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

In their group, because an American player was directly sentenced to the quarter-finals, there are five people.

Huang is showing his filth, but objectively speaking, his own strength is still there.From the beginning of the race, he grabbed the first position, and he also grasped the route very well, until the second and third place in the back fought to the death.

Meng Yuqiao started the race right behind Huang Zaixian, in second place.The Americans are in third place.From the beginning of the race, he had an idea and was always chasing after Meng Yuqiao.

The two entangled all the way to the last corner of the fourth lap. Seeing that there was only half a lap left in the race, the American was really in a hurry, and had a fierce collision with Meng Yuqiao at the corner. The latter lost his balance and fell to the ground. He skated No.2 himself.

As soon as Gu Ran saw Meng Yuqiao fall, her pupils involuntarily shrank, and her heart ached.

He could see very clearly that the collision was entirely the responsibility of the Americans. When he overtook from the inner lane, he had physical contact with Meng Yuqiao. The curve was originally a place where balance was tested. It's easy to fall if you get hit like this.

Gu Ran stretched his neck and watched for a long time, and seeing Meng Yuqiao rubbing his butt when he stood up, he couldn't help but muttered to himself: "I won't get hurt."

At this time, the team doctor of the Chinese team also rushed over and asked Meng Yuqiao a few words outside the anti-collision wall. Gu Ran couldn't hear what they said, but seeing Da Qiao shook his head, he guessed that there should be nothing serious. Only then did I feel relieved.

At this time, Gu Ran turned his gaze around and stared at the referee without blinking.He believed that the American team had committed a foul and should be punished to cancel the result.

The moment of waiting for the result was even more tense than watching the game. Gu Ran couldn't help but clenched her fists, almost forgetting that she had a game ahead.

However, what the referee did next made his heart sink, and he had a bad premonition.

The referee walked straight to the coaching bench of the Chinese team and said something to Cheng Sen.

It only took a second for the expression on Cheng Sen's face to turn from shock to anger. If Xu Qing who was standing beside him didn't stop him, he would have roared at the referee.

At this time, the results of the previous group had been displayed on the big screen, and Gu Ran was also bleeding when he saw it. Not to mention Cheng Sen, he also wanted to curse now.

Huang Zaixian is the first in the group, and the American player's score is valid, ranking No.2. No.3 Liu Fei, No.4 is a German player, Meng Yuqiao's name is at the end, there is no result, and finally followed by a PEN.

The penalty given by the referee is a blocking foul.Because when the American player overtook Meng Yuqiao, the two stood side by side, which was considered to have passed, so the collision between the two was a foul by Meng Yuqiao.

Gu Ran felt that the penalty was off the charts, but for a while she had no idea how to understand and delve into the rules.

In fact, the rules on short-track speed skating given by the International Skating Federation are particularly cumbersome, and the body position, route, pushing, and collision seem specious.The level of complexity, apart from the few technical consultants who worked out these rules, even the coaches and players of each national team did not fully understand.

Therefore, often in the game, some of the referee's penalties will make it difficult for some coaches and athletes to accept.They don't even realize where and how they fouled.

But no matter what, Gu Ran firmly believed in one thing.As for the match just now, regardless of whether the American player surpassed Meng Yuqiao or not, the collision between the two was caused by him, and the one who fouled should not be Meng Yuqiao.

At this time, a staff member next to him waved to him, indicating that the second group of games was about to start, and the athletes entered the field.

Gu Ran came back to her senses and glanced at the big screen again.The report card just now flashed by, and he remembered everyone's name: Jason Glatz.

Two of his teammates, Meng Yuqiao and Liu Fei, failed to make it to the finals, leaving him alone.His situation in this semi-final is equally difficult, but no matter what, he must win.

Curtis Johnson is in the first lane, Gu Ran is in the second lane, Korean Lee In-hyuk is in the third lane, and the fourth lane is a Russian player.

Gu Ran was sandwiched between two strong players with rough and aggressive skating styles. Before he started running, he felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

Curtis felt that the children beside him were not his opponents at all, and they only stared straight ahead of him, not even glancing at Gu Ran from the corner of their eyes.

On the other side, Li Renhe, Gu Ran's defeated opponent, looked at him from time to time.

Gu Ran ignored him, thinking about the next game, what tactics he should adopt, and how to plan his own route.

No matter how he planned, he was already prepared in his heart, ready to explode at the first corner.

The referee called to get ready, and all the players stood in front of the starting line. Before the starting gun fired, Li Inhyuk rushed out first.

All the other contestants were led away by him, only Gu Ran stood still.

He gave the Korean a blank stare in his heart, knowing that he was at a disadvantage, so he wanted to rush to gain an advantage for himself.

The referee called all the players back and the game restarted.

This time the Korean learned to be honest, and he would be directly disqualified from the competition if he made a false start.

However, the competition after the start of this group was still fierce. Curtis in the first row, Gu Ran in the second row, and Li Renhe in the third row were all fighting for the lead skater position.

Because there are native Canadian players in this group, the audience in the stands was very emotional, and the audience was full of shouts, screams, and whistles one after another.The emotions of the contestants had to be aroused by such a warm atmosphere. Everyone was pushing forward desperately, without giving in at all.

However, just as Gu Ran predicted before the game, the first bend really exploded. The three of them huddled together, and no one could guard against the other. They all fell out neatly.

The last Russian player, thinking that his chance had come, continued to charge forward, but the referee's whistle blew again—the game was interrupted again and started again.

Cheng Sen on the sidelines clenched his fists. Liu Fei and Meng Yuqiao were eliminated in the semi-finals. Now he pinned all his hopes on Gu Ran.Who would have thought that the second group of competitions would be full of twists and turns, and it has not yet started smoothly.

Xu Qing patted him on the back: "Be safe and don't be impatient. Believe in your apprentice's strength."

Cheng Sen sneered: "Of course I believe in Gu Ran's strength, but I just don't believe in the character of Koreans and Canadians."

There were three rounds at the start, and this was only the semi-finals, and the intensity was no less intense than the finals.The emotions of the audience were pushed to the peak again, and everyone was looking forward to this game more and more.

In such a noisy environment, the game happened again and again, and the opponent was still so unfriendly. If it was the previous Gu Ran, he would have already stepped up.

But now his mentality was much more stable, he stood up without saying a word, and walked back to the starting line from the side.

The tactic he formulated for himself at the beginning was to skate with Curtis, let him take the first place in the group, get stuck in Lee In-hyuk's position, take the second place in the group, and ensure that he can enter the finals. This is the most energy-saving method.

It now appears that this is simply not going to work.

So, he had to change tactics—staying away from them was staying out of trouble.

So, at the third start, almost at the moment when the starting gun rang in their ears, Curtis and Lee In-hyuk saw the figure next to them in the corner of their eyes, and rushed out like an arrow leaving the string. .

His reaction was too fast, which was in stark contrast to other opponents. Even the referee was stunned for a moment, wondering if he was running away, and was about to blow his whistle to directly judge him and disqualify him from the competition.

However, the timing system clearly showed that the Chinese teenager did not make a false start, and his starting reaction time was 0.48 seconds.The others were 0.25 seconds faster.

Gu Ran tried her best in the first sprint stage, feeling like Bolt on the white track.Even if Curtis and Lee In-hyuk who are behind him show their strength, it will be difficult to catch up with him now.

At the first corner, Gu Ran was already in the lead skater position, no matter how the Canadians and Koreans fought each other and kept making small moves, it was none of his business anyway.

The mentality of those two people is roughly that as long as the No.2 can enter the finals, it doesn't matter whether they can catch up with his No.1.

The sound of cheering in the stands one after another made people's blood boil, but Gu Ran knew in his heart that the sound of cheering had nothing to do with him, they were cheering for the team members of their own country.

The 500-meter race time is very short, and the race is over in less than 41 seconds.

Gu Ran didn't know what happened behind him, but he heard the abuse from the stands.It is not difficult to guess that the competition between the Koreans and Canadians behind must be fierce.

The big screen soon began to replay the game just now. Of course, Lee In-hyuk was not Curtis's opponent. Although he kept making small moves, he only ranked third in the end and missed the final.

However, when the final results came out, the Korean didn't even rank third in the group, so he was directly penalized for a foul and the result was cancelled.

In fact, it is not difficult to see from the playback that the hands of both of them are not clean, you pull me, and I push you.

But both of them are strong and strong, and neither of them did anything to the other. In the end, the referee helped the Canadian to vent his anger.

Gu Ran didn't care about the grievances between them at all, and walked straight out of the ice rink after seeing her results.

Soon after, it was the final.

After all, Gu Ran fell down just now. When he returned to the coach's bench, Cheng Sen hurriedly asked the team doctor to check him, and he was relieved after making sure that there was nothing wrong.

Xu Qing was still watching the big screen, and the results of the two groups had already come out.Due to various situations, Gu Ran's final result was even faster than the first group. He ranked No.1 in the total score: "The first round in the final is good news."

Cheng Sen frowned, "Huang Zaixian's performance seems to be reserved. Curtis actually didn't try his best. He still has the home field advantage. The American team's Glatz is not a fuel-efficient lamp."

Xu Qing looked at Gu Ran: "In the 500-meter race, as long as you can grab the first place at the start, it means that half of the gold medal has already been held in your hands. Keep the reaction speed just now, and the range of arm swing during the sprint stage can be larger Some, come up with your 30-meter sprint test speed."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "I just felt like I was Bolt on the ice rink."

Xu Qing patted his head: "Bolt may not be as fast as you when he puts on skates and stands on the ice."

There are very few black athletes in the short track speed skating arena, because this is not a sport purely based on muscle strength. Brain power, physical strength, explosive power, body coordination, balance, and flexibility are all indispensable.It's hard for black athletes to do that.

Leader Yu handed Gu Ran a banana: "Eat some first, to replenish your energy."

Gu Ran took the banana and found that Yu Jie had already peeled the skin for him: "Thank you sister Yu."

Yu Jie is in her 30s this year. She used to be a short track speed skater and was teammates with Cheng Sen and Xu Qing.I can really appreciate the hard work of these children, and take good care of them in daily life, so the little ones call her Sister Yu affectionately.

Yu Jie put the down jacket on him again: "Keep the body temperature."

Xu Qing opened the notebook, and finally talked about the game with Gu Ran: "That American is obviously weaker. Under normal circumstances, you don't have to pay too much attention to him."

"Huang Zaixian is the strongest among the four. As you can see, he has very good skills, much more delicate than that Curtis."

Gu Ran raised her head and looked at him: "Guide Xu, praise me too, don't keep praising that Huang Zaixian."

Xu Qing laughed: "Why am I praising him? I'm analyzing your three opponents for you."

Gu Ran suddenly remembered something: "Is this Huang Zaixian the one who hurt you?"

Cheng Sen touched his nose, glanced at Xu Qing secretly, and turned around silently.

Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, not knowing why he suddenly mentioned this: "What do you want to say?"

Gu Ran looked at him persistently: "You just answer me, right?"

He paused for a moment: "You don't need to answer, it's him, I remember."

Xu Qing didn't entangle him with this matter, and finished what he said just now: "Huang Zaixian is not completely without weaknesses. Although he has good explosive power, his ability to sustain the starting speed is weak. This is your opportunity."

"Getting the lead at the start, he held on when he tried to overtake you, and survived the few seconds when he exploded. If it was that Curtis, it would be easier. His ability to overtake is not strong, you get stuck Just do it."

Gu Ran didn't seem to hear what he said, but stared at him with burning eyes: "Look, I will avenge you!"

Xu Qing: "..."