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

The head coach of the Dutch team is a kind-hearted old man. Like the famous Dutch stars that Gu Ran knows, this coach is also surnamed "Van" - Van Bruier.

In private, Gu Ran and his teammates affectionately called him Director Fan.

This Director Fan likes Gu Ran very much and takes good care of him.They lived in the same hotel as the Dutch national team, and every time they met in the restaurant, they couldn't help but sit down and chat with him.

Gu Ran's English is very good, even without a translator, she can communicate with the coaching team without barriers.

He is happy to chat with this kind old coach. For Juan Wang, he can learn skills and practice oral English at the same time, so why not do it.

Not just the coach, he is also happy to communicate with other team players.Outside the arena, everyone is actually very friendly. They sit and chat after eating and resting, occasionally mentioning the game, and can't help but connotate a certain team that doesn't train here.

It was only then that Gu Ran realized that not only did they dislike certain behaviors of the Koreans, but athletes from other countries also disliked them.

He spent a lot of time with these athletes and even learned some Dutch.In fact, many places have similarities with English, so it didn't take much effort for him to learn it.

When they were training for the third week, Cheng Sen received a notice from the ISU to go to Davos, Switzerland, for a meeting at the ISU headquarters.

The theme of this meeting is very important-the International Skating Federation has decided to revise the rules of short track speed skating, and the penalties for some foul behaviors are more detailed and clear.

Cheng Sen not only went by himself, but also brought Xu Qing with him.The head coaches of several other teams also went to Davos for a meeting.

Therefore, the person in charge of the Dutch Skating Federation simply stopped their training and took the athletes to have fun around the Netherlands for a few days.

When Cheng Sen and Xu Qing came back from Switzerland, they were startled when they saw these kids: "Have you been mining in the past two days? They are all hacked like this."

Chi Lang embraced the pillow with a look of intoxication: "I don't want to train, I just want to lie on the beach and enjoy the sun and sea breeze."

Xu Qing glanced at the group of bastards who were reluctant to leave, and smiled at Cheng Sen: "Only the two of us are here for work, and they are really here for vacation."

Eat well and live well all day long, the intensity of training is not high, and there are so many athletes communicating with each other, and organizing them to go out every now and then, isn't this just like going on vacation?

After the four-week external training, there is a test, the content is similar to usual, including 30-meter sprint, four laps of full-speed skating, seven laps of full-speed skating, but also added some special items, directional testing of a certain muscle group or a certain item of data .

I have to admit that although it is only four weeks, the training content covers many aspects. There is a load period and a recovery period. The most important thing is that it can be reflected through the final test. These four weeks are helpful for athletes to improve their performance.

In addition, the Chinese team was also impressed by some sophisticated equipment used by the Dutch, such as an instrument that can test the fatigue level of athletes without drawing blood.

Cheng Sen felt that this device was very practical, so he immediately reported to Song Zhixin and applied for the introduction of one.

There are more than two years until the Beijing Winter Olympics. The country is vigorously developing ice and snow sports, especially short-track speed skating. Naturally, it is as satisfying as possible in terms of policies and funds. They bought the equipment soon after returning to China.

On the day before leaving, Director Fan from the Dutch team made a special trip to bid farewell to Gu Ran, and asked him enthusiastically, "Has the past four weeks been rewarding for you?"

Gu Ran nodded: "Yes, the harvest is very big."

Fanbia asked again: "Do you like our place?"

Gu Ran nodded: "I like it, especially Heerenveen, a very beautiful city. There is also an ice skating hall, and the quality of the ice is also very good."

Fanbia's beard was almost knocked up: "I hope that one day, you can set a new record here."

"Thank you!"

Fan Biya warmly embraced him: "I'm very glad to be friends with you." He paused, and asked uncertainly, "Are we friends?"

"Forget it!" Gu Ran nodded, "Of course it does."

The foreign coach is very interesting. He looks at least five or sixty years old. When chatting with a teenager like Gu Ran, he doesn't have the airs of an elder at all, and is very approachable.

"Then, good luck to you, and see you next time, my friend!"

Gu Ran hugged him: "Goodbye!"

When boarding the plane back home, Cheng Sen suddenly remembered this matter, and made a special trip to change seats with Gao Ziyi, came over and asked him: "What did you talk to that Dutch coach for a long time?"

It was a bit late at this time, Gu Ran put down the reclining chair, covered it with a blanket, was using her mobile phone to connect to WiFi to watch the online class, and was about to go to bed after finishing.

Hearing Cheng Sen's question, he didn't care too much: "Just chat casually."

Cheng Sen didn't give up, and continued to ask, "What are we talking about casually?"

Gu Ran thought for a while: "He asked me if I liked their country, and I said I did, especially the city of Heerenveen, and their skating hall. He said he hoped that I would have the opportunity to break the record here."

Cheng Sen asked, "And then?"

Gu Ran replied: "No more."

"that's it?"

Gu Ran turned over: "Well, that's all."

Cheng Sen frowned and murmured in a low voice, "Could it be that I'm thinking too much?"

Gu Ran casually said, "It's because you think too much."

"Bah!" He stared at Gu Ran with burning eyes, "I have to give you a vaccination."

Gu Ran said, "Thank you, I've had all the vaccinations, even the flu shot."

Cheng Sen rubbed his head with a big hand: "No matter what other national coaches tempt you to join their team, you are not allowed to agree, do you hear?"

The naturalization of short-track speed skaters is not new. The domestic competition in South Korea is fierce, and many athletes have gone to other countries.

They also just naturalized Lin Jiaxi, a young athlete with great potential. With such a treasure as Gu Ran in Cheng Sen's house, he was naturally worried that others would miss him.

Gu Ran sighed: "Guide Cheng, don't worry, I will only let the five-star red flag rise on the field in my life, and there is nothing wrong with other countries."

Cheng Sen nodded in satisfaction, and was about to get up to leave when he suddenly thought of something and turned around to warn him: "No other projects!"

Gu Ran said, "Are you worried about the figure skating team next door?"

Cheng Sen shook his head: "Forget figure skating, you're already past that age." He pointed to the other side with his chin, "I'm worried about the other side of the road."

Gu Ran smirked at him: "That's not sure."

Cheng Sen smiled ferociously: "Want to run? Your legs were broken."

"..."

When I came back, there were more people than when I went out. Lin Jiaxi held back all the way, but he found an opportunity to hold Gu Ran and said, "Xiao Ran, I have a question."

"Just ask."

Lin Jiaxi struggled for a while, before leaning into Gu Ran's ear and whispering, "That's right, after I go back, can I share a room with you?"

"Huh?" Gu Ran was puzzled, "Why do you want to share a room with me?"

Lin Jiaxi bit her lower lip, then secretly glanced to the side: "I'm a little scared."

Gu Ran was even more puzzled: "What are you afraid of?"

Lin Jiaxi said: "I lived with Da Qiao for four weeks, and he didn't say a word in the room. I wanted to talk to him, but he just looked at me like that."

Gu Ran asked curiously, "What kind of look?"

Lin Jiaxi imitated it for him, but his eyes were big and round, no matter how cute he looked, he couldn't imitate Meng Yuqiao's bland and cool demeanor.

Gu Ran was about to die of laughter: "Da Qiao is a nice person, he just doesn't like to talk."

"I know, but I'm just a little... afraid of him."

Gu Ran patted his head: "Don't worry, although the athlete's apartment is a bit old, it is a room for each person, with a separate bathroom."

Lin Jiaxi breathed a sigh of relief, and then said nervously to Gu Ran: "Don't tell Da Qiao what I just said."

"Hahahahahahaha!" The kid was so funny, "Are you so afraid of him?"

"A little bit," Lin Jiaxi gestured with her thumb and index finger, "just a little bit."

After returning, Cheng Sen still gave everyone two days off to let the team members relax.

It will be September soon, and there will be a Shanghai Super Cup match in September. Although it is not an important event, it is also a warm-up before the new season.

For the past two days, Lin Jiaxi stayed with Gu Ran, Gu Ran was reading, while he was playing with his mobile phone, looking up at Gu Ran from time to time.

When Gu Ran was studying, he was very focused. If he didn't finish the homework in hand, he wouldn't be distracted to take care of other things.

Looking at it, Lin Jiaxi felt that she couldn't go on idling like this, so she also took a book from Gu Ran's desk to read.

He picked up a book of chemistry exercises and flipped through a few pages, but he couldn't understand it.But there is a correct answer at the end of this exercise.

He looked at Gu Ran's problem solving and checked the answers at the same time. After reading more than ten pages, he found that there was not a single wrong question.

When it was time for dinner, Gu Ran put down his pen, and took the exercise book from his hand: "Let's go, go down to eat."

Lin Jiaxi asked him: "Aren't you tired like this?"

Gu Ran said: "I didn't practice today, how could I be tired?"

"But you sit in front of the desk for three hours, motionless, with your head down and studying."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "I'm not motionless, I sometimes look out the window to rest my eyes."

Lin Jiaxi argued: "That was only three or two minutes, and soon your head will be lowered."

Gu Ran put her arms around his shoulders: "Jiaxi, do you know? We have a metaphor here to describe the college entrance examination, asking thousands of troops to cross a single-plank bridge."

Lin Jiaxi didn't understand: "Are you going to fight?"

Gu Ran nodded: "It's almost like a war. It means that the elimination rate is very high. Everyone works hard. If you don't work hard, you will not be as good as others. You will not be able to compete with others in the college entrance examination."

"It's just like a competition. If you want to win a gold medal, you have to work harder than others."

Lin Jiaxi blinked: "But... I don't think it is necessary to win a gold medal, as long as I can stand on the podium, I will be very happy."

"Then this is the difference in the culture we have accepted since we were young." Gu Ran took him to cook, "For me, there is no difference between the second and the last place. All my efforts and efforts are to win the championship."

Lin Jiaxi said: "Then what if we can't win? Will you be disappointed?"

"Yes!" The two finished their meal, and Gu Ran led him to sit down at the round table next to him, "If you can't get it, just sum up your experience and work harder next time, you will always get it."

Lin Jiaxi looked at him: "No wonder, you perform very well every time you compete. When I was in the Canadian team, they all said you were a monster."

"Huh?" Gu Ran was surprised, "What am I?"

"That's right, the state you were in when you competed was terrifying. They all said you didn't come to compete, you were dueling."