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

Gu Ran smiled and said, "It's because during the rematch, Director Xu said something to me to keep me away from that Korean. During the game, I was full of these words in my mind."

Gu Ran lowered her head and smiled: "I didn't even think about breaking the record, I just thought, I can't give those two Koreans a chance."

Xu Qing hugged him on the shoulder: "As long as you skate according to the normal level of training, the two of them are really average, especially the number 23."

Cheng Sen agrees with this point: "Only the 23rd, put it here, I don't even want it."

Xu Qing snorted and said, "I don't like this one, and I don't want that one, so what do you want?"

Cheng Sen stretched out his hand to grab Gu Ran's arm: "I want this."

Who knew that before his hand touched Gu Ran, Xu Qing slapped him away: "What are you doing? This is my apprentice."

Cheng Sen smiled and said, "Isn't he also my apprentice now."

Xu Qing slapped Gu Ran on the shoulder: "Tell me, whose apprentice are you?"

Gu Ran's eyes were looking not far away, and the two coaches followed his gaze. Over there was the Canadian coaching bench.Lin Jiaxi was talking with his coach with his head up.

His height is actually not bad, a little taller than Gu Ran, but standing among several white coaches, he looks a little petite.

The scene was very noisy, and Gu Ran couldn't hear what they were saying, but it could be seen from his body movements that his coach was happy for his results.

"What are you looking at?" Xu Qing followed his gaze, "You seem to be very interested in that Canadian kid."

Gu Ran said, "I'm very interested in their coach."

"Huh???" Cheng Sen and Xu Qing immediately became nervous, sandwiching him from left to right, "What did you say?"

Gu Ran chuckled: "I think he looks a bit like... Iron Man."

Cheng Sen: "..."

Xu Qing: "..."

Cheng Sen patted him on the back of the head twice: "Sit next to him and take a rest, there will be a final in a while."

Immediately afterwards, the 1500-meter semi-finals began on the field, first the women's group, and then the men's group.Both Gao Ziyi and Jiang Hongyi successfully entered Group A of the final.

Gu Ran saw that his brother Xiao Gao was firmly in the first place in the group, and within ten laps he had distanced himself from the opponent behind him.Someone next to him said in English, "That Chinese team member is so strong", and Gu Ran couldn't help but straighten her back, feeling proud.

When Gao Ziyi walked out of the ice rink, he only had time to give the opponent a high-five, and was about to go to the inspection area to prepare for the 500-meter race.

The first is the women's competition, first the B group, and then the A group.Because of Liang Kexin, Gu Ran also paid special attention.

However, among the four finalists, Liang Kexin was the last in the semi-finals, so he ranked fourth.Next to her is a native Dutch player whose height is not at the same level as the three Asian athletes next to her. Gu Ran's visual inspection shows that this girl is at least 180 centimeters tall.

The first one is the Korean girl Cui Zhien, next to his teammates.

At the beginning of the race, although Liang Kexin had already sprinted forward very hard, her lanes were indeed not good. In addition to the height of the Dutch athletes, it was difficult for her to pass the opponent and occupy a position in the inner lane.

After the first corner, two Korean athletes rushed to the front, especially Choi Ji-eun, she had the fastest speed, the best laps, and there was no doubt about the lead.

Her teammates followed closely and even tried to overtake her from the outside lane, but Choi Ji-eun blocked the route well and did not give her teammates a chance.

Therefore, the South Korean team behind her desperately chased her compatriots for the gold medal, and the Dutch team behind her was also desperately chasing her.

Liang Kexin was very calm and followed closely behind the two of them.

Finally, on the fourth lap, she waited for a chance.

The South Korean team and the Dutch team collided and pushed each other between overtaking and anti-overtaking. Both of them lost their balance and fell out together.

At this moment, Liang Kexin kicked hard on the ice and slid past the two of them.Gu Ran even saw the South Korean team members stretch out their hands. He didn't know if they were subconsciously trying to grab something to avoid falling, or they were trying to drag someone out of the track.

The Dutch players reacted very quickly, stood up immediately and continued the game.And the Korean player had already fallen off the track, even if he stood up now, he couldn't complete the race within the stipulated time, so he simply gave up.

From a distance, Gu Ran found that she had been staring at the game on the field, her eyes fixed on her teammate, that Korean player Cui Zhien, the resentment in her eyes was almost overflowing.

Gu Ran thought it was funny, this is not a teammate, this is clearly an enemy.

He couldn't help looking at Meng Yuqiao who was at the side, who felt his gaze and turned to look at him too.

Meng Yuqiao seemed to see his thoughts at a glance, shrugged: "If you grab the first place, you can safely and boldly skate in the front, and leave the next few people to me."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "It's the same if you get the first place."

At this time, the game on the field is over.Cui Zhien of the South Korean team took the first place, Liang Kexin was second, and the Dutch player was third.Another South Korean player did not score.

It took a little longer because someone fell and there were cracks on the ice that needed to be replenished.

Then came the Men's 500m Group B final, where Liu Fei won the first place in Group B, namely No.6.

Meng Yuqiao patted Gu Ran on the back: "Let's go, it's our turn."

Gu Ran asked him: "Are you nervous?"

Meng Yuqiao shook his head without thinking, and after a while, he nodded again: "A little bit."

Gu Ran squeezed his shoulder twice: "Actually, I have a little bit too."

"Don't be nervous, you just need to stay away from those two Koreans."

They have five people in this final, two Chinese players, two Korean players, and one Canadian player, that is, Lin Jiaxi.

Seeing Gu Ran, Lin Jiaxi waved to him excitedly: "Come on, I think you will win the championship!"

Gu Ran couldn't bear his enthusiasm, and nodded politely: "Thank you."

At this time, the broadcast began to introduce the contestants of Group A of the final, and the athletes walked into the field one by one.

Gu Ran ranked first in the semi-finals among all the players, so in the first lane, next to him was another Korean player, the first in the other group of the semi-finals.When Gu Ran watched the semi-finals, he remembered his name - Lee In Hyuk.

This buddy has an extremely fierce style and is extremely aggressive on the field. It is the kind of level where you can be knocked away by him if you have normal physical contact with him, and the referee is not easy to judge.

Gu Ran feels a bit like Chi Lang, but even more savage than Chi Lang.

At least Chi Dali is reasonable, and this Korean is completely unreasonable.

No matter who it is, if there is any physical contact with him, there is only one result - being knocked down by him.

Gu Ran stood in front of the starting line and adjusted her goggles.He's still used to wearing a pair of dark goggles, which allow him to focus a bit more.

He could feel that the people around him glanced at him, and after a while, glanced at him again.The murderous eyes seemed that what they were about to experience was not a short-track speed skating competition, but a life-and-death battle.

Gu Ran thought in her heart: "Come on, just do it and we'll be done."

The referee's password sounded, and five people stepped forward and placed the skates horizontally in front of the starting line.Male athletes in short-distance competitions have a certain amount of explosive power, and are usually used to using this sideways starting method.

Before the starting gun fired, the South Korean team No. 18 on the fourth lane rushed out.His path is not good, as if he wants to grab a good start.

However, even a one-thousandth of a second early start cannot escape the advanced start timing system.The referee blows his whistle and calls all players back.

The game restarts.

Gu Ran took a deep breath and let it out again.With such a small episode, he felt that the nervousness just now had suddenly eased a lot.

Since the semi-finals, he has maintained an inexplicable state of excitement. As long as he stands on the field, especially if there are Koreans on the field, he feels that he has endless energy all over his body.

He shook his arm again, letting the muscles relax a little more.

After such a short time, Gu Ran felt that the Korean beside him looked at him again.

Gu Ran muttered in her heart again: "What are you looking at, have you never seen a short track speed skater as handsome as me?"

When the referee issued the "prepare" command, Gu Ran put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and stood in front of the starting line again.

In fact, the athletes do not start to respond to the firing of the starting gun.When the referee's order sounds, they will have a countdown in their hearts, and they will start at their own pace.

Gu Ran seldom scrambles at the start, because he has a very accurate control of the time in his heart, and there is almost no error.

Chi Lang often asked him how he developed this ability, and Gu Ran attributed it to the fact that he often counted down the seconds and zoomed in to grab the head when playing games.

At the start of the competition, Gu Ran was the one with the fastest reaction among the five contestants.According to the display of the electronic timing system, his starting reaction time was only 0.52 seconds.Next to him is South Korean player Lee In-hyuk at 0.72 seconds.The start was 0.2 seconds slower than him.

In competitions like short track speed skating, especially short-distance competitions, a 0.2-second start gap is enough to determine the final result of the competition.

However, Lee In-hyuk's speed in the sprint stage is very fast, and his kicking force is very strong.According to the high-definition camera on the big screen, the traces on the ice surface of the route he crossed were deeper than those of other players.

His arm swing was also very wide, and he had already hit Gu Ran's arm several times.The force was not small, the pain was so painful that Gu Ran almost gasped.

The fight between the two of them was very fierce. Although this Li Renhe was very aggressive, Gu Ran did not back down at all.

He gritted his teeth and told himself in his heart: "Isn't it just grabbing insiders? Push me down if you have the ability, but if you can't push me down, I will never let you."

He said he would not give in, and his small body was fighting against the opponent. Cheng Sen and Xu Qing on the sidelines were sweating for him, for fear that he would be knocked out by the Korean when he entered a corner.

Xu Qing propped his hands on the crash pad, clenched his fists involuntarily, and held a stopwatch in his palm.The timer button was pressed from the start of the game.

Cheng Sen frowned at the side: "It's going to be someone else, and I probably have slowed down to give up the lead skater position."

Xu Qing on the side said: "He is not someone else, he is my apprentice."

Cheng Sen wanted to say: "Yes, you are also a person who refuses to let go, otherwise how can you retire early?" But in the end he just opened his mouth and said nothing.

Speaking out might really make the brothers turn against each other, but he didn't dare.

Gu Ran finally took the first place by relying on her more dexterous figure.

When he passed the curve, Lee In Hyuk behind him still had an idea to overtake him.

Gu Ran could feel the strong sense of oppression from behind, as if the opponent didn't want to overtake him, but wanted to hit him directly and knock him out.

Gu Ran's awareness is very good. After the usual training and the practice of so many games, his information collection of the players behind him is better than that of the players in front of him. This is because most of the time, he is in the lead. Location.

Although Lee In Hyuk is a player with a distinctive style, he has a strong aura and is good at creating pressure on his opponents.

This is his strength and also his weakness.Because all his thoughts and intentions, along with his sense of oppression, were exposed.

Gu Ran didn't even need to think much, she could accurately guess his next move.During taxiing, he can predict his route in advance, and then get stuck in a good position, so that he can't use all his strength.

For four consecutive bends, Li Renhe had an idea to surpass Gu Ran.But every time he made the next move, Gu Ran seemed to have eyes behind him, and slid lightly in front of him.

Although he seemed to hit it, he couldn't really hit it.

For four consecutive times, South Korea was so angry that he disrupted the rhythm of the game.At the last corner of the third lap, instead of posing any threat to Gu Ran, he slipped on his feet and almost fell.

Looking up, Gu Ran's speed did not drop at the curve but increased, and when he exited the curve, he pedaled alternately, and the gap between him and him was widened in the blink of an eye.

Li Renhe was so angry that he wanted to curse, but the matter was not over yet.Why did a figure suddenly appear inside him?Like the man in front, wearing a red helmet and a red jumpsuit.

The moment he exited the corner, the man slid up from his side and completed overtaking him.

That person is Meng Yuqiao who has been following behind him.

Meng Yuqiao fell to third place at the start. It wasn't a good position, but it wasn't bad either.

The level of the latter two is limited, and they can't threaten him at all.

The Korean in front was simply a bulldozer, and he chased Gu Ran with full horsepower. His movements were exaggerated. Meng Yuqiao could only follow behind patiently, not daring to confront him head-on.

Arriving at the corner just now, he finally waited for the opportunity, his own foot slipped, Meng Yuqiao naturally wouldn't be polite to him, seized the opportunity and overtook him.

Gu Ran was at the front, not daring to relax in the slightest.Rather than worrying about the Korean surpassing himself, he was more worried that the Korean would not be able to surpass him after working hard for a long time, and would kill him directly in anger.

He didn't know what happened at that corner just now.But on the fourth lap, he could clearly feel that the oppressive feeling that followed him for three full laps suddenly disappeared.

Li Renhe refused to give up and was still struggling to catch up, but the person in front of him changed from Gu Ran to Meng Yuqiao.

When all stress and distracting factors are eliminated, Gu Ran's speed will be even faster.He no longer pays attention to the game behind him, but puts all his attention on his skating.

Raise the speed to the extreme, and the game becomes a kind of enjoyment, enjoying the process of chasing the wind, enjoying the feeling of flying on the track, and enjoying the applause and cheers from the audience in the stands.

Xu Qing raised his head, glanced down at the stopwatch, then raised the corner of his mouth, and said to Cheng Sen beside him, "I have a hunch..."

"I have it too."

With the tacit understanding between the seniors for more than ten years, even if Xu Qing didn't say the second half of the sentence, Cheng Sen understood what he wanted to say in an instant.

At the last corner, Gu Ran did not slow down because the champion was no longer in suspense. Instead, he accelerated his speed further, entered the straight road, stretched out his legs and rushed to the finish line in the fastest way.

Seeing Gu Ran crossing the finish line, Chi Lang couldn't help but rushed over from behind, leaped onto the mat, and when Gu Ran slid past them, he reached out to give him a high five in celebration.But even though Gu Ran finished the game, his speed didn't slow down. This time, he almost dragged Chi Lang into the ice rink.

This frightened the two coaches. Cheng Sen had quick eyesight and quick hands, and quickly grabbed Chi Lang's collar.

Chi Dali, a fool, didn't feel the danger from behind at all, and was still shouting excitedly for his teammates: "The champion and runner-up are ours!!!"

Xu Qing put his arm on Chi Lang's shoulder, and whispered in his ear: "You keep shouting, louder."

Chi Lang was startled, and quickly jumped off the mat: "Senior brother... ah no, Director Xu, Director Xu, please spare me!"

Naturally, Xu Qing would not punish him at this time, and recorded everything in a small notebook. Xu Qing instructed this person to be very good at settling accounts after autumn.

As soon as Gu Ran's speed slowed down, he couldn't wait to turn around.Later, he already felt that the person behind him was replaced by Meng Yuqiao.

In the next lap and a half, he was able to slide down so smoothly because Da Qiao was behind him and carried all the pressure from the two Korean players.

When Meng Yuqiao slid past him, Gu Ran went up and put his arms around the other's shoulder: "Da Qiao, you are so kind!"

Meng Yuqiao gave him a cold look: "Brother."

"Brother Qiao, you are so kind!"

Meng Yuqiao looked down and saw his round and upturned butt, and couldn't help but want to kick it up.

However, the little brat has been pawing at him tightly, wishing to hang his whole body on him.

The whistle for the referee to clear the field had already sounded, Meng Yuqiao had no choice but to slide to the sidelines with the little boy.

The author has something to say: Gu Xiaoran: That’s right, my inner drama is so rich during the competition.