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

Gu Ran shrugged: "I didn't have time to think so much at the time, it was just an intuition."

Xu Qing repeated: "Intuition?"

Gu Ran nodded resolutely: "Yes, it's intuition. Under the circumstances at that time, the inner way must be a better choice than the outsider way."

"However..." Gu Ran hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Now that I think about it, my choice is right, and it makes sense."

Xu Qing was noncommittal after listening: "Continue to talk."

Gu Ran struggled for a while, and said bluntly: "Actually, both of them have rough skills, especially the cornering skills, which are still interfering with each other. I know Chi Lang very well. That No. 41 in Province L looks like he's not good enough. Not as good as Chi Lang, so my intuition tells me that the inner way saves effort and has more opportunities."

Xu Qing just nodded after listening, but didn't say anything.

The coach command area in province H is next to province J. At this time, Chi Lang also walked to his own coach.

Xu Qing turned around and called out, "Chi Dali!"

Chi Lang turned around and said, "Brother."

Xu Qing pointed at Gu Ran: "Gu Ran said that your skills are very rough."

Chi Lang raised his hand and gestured on his neck.Instead, his coach yelled, "He's right!"

Gu Ran: "..."

He looked at Xu Qing helplessly: "Director Xu, if you have nothing else to do, I'll leave first."

Xu Qing waved his hand: "Let's go."

Before the start of the second round of competition, Gu Ran had set goals for himself. For the two individual events he participated in, if he reached the finals, he would be considered qualified. As for the ranking in the finals, he didn't really care.At least there is no psychological burden, and it will be easier and more open during the competition.

Because the contestants in each competition are similar, the athletes who can enter the semi-finals and even the finals are similar.

After watching so many games, Gu Ran has a general understanding of his opponents.What is everyone's style, what are their strengths and weaknesses.He observed carefully and wrote it down.

Liu Fei, Ren Yongjie, Yang Chenyu, Meng Yuqiao, Zheng Wenkang, Wu Kaize, He Yang, including him and Chi Lang, are all skating 500 meters and 1000 meters, but they have different emphasis.

Only Liu Fei and Ren Yongjie are really strong in both projects.

These two people are difficult for Gu Ran to surpass in a short time, but the others can't say well.

Therefore, he set a goal for himself. In the third round of the competition, when he met these opponents again, which ones must be won and which ones can be defeated.

Of course, there are too many variables in the short-track speed skating competition, and no one can completely predict the result, so they can only plan their own route as much as possible.

The last competition day, all gold medals will be generated today.

The first is the 2000-meter mixed relay. Xu Qing decisively won Zheng Wenkang and let Gu Ran partner with Wu Kaize, Liang Kexin and Zhao Ting.He skated the third club, which was the one handed over by the female players to the male players.

In fact, everyone is not very clear about the intention of Xu Qing's arrangement. It stands to reason that Gu Ran mainly skates 500 meters, and his explosive power and final sprint ability are stronger.

But why didn't Xu Qing put him on the last stick?

When Gu Ran heard about this arrangement, she understood Xu Qing's meaning almost instantly.He looked at Zhao Ting with a smile: "Senior sister, Director Xu means that your strength is too weak to push Brother Wu, you can only push me."

Wu Kaize sneered: "It's just that you are lighter and shorter and easier to push."

Zhao Ting, however, protected Gu Ran: "It takes a lot of effort to push you every time. Lose weight. Look at my little brother's waist, legs, and buttocks. I like to push like this."

Gu Ran gave her a thumbs up: "Senior sister, you are good-looking, and you can say anything!"

Wu Kaize: "..."

In the mixed relay competition, how many laps each person skates, in what order, and the time for handing over the baton are all fixed, and there are no tactics at all. It mainly depends on the individual speed of the athletes and handling of the baton handing over.

The difference in strength between the four participating teams is quite obvious. There is almost no suspense for the first place in province H, that is, province R, province J and province L will compete for second place.

Last time, Province J didn't win the silver medal. This time, they won the silver medal when Gu Ran played.

The brothers and sisters are very happy. It is really not easy to surpass H province, and it is very good to get the second place.

Gu Ran was naturally happy, but he told himself in his heart: Although Province H is very strong, it is by no means invincible.Every time you stand on the field, you should point to the champion, not get used to No.2.

This also applies to individual events. Before the competition, Gu Ran can set goals for himself, and if he reaches the finals, he will be considered successful.

But once he stood in front of the starting line, his eyes were still fixed on the first position, and he always wanted to overtake.

Gu Ran and Wu Kaize both entered the 1000m final, but there is a high probability that they will fight for No.3, so there is no question of who will protect whom.

But at the beginning, Gu Ran still had ideas.As soon as the starting gun was fired, he jumped out like a nimble rabbit and slid to the first place, startling Liu Fei and Ren Yongjie behind him.

The audience was also taken aback by his faster reaction speed than others, and screamed one after another.

"Wow, it's the number 77!"

"He has a name, Gu Ran."

"I just like his courage as a newborn calf, it's so energetic!"

Gu Ran led the slide for three laps, and was caught up by Ren Yongjie on the fourth lap.But he still didn't give up, trying to go back.

In the 1000-meter competition, he skating as if it were 500 meters, and he almost exhausted himself to death.

But he didn't care if he was tired, because he was skating very well, and the cold wind blew across his cheeks, forming a short airflow in the small space of the helmet, and the whirring sound came from his ears, which felt great.

On the seventh lap, he was obviously exhausted, but he still stuck to his own line and skating forward according to his own rhythm.

He didn't know what was going on behind him, nor did he know where Liu Fei and Wu Kaize were at the moment.

All the rear information collection techniques I learned are useless, either because I don’t know how to use them, or because I don’t want to use them.

Anyway, as soon as you set off, you will be on the top, no matter what route planning or physical strength allocation, just let yourself go and skate, and the fun will be over.

Until the moment he crossed the line, he didn't realize why no one behind him surpassed him, but instead he wanted to go one step further and surpass Ren Yongjie.

Even if he can't surpass it, it's fun to put a little pressure on him, isn't it?

At this time, he didn't have much energy left, but he was still kicking the ice and sprinting forward continuously. Because of the excessive fatigue of the leg muscles, the control of the skates was not so stable, and he seemed a little shaky.

Suddenly there was a fierce shout in his ears, and people looked at him from all directions. He didn't know what everyone was excited about. He just stared at Ren Yongjie's figure, and his brain gave instructions to his legs: "Quick, catch up!"

At the same time, another person on his right also rushed up, and the three of them stretched out their skates almost simultaneously before the finish line.

At the moment of crossing the line, the emotions of the audience in the stands reached their peak at the same moment, bursting out deafening cheers.

This is by no means a cheer from a certain team to celebrate its teammates, but a shout from all directions, and everyone together, loudly shouted and resounded throughout the venue.

Gu Ran managed to get herself down from exhaustion, put her hands on her knees, and slowed down and slid lap after lap on the ice, unable to slow down.

But the referee's whistle to clear the field has already sounded, and all athletes must leave the field within 45 seconds.

At this time, a hand pushed Gu Ran behind him, then pulled his hand and led him to slide towards the exit.

It was Wu Kaize, he played with his junior brother, and he had to be responsible for bringing him back.

Panting for breath, Gu Ran said, "Brother, I..."

"Don't talk, adjust your breathing."

When they came to the exit, Ren Yongjie and Liu Fei were also there.The two turned their heads to look at them at the same time.

Ren Yongjie made a joke to Wu Kaize: "You can't do it, you were surpassed by your junior brother."

Wu Kaize just smiled: "Junior brother is the hope of our whole village!"

Liu Fei raised his hand, wanting to pat Gu Ran's helmet again.Fortunately, Gu Ran reacted quickly enough and quickly took off the goggles and helmet together.

Liu Fei couldn't help laughing, looking at his sweaty forehead, he couldn't help it, and turned to Ren Yongjie and said, "This little guy, every time he competes with us, it's as if he has been beaten with chicken blood."

Ren Yongjie raised his eyebrows: "That's right, he looks very sensible when he compares with others, and his little head turns very fast. Why is it so desperate to be in the same group as the two of us?"

Gu Ran's hands were trembling as she went to get the knife cover, but she forced a smile on her face: "It's so exciting to be able to compete with the two big guys."

When he smiled, two deep dimples appeared on his face, paired with a pair of big and bright eyes, revealing an innocent and pure temperament. He was a very energetic young man, and no one would dislike him.

At this time, the results came out, Ren Yongjie was first, Liu Fei was third, Wu Kaize was fourth, Gu Ran insisted on winning a silver medal for himself!

He couldn't believe it himself, he actually beat Liu Fei, he beat Liu Fei! ! !

Liu Fei stood there with his hands on his hips. Seeing this result, he was amused and helpless.

Ren Yongjie next to him did not forget to tease him: "You are not right, old Liu, last time I was robbed of the gold medal by that boy surnamed Meng from WE, and today I was forced to take the third place by this little guy. Tell me, what is the situation, is it possible that you have lost your love?" gone?"

Liu Fei sent him a word: "Get lost!"

Ren Yongjie refused to leave, and continued: "That Meng Yuqiao is about the same age as us, which is understandable. This kid is only 14 years old."

Liu Fei was unmoved by his ridicule, and finally said: "Have fun, it will be your turn next time."

"Cut!" Ren Yongjie disagreed, "Director Cheng is here today, just wait to be scolded."

Cheng Sen did come and sat on the podium.The last time he saw Gu Ran was in the training camp in Shanghai in August. At that time, it was mainly technical training, and the players didn't even have a test.

The last time I watched Gu Ran compete was at the U-series finals at the end of May.

After half a year, when he saw Gu Ran playing on the court again, he felt like a completely different person.

It can be said that he came to the scene today, apart from watching the performance of his own national youth team members, he mainly came to see him.

He didn't come to the first stop, but he communicated with Xu Qing in private, and learned that Gu Ran's grades were not satisfactory, and his emotions fluctuated because of this.

What he was worried about seemed to have happened ahead of time, but he felt that this was not a setback, so he planned to take a good look at it today.

It's hard to believe that this 1000-meter final was slid out by a 14-year-old kid who has been involved in short-track speed skating for less than a year and a half.

Whether it was his final results, his performance on the field, his indomitable aura, and his willpower to speed up when he was exhausted in the end, everything exceeded Cheng Sen's expectations.

He was very satisfied with it, but he was faintly worried about Gu Ran. There were still two finals, and he was seriously exhausted. How could he persist?

Gu Ran walked all the way along the periphery of the ice rink, and someone in the stands called his name from time to time: "Your performance today is great!"

"The future is promising!"

"Come on for 500 meters, let's kill Ren Yongjie together!"

Gu Ran: "..."

Although he is very grateful to his opponents for their generous praise, don't place too much hope on him, he really doesn't have that physical strength now.

Back in the stands, Gu Ran slumped on a chair: "I can't, I can't..."

The team leader made a special trip to care about him: "What's wrong?"

This person was not Zhao Ping, but a lady in her forties named Qian Ying.Zhao Ping only temporarily led the team to participate in the U-series competition, and Qian Yingcai has been the leader of the provincial team all along.

These young team members are about the same age as her own children, and every time she sees them, Team Leader Qian's heart overflows with maternal love, especially for Gu Ran, who is good-looking and sweet-talking, Team Leader Qian likes it even more.

She took out a napkin and wiped Gu Ran's forehead: "I'm sweating so much, I shouldn't be sick."

The team doctor sat beside him and took a special sports drink to supplement Gu Ran's water and electrolytes: "It's okay, he is in the growth and development stage, his metabolism is very strong, and it is normal to sweat a lot."

Gu Ran was physically exhausted, especially his two legs, which were so limp as if they had been soaked in vinegar for several days and had just been fished out.

The team doctor pinched his leg up and down a few times: "Go, find an open space at the back, and relax for you."

Gu Ran shrank back reflexively when she heard the relaxation, Qian Ying sat on the other side, and nervously pushed Gu Ran: "Go!"

Gu Ran had a bitter face, her mind was already hurting: "I, I... can I..."

Qian Ying asked, "Can I do something?" She suddenly realized, "Yes, after the competition, I need to replenish some energy."

She grabbed two energy bars from her bag, gave one to Gu Ran and the other to Wu Kaize.

Gu Ran felt that she could do another rescue, so she sold Wu Kaize first: "How about... I will rest for a while, you can relax the muscles for the senior brother first."

Wu Kaize shook his hand as he tore off the package of the energy bar: "Ah! I'm not in a hurry, I only have the final relay race left. Junior and brother still have the 500-meter final, you go first, go first!"

"..."

While following the team doctor to the back of the stands, Gu Ran turned her head and complained: "If it was Brother Gao, he would definitely save me."

Wu Kaize pointed to the off-court where Gao Ziyi was checking and preparing for the 1500m final.

joke!When life and death are at stake, what is the friendship between teachers and brothers?

Gu Ran fought so fiercely, Xu Qing could also see that he was seriously overdrawn, and turned his head frequently to look at them. Seeing that Gu Ran followed the team doctor away, he felt a little worried.

So he asked Director Wang: "Look carefully, Gao Ziyi's game shouldn't be a big problem, I'll go and have a look, and I'll be right back."

There was still a while before Gao Ziyi's match, Xu Qing quickly went up to the stands and ran all the way to the top.There were also athletes from other teams doing relaxation or warming up. He looked around and found Gu Ran in the corner.

Xu Qing walked over and asked worriedly, "Is there any problem?"

The team doctor is pushing Gu Ran's gastrocnemius muscle from bottom to top with his elbow: "It's very tense, even a little cramp."

Gu Ran buried her face in the crook of her elbow, unable to see the expression, but could see that his ears were already red.

Xu Qing asked again: "Is it not injured?"

"That's not it."

As long as you are not injured, you can still play, no big problem.

So, Xu Qing bent down, pinched Gu Ran's burning red ears, and kindly reminded: "If you really can't bear it, just cry."

Gu Ran: "You go!"

Xu Qing frowned: "This kid, how did you talk to the coach?"

Gu Ran gritted her teeth: "You..."

Before he could say the word "roll", Xu Qing punched him on the most painful part of his thigh.

"!!!"