang.

For a total of nine laps, Gu Ran spent one-third of the time entangled with him.He was firmly stuck in the position of the inside lane, and Gu Ran tried to cut inside several times, but was squeezed away by him.

After all, this is gliding at high speed on the ice, and if one is not careful, it may be directly out of the game like No. 63 just now.

Gu Ran didn't dare to force it, so she had to find another way.

At this time, he found that the No. 72 in front began to deliberately suppress the speed to help Chi Lang expand his advantage.

Gu Ran forced himself to remain calm, there were still four laps left in the race, and he still had a chance.

He glanced at Chi Lang, who was already half a lap ahead, and then at No. 72, who was stuck in front of him. When the next corner came, he made a move that surprised all the audience!