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

While sleeping, Gu Ran was lying on the bed, the last words Xu Qing said to him kept echoing in his mind: "Your opponent is not here."

Yes, he knew early on that his opponent was not here, but when Xu Qing said these words, they were inexplicably exciting.

Gu Ran never thought of mixing up the competition and getting a ranking.That's not his style of doing things.

He was a ruthless person when he was young. He had a fever of 39.8°C. He still insisted on taking the exam and got the first place in the grade. However, he had to reflect on himself several times because he had a math problem that should not be wrong, and because he was dizzy and misread a decimal point. sky.

Even when he is playing games, he will deliberately calculate the refresh time of various buffs and the cooldown time of the enemy hero's ultimate move.

It is his innate instinct to do everything to the extreme.

From the moment he put on the skates and stepped on the ice, he only had the champion in his eyes.

Xu Qing is right, there is no opponent for him here, just a passer-by on his growth path.

There is no need for him to affect his mood of winning the championship because of passing by.

Thinking of this, he quickly fell asleep.

The next morning, when the alarm clock rang, Gu Ran woke up.He turned over and was about to reach for his phone.

The next moment, the severe pain from his right shoulder made his body stagnate, and his whole body was awakened by the stimulation of pain.

After sleeping, his injury not only did not ease, but swelled even more.

The team doctor re-medicated and bandaged him.

Xu Qing stood aside with a rather serious expression: "It's swollen like this, are you sure you didn't hurt your joints?"

The team doctor said with certainty: "No, the swelling will be more severe the next day after the injury, and it will gradually subside in three to five days."

Xu Qing pondered for a moment, and was about to speak: "Forget it..."

Gu Ran interrupted him first: "It's okay, Director Xu, trust me."

Xu Qing said: "I believe you can overcome this small injury, but it is not necessary."

"It is necessary!" Gu Ran still insisted, "Don't worry, I skated through the semi-finals yesterday."

"Yesterday, Chi Lang helped you. Will he help you in today's final?"

"I don't need his help."

"..."

Xu Qing paused for two seconds, then turned around and left after saying "whatever you want".

Gu Ran looked at his back, feeling a little guilty, after all, he was the head coach.

Director Wang comforted him: "Director Xu has always cared about the physical condition of the players, and he also cares about you, so don't worry about it."

Of course Gu Ran didn't care, but he remembered another thing, so he asked Director Wang an unrelated question: "Director Xu... How old is he this year?"

Director Wang thought for a while and said, "I'll be 26 by the end of the year."

"Okay." The team doctor said while admiring his masterpiece, "Is my bandage wrapped well today? It's moderately tight. It won't affect your game, and it can protect your shoulder joint to the maximum extent."

Gu Ran moved around a bit, and it turned out to be very good. She smiled at him with two dimples: "Thank you!"

During the 1000-meter final, Song Zhixin in the stands asked Cheng Sen: "Why didn't that kid you like even make it to the final? I remember he won No.2 last time."

Cheng Sen replied, "You mean Gu Ran, he's injured."

"Injured?" Song Zhixin's tone was full of regret, "Then he won't be able to participate in the 500m and relay races?"

"I entered the final with an injury in the 500m. As for the ranking..." Cheng Sen smiled at this point, "Actually, I'm also curious."

In the 1000-meter race, Chi Lang won the championship without any surprise.In this category of junior competition, he is unbeatable.

Gu Ran practiced hard for a month for the 1000 meters, just to compete with him for the gold medal, but was destroyed by those two people from Province R. Now he can only watch Chi Dali continue to dominate in this event.

However, what surprised him was that Liu Xu, who was playing support behind Chi Lang, actually got No.2.

Gu Ran talked to him last time, telling him not only to focus on the inner way, but also pay attention to the outer way. Unexpectedly, this time, he really improved.

It can be seen that this kid's talent is actually average, but his progress is obvious, which shows that he must have worked very hard in training.

In the 500-meter race, Gu Ran met the No. 89 player from Province R in the inspection room.He also competed in the 500m, just in the other semi-final.

As soon as the opponent saw him, he took the initiative to greet him: "You are very good, you can enter the finals."

Gu Ran didn't even have the mood to look at him. While putting on the goggles, she said, "One hand can win you."

"What a big tone, be careful with your other hand."

Gu Ran snorted and said, "Let's talk about it when you meet me today."

After finishing speaking, he ignored the other party, turned around directly, and handed the helmet to Chi Lang: "Do me a favor."

Chi Lang took his helmet and covered it violently on his head, pulled the straps on both sides, and with a "click", fastened it on his chin.

"Hiss~~" Gu Ran suddenly tilted her head back, frowning in pain, "You can't be gentle, you'll pinch my flesh."

Chi Lang turned his head and looked: "You are so thin and tender, there is a blood mark when you pinch it."

Gu Ran patted his hand away, and touched it herself: "It won't be disfigured, maybe I will have to rely on my face for food in the future."

"Then you'll starve to death."

The two of them joked with each other one sentence at a time, which made the R provincial team member very puzzled.

They were clearly wearing jumpsuits with different colors and different logos, but their relationship was as good as teammates.

How does this look like an opponent who is about to enter the field for the gold medal?

But that's just off the court, on the court, the state of the two people is completely different.

Gu Ran ranked first among the four contestants in the semi-finals, in the first track.Chi Lang was second, on the second track next to him, behind him was No. 89 from Province R, and a player from a club.

The starting gun sounded, and the four players rushed out of the starting line almost simultaneously.

As soon as the game started, the audience in the stands couldn't help exclaiming:

"The number 194, he actually..."

"Start running with this posture!"

"This is a short distance race!!!"

"Out of the first corner, he will be thrown out of the distance."

"..."

In the coaching area, the corner of Xu Qing's mouth showed an upward arc: "This brat is too confident."

From the beginning of the game, Gu Ran's right hand was always behind her back, and it was the same when she started running.

Backhand skating generally occurs in speed skating and long-distance competitions in short track speed skating, such as 1500 meters.

Carrying hands behind the back can make the upper body of the athlete in a relatively relaxed state, and the front of the body is streamlined, which minimizes wind resistance and is conducive to saving energy.

In the straight slide, the dorsi-hand forward position is also more conducive to breaking the balance and restoring the balance.

However, in the starting stage, that is, the initial sprinting stage, the athletes use the powerful swing of the upper limbs to increase the frequency, increase the power of pushing off the ice, and try to increase the speed as much as possible in an instant.

Generally speaking, in short-distance races such as 500 meters, athletes must rely purely on their explosive power to push their speed to the limit in the shortest possible time.

But Gu Ran slid with his hands behind his back as soon as he came up, which undoubtedly suffered a great disadvantage in terms of instant speed up.

In the stands, Song Zhixin smiled at Cheng Sen: "This kid you're optimistic about is getting more and more interesting."

Cheng Sen squinted his eyes halfway, his gaze was always locked on that thin and thin figure: "He either wants to get mixed up in the ranking, or he has full confidence in his own strength."

At the first corner, the exclamation in the auditorium not only did not subside, but became even louder.

"He's so fast!"

"His hands behind his back didn't affect his performance at all."

"Look! Chi Lang wants to overtake him!"

"Even when he was going through a bend, his left hand touched the ice, but his right hand was still behind his back!"

"..."

Chi Lang never expected that when he was trying to overtake Gu Ran, the opponent didn't even think about getting stuck, but accelerated the frequency of ice kicking.

He didn't need to swing his arms, but he was able to increase his speed so fast!

After two laps, not to mention the last two players, even Chi Lang was pulled away by him.

I have to say that the posture of gliding with the back hand looks really handsome, coupled with the unaffected speed, it looks like an illusion of strolling on the ice.

Gu Ran didn't know why, but he was in very good condition today, every time he stepped on the ice, every section of skating, and every corner was handled properly.

He even felt that if he hadn't been injured, he might not be able to devote himself to the game like he is now.

Until the moment of crossing the line, Gu Ran kept a distance from his three opponents, and his right hand was behind his back from the beginning to the end.

Not to mention overtaking him or knocking him down, they couldn't even touch Gu Ran's shadow.

Gu Ran slowed down and stopped on the sidelines. After a fierce game, he was a little out of breath, but he was very satisfied with his performance today.

Although the movement of the right shoulder has been reduced as much as possible, it is inevitable that the muscles of the whole body will be tense when pushing hard on the ice, and the injury of the right shoulder is involved, and the swelling and pain are continuously transmitted, which makes him very uncomfortable.

He was about to rub his shoulders when suddenly a hand stretched out from behind and just patted on his injured part.

Gu Ran almost cried out in pain, but Chi Lang asked dissatisfiedly from behind: "You are faking your injury, you are injured so fast."

Gu Ran wanted to give him an elbow, but he couldn't use his shoulders, so he could only throw a blank stare at him to express his dissatisfaction.

Yesterday Chi Lang saw the bruise on his shoulder with his own eyes, and he also knew that his injury was not fake, so he wanted to emphasize the second half of the sentence.

Song Zhixin and Cheng Sen glanced at the big screen at the same time, and the results of the athletes happened to be displayed on it.

"Director Cheng," Song Zhixin asked Cheng Sen, "What is the level of this achievement in the world youth competition?"

Cheng Sen said, "None of the top eight can make it."

Song Zhixin sighed: "The enlightenment is still a little late."

"It's not too late for a genius." After thinking for a moment, Cheng Sen added, "In less than three months, his grades have improved by leaps and bounds."

Song Zhixin suddenly turned his head to look at him, and asked meaningfully, "Director Cheng, are you confident?"