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

After all, the game has just ended, and I have rested for two days, and I will start formal training tomorrow.The team members are still in a relatively relaxed state, walking into the gym in small groups.

I never thought that before the smile dissipated from the corners of my brows and eyes, I heard Xu Qing say this.

As a result, the male and female players who had been whispering to each other immediately fell silent.The huge gym is exceptionally quiet, and you can hear needles falling.

The team members sat on the floor in twos and threes in the open space in the middle, and the four of Gu Ran and his dormitory sat neatly in the back row, leaning against the equipment behind them.

Xu Qing's words made them all feel insecure. They all lowered their heads and began to reflect on themselves: "I'm just here to gather numbers, and it's none of my business."

"I got bad grades, and I know that."

"I didn't get the medal, I regret it."

What Gu Ran was thinking was: "Old fox, you won't be satisfied even if you win all the gold medals."

Xu Qing's eyes swept across the crowd again, and there was a group of half-grown children in front of him. Just by looking at their expressions, one could guess what was going on in their hearts.

Finally, his eyes fell on Gu Ran's face.Although this little boy looks calm and calm on the surface, he may not know how to complain about him in his heart.

Xu Qing continued: "You must think that I am dissatisfied with the results." He suddenly turned up the volume, "Yes, I am dissatisfied with your results. The entire men's team with more than a dozen people did not win a single gold medal !"

In fact, there was a team member from their province who participated in the adult men's 5000-meter relay. He formed a joint team with provinces H and L. But after the competition, he returned to the national team for training and was not here.

In fact, only Liang Kexin won a 500-meter gold medal in the women's team, and the results of the others were not satisfactory.But Director Xu has never had a bowl of water when it comes to cursing people.

When scolding, everyone is scolded together, and the name-calling criticism only criticizes the men's team.

Gu Ran thought to himself: "An unsatisfactory result in a competition can't explain the problem, only the result theory is not advisable."

In front, Xu Qing immediately said: "I know what you think, don't you just think that I only think about grades."

Gu Ran: "..."

When did Mr. Xu develop his mind-reading skills?It's too powerful!

"But, in competitive sports, isn't it just talking about results? As professional athletes, if you can't achieve results, you are wasting your youth here!"

"Whoever doesn't want to practice can tell me now!"

After he finished speaking, he swept across the crowd with that sharp gaze, which sent chills down the backs of the teenagers, and they didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing their reaction, Xu Qing was very satisfied, and went on to say: "The Winter Olympics will be here soon, and the next four years will be after the Winter Olympics. At that time, think about how old you are. Based on your current With the strength, is there any chance to stand on the Olympic field and win glory for the country?"

Among the team members here, the youngest is Gu Ran, a junior, who is already 14 and a half years old.The others are generally 2-4 years older than him, and the oldest one is over 20 years old.

For them, the Olympic Games is like a distant dream. Everyone has dreamed of this dream, but they haven't come to realize it. It seems too far away.

However, when linking the Olympic Games with time, four years is but the blink of an eye.By that time, even Gu Ran, a junior, was already eighteen or nineteen years old, entering the golden age of a short track speed skater. What about the others?

If by that time, they have not been able to stand in the Olympic Games, what will be their fate?

They have given up their cultural studies and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the speed skating business. If this road fails, do they still have a way out?

At this time, Xu Qing said again: "You also know that from the second round of the Elite League, the results will be included in the total points ranking. In the National Championship in March next year, there will be more than 200 of you competing for 24 places. July There is the National Championship, and there will be the Winter Games two years later. You should know how far you can go."

Gu Ran calculated, he is now No.1000 in the 2m with 21 points, and No.500 in the 3m with 13 points. With this result, even if he does not participate in the next two races, he can still be ranked in the top 24.

Xu Qing said earnestly at the front again: "This competition, your poor performance is one aspect, but what makes me most dissatisfied is your attitude. Especially you, Zheng Wenkang!"

Zheng Wenkang was sitting next to Gu Ran, and when he heard his voice, he shrank back instinctively.

"During the competition, if people put a little pressure on you, you will retreat first. As an athlete, if you don't dare to fight or fight, you don't have a little sportsmanship. You will be 17 years old next year, why don't you find someone who is young?" Go to work at the factory."

Zheng Wenkang was scolded so silently by him that he only dared to sit there and be scolded.

Xu Qingliang's swishing eyes drifted over: "Also, let me see you laughing and joking around during training, and you can go back where you came from."

He was promoted from a sports school. Now that he is at this age, the sports school will naturally not want him. If Xu Qing really wants to drive him away, he can only retire or find a club to train by himself.

Zheng Wenkang was really scared. He knew that since Director Xu could say it, he must be able to do it. He was definitely not joking with him.

Not only Zheng Wenkang was scared, but also the people around him.After director Xu finished scolding Zheng Wenkang, he might not know whose turn it would be next.

Xu Qing's gaze moved to the side, paused for a moment on Gu Ran's body, then looked to the other side of him, and finally landed on the person next to him: "Gao Ziyi!"

"..."

Hearing his cry, Gao Ziyi straightened his back involuntarily.

Xu Qing stared at him, but his tone was not as severe as Zheng Wenkang just now: "If I remember correctly, you are not yet 17 years old, why did I think you were [-] when you came to the court?"

Gao Ziyi thought that Xu Qing thought his speed was too slow, and immediately said with a correct attitude: "I will definitely pay attention to the training in the future and focus on improving the speed."

Gu Ran understood what Xu Qing meant in seconds. In fact, Xu Qing didn't mean that his speed was too slow, but that he was too conservative. He blindly sought stability, but lost the passion he should have during the game.

Sure enough, Xu Qing said: "According to the regulations, if you have been selected for the National Youth Team this year, you can directly qualify for the National Championships. It is a good thing to be safe, but sometimes you can get in when you should, so you don't have to think so much."

Gao Ziyi nodded sincerely: "I remember."

Xu Qing shifted his gaze to his side again, Wu Kaize trembled, he couldn't avoid what was supposed to come, finally it was his turn.

But Xu Qing just said: "Although I didn't win the medal, I still have improved compared to the last race in terms of performance. Next, I will continue to work hard and strive for a better ranking."

"Yeah, I got it!" Wu Kaize nodded hurriedly, feeling a little lucky in his heart. Both Zheng Wenkang and Gao Ziyi had been criticized before, especially Zheng Wenkang, who didn't even ask him to go back where he came from. Speak up.

When it came to him, Director Xu was so gentle, which made Wu Kaize a little flattered.

Xu Qing named a few more people, more or less pointing out some of their problems in the game.The attitude was not as strict as that of Zheng Wenkang and Gao Ziyi, but it still made several young team members raise their hearts in their throats, for fear of being scolded.

Everyone around was called by Xu Qing's name, except Gu Ran who was not called by name.

The little brat was overjoyed, feeling that his performance this time was good enough to conquer Manager Xu, even if he wanted to scold someone, he didn't know where to start.

"Gu Ran."

"..."

Xu Qing looked at him with a smile: "You and your two senior brothers are just the opposite. As long as you get on the ice rink and the starting gun is fired, you can't care about anything. It's a good thing for young players to dare to fight hard, but I must remind you……"

Gu Ran muttered in her heart: "This is Mr. Xu's housekeeping skills, picking bacteria from eggs."

Xu Qing said: "I must remind you that in this kind of competition, the first thing you have to ensure is not to let yourself get hurt, and the second is to get what kind of results."

"Liu Fei, Ren Yongjie and their best time in the 1000 meters can slip into 1 minute and 23 seconds, you still need to practice!"

"Hey!" Gu Ran lowered her head and couldn't help sighing.

Mr. Xu has another problem - he's just telling the truth.

Gu Ran also knew that he was trying his best, but in fact, he was just slipping casually.But he didn't think there was any problem with this. He just wanted to let Liu Fei and the others know that even though he was the youngest, he was not something they could just slip and slide on the field to fool.

Then, he heard Xu Qing say from the front: "But I appreciate your fearless courage, keep it up." He looked at the others again, "I hope everyone can learn more from your little juniors. study."

Hearing this, Gu Ran tilted his head, and the corners of his mouth were raised, revealing two small dimples.

A smart child is still used to hearing others praise him.

"Okay!" Xu Qing clapped his hands, "Practice for half an hour tonight, and the fitness coach is not here. Let me watch you and start warming up."

"Nice job!" Although everyone was reluctant, they still stood up in a smooth manner, and began to distance themselves, warming up in the open space.

The next day was a Monday, and Gu Ran resumed her life of going to school for half a day and coming back for training in the afternoon.Also 24 hours a day, others only need to do one thing well, but he needs to do two things well.

According to the habit, after dinner, he hurried back to the dormitory to do his homework. At 07:30, he went to the skating rink or the gym, and he could add another hour of training to himself.

Gu Ran also discovered that Xu Qing really devoted all his time and energy to the short track speed skating business in Province J.

He lives in the coaches' apartment at the ice training base, and is on duty at least three times a month more than other coaches. Some coaches with families often ask him to replace them, and he always comes.

Moreover, three meals a day are settled with the players in the cafeteria, and from time to time they have to be given some extra training in the evening, or give them individual guidance.

Therefore, Gu Ran is not alone at night, and there are often brothers and sisters called by Xu Qing to accompany him for extra training.But Gu Ran must be the one who receives the most individual guidance from Xu Qing, because others may be there once a few days, but he is there every day.

Even for additional training, the training plan Xu Qing arranged for him was gradual.At first it was recovery training, then basic training, technical slide...

If there are other team members, Xu Qing will make them two groups to complete the belt traction training.

If there are no other players, Xu Qing will go up by himself and cooperate with Gu Ran in training.

According to Gu Ran's observation, Director Xu is a habitual slacker, and every time he doesn't spend too much time in training, let him practice other things.

It was almost December, and the provincial capital had been snowing for several days, and the weather was getting colder and colder, reaching minus seven or eight degrees.

Even if the team members can sleep for an extra hour according to the winter schedule, morning exercises can still kill them. Every morning from [-] to [-] o'clock, the hallway of the boys' dormitory is full of wailing sounds.

If Manager Xu happened to be on duty that day, whoever howled the loudest would be punished the worst.

Xu Qing stood in the middle of the training ground, wearing the same sportswear as the players, holding a whistle and a stopwatch in one hand, and propping up his waist with the other, his eyes followed the players who were running on the track.

The boys huddled together and whispered: "Mr. Xu should hurry up and find a girlfriend to distract us, so as not to torture us every day."

"Isn't Team Leader Qian always likes to introduce partners to young coaches? Ask her to help us solve the lifelong affairs of our coach Xu."

"The main thing is to save us from fire and water."

Gu Ran turned her head to look at Xu Qing, and said, "It's a bit difficult."

"How do you say it?" A teammate asked him, "Our manager Xu needs to be tall and handsome, and he needs to have good looks, so he can be regarded as a good-looking talent."

Gu Ran said, "I feel that his waist is not very good."

"This... this is troublesome"

At this time, Xu Qing yelled not far away: "You guys, have you chatted enough? If you haven't chatted enough, stand aside and chat for a while. Run after chatting."

With his voice, no one dared to say anything, so he quickly opened a little distance and started to run seriously.

Gu Ran's statement is not unfounded. Apart from class, he is training every day, and spends the longest time with Xu Qing.

According to his observation, Xu Qing can't maintain one posture for too long, especially when he is flying, he has to change his posture after a while.

They played on the field, and he stood on the sidelines in the dugout, sometimes with his hands on the crash pad, sometimes pulling a chair over to sit for a while.

He cooperated with Gu Ran in the belt traction training, and the time was cut in half. At first, Gu Ran thought he was being lazy, but later found out that he really couldn't bear it after a long time.

Just for a while, he had to hold his waist for a long time to recover.

Gu Ran has always been a child who is good at observing and thinking, so he can figure it out after a little thought.

Xu Qing just turned 26 years old, and he was only 24 years old when he retired. For short track speed skaters, he was in his prime and in the middle of an Olympic cycle. Why did he retire before the Winter Olympics? That must be the reason why he couldn't hold on.

This reason is usually due to injuries.

But Xu Qing never mentioned this to them, and he seldom even talked about his time as an athlete.

Gu Ran only heard it from him once, when he came back from Shanghai to help him share the PPT. He happened to see a video of his game from that year. He said very frankly that he was mainly responsible for the loss of this game. .

Thinking about it this way, Gu Ran respected Xu Qing, no matter what excessive demands he made during training, Gu Ran would obey them.

However, his mouth is really annoying, and it often makes Gu Ran have the urge to kill his teacher.

The third leg of the Elite League was again played in a southern city, but this time it was not a sunny beach, but a wet, cold and unheated inland city.

Gu Ran grew up in the north since she was a child. In winter, although it is freezing and snowy outside, there is heating in the house, and the room temperature is above [-] degrees all year round.

He had never been subjected to such a magical attack before. The room was colder than the outside. After sitting in the room for a while, the snot bubbles almost froze. Only then did he realize that there was an air conditioner in the hotel room, so he hurried to find the remote control.

This competition has become a kind of test for Gu Ran, not only can't adapt to the climate here, he always feels that the clothes on his body are not dry, the key is that he can't adapt to the diet here.

On the first day of the competition, he fell on the bed with his tablet in his arms. He was studying how to skate in the competition, where to stabilize the rhythm, and where to start fast. He would make clear arrangements for himself in advance.

At this time, Gao Ziyi sighed from the side.

Gu Ran raised her head and saw him sharpening the ice knife, thought something happened to him, turned over and sat up: "What's the matter, did you cut your hand?"

They have the best relationship in the team, and they live in the same room every time they come out to play.

Gao Ziyi took the whetstone and continued to polish the blade back and forth: "I don't feel suitable for the environment here. I went to the ice training today, and my condition is very bad."

"Don't worry." Gu Ran put his arms around his shoulders, "Most of the short-track speed skaters are from the north. If we don't adapt, they may not be able to adapt either. Don't worry."

When he said this, Gao Ziyi felt that this was the truth, and his psychological burden was relieved a lot.

This time, they didn't stay in the same hotel as Province H, but he met another person at breakfast the next day.

The author has something to say: Mr. Xu: Do you all know that I have a bad waist?