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

The players in the 14-16 age group almost all grew up from younger age groups, and the players are also familiar with each other, except for Gu Ran.

It was his first time to participate in the competition this year. He was the youngest, the shortest, and the most experienced. No one had heard of his name, but he defeated Chi Lang in the first stop and won the 500-meter championship.

In the following three games, his performance became more eye-catching each time. He never let the 500-meter gold medal fall aside, and he also won the 1000-meter silver medal and a precious relay gold medal.

So, for several months, he caused widespread discussion among the short track speed skating players.

Someone dug out his information and learned that he has practiced short track speed skating for less than a year, and even called him the biggest dark horse in the U-series competitions. Some rumors were even more exaggerated, saying that he was a The rare genius has already attracted the attention of the coach of the national youth team, and a large ice and snow sports club wants to lure him away with a lot of money.

As for these, Gu Ran didn't know anything about it.

All he knew was that a fool was provoking him now.He still remembered the name of this idiot, his name was Chen Xiang.

Gu Ran raised her head and glanced at him sharply: "Are you okay?"

Chen Xiang said in an exaggerated tone that made people uncomfortable: "I heard that you were injured, didn't I come to care about you?"

Gu Ran sneered: "Thanks to you."

"Don't blame me, the referee also said it was a natural swing of the arm."

Gu Ran stared straight ahead and stopped looking at him: "Is it because your arms are swinging naturally? Don't you have any idea in your mind? You can only enter the finals in this way."

Chen Xiang will be 16 soon. Province R is full of talents. His level is above average and he has a chance to enter the provincial team, but he still needs to work hard.

However, the direction of his efforts is different from others.

He suddenly leaned down and stared at Gu Ran intently: "Many girls in our team say you are good-looking, and this face looks good. You have to protect yourself. Last time, you accidentally injured your shoulder. Once, but maybe where it hurts?"

"I wasn't in the same group as me in the semi-finals, are you ready for the finals?" Gu Ran stood up and walked slowly past him, "Do you think you have this chance?"

The atmosphere of the finals was more enthusiastic than that of the other three races, and the stands in all directions were full of seats.Athletes from some representative teams were placed in corner positions.

There is also an additional commentator on the scene, and whenever the athletes enter the field, they will be introduced.When the competition on the court is more intense, he will also give an emotional commentary.

His voice is very contagious, fully driving the atmosphere of the scene, the shouts and cheers from all directions have not stopped since the beginning of the game.

For athletes on the field, the emotions of the audience can also affect their state.The louder the shouts at the scene, the more excited they were.

Gu Ran put on a helmet and goggles before going on the field, stood on the fourth lane, tapped the skates lightly on the starting line, and took a full starting posture.

Because of his poor performance in the semi-finals, he was placed in the fourth lane in the finals.Unfortunately, that Chen Xiang from province R happened to be in the third lane next to him.

The referee raised his hand to signal the audience to be quiet.

Gu Ran closed her eyes and took a deep breath.The moment he opened his eyes, the starting gun fired.

Without the cover of his teammates, Chen Xiang naturally didn't dare to make a blatant move.What he said in the inspection room just now was just a stern and cruel word that was provoked by Gu Ran for a while.

The allocation of lanes is very beneficial to him. He just wants to stop Gu Ran as much as possible at the moment of starting, or when passing the first corner, so that he can be pushed out of the track, or find an opportunity to hide It would be better to hit him once.

As long as you don't let him pass easily, and grab a better position yourself, it's perfect.

He clinked the abacus in his heart, but the reality gave him a loud slap in the face.

The moment he heard the starting gun, he just saw a flash of an extreme image on the right side out of the corner of his eye, and with a "whoosh", he could only see Gu Ran's back!

This speed is unexpectedly fast!He didn't even have time to react, even if he stretched out his hand blatantly, he couldn't even touch Gu Ran's ass!

"The No. 194 player in the fourth lane, his starting speed is the fastest among the four players. After a period of sprinting, he has surpassed two players from the outer lane and came to the second place. In the next corner, Let's see who can take the leading position!"

The voice of the commentary spread to every corner of the scene through the radio, and the youth training of the audience reached its peak in an instant, and shouts like a tsunami came from all directions, making the lungs of the entire speed skating hall ache.

"The No. 8 player on the first track and the No. 194 player on the fourth track fought fiercely. Neither of them was willing to back down. Firmly stuck in the position, player No. 8 dexterously walked around him, and at the last moment of entering the straight, took the first place!"

Before the game, Chi Lang thought that Gu Ran would cause him great trouble in the game, but he didn't expect that Gu Ran rushed from the fourth place to the first place as soon as he came up.

He did not have any reservations to pull out the full speed, just like skating 500 meters, he went to skate 1000 meters, regardless of the nine laps of the race.

At the next bend, Gu Ran almost slid close to the sign next to him, without giving him the slightest chance to overtake in the inner lane.

Chi Lang gritted his teeth, increased his pedaling strength, and turned to the other side, trying to overtake from the outer lane.

"Player No. 8 looks very powerful. He is about to overtake from the outer lane. When the speed increases, he overtakes! It's only the first lap, and the two players have already exchanged positions twice."

When the commentator's voice just fell, Chi Lang and Gu Ran came to the third corner at the same time.

Because just now Chi Lang surpassed Gu Ran from the outside, and he was relatively on the outside when he was on the straight road. When he arrived at the bend, his position was not very ideal, and there was a small gap on the inside.

For other players, this small gap is not enough for them to pass by Chi Lang's side.

But the person behind Chi Lang is Gu Ran. He is small, fast, and good at seizing the opportunity. Just when Chi Lang was at the maximum centrifugal force and his body's center of gravity involuntarily moved outwards, he stepped forward decisively on the ice. Inner Road overtook again.

"Beautiful!" At this point in the race, the commentator was fully engaged, and he stood up from his seat, "At the third corner, contestant No. 194 came up again!"

The game on the field was really exciting, and the audience opened their eyes wide, for fear that if they blinked, they would miss a wonderful surpass.

The two lead skates alternately. On the fifth lap of the race, they still did not widen the gap.

"The race entered the sixth lap, and we saw that player No. 194 was already a little unable to slide. He rushed fiercely from the beginning and consumed a lot of energy."

"Can player No. 8 seize the opportunity?"

Gu Ran couldn't move anymore, he could clearly feel his leg muscles trembling slightly, and he couldn't even control the skates under his feet.

But he must not relax in the slightest at this time.After being injured in the third race, he finally waited for this opportunity to compete with Chi Lang in the 1000-meter race. How could he easily admit defeat?

In the coach command area on the sidelines, Director Wang watched anxiously, his hand holding the mobile phone video kept shaking, and he was even more nervous than the players on the field: "Gu Ran seems to be a little physically exhausted, he can still hold on. Can you live?"

These words didn't seem to be asking Xu Qing, but rather talking to himself.

But unexpectedly, Xu Qing gave the answer without the slightest hesitation, and was very sure: "He can hold it!"

On the seventh lap, when Chi Lang passed Gu Ran, he even glanced at him from the corner of his eye.

Gu Ran felt his gaze, which seemed to be mocking him: "You're out of stamina, look at me next!"

Chi Lang increased the frequency of ice pedaling again, trying to get rid of Gu Ran when he was exhausted.

On the rostrum, Song Zhixin leaned into Cheng Sen's ear and said, "It seems that Chi Lang is the one who is better at it. He is worthy of being a child who is training for the national team. Gu Ran was pressed so hard in front of him, so he didn't panic. He insisted on it." gone."

"Chi Lang is not bad, a good seedling worthy of careful cultivation." Speaking of this, Cheng Sen suddenly laughed, "However, I am still optimistic about Gu Ran this time."

Song Zhixin was a little surprised: "Gu Ran's physical fitness is obviously not as good as Chi Lang's. He has already started to exert perseverance, but Chi Lang still has plenty of physical strength."

Cheng Sen shook his head slightly: "I don't think so."

Song Zhixin looked at him with a searching look: "Director Cheng, don't let your personal preferences affect your judgment."

"Absolutely not!"

On the eighth lap, Chi Lang was at the front alone, and he was still skating freely, as if the previous seven laps didn't cost him much physical energy at all, and he could skate another 1000 meters.

Gu Ran, who was behind him, seemed to have no strength left.

Thus, Chi Lang came to the ninth circle smoothly.No one surpassed him, and no one competed with him.

There was only one gaze from behind, staring at him all the time, a little spark was burning in that eye, and it only took an instant to form a prairie fire.

The narrator still ecstatically shouted: "In the next few laps, No. 8 will lead the skater, and No. 194 seems to be unable to skate. There is still the last lap left in the race. Can No. 8 maintain the advantage until the end? ,let us wait and see!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the race came to the last corner.There is a smile on the corner of Chi Lang's mouth, he has already won the victory.

In this age group's 1000-meter race, he is the ceiling, no one can surpass him, not even Gu Ran!

The curve is ahead, slide smoothly, exit the curve and turn into the straight, ready to start the final sprint...

"and many more!"

"On the right side of contestant No. 8, someone came up from the outer lane!"

"Inaccurately speaking, after reaching the straight, No. 194 caught up with amazing speed."

"The suspense of the championship is left to the final sprint stage, who will cross the line first!!!"

With the last voice, the commentator roared, and the audience also shouted fiercely.

But the moment the two of them crossed the finish line, time seemed to stand still, all the hustle and bustle stopped abruptly, and the speed skating hall suddenly became quiet.

The audience was stunned at first, and then began to whisper:

"Who crossed the line first?"

"I can't see clearly, I think they are together, maybe tied for first place?"

"Impossible! The short-track speed skating competition is accurate to one thousandth of a second, and the chance of being tied for first place is almost impossible."

"..."

Gu Ran supported his knees with both hands, and in the next second, his heart seemed to break through the shackles of his chest and jumped out directly.

The legs were shaking slightly, it was because of the spasm caused by the long and violent contraction.

He opened his mouth slightly, obviously panting heavily, but tried his best to control his breathing.

Suddenly, a hand was placed on his shoulder, and Chi Lang asked him with a slightly smiling voice: "Tell me, who will win?"

"I don't know." Gu Ran wiped the sweat off her chin with the back of her hand and asked, "Is it important?"

"Isn't it important?"

Gu Ran shook her head gently: "I don't think it's important, this time, I skated very well, that's enough."

The electronic timing system has recorded the data at the moment when the players cross the line, but the results have not been displayed on the big screen for a long time.

But in the referee's seat, several referees were whispering to each other, as if they were checking the results.

Everyone is anxiously waiting for the final result.

In fact, it was only less than 2 minutes, but everyone felt that they had waited as long as a century.

Finally, the final score of the 1000m final was played on the big screen:

No.1J Province Gu Ran 1 minute 31 seconds 356.

No.2H Shengchi Lang 1 minute 31 seconds 357.

……

The live broadcast recalled the commentator's voice again: "There was only a 0.001 second difference between the two. In the end, Gu Ran from Province J defeated Chi Lang from Province H by a narrow margin and won the championship!"

Gu Ran took off her gloves, turned around, and reached out to Chi Lang.

The other party also took off his gloves, and the two clapped hands together.

Gu Ran smiled and said, "500 meters in a while..."

Chi Lang interrupted him: "I still have a chance?"

"no!"