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

A teammate laughed and said, "If Liu Fei doesn't win the championship, it should be Zheng Wenkang. How can it be the kid from WE Club?"

"That's right, he participated in the elite league two years ago, and his results were mediocre."

Liang Kexin leaned over and said with a smile: "Gu Xiaoran, do you see that someone's parents are handsome, and you say that they want to win the championship?"

Gu Ran smiled obediently: "Am I as handsome as you?"

Zhao Ting pinched his face: "If you just compare looks, they can't compare with you, you just lose in height."

Gu Ran said: "Senior sister, I seem to be a little taller than you now."

Zhao Ting laughed and nodded: "Yes, yes, our little brother is growing taller now."

At this time, a senior sister from the adult group in the back row handed over a bottle of milk: "Little brother, hurry up and replenish calcium!"

As long as Gu Ran sits in the auditorium, the circle around him will definitely be full of senior sisters, and the senior brothers will not be able to squeeze in.

Especially yesterday afternoon when he went out to reflect on himself and then returned to the stands, everyone took special care of him, either feeding him delicious food or teasing him to talk.

Gu Ran knew that it was his teammates who were helping him adjust his mentality, telling him in this way that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, so don't worry too much about it.

The competition was just as Gu Ran expected, Liu Fei, Meng Yuqiao and Zheng Wenkang fought fiercely when it came up.On the second lap, Zheng Wenkang almost fell down. In order to maintain his balance, he slowed down a little bit. Only then was the distance left by the two, and even the fourth runner took the opportunity to overtake him.

Seeing this scene, Gu Ran also sweated for his senior brother.The field of competition is changing rapidly, and accidents may happen at any time.

Be safe, at least you can fight hard later, if you fall off the track, you will lose everything.

Meng Yuqiao grabbed the first position, no matter what Liu Fei behind him tried to surpass him, he would stick to his own line and never give up.

In this way, the two stalemate until the last corner of the race. Although Liu Fei had already caught up, Meng Yuqiao still took the lead to send her skates across the finish line.

As expected by Gu Ran, he won the 500-meter gold medal.

Zheng Wenkang fell to the end because of the mistake at the beginning, No.3 is still a player from H province, he took the fourth place.

The teammates all turned their heads and looked at Gu Ran like a ghost.

Gu Ran squinted her eyes, as if she was very satisfied with the performance of her favorite player just now.

This is too evil. Liu Fei is almost the ceiling of 1000 meters and 500 meters for this age group. Whether it is strength, popularity or resume, it is there. He has rich experience in the competition and is soft when he wins the championship.

A teammate next to him was explaining to Gu Ran: "This Meng Yuqiao belongs to the WE club. Everyone knows that the club is the hobbies and hobbies that parents spend money to cultivate their children. Not many can really practice it."

"If I remember correctly, he is 18 years old this year and has participated in the elite league three times. The first time he entered the quarter-finals with the best score in the four races. In the end, he failed to qualify for the national championship with his overall ranking."

"The second time, last year, seemed to have entered the semi-finals, and finally entered the national championship with the last few. In this year's national championship, I also failed to enter the final, and finally won the eighth place."

"This year should be the first time for him to enter the finals. Unexpectedly, he really won this gold medal."

After listening to his teammate's introduction, Gu Ran became more determined that he did not misunderstand the person.

If Meng Yuqiao can take three years to get to where he is today step by step, then he can too, and he doesn't even need to spend three years.

When the teammates on the side saw the result of the game, they all joked with him:

"Gu Xiaoran, you must have opened your mouth before."

"What will you buy for tomorrow's lottery ticket?"

"Look at me, brother, when will I win the Olympic championship?"

"..."

Next is the competition for the adult group, which are all players who have qualified for next year's Winter Olympics. It is a real fairy tale.

They usually do not train in the provincial team, they are all in the national team. For them, this kind of game is purely to maintain a good competitive state. If they can see it this time, they may not be able to see it next time.

Gu Ran could not help but sit up straight, stopped chatting with teammates, and watched the game seriously.

Just looking at it, he still didn't feel satisfied, so he took out a pen and paper from his schoolbag, and recorded something while reading.

The person next to him leaned over to take a look, good guy, not only the text, but also stick figures, the notes are taken too seriously.

The last event of the competition is the relay race, first for women and then for men, first for the youth group, then for the adult group.

When the women's team was still playing, Gu Ran came to the inspection area with three senior brothers.

This was the only final event he participated in. The previous mixed 2000m final was held by Zheng Wenkang and Wu Kaize, who took third place. Gu Ran was also able to receive a medal because he played in the semifinals.

The four teams on the field, Province H, Province R, and Province J are well-known to everyone, and they are traditionally strong teams in ice and snow events.

Originally, everyone thought that the last promotion spot would be Province L, but who would have thought that in yesterday's semi-finals, the WE Club would suddenly emerge and grab a promotion spot in the death group with Provinces H and Province L.

Meng Yuqiao had already shown his ability in the last sprint, but at that time Province L made a mistake in the last sprint and fell off the track. Everyone was sorry for them, but no one noticed.

But Gu Ran noticed it, so he firmly believed that Meng Yuqiao was capable of winning the 500-meter final.

In this competition, Gu Ranhua scored first, Zheng Wenkang second, Gao Ziyi third, and Wu Kaize fourth.

During the period, in order to save Zheng Wenkang's physical fitness, Gao Ziyi also helped him skate one more time.

There are 4 people from H Province, Liu Fei, Chi Lang, Jiang Hongyi, and a runner No. 500 who took the fourth place in the 308 meters.

Needless to say, this comprehensive strength is definitely the first.

Although no team members in Province R have any outstanding achievements in individual events, the relay race has always been their traditional strength. The victory lies in the variety of tactical arrangements and skilled handover techniques, especially good at surpassing when the handover is chaotic.The strength should not be underestimated.

Suddenly, Gao Ziyi stood in front of Gu Ran, and Zheng Wenkang and Wu Kaize took Gu Ran's shoulders from left to right: "Come on, whoever he is, you have to touch him."

"Little brother, don't think too much, let go of the slide, it's like playing."

"Rush rush!"

Standing in front of the starting line, Gu Ran glanced to the left, the first lane was Chi Lang, and he was in the second lane.

In fact, Gu Ran was originally the fourth club, neither the start bat nor the sprint bat, let alone an extra skate, he just needs to complete his own club step by step, and leave the rest to the seniors.

Let him skate the first club now, which was temporarily adjusted by Xu Qing in the morning.

Gu Ran knew very well that the reason why Xu Qing made such an arrangement was that on the one hand, he wanted him to use his quick response to give the team a good start; Can achieve ideal results, but the team still needs him.

Gu Ran took a deep breath, heard the referee's order, stepped forward, and placed the skates horizontally in the starting line.

As soon as the starting gun fired, the player from Province R next to Gu Ran was sentenced to a starting foul, and all the athletes were recalled to start over.

Gu Ran has always disliked the feeling of being disrupted. In the 500-meter semi-finals yesterday, he was recalled twice at the start, which had a certain impact on his subsequent races.

But this is precisely the tactics of some teams, the purpose is to develop mentality.If he empties once, others will immediately be out of the game.

Gu Ran stabilized her mind, stood inside the starting line for the second time, and took a deep breath to adjust her emotions.

The starting gun sounded again, and he was still the one with the fastest reaction.

Not only was his reaction fast, but his starting speed was also very fast. A sprint on the ice made him ignore the passes, and rushed up quickly, grabbing the first place to enter the corner before the three opponents.

"Wow..." The audience exclaimed, "It's the number 77 of this province J again."

"Is this the advantage of being small? It's too flexible."

It took less than ten seconds to slide down the first lap, Gu Ran maintained the first place with a slight advantage, and handed over to Zheng Wenkang smoothly.

But Zheng Wenkang did not keep his slight advantage.In other words, Liu Fei, who was second best, was too fierce. From the third position, he surpassed the two in one breath and came to the first place.

His strength is indeed much stronger than others, and Zheng Wenkang can't stop him at all.

Behind the two of them, Meng Yuqiao and No. 35 from Province R got entangled again.

Originally, Province R was in third place, WE Club was in fourth place, and Meng Yuqiao was second. At the first corner, he tried to overtake Province R aggressively. No. 35 refused to give way, and the two even had a little physical contact .

In a race of more than 40 laps, there were more than 20 laps in the first place, and nothing happened in the first and second places, but the third and fourth places fought and exchanged positions frequently.

Although Province H is very strong, Gu Ran and his teammates did not give up, trying to catch up with every effort.

This feeling is amazing, it makes people always in a state of extreme excitement.There is a visible and tangible goal in front of you, urging you to constantly fight against the fatigue of your body. You can only see him in your eyes, and you can’t hold anything else in your mind. You just want to rush forward and surpass him. .

However, after [-] laps, WE Club finally distanced itself from Province R and caught up.

Gu Ran was caught in the middle, unable to keep the H province in front of him away from the distance, but also to prevent the WE club from overtaking, coupled with the serious decline in physical fitness in the later stage, this was simply an extreme challenge to the body, technique and mind.

Maybe it's because of Gu Ran's young age. Every time he hits the ball, the competition is especially fierce. Province H in the front blocks his route, and the two teams behind have ideas at every corner.

Gu Ran felt as if he was being targeted by three people, and sometimes he fell to third, and at the next bend, he gritted his teeth again, ignoring the weakness of his leg muscles, forcibly increasing his pedaling strength, and looking for a chance to overtake his opponent .

The competition was extremely intense, and the ranking of Province J has been hovering between second and third.

In the last three and a half laps of the race, Gu Ran had the second-to-last shot, but just as Wu Kaize pushed him out, the team from Province R behind him took this opportunity to overtake him.

Gu Ran is small in stature and light in weight. Wu Kaize pushed him, which used up all the strength left in his body.

With his strength, Gu Ran slid a certain distance in an instant, and completed the overtake at the first corner. There was only two seconds between the overtake and the overtake!

There was a sudden burst of applause from the stands, it was wonderful!

Immediately afterwards, Gu Ran set his sights on WE Club, which ranked second.

In the last lap, he had to fight for a good ranking for his brother.

Everyone was very fast, the distance was very short, and the next corner was about to come. He didn't have time to think about it, so he followed the opponent closely and entered the corner.

At the moment when the corner came out, the other contestants were preparing to take over the baton, but Gu Ran took advantage of the decline in the opponent's physical strength and failed to control her own route. past.

At the last moment, he returned to second place! ! !

After completing the handover, in the last two laps, Liu Fei still took the lead in the front, and the three behind were still in contention.

Zheng Wenkang also knew how difficult it was for the younger brother to skate each stroke, and other opponents wanted to use him as a breakthrough to widen the gap.

But Gu Ran insisted on relying on her own perseverance, not only did she not get thrown off, but she was able to overtake as soon as possible after being overtaken.

All he can do is to hold on to the second position and get the silver medal.

At the last moment of crossing the line, Meng Yuqiao rushed to the outer lane, almost shoulder to shoulder with Zheng Wenkang, stretching his legs at the same time, sending out the skates as much as possible.

Wu Kaize stood in the middle of the ice rink, leaning forward, with his hands on his knees, and his eyes on the finish line. The moment he saw Zheng Wenkang crossing the line, he raised his hands and cheered: "We are second!"

Beside him, Gao Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief with a smile on his face.

Gu Ran, who was standing on the other side, was very calm. He turned his head and glanced at Province H, where the four hugged and celebrated.

He told himself in his heart: "Not enough, this is not enough!"

At this time, Chi Lang also turned his head, as if he was looking for him on purpose, just as the two of them met each other's eyes, Chi Dali raised his eyebrows, his face full of complacency.

Gu Ran gave him a mouth shape: "Stupid!"

It wasn't once or twice that they called each other stupid. No matter who won, they had to call each other stupid to enjoy themselves.

Gao Ziyi at the side gave Gu Ran a hand: "Let's go, let's go."

Gu Ran followed him to the sidelines.

There were many athletes participating in the relay race, and more than a dozen people lined up at the exit, waiting to put on the skates and go out.

Suddenly, someone patted Gu Ran's helmet. He turned his head and saw Liu Fei.

The other party smiled and said, "Little guy, your spirit is commendable." After speaking, he left.

Gu Ran: "..."

He had just turned around when someone slapped his helmet again. This time it was Meng Yuqiao. The other person walked past him without looking at him. A cold voice floated over: "Good performance."

Gu Ran: "..."

Immediately afterwards, someone from the other side patted him again.

Jiang Hongyi said: "Come and practice 1500 meters."

Gu Ran: "..."

He was holding a knife holster and was about to put on the skates when someone patted his helmet from behind.

The feeling was so familiar this time, without even thinking about it, Gu Ran turned around with the knife sheath and drew it.

Chi Lang couldn't react in time, and he just hit him on the arm.Although it didn't hurt, Chi Dali was very wronged and asked with a ferocious expression, "Can't you afford to lose?"

Gu Ran asked him back: "Are you in debt?"

"You just can't afford to lose."

"Speak like I never beat you."

At this moment, a problem appeared on the big screen.I never expected that there would be a penalty in the end. Province R, which was originally ranked fourth, had no score because of a foul!

Gu Ran turned her head and looked for Meng Yuqiao's location, and she saw a smile on his cold face.

When the four came to the coach command area, Xu Qing raised a smile and looked at them one by one. His eyes finally fell on Gu Ran: "Not bad, the task has been successfully completed."

"Especially Gu Ran, the first and penultimate skates are both very good."

Zheng Wenkang nodded quickly: "I was scared to death in the end. At that time, I only had one thought in my mind. If I lose this silver medal, how can I be worthy of my little brother?"

Gu Ran took off his helmet, sweating on his forehead: "Where is it? I should thank my brothers for taking me to lie down."

These words really angered the three senior brothers, they came up and rubbed his head: "Are you mocking the senior brothers?"

Gu Ran shrank her neck: "No, I dare not, I was wrong!"

Gao Ziyi touched his forehead: "Why are you sweating so much?"

The temperature on the ice rink is only five or six degrees, and the athletes are only wearing a light jumpsuit. Even after a fierce competition, it shouldn't be so hot.

Zheng Wenkang put his arms around his shoulders: "It's too hard."

After the game, it is the National Day holiday.Generally speaking, the team's performance this time is not bad, it cannot be compared with Province H, but compared to other teams, it is quite good.

As a result, everyone began to have unrealistic expectations: "Director Xu, look, can the National Day..."

Xu Qing glanced at everyone with loving eyes, and said two words lightly: "No."

"Usually I give you two days off, but this time it's National Day, so let's take an extra day."

Although we didn't strive for seven days, everyone was satisfied with the three days.Just as everyone raised their hands to cheer, they heard Xu Qing say, "Return to the team before 10:3 p.m. on October [-]rd. I happened to be on duty that day, and everyone submitted a post-match summary."

The cheers came to an abrupt end. After finally having three days off, who would like to do an extra day of homework?

Who knows, the treacherous and cunning Manager Xu added another sentence: "No less than 1500 words."

"..."

"I only accept manuscripts."

"!!!"