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

With only two and a half laps left in the race, Gu Ran looked up again to confirm Gao Ziyi's position.

Although he was behind, he was very calm and began to assess the current situation.

After nine laps, Gao Ziyi has been skating at a very fast speed, and has plenty of energy, ready to accelerate at any time.

The key is that there is Jiang Hongyi between them. It is a bit difficult for Gu Ran to overtake the two of them within two and a half laps.

Therefore, at the next corner, he chose to overtake Jiang Hongyi first.

In the past six months of training in the national team, even Meng Yuqiao's physical fitness has improved a lot, not to mention Gu Ran.

Although after more than ten laps of the race, his physical fitness has also declined and his legs have begun to feel sore, but it has not yet reached the point where he cannot rush completely.

So, after a bend, Jiang Hongyi veered a little to the outer lane due to centrifugal force, so that he could just get stuck in Gu Ran's route and prevent him from cutting the outer lane and overtaking.

However, his judgment was wrong, Gu Ran never thought of overtaking him from outsiders.In order to save energy to compete with Gao Ziyi, Gu Ran directly chose the inside path.

Taking advantage of his route deviation, when the corner is not limited by the range of the marker block, he insisted on pushing the ice vigorously and continuously alternately, and suddenly started to speed up and slid side by side with him.

In the 1500-meter race, the highlight is in the back end, and the overtaking and anti-overtaking between athletes are the most exciting.

When the next three contestants had no idea, Gu Ran was still trying persistently.

It is not difficult to see from a simple skating on the court that his personal ability is very strong.

In the last corner, Jiang Hongyi used his personal experience to defend his overtaking.

However, he is bound to win this corner.

After his speed increased, Jiang Hongyi couldn't stop him at all and dared not stop him.The momentum when cornering.In the blink of an eye, the figure "whoosh" passed by.

At this moment, Jiang Hongyi was closest to him, and he could most clearly and intuitively feel the strong wind brought by Gu Ran as he swept past him.

As for the audience in the stands, when they saw Gu Ran touching the ice with his left hand, the angle between his body and the ice surface reached a critical point, and he passed Jiang Hongyi smoothly and silkily, they felt that the impact was shocking enough.

"Oh my God!!!"

"This is the rhythm of taking off in place!!!"

"Unexpectedly, after staying in the national team for half a year, he is now so strong in 1500 meters."

"..."

The game is not over yet, and the eyes of the audience are still attracted by the game on the field.

Gu Ran increased his speed this time, not only surpassing Jiang Hongyi, but also approaching Senior Brother Xiao Gao in front.

Gao Ziyi didn't need to turn his head, he could feel the oppressive aura catching up from behind.That was the little junior who acted like a baby with him off the court every day and was taken care of by him meticulously.

On the court, they are both teammates and opponents.

This is Gu Ran's first time participating in a 1500-meter race, and it's a domestic competition without pressure, so let's compare it with him.

Gu Ran and his thoughts coincided with each other. Although there was only one and a half laps left in the race, Gu Ran rushed forward without hesitation, and almost had her chest against Gao Ziyi's back.

Under his pressure, Gao Ziyi also had to continue to speed up, while kicking hard on the ice, he also had to beware of Gu Ranchao who was behind him.

The two of them slid around like this, chasing after each other. From certain angles of the stands, they seemed to be close together.

With such a distance, the audience was worried that the two of them accidentally kicked each other's skates and both fell off the track.

In the final stage of the 1500-meter race, there was a short distance of tension and excitement.

Gu Ran finally pulled herself out from behind Gao Ziyi in the last half of the lap, and followed him from the outside world, making the final sprint side by side with him.

In order to see clearly at the moment of crossing the line, whose ice skate passed the key point first, the audience stood up involuntarily.

The competition between the two players from Province J has touched everyone's emotions.

At the moment of crossing the line, Gu Ran even turned her head and smiled at Gao Ziyi. Gao Ziyi was looking ahead, but from the corner of his eyes, he saw the corners of his lips, and turned his head to look at him.

The audience in the stands were stunned: "Who is the champion???"

"I didn't see it clearly."

"I didn't see clearly +1"

The audience didn't see clearly who was the first to cross the finish line, but everyone saw the two brothers and sisters looking back at each other when they crossed the finish line.

"Anyway, province J is first and second."

"Yes, just like Cheng Sen and Xu Qing back then. Although Province H claims to have more than 200 registered short track speed skating athletes, Province J only needs two people to win all the gold medals."

Hearing such intentional remarks, H Province immediately quit: "It's called internal competition between us, and if we compete with you, it's unanimous external."

"That is, whether it's a player from Province J or Province H, even Meng Yuqiao, who slipped out of the club, won't fight for honor for the country in the end?"

"I just want to know, which of them won the championship?"

"..."

Even during the slowdown after the race, Gu Ran and Gao Ziyi were side by side.When the speed slowed down, Gao Ziyi naturally grabbed his junior brother's wrist and led him to slide to the sidelines.

Gu Ran took off the goggles and smiled at her senior brother: "I didn't expect to be able to skate 1500 meters and it's quite cool."

"Really?" Gao Ziyi bent down and put on the ice skates, and said casually, "Shouldn't it be more enjoyable for a shorter distance? 1500 meters seems more boring."

Gu Ran leaned on the crash pad at the side: "It's really different. The 500-meter race is about the start. As long as you get the first place at the start, it's half the battle. The 1000-meter race requires a little bit of strategy and physical fitness."

When Gao Ziyi walked out of the ice rink, he also put on the skates: "1500 meters is different. It requires not only endurance, but also explosive power in the later stages, as well as psychological quality and strategy. In short, it is very interesting."

Gao Ziyi nodded in agreement: "It's very interesting. Today's performance is great, and I can sign up for the three projects together in the future."

Just as the two were saying this, the results of the competition came out on the big screen.The two senior brothers raised their heads at the same time, Gu Ran saw the senior's name at first glance, turned around and stretched out his hand to Gao Ziyi: "Congratulations, senior brother."

Gao Ziyi also reached out to shake hands with him, and couldn't help but patted his helmet: "It's almost there, next time I won't be able to slip past you."

"Where is it?" Gu Ran pushed him forward, "It was you who let me go in the end."

Gao Ziyi said, "I haven't."

Gu Ran put both hands on his shoulders, and after a little support, she lay on his back: "Then what are you laughing at?"

Gao Ziyi stepped on the skates and walked steadily forward with his junior on his back, the smile on his face deepened: "Didn't you laugh first?"

Gu Ran said: "Aren't I happy for you when I see my brother win the championship?"

Gao Ziyi raised his eyebrows: "From the point of view of the results, we are only 0.07 seconds behind. Can you see clearly?"

Gu Ran stretched out her middle finger and pointed to her own eyes: "It has been said that the field of view of movement is extraordinary, and no matter how fast the speed is, it is also a slow-motion replay in my eyes."

Gao Ziyi nodded obediently, and said in a coaxing tone, "Yes, our little junior brother is the best."

Gu Ran laughed: "I admit that there are exaggerations, but I can still see the difference of 0.07."

When the two of them were chatting, they had already walked to the resting place. Ren Yongjie was sitting there changing his shoes, and when he looked up, he was amused: "What's the matter, little brother, is he injured or acting like a baby?"

Gu Ran leaned her head on Gao Ziyi's shoulder, and said confidently, "Can't you act like a baby?"

Ren Yongjie moved to the side to make room for the two of them: "Okay, why not, you are a junior who is loved by thousands of people, you can do anything."

In the evening, several of their national team players stayed in the same hotel.Gu Ran still lives in the same room as Gao Ziyi, Chi Lang and Meng Yuqiao always like to come and visit.

Meng Yuqiao and Gao Ziyi both have the kind of quiet personality, and they get along quite well.I also like to communicate with each other about the problems encountered in the competition and training.

Gu Ran and Chi Lang ran against each other as soon as they met. Chi Lang's mouth was not Gu Ran's opponent, and he was anxious to make up after three or two meetings. He simply and rudely pressed Gu Ran on the bed.

While arguing with Chi Lang, Gu Ran listened to their small talk.

Gao Ziyi suddenly cared about Meng Yuqiao: "By the way, you didn't get hurt today, did you?"

Meng Yuqiao lifted up the leg of her sweatpants, revealing a bruise on her knee: "The team doctor has seen it and said there is nothing serious about it."

That being said, the bruise on his knee still makes one's teeth ache.

Gao Ziyi frowned, but he could only sigh, and said: "Be careful in future competitions."

At this time, Chi Lang was kicked onto the carpet by Gu Ran again, and happened to take a close look at Meng Yuqiao's injured knee, and bloodshots could be seen faintly under the bruise.

Chi Dali let out a "shit", frowned and cursed: "Province R hired a Korean coach, right? This is the essence of Koreans."

Meng Yuqiao smiled, and the smile only flowed from the corners of her lips, but did not reach her eyes: "He's just aiming at me."

At this time, Gu Ran pulled up a stool and sat down beside Gao Ziyi, and prepared to eat melons: "What kind of deep hatred do you have with that He Yang? As soon as you play, you will be strangled to death."

Chi Lang is sitting on the stall at this time, and is also ready to listen to gossip.Unexpectedly, Meng Yuqiao kicked her: "Go and close the door."

Chi Dali propped up his arms, jumped up from the ground, ran over quickly to lock the door, ran back again, rubbed his hands: "Okay, no one is eavesdropping, let's talk quickly."

Meng Yuqiao bit her lower lip. He is not a person who is good at talking. He keeps everything in his heart and rarely opens his heart to others.

Even though he is training with the national team, although his teammates are pretty good, he still acts like a lone wolf, sitting quietly while eating, listening to his teammates chatting.

The only person who can make him joke around is Gu Ran, the junior brother,

Gu Ran waited for a long time, but did not hear him speak, so she asked first: "You two had a good relationship before."

Meng Yuqiao nodded, "We've known each other since we were very young."

Chi Lang asked: "How small?"

Meng Yuqiao raised her eyebrows: "Four or five years old, we practiced roller skating in the same training institution at that time, until we were fourteen or fifteen years old. During this period, we changed several training institutions, but we were both together."

He suddenly smiled, the same kind of hooked lips, but there was no joyful smile in his eyes: "A good friend of ten years, he has been to my house, and I have been to his house. Our parents even know each other, and the two families We also had dinner together."

The idiot Chi Dali suddenly became amused, and made a very embarrassing metaphor: "I've met my parents, so this marriage is over."

Meng Yuqiao glanced at him coldly: "Don't be disgusted with me, even if he is a woman with a fairy-like appearance, I still have to stay away from this kind of person."

"Eh..." Chi Lang imagined for a moment, the words He Yang and Masquerade are really not related, so he stretched out his hand to pinch Gu Ran's chin, "Is this counted as Masquerade?"

Gu Ran slapped his hand away: "Can you not interrupt? I really want to throw you out of the window."

Chi Lang closed his mouth, Gao Ziyi looked at Meng Yuqiao, and asked, "And then?"

Meng Yuqiao went on to say: "After all, roller skating is not a formal sport. It is at most a hobby with no way out. At that time, it happened to take the senior high school entrance examination, and He Yang's grades in cultural subjects had not been good. The family was trying to find a way for him. road."

"Later the coach told him that he could 'rotate ice', that is, switch to short track speed skating or speed skating."

"I didn't have this idea at the time. In fact, my grades in cultural subjects were not bad, and I like to practice roller skating. But He Yang was moved. He found a club and planned to switch to skating. But he still had no idea, so he pulled me together. .”

Chi Lang asked, "Why is he pulling you?"

Gu Ran can understand, he is in this age group now: "Because of confusion and fear, I have no confidence in the future, and I need the company of the most trusted person to have the courage to go on."

Meng Yuqiao wanted to laugh when she saw him, it was the kind of smile revealed from the eyes: "Xiao Ran said so, I really looked like a tool man at that time."

Gu Ran also looked at him and smiled: "You, you look so cool and cold, don't let strangers in. In fact, you are sincere in your heart, and you are very loyal to your friends. If you are hurt, you will immediately draw a line between you and your love and hate."

Meng Yuqiao couldn't help stretching out her hand to scratch his chin, like teasing a kitten, her heart softened: "Junior brother, you know too much."

Gu Ran pushed his hand away: "Don't babble, keep talking."

Meng Yuqiao shrugged: "Later, I went to the WE club with him, gave up roller skating, and changed to speed skating. Due to the limitation of the venue, the club only had short track events, so we started to practice short track."

Half a year later, there was a 'rotating ice' competition, and that competition is still there. It is said that it is to reserve talents for the Winter Olympics. If you win the championship, you will have the opportunity to enter the provincial team.

Meng Yuqiao laughed at herself: "Actually, this is just a gimmick. The championship is not so easy to win, and the provincial team is not so easy to advance. But He Yang was very excited. After we changed the short track, the coach kept praising us. If you are talented, if you practice hard, you will have a chance to enter the national team in the future."

Gao Ziyi nodded in agreement: "That's true, aren't you in the national team now?"

Meng Yuqiao changed her posture and sat on the table: "Until this moment, I didn't think too much about it. He Yang is going to sign up for the competition, and he has to drag me along. In order to accompany him, I also signed up."

"In fact, there are many people participating, but their levels are uneven. In fact, most of them are still at the entry level. At that time, I was the champion of 500 meters and 1000 meters, and He Yang took the second place in three events."

"A staff member of the organizer said that both of us, including another 1500m champion, were selected by Province R. He Yang was very happy and said that we can continue to be teammates in the future and enter the national team together."

"I never thought about this, but because my brothers have grown up for so many years, they can really enter the provincial team together, and then skate together to the national team, which is quite desirable."

Speaking of this, Meng Yuqiao paused for a moment, and Chi Lang urged: "Later, why did he go to the provincial team of R province, and you didn't?"

Meng Yuqiao shrugged: "Province R is not your province H, which has such a huge team. Their provincial team only has seven male players. At that time, two were withdrawn. One spot was given to the city sports school, and the other spot was either Promote from the city team, or pick one from the 'Rotating Ice' project."

"So..." Gu Ran confirmed his guess, "In the end they chose He Yang."

Meng Yuqiao nodded: "Actually, I was very happy for him at the time. After working hard for so long, I finally saw a way out."

"Until one day, a staff member from the 'Rotating Ice' game came to our club. I just overheard his conversation with our coach. He said that I should have been in the provincial team, but He Yang and his family found me. It was a strong relationship. At that time, there was no obvious difference in our level, and in the end, he got the place to enter the provincial team, and I didn't know it from the beginning to the end, and I was still happy for him wishful thinking."

"Fuck!" Chi Lang uttered another swear word after hearing this, his fists had already started to harden, "This... this is too shameless."

Gu Ran said: "If I'm not wrong, with your character, you should go to confront him at that time."

Meng Yuqiao nodded: "Go, and he admitted it. He said that I don't need it anyway, so just let it go to him."

Gu Ran even laughed: "He has a big face."

"It's one thing for me to say I'll give it to you, but it's another thing for you to snatch it away through other shady means."

Meng Yuqiao also smiled: "Until now, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with him. He feels that he just took something from me that I don't need, but he just needs. The only problem is that there is no problem. Say hello to me. He even thinks that I'm too stingy, brother for so many years, and he turned against him because of this matter."

Chi vigorously waved his fist: "Flip? If I were you, beat him until he couldn't take care of himself."

Gu Ran said: "I think it's pretty good. He fits well with Province R's temperament. He's neat and tidy. The whole team is very annoying."

Gao Ziyi is not as simple and rude as Chi Lang, nor is he as eccentric as Gu Ran, he can always see the more positive side of things: "This incident has made you firmer in your goal."

Meng Yuqiao nodded: "Yes, after high school, I put all my energy besides studying on the short track. Others went to cram school, and they were dying, and I practiced on the ice rink to death. I I just can’t swallow this breath, I have to prove it to He Yang and the people in Province R, if I can’t make it to the provincial team, I can still win the championship.”

"Big Joe!" Gu Ran rushed over and put an arm around his shoulder: "I appreciate your ambition."

Meng Yuqiao tilted her head and rubbed his forehead against his head: "Junior brother."

Chi Lang is right when he thinks about it: "Now you are better than that He Yang, or anyone in R Province, so it's revenge."

Meng Yuqiao smiled and said, "Want to hear the follow-up?"

Gu Ran turned her head and looked at him at close range: "Later, Province R looked for you again?"

Meng Yuqiao laughed and said, "How about you are the smartest?"

Gao Ziyi also stood on the other side of him: "So you refused."

"It's too late for me to be disgusted, how can I join them?"

Gu Ran took Meng Yuqiao's hand: "It's okay, it's fine if you don't have brothers like He Yang, you have us now."

He grabbed Gao Ziyi's hand and overlapped Meng Yuqiao's hand, and covered it with his own hand: "No matter what happens, we can always turn our backs to each other, and we can also fulfill each other's teammates and brothers."

Chi Lang rolled up his sleeves, and his palm landed on the back of Gu Ran's hand with a "snap": "How can I miss this matter?"

Successfully received a blank stare from Gu Ran.

There was a strange emotion in Meng Yuqiao's eyes. Even if he was standing on the field, he never seemed to have such a surge of emotion. He said in a low and even a little breathy voice: "For the dream, but also for you."

Gao Ziyi said, "Work hard together."

"come on!"

Gu Ran touched the corner of Meng Yuqiao's eyes with the back of her hand: "No, no, you're going to cry."

Meng Yuqiao hugged him tightly around his neck, pressed the person on her shoulder, buried her face in the crescent of his neck, and cursed sullenly, "Little bastard."