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

Cheng Sen walked to Xu Qing's side, and they had a pair of stopwatches, one at 40 seconds 757 and the other at 40 seconds 791, almost the same.

Not to mention putting this result in the youth competition, even the World Championships can strive for a good ranking.

Cheng Sen said in a low voice: "Training and competition are two different things after all. Don't praise him to save him from being proud."

Xu Qing didn't say anything, but Gu Ran's achievement really made him very satisfied.

He turned his eyes back to the court, Gu Ran was putting one hand on Gao Ziyi's shoulder, talking to his seniors.The small appearance looked very relaxed, not even breathing.

"I think it's not that if he skating with all his strength, his results should be better than this."

Cheng Sen nodded: "It depends on his performance in this World Youth Championship, at least he has to bring me back a 500-meter gold medal."

Gu Ran didn't need to come over to ask about the results, just by looking at the expressions of the two of them from a distance, she knew that she must have done well in the test just now.

这次的比赛，顾染仍然只报了500米和1000米两个项目，孟语乔只报了500米，池朗只报了1000米。刘飞和顾染的项目是一样的。任永杰没报500米，而是报了1000米和1500米。高梓逸和蒋弘毅都只报了1500米。

After more than ten hours of flying, they arrived in the Netherlands a week before the competition, first to overcome the jet lag, and then to conduct adaptive training.

The team members are young, flying for a long time, and the seven-hour jet lag is not a problem for them at all.Both Cheng Sen and Xu Qing were athletes. They were used to competing all over the world before, and they didn't think it was a problem.

During the public ice training, Gu Ran finally met some of his opponents, most of them were athletes from Europe.To be honest, just looking at their appearance, Gu Ran would believe that they were 30 or [-] years old.

On the one hand, the European and American races are really old. On the other hand, the age limit of the World Youth Short Track Speed ​​Skating Championships is 14-19 years old, but some countries will deliberately lower the age of the participants in order to get the ranking.

This is not just short track speed skating, but other sports are also common.

Even the Netherlands itself is a strong country in short track speed skating, especially their women's team, which has the strength to make gold in the Winter Olympics.

Gu Ran has always wanted to see what the legendary South Korean captain looks like, but the ice time is not lined up together, so he can't meet him.

On the day of the official competition, the preliminaries, the quarter-finals and Gu Ran were all Europeans and Americans, and several Korean players were in other groups.Although they can't compete on the same field yet, Gu Ran can watch their game from the sidelines.

In fact, there is nothing to see. Although the Koreans have a little bit more tricks in the game, objectively speaking, their strength is also there.Preliminaries and quarter-finals, they have reservations.

In fact, from the first day of the game, Gu Ran was particularly impressed with the two of them.

The first one is a female member of the South Korean team named Cui Zhien.According to the data, she is 15 years old, the same age as Gu Ran.

At first, Gu Ran noticed her because during the preliminaries, when the girl came out, several teammates around her were discussing her.

Indeed, compared with her teammates, she is very beautiful, with sweet facial features, exquisite figure, and fair skin. This appearance looks similar to their Korean girl group.

But Gu Ran really started to pay attention to her because of the 500-meter preliminaries.She took the first place in the group, and her speed was so fast that the No.2 players behind couldn't catch up with her at all.

Although all capable players are staying put, Gu Ran can tell from her skills and route selection that this Cui Zhien is really strong. At least for now, she is no worse than her seniors , also has the ability to win gold.

However, Gu Ran was really impressed by her because of an unexpected event.

In the 500m semi-finals on the second day, Cui Zhien was in the same group as another Korean team member, and finally she won the first place and entered the final.Her teammate took second.

This was followed by the men's 500m semifinals.Gu Ran was in the first group. He was in the same group with two Korean players, and Meng Yuqiao and Liu Fei were in the other group.

There was one Canadian player left in their group, and he was the second person Gu Ran was particularly impressed with.

Because, this person has an Asian face, so he should be of Asian descent.

Gu Ran glanced at the big screen, his name was GarciaLin.This surname is possible in China, Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Gu Ran finished second in the quarter-finals, just in the second lane, sandwiched between two Koreans, and the Canadian player was in the fourth lane.

The starting gun fired, and Gu Ran was the first to rush out, but the Korean player number 18 on his left had an advantage in the lanes and kept him stuck in the body.

On the other side, the player number 23 was also tightly entangled with him. The three of them entered the corner almost at the same time. Gu Ran was directly flanked by the two of them and fell off the track.

At this time, the referee's whistle sounded, because some athletes fell in the first corner, and the game restarted.

Gu Ran stood up from the ice and rubbed her buttocks.Xu Qing was more nervous than him, so he hurriedly asked, "Did you get hurt anywhere?"

Gu Ran shook her head and sat on the crash pad: "The skate is a bit off."

Cheng Sen hurriedly asked the equipment engineer to adjust the ice skates for him, and Gu Ran glared at the two Korean players fiercely: "That number 23 just hit me with his elbow."

Xu Qing pondered for a while.Only said four words: "Stay away from him."

Gu Ran nodded, and replied with four words: "I see."

Standing in front of the starting line again, Gu Ran felt an extremely unfriendly gaze from beside her, which was the number 23 just now.

He didn't even give the opponent a glance out of the corner of his eye, but followed the referee's password, put his skates horizontally in front of the starting line, and stood sideways.

The starting gun sounded again, and Gu Ran was still the one with the fastest start, but this time, the number 18 in the first lane wanted to take advantage of his own lane to take his position.

However, after sprinting for a few meters, he found that he couldn't do it!

Gu Ran originally wanted to save some energy for the semi-finals, as long as he could make it to the finals.

He didn't know that the Koreans were so shameless when they came up, so he had no choice but to compare the semi-finals as the finals.

So, he ignored the pass with his own speed, and came directly to the first place before entering the curve, firmly blocking in front of the two South Korean team members.

No. 18 chased after desperately, but No. 23 was entangled by the Canadian player. The two of them touched me and I bumped you, sparks flew everywhere.

At the moment of starting, Gu Ran glanced at her right side out of the corner of her eye.The No. 23 tried to squeeze him again, affecting his balance, forcing him to slow down and give his teammates a chance to take the lead.

But this time, before he made a move, the Canadian player next to him took the lead in taking advantage of the start and got ahead of him.

He is at the end now, unable to take care of himself or his teammates.

Gu Ran was alone in front, skating faster than the other three visible to the naked eye.

His body wrapped under the jumpsuit is slender and well-proportioned. His muscles are not as plump and bulging as Chi Lang's, but soft and undulating lines, which look very even and beautiful.

Short track speed skating has a certain national foundation in Europe, and there are many spectators who come to watch the competition, and they are also very enthusiastic. The atmosphere of the whole venue is particularly good.

Although no Dutch men's youth team entered the semi-finals of this project, it did not affect the cheers and applause of the audience.

In the lively atmosphere around her, instead of slowing down at every corner, Gu Ran maximized her speed.

In fact, he couldn't hear what the audience yelled clearly. Those shouts and cheers mixed with air currents were already distorted in his ears.

There is only one voice in his mind, and that voice belongs to his coach Xu Qing, saying the same sentence over and over again: "Stay away from him."

Stay away from him!Stay away from him! !Stay away from him! ! !

Throughout the whole game, Gu Ran had only one idea, he wanted to stay away from that Korean, and further away!

He can't slow down a little bit, and he can't give the opponent any chance.Two laps left, one lap, the last corner, sprint!

At the end of the competition, Gu Ran was the first to cross the finish line. From the beginning to the end, he did not have any physical contact with any athletes in the same group.

At this time, he noticed that there were only two Korean players left behind to complete the race, and the Canadian player fell off the track in the last lap.

After the referee's whistle sounded, he came to the sidelines, took off his helmet, and stroked the broken hair on his forehead.

Even if the results haven't come out yet, he is sure that he must have entered the final.

The two Koreans looked at him with astonished and hostile eyes. Gu Ran put on his ice skates and walked out, not even bothering to give them a straight look, but looked at the Canadian team member more.

The other party was also looking at him, and grinned at him.

Gu Ran was taken aback for a moment, he could feel the friendliness from the other party's smile, so he also showed two dimples towards the other party.

At this time, the results of the game just now were displayed on the big screen.

Gu Ran saw her name at first glance, and the score was 40 seconds 512.A green logo with a "Q" on the back stands for promotion.

However, behind his name, there is another symbol - "MR", which means that he broke the tournament record!

"I'll go..." Gu Ran was a little dazed. During the competition just now, he only wanted to stay away from the Koreans, so he kept skating forward without slowing down. After skating, he didn't think so much.

With this carelessness, the semi-final broke his tournament record.

Gu Ran looked down, No.2 was the Korean player, 41 seconds 384, which was nearly a second behind him, at least ten meters away.

Looking further down, South Korean player No. 23 has no score, and the red "PEN" appears after his name. He was sentenced to a foul and canceled his score because he pushed the Canadian player!

And the "ADV" after the Canadian player's name indicated that he was sentenced to the next round.

Immediately, the big screen began to play the slow motion of the controversial penalty just now. Judging from the high-definition video from a certain angle, the two people had physical contact more than once.In one of them, the left hand of the South Korean player happened to touch the crotch of the Canadian player when he was swinging his arm, and there was a very obvious pushing action.

"Yeah!" Seeing that he had entered the final, the Canadian contestant was so happy that he jumped up on the spot, even more excited than Gu Ran, who broke the tournament record.

He was probably too excited, and there was no teammate beside him, so he rushed to Gu Ran and opened his arms to him: "I'm in the final, I'm in the final!!"

This probably meant to hug and celebrate with him, but they didn't know each other, and Gu Ran didn't have social arrogance, so he stood there hesitating whether to extend his hand.

The other party spoke Chinese, very standard Mandarin, which proved that he was not Korean, but a Chinese.

Although the national flags on their chests are different, they all have black hair and yellow skin and speak the same language.They didn't have any conflicts in the game, and the opponent's action also represented friendship.Gu Ran thought for a while, and held out her hand to him.

When the two embraced, the Canadian player whispered in his ear, "Congratulations on breaking the tournament record."

Gu Ran replied: "Congratulations to you for entering the final."

The other party was really enthusiastic, and he would not let go when he hugged him: "Your name is Gu Ran, right? I have noticed you since the preliminaries, and your teammate is called Meng Yuqiao, but I don't know which words .”

Gu Ran: "..."

They are now wearing helmets and goggles, wearing skates and skates, standing in the aisle outside the ice rink. No matter how you look at it, it is not a suitable place for Chinese characters.

Seeing his reaction, the Canadian team quickly let go and asked cautiously, "Did I scare you?"

Gu Ran was noncommittal: "One thing..."

The Canadian team member took off his helmet and goggles. He has a pair of big and bright eyes, a baby face, and he is very cute when he smiles.

He stretched out his hand to Gu Ran, and introduced himself grandly: "My name is Lin Jiaxi, I am 15 years old, and I am also Chinese."

Gu Ran remained calm on the surface, but said in his heart: "No, you are not, you are Canadian."

Lin Jiaxi is really familiar, walking along the passage all the way, chattering, without stopping: "You know, although I have applied for three individual events, I mainly practice 1500 meters, 500 meters and It’s not my strong point, I really didn’t expect to make it to the final.”

Gu Ran agrees with his statement. This kid seems to have good skills, but his explosive power is really not very good: "You have to thank that Korean player, just the number 23, he sent you in."

"I can't thank him enough, I wouldn't have fallen off the track if it wasn't for him."

Gu Ran nodded: "Me neither."

Lin Jiaxi turned her head again, and shouted in a very exaggerated tone: "You are too strong!"

At this time, they had already reached the coaching bench of the Chinese team.Cheng Sen and Xu Qing were looking at Gu Ran with playful eyes.

Gu Ran's back felt chills when they saw them, so she quickly stopped Lin Jiaxi from talking, said goodbye to him, and left straight away.

When he walked in, Cheng Sen put his arms around his shoulders: "We had a good chat."

Gu Ran quickly explained: "It's he who keeps talking to me."

"What did you say, invite you to develop in Canada?"

"No way, he said he is also Chinese."

Xu Qing turned his head and glanced at the Canadian coaching bench: "This kid has good skills. If he can come to China, I think it will be good."

Cheng Sen snorted coldly: "This explosive power is obviously not good enough, so I don't want it."

Gu Ran said cautiously: "He just said that he mainly practiced 1500 meters."

Cheng Sen immediately changed his words: "That can be investigated again."

Xu Qing looked at him amusedly: "The people you said are really coming."

"Love will not come."

Xu Qing didn't bother to pay attention to him, so he pulled Gu Ran into his arms, put his hands on the back of his neck, and squeezed twice: "You broke the competition record when you came up, you boy, not bad."

Gu Ran was a little embarrassed: "It's not all because of you."

"Because of him?" Cheng Sen was rather dissatisfied, "You have been training with me this month."