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

Gao Ziyi asked in surprise, "What can you do?"

Gu Ran smiled and said: "Brother, help me find a stick, I knocked Manager Xu unconscious and packed the suitcase, and checked it in before boarding the plane."

Gao Ziyi patted his head and said with a smile: "It's a good idea, but I'm worried that Director Xu will beat you half to death first."

"Hey!" Gu Ran hugged Gao Ziyi's shoulder, "I'm just joking."

"Brother, do you remember that I made a bet with Director Xu last year?"

Gao Ziyi said: "Don't you two often bet? Which one are you referring to?"

Gu Ran reminded him: "41 seconds 2."

Gao Ziyi suddenly realized: "I think about it, it means that if you can skate to less than 41 seconds within a year, Director Xu has to promise you one thing."

Gu Ran nodded fiercely: "My best time last time was 41 seconds. It shouldn't be a problem to work hard to score 370 seconds. But..."

Gao Ziyi asked, "But what?"

"However, Director Xu is not very trustworthy. Last time he played tricks, saying that he only needs to score in regular competitions."

"Alas!" Gu Ran sighed, "It's a pity that I only skated 500 seconds in the 41-meter final of the National Championships, which is 4 seconds short."

"It's okay," Gao Ziyi encouraged him, "You try it first, slide to 41 seconds 2 and then talk to him."

Gu Ran nodded: "That's fine, anyway, there should be a test tomorrow."

At Gu Ran's age, it's time to improve his grades. The result of 41 seconds is not a problem for him at all.

During the test, he was with Zheng Wenkang, Wu Kaize, and a senior brother. When Xu Qing blew his whistle, he rushed out with a "whoosh", startling Zheng Wenkang beside him.

This kid, I have never seen him rushing so fast during the competition.

From the very beginning of the sprinting stage, Gu Ran was at the forefront, and at the first bend, the three senior brothers behind him had already moved away from him.

As the test progressed, Gu Ran's speed became faster and faster. Zheng Wenkang, who was in second place, couldn't even touch him, let alone catch up to him.

Undoubtedly, Gu Ran was the first to cross the line. Looking back, Zheng Wenkang had just left the corner, and Wu Kaize and another senior brother followed behind him.

Gu Ran subconsciously turned her head to look at the big screen, and then realized that this was not a game, it was just a team test, timed by the stopwatch in Xu Qing's hand.

He changed his mind, and a thought suddenly popped up——Could Mr. Xu be deliberately blocking his time.

Immediately, he denied his idea, and Xu Qing didn't know the agreement between him and Cheng Sen, so why did he deliberately block his time.

Zheng Wenkang suddenly put his shoulders on his shoulders from behind: "What's going on today? It's just a test, what are you working so hard for?"

On the other side, Wu Kaize also leaned over: "That's right, when I saw you start running, I thought there was a dog chasing you behind."

This metaphor really made Gu Ran laugh, he turned his head to look at Xu Qing, and thought, "It's just that a dog is chasing me."

At this time, Xu Qing also raised his head to look at him, lowered his head to look at the stopwatch, raised his head to look at him again, and reported the result: "Gu Ran, 41 seconds 034."

Hearing this result, Gu Ran was usually so calm, but now she is not so calm.Raising his hands, he hugged the two senior brothers one by one, wishing to kiss each of them on the face.

The two senior brothers were also happy for him, but if they were happy, they wouldn't be so happy.

Zheng Wenkang was heartbroken: "It's over, it's over, our child is stupid."

Wu Kaize said: "Can it be cured? If it can't be cured, I will have a second child."

Gu Ran didn't care about the two of them, and quickly slid to the side of Gao Ziyi on the other side.Gao Ziyi patted his head, leaned into his ear and said, "I checked the duty list, and it happens that Director Xu is on duty tonight."

Gu Ran nodded: "Then I'll go find him tonight."

It was only two days before they set off for Shanghai. Since Gu Ran agreed to Cheng Sen, he had to hurry up and implement this matter.

After dinner, Gu Ran went back to the dormitory to finish the homework, and then went to the skating hall with the equipment on her back.

Not surprisingly, Xu Qing came just after he finished warming up.

Gu Ran asked him: "Guide Xu, how is my test result today?"

Xu Qing looked at him calmly: "Let's do it. You can't reach the level of the finals in the competition."

Gu Ran: "..."

Director Xu has the ability to pour cold water on people when they are at their best.

Gu Ran didn't bother with him, and continued to train herself.It is a low-intensity technical skating, mainly to experience one's own movements and routes.

Xu Qing was standing on the sidelines, his eyes were on him all the time, and he would immediately point out any problems he found.

His voice is not loud, but it can be heard very clearly in the empty skating rink.In fact, he seldom jokes during training, and his instructions to the players are sharp, simple and rude.

In training, the players did not dare to bargain with him.He just does what he says, and if he can't finish it, he will be punished.

"Pay attention to the rhythm, don't tilt your shoulders!"

When he said this, Gu Ran immediately adjusted his movements like a conditioned reflex.Xu Qing took him as his coach for more than a year. Even a talented boy would inevitably be punished, and Gu Ran was used to it.On the training ground, he will instinctively do what he says.

After training like this for an hour, Gu Ran stopped. He had more important things to do today.

Gu Ran was going to change clothes, Xu Qing turned around and walked out of the skating hall, Gu Ran hurriedly stopped him: "Wait for me, I have something else I want to talk to you about."

Xu Qing raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter?"

Gu Ran turned around and walked to the dressing room: "Wait for me to change and come out."

When Gu Ran finished changing and came out, there was no one outside the dressing room.He hurriedly chased him out of the skating hall, only to see Xu Qing standing outside.

Although it has entered April, there is still a hint of coolness in the north at night, and the temperature has dropped below 5°C.

A gust of cold wind blew by, Gu Ran shrank her neck, and quickly pulled the zipper of the sportswear to the top.

In a few days, he will leave for Shanghai. After all, this is the first time that Gu Ran has been officially selected into the national youth team. Xu Qing thought that the brat had some concerns, and planned to enlighten him.

"What's the matter, tell me."

They just walked to the entrance of the playground, and there were still people running at this point.Gu Ran tilted her head: "Let's find a place to sit for a while."

So, the two walked to the parallel bars where they chatted together before.Gu Ran suddenly remembered that Xu Qing's waist was not in good shape, so she turned around and walked to the stands behind: "Forget about your 'widow's illness', let's sit over there."

Xu Qing was annoyed by him, raised his hand and rubbed his head: "What's the matter, tell me!"

The two sat down side by side, and then Gu Ran said, "Do you remember our previous game?"

Xu Qing immediately became vigilant: "Didn't you say it? It only counts if you slip out of this score in the competition."

Gu Ran said: "Don't play tricks, that's the condition you added later, I didn't say it. Today I skated 41 seconds, which is 03 better than our agreed 41 seconds, even if I win."

Xu Qing originally wanted to motivate him, not to bet with him to win or lose, since the kid works so hard, it's not easy for him to beat the kid.Even if Gu Ran wins, the request is nothing more than eating, drinking, and two more days off, even if he agrees, it will be fine.

Xu Qing let out a sigh of relief: "Okay, okay, you'll win this time, tell me, what are your requirements?"

He thought about it, afraid that Gu Ran would say that he didn't want it, and he would say it later, and added a time limit: "It's only within three days, and we won't wait when it's over."

Gu Ran said, "I've already thought about it."

"Huh?" Xu Qing had a bad intuition, "What's the matter?"

Gu Ran bit her lower lip, and suddenly said, "Can you go to Shanghai with us?"

Xu Qing was taken aback: "What's the trouble? Your air tickets are all booked, someone will pick you up over there."

"That's not what I mean," Gu Ran said more clearly, "I mean, you go to the National Youth Team with us and continue to train us."

"..."

Xu Qing didn't speak, neither did Gu Ran, the surroundings were so quiet that one could hear insects in the grass.

Xu Qing turned his head to the other side: "Another request, I can't do this."

Gu Ran asked: "Why?"

"Because I don't want to go."

Gu Ran tentatively said, "Is it because of Director Cheng that you don't want to go?"

Xu Qing frowned, and finally realized what was wrong, so he asked, "What did Cheng Sen tell you?"

Gu Ran thought for a moment, then sold Cheng Sen: "He said that you were injured and retired because you collided with him. You have a grudge, so you don't want to work with him."

"..."

In the darkness, Xu Qing didn't speak.There are no street lights here, and Gu Ran can barely see the expression on Xu Qing's face clearly under the moonlight, but it hasn't changed much, just as serious as during training.

After a while, Gu Ran heard Xu Qing sneer: "You listened to his nonsense, he told you everything, don't believe a single punctuation mark in what he said. I got hurt and he had nothing to do with it."

"what???"

Gu Ran didn't react: "Didn't he bump into you?"

"He bumped into me, but that wasn't the main reason for my injury."

Now Gu Ran was completely dumbfounded. It turned out that Xu Qing was injured and there was an inside story. His curiosity was aroused immediately: "Then...why?"

He couldn't remember how many times he asked Xu Qing this question, but Xu Qing never answered it directly.

This time, Gu Ran didn't expect him to tell him everything in detail, but just wanted to persuade him to go to the National Youth Team as a technical guide.

"Because of myself." Xu Qing leaned forward, clasped his hands, put his elbows on his knees, and looked ahead.

The few runners had already left, and it seemed that only the two of them, the master and the apprentice, were left on the playground.

"In the World Cup finals before that, I was knocked off the track by a South Korean team member. At that time, I was diagnosed with an acute lumbar sprain with dislocation of the lumbar facet joints. The doctor advised me to rest for two months."

"There will be the World Short Track Speed ​​Skating Championships in March. We still have not qualified for the Olympics in several events. There are only a few Olympic qualifications in a year. If you miss the World Cup finals, you have to wait for the next year. How can I rest for so long."

"Three weeks before the start of the World Championships, I started to train with injuries. The accident happened a few days before the competition. The moment I fell on the ice, I felt that I had no feeling from the waist down. At that moment, I thought that the rest of my life You're going to be in a wheelchair."

"My senior brother was 28 years old at the time, and he has been suffering from injuries for so many years. He originally planned to win a few more Olympic qualifications for the team in the World Championships, and then retire."

"Because of my affairs, he blamed himself so much that he even wanted to give up the last World Championships, saying that he would stay and take care of me."

Speaking of this, Xu Qing even laughed: "Do you think he is stupid?"

Gu Ran felt a little silly. He was neither a doctor nor a nurse, so he couldn't help much if he stayed.However, as a veteran and captain, he can help the short track speed skating team qualify for the Winter Olympics by participating in competitions with the team.

Gu Ran raised his head to look at Xu Qing, he thought, that was what Director Xu most wanted to see at that time.

"And then, did he go to the competition?"

"Go," Xu Qing's tone was a little more relaxed, "I told him that if he doesn't participate in the World Championships, he won't be able to qualify for the Winter Olympics, and I won't recognize him as a senior in the future."

"So..." Gu Ran asked tentatively, "Actually, you don't blame him in your heart, do you?"

"Not at all, I only blame myself." Xu Qing changed his posture, leaned back, and put his elbows on the steps behind him again, "Fortunately, I can still stand up. A few months later, I My body gradually recovered. I also tried to resume training, but because of the serious waist injury, I couldn’t even stand for a long time, let alone training and competition.”

"At the beginning, I couldn't accept this result, and I didn't want to retire. At that time, I had left the national team and returned to Province J. The outside world was speculating about the reasons, saying that I was not self-disciplined enough, my state was declining, that my level was limited, and that my peak period was too high. short."

"Gradually, I also accepted the reality that I couldn't return to the game, so I could only announce my retirement. At my request, the announcement issued by the Winter Management Center only said that I was injured, and did not announce the specific reason."

After thinking about it for a while, Gu Ran knew that Xu Qing did this because he didn't want the public to put too much pressure on Cheng Sen.

Xu Qing put an end to his story: "Later, the organization asked me to choose between continuing to study and arranging work, and I chose the latter. A few months later, I went to various city teams to select players. You were chosen."

After listening to his narration, especially the last sentence, Gu Ran couldn't tell what it was like, she should be lucky.

"Thank you for choosing me."

Xu Qing put an arm on Gu Ran's shoulder: "Okay, I have satisfied your curiosity, can you also let me go. Whether it is the national youth team or the national team, I don't want to go back because of myself , I’m not ready yet, it’s none of your business.”

Gu Ran thought for a while and said, "I have one more question."

"Go ahead."

"Who is that Korean team member?"

Xu Qing didn't react for a while: "Which Korean?"

"The one that knocked you down during the race."

"The 500-meter runner-up in this year's Winter Olympics, Hwang Jae-hyun."

Gu Ran asked another strange question: "Will he still participate in the next Winter Olympics?"

Xu Qing recalled: "I remember that he was only 20 years old at that time. At that time, he was still concentrating on supporting veterans, so he knocked me off the track. Calculated by age, he will only be 26 years old in the next Winter Olympics. If there are no accidents, I should participate."

Gu Ran asked again: "That veteran is Park Canyu, the 500-meter champion in this year's Winter Olympics?"

Xu Qing nodded: "They have a strict hierarchy in the team. The old players have not retired, and even if the younger players are stronger, they dare not win the championship."

The members of the short-track speed skating team in Province J have a harmonious relationship. Gu Ran has been in the provincial team for more than a year, and his brothers and sisters have taken good care of him. Except for Xu Qing, the coach, no one has ever bullied him. How dark is this kind of malicious competition within the team.

The boy asked curiously, "Then what if you win the championship by accident?"

"No such surprise."

Gu Ran said: "I mean, I accidentally slipped to the first place."

Xu Qing said two words firmly: "No!"

Gu Ran: "..."

Xu Qing took out his phone and took a look. It was almost nine o'clock.He stroked Gu Ran's hair again: "Okay, you can go back to sleep. I haven't checked my bed tonight just because I'm chatting with you here."

When Gu Ran heard that he was going to check his bed, she rolled her eyes, rushed over and hugged his arm, and put her chin on his shoulder: "Director Xu!"

Xu Qing sneered: "You think I'm Team Leader Qian? I don't like that."

"No no no!" Gu Ran hurriedly said, "I mean, if you say that, then you should go to the national youth team. If there is a chance, I hope I can join you in the national team."

Xu Qing was about to shake off his hand, but when he heard his words, his movements froze, and he asked, "Why?"

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