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

Even so, Gu Ran still has great confidence in Chi Lang, he is a Xiaoqiang who can't be beaten to death.

Although the difficulty is a little higher, customs clearance is not impossible.

Just as Gu Ran guessed, at the beginning of the game, the two Koreans occupied the first and second positions.

Yin Canyu and the others were not on the same level at all. He was leading the way from the start, and the three behind him couldn't catch up with him at all.

Therefore, the competition in this group mainly revolves around the other three people.

It is not easy for Jin Xuzhe to get the second promotion spot. Although his role is to support his senior, but the strength of the senior is there, there is no need for him to do anything. He will enter the final by himself No problem at all.

Conversely, whether Jin Xuzhe can enter the final is not Yin Canyu's concern.

Among the three, Chi Lang's technique is the worst, but his physical fitness is the best.Jin Xuzhe is just the opposite of him, and the American is relatively balanced in all aspects, but has a high slippery quotient, and is especially good at grasping opportunities.

It is also a kind of ability to make the right choice at the most critical moment. Maybe in the end, Chi Lang and Jin Xuzhe will fight to the death, but this American will get an advantage.

Chi Lang is not a thoughtful person. If he focuses on Jin Xuzhe, he may not notice that Miller Brown.

However, the game has already started, even if Gu Ran wanted to remind him, there was nothing he could do.

However, Cheng Sen, who was standing on the sidelines, went with him. Whenever Chi Lang slid past him, Cheng Sen would remind him: "Pay attention to what's behind you."

Gu Ran didn't know if Chi Lang had listened, but judging from his performance, he kept staring at Jin Xuzhe in front of him, and he slid to the fifth lap. Bing cut off the outsider.

He accelerated, and Jin Xuzhe also accelerated. The two slid side by side, and they were deadlocked until the next curve. Chi Lang finally made a few sharp stabs and got stuck in front of him.

Gu Ran felt that watching Chi Lang's game was more nervous than his own. The main reason was that he was anxious. He wanted to replace Cheng Sen. He stood on the coach's bench and shouted at him: "Stay steady on your feet, don't slip by yourself."

"Come on, come on, what are you doing with such a good opportunity?"

"Hold on, don't worry, pay attention to heretics!"

"..."

Chi Lang on the field didn't realize this at all. He always seemed to have small problems and no details at all, but the final result was unexpected.

The race entered the seventh lap, and Jin Xuzhe and Miller Brown behind also began to accelerate.One of them is an insider, the other is an outsider, and they are both trying to surpass Chi Lang.

Chi Lang is a tall man, and what he is most afraid of is physical contact with people. If two people squeeze him, he may not suffer any disadvantages. After two corners, it is Jin Xuzhe who is at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Chi Lang. Unable to bear it, I slowed down.

If he slowed down, he would have no chance of catching up. There was no hope of advancing, and he was the first to be eliminated.

At this moment, what Gu Ran was worried about from the beginning of the game happened.

Just when Chi Lang and Jin Xuzhe were entangled, the American Miller Brown took the opportunity to surpass inside and came to the second place.

When Chi Lang came back to his senses, he realized later that he had worked hard for a long time, but the Americans took advantage of him.

How could Chi Dali suffer from this? Since the World Youth Championship last year, he saw this American who claimed to be of Chinese descent for the first time, and he had a particularly bad impression of him, and now he hates it even more.

There are two laps left in the race, and Chi Lang has plenty of energy, and it is very easy to start at the back.

Miller Brown has been skating all the time, and he is the one with the least effort among the four, and his physical strength is not a problem.

Both of them are pushing hard on the ice, grabbing positions, colliding with each other visible to the naked eye, blocking, getting rid of...

Gu Ranqing couldn't help clenching her fists. A Chinese and an American collided in the Canadian arena. Needless to say, everyone knew who the referee would favor.

If this anxiety continues, he is very worried that Chi Lang will suffer in the end.

However, his worries were unnecessary, the accident happened before the game was over.

At the last corner, Miller-Brown and Chi Lang suddenly fell off the track!

Immediately afterwards, the competition was over. Yin Canyu won the first place in the group, and there was no suspense in entering the final.

Chi Lang ranked second in the group, and theoretically should also enter the final.

However, Miller Brown had frequent physical contact with him before he fell. Whether there was a foul or who committed the foul depends on how the referee makes the penalty.

Short-track speed skating has no track restrictions, and to a certain extent, it allows physical contact between athletes.

The rules are vague, referees have too much power, and judgments are often subjective. These are all objective problems.

Of course, if you are not convinced, you can appeal, but whether the appeal is successful or not will not affect the final result of the game at all.

Meng Yuqiao was punished in the 500-meter race yesterday. It is also a dispute between the Chinese and the Americans, and the two are pulling each other. It is really hard to say how the referee will judge.

Sure enough, as Gu Ran expected, after the competition, the waiting time for the results was extremely long.

Chi Lang stood on the sidelines scratching his head and waiting impatiently, but there was no real final result on the big screen.

Gu Ran could tell that Chi Lang didn't have much confidence in himself. Miller pushed him, and he pushed back. Anyway, both of them were pushing, and the referee wanted to punish him, but he had nothing to say.

After waiting for at least 2 minutes, the final result was displayed on the big screen-this group of Yin Canyu, Chi Lang and Miller Brown entered the final at the same time.

The reason for the penalty was that Miller was in second place when he fell, a position that would qualify for the final.

Although he and Chi Lang had frequent physical contact during the game, in the eyes of the referee, it was normal arm swing or physical contact.Therefore, no one was penalized.

However, this penalty made the Koreans very dissatisfied.They believed that since both the Chinese team and the US team had made moves, they should be punished together to cancel the results, and finally allowed Jin Xuzhe, who ranked fourth, to enter the final.

After Chi Lang returned to the team, he sat next to Gu Ran, and the two whispered about the game just now.

Chi Lang patted his chest and looked at the rest of his life: "I was about to have a heart attack. After waiting for so long, I thought I was going to be punished for a foul."

Gu Ran glanced at him and said with a smile, "That's because the referee let you go."

Chi Lang shrugged: "But I didn't foul on purpose. If the banana man didn't reach out to stop me, I wouldn't push his hand away. I call it getting rid of blocking and maintaining balance."

The banana man he was referring to was Miran Brown, who obviously looked like a Westerner, and his name was also a Westerner's name, but he still took the initiative to get close to them, saying that he was also Chinese.

Gu Ran said meaningfully: "That's why I said the referee let you go."

Chi Lang thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out: "The referee wants to recommend that American to the final."

"That's why I didn't punish you," Gu Ran sighed. This idiot, if he didn't say something straightforward, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to figure it out: "That American, his movements are more obvious. The slow motion is still big It was played on the screen, if you get a penalty and you don’t punish him, it’s unreasonable. Just don’t give a penalty to both of them and go to the final together.”

Only then did Chi Lang suddenly realize and nodded: "That's really well-intentioned."

He thought about it carefully, but still didn't think through it thoroughly, so he simply slapped his thigh: "Whatever, anyway, I have completed the task of Director Cheng, so I don't need to be punished when I go back."

Gu Ranbai glanced at him: "That's all."

There are two women's 1000m finals going on on the field, after Group B is Group A.

Yang Shanshan didn't have the advantage at the start and fell directly to fourth place.Through the later stage, he surpassed two South Korean players in a row, and finally took the second place, and the champion was won by the Dutch player.

At this time, Gu Ran and Chi Lang were going to check in.Before leaving, Xu Qing called the two of them to his side and said a few words.

"You have also seen the strength of the Koreans, Hwang Jae-hyun and Yoon Chan-woo, the champions and runners-up of the Winter Olympics..."

Chi Lang put his arms around Gu Ran's shoulder: "Guide Xu, don't worry, leave Gu Xiaoran to me, and I will protect him well."

Xu Qing glanced at him with a half-smile: "You can't protect him, you two are no match for the Koreans."

He looked at Gu Ran: "Don't worry, you keep your rhythm. In this game, your only chance is Huang Zaixian."

"Ah???" Chi Lang didn't understand, why did Huang Zaixian get Gu Ran's chance, Huang Zaixian is a Korean player, how could he give Gu Ran a chance.

Xu Qing said: "Steady your mind, don't worry, don't get on top, remember what I said."

Gu Ran nodded: "Okay, I will remember."

Before the competition in Group A, it was the competition in Group B as usual, and it was not a competition for the championship and runner-up. Everyone skating casually, and all the results were after 1 minute 30 meters. No one wanted to compete for the No.6 just by walking around. .

Before going on stage, Gu Ran and Chi Lang could not finish talking when they got together.Running against each other and trying to get together, no one can do without the other.

Gu Ran purposely turned her head to look in the direction of the Korean. Huang Zaixian and Yin Canyu sat together, one bent down to adjust the leg guards, and the other fiddled with the goggles in his hand, without any communication.

They are about the same age, and they are teammates. Logically speaking, they should have a good relationship.However, this atmosphere is quite delicate, just like strangers, no one pays attention to anyone.

Gu Ran bumped Chi Lang with her shoulder and motioned him to look over there.

Chi Lang turned his head to take a look, then quickly turned his head back, as if his eyes were dirty from looking at Koreans more.

Gu Ran asked: "Did you see it?"

Chi Lang said: "They are not as good-looking as you."

Gu Ran wanted to punch him: "Don't you think their atmosphere is weird?"

"Strange?" Chi Lang shook the helmet in his hand, "What's strange?"

"Isn't it strange that neither of them said a word after sitting for so long?"

Chi Lang didn't take it seriously: "If you let Brother Fei and Da Qiao sit together, they can keep silent for a long time."

Gu Ran: "..."

The game in Group B ended soon, and it was their turn to play in Group A.

While waiting for the broadcast to introduce athletes and routines, Miller-Brown smiled and greeted Gu Ran: "Long time no see."

Although... It is true that they haven't seen each other for almost a year, but they are not familiar with each other, so where to start after a long time no see.

Reaching out without hitting the smiling person, Gu Ran nodded to him, although there was a smile on his face, but the smile was very distant.

In fact, Gu Ran admired this big brother's thick skin. He and Chi Lang were almost at odds in the semi-finals just now, but now they can still greet them as if nothing happened.

At this time, Gu Ran's name was called on the radio, and there was warm applause and cheers from the stands. The treatment was in stark contrast to the two Korean players in front.

Two days ago, he was just a young Chinese player who participated in the World Cup for the first time and came out to see the world.

Two days later, he proved his strength with a gold medal in an individual event and a gold medal in a relay event, giving speed skating fans the honor to witness the birth of a future star in the future.

The talented young man from China is not only outstanding in strength, but also one of the best in appearance among athletes. He takes off his helmet and goggles, and when he smiles, there are two dimples on his cheeks. How can he not be cute?

In the games where no Canadian athletes participated, the ice fans of course liked the kid Gu Ran more than the South Korean team members who wanted to grow ten eyes.

According to the results of the semi-finals, two South Korean players are in the first and second lanes, two Chinese players are in the third and fourth lanes, and the American players are in the fifth lane.

The order after the start was the same as their laps, with Yin Canyu leading the skater, Huang Zaixian following, followed by Gu Ran and Chi Lang, and finally Miller Brown.

Behind Gu Ran is Chi Lang, playing and playing. When he is on the field, Chi Lang will definitely give him enough protection and will not pose any threat to him. Gu Ran is assured of this.

Therefore, his attention was mainly on the first two Koreans.

Yin Canyu's strength is very strong, and there is still a certain gap between him and him, Gu Ran knows this well.

Between the two of them was Hwang Jae-hyun, who was even more difficult than Yin Canyu.

The race had just started, and everyone hadn't started up to speed yet. Of course, Gu Ran could choose to overtake from the outside lane and take the lead for the time being.

But this is meaningless except to waste energy. After five or six laps, Yin Canyu can also overtake. At that time, he will not have enough physical strength to support him, and he will not be able to start from the back. The result can be imagined.

Gu Ran could only choose to slide behind them and wait and see what happened.

After five laps, nothing happened, and everyone's position remained the same as when they started.

On the sixth lap, it was Miller-Brown who first broke the deadlock.He suddenly started from the fifth position, surpassing Chi Lang and Gu Ran from outsiders.

Just from this action, Gu Ran could see his intention clearly.

The American's purpose is very clear. No matter who the top two are, he only needs to stand in the middle position and take the third place.

As for the competition for the first and second place, it is a matter between two Koreans and two Chinese. He is not so greedy, just get a bronze medal.