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

After training with the national team for a week, Lin Jiaxi discovered that Gu Ran was not only hard at study, he was also hard at training.

When the time is over for others, he will practice for another half an hour to an hour.

Lin Jiaxi studied short track speed skating in Canada since she was a child, and there are some differences in technical movements from Gu Ran and the others.

Gu Ran observes very carefully, and will pull him to discuss with him, whose method is more scientific and can increase the speed more.

Lin Jiaxi liked Gu Ran very much, and was happy to discuss and share technical issues with him.

It's not that Gu Ran couldn't wait to start trying a new technique after learning about it. He would go to Xu Qing and discuss with him to see if the technique suits his style. If it did, he would start practicing on land first.Slowly understand and master the technical essentials, and only after you are proficient will you try it on the ice.

If it is not suitable, he will also carefully analyze the reasons, or think that such a technique is more suitable for the style of other teammates, and he will also give his own suggestions.

Many times, Cheng Sen couldn't stand it anymore, and joked, "I feel like you're here to steal your job."

Gu Ran asked: "Whose job will you grab?"

Cheng Sen said, "Take my job."

Gu Ran looked at him slyly: "It's not like I can't do your job."

"Just wait." Cheng Sen counted, "It's 28 years before I retire."

Gu Ran waved her hand: "It won't take that long, you can do it until I retire."

Cheng Sen asked him, "When will you retire?"

Gu Ran thought for a while: "No matter what, I have to wait another seventeen or eighteen years."

Cheng Sen was keenly aware of something, and his eyes froze: "Did the coach on the avenue tell you something?"

Xu Qing was dying of laughter: "You are too sensitive."

"It's not that I'm too sensitive, it's that our children are too sought-after."

Xu Qing agreed: "Then you have to watch him closely."

"necessary!"

Lin Jiaxi sees him so busy every day, training and studying at the same time.It seems that he is full of energy every day, and he has never heard him cry out that he is tired.

It's not that he can endure, nor can he endure hardships, he doesn't feel hard work at all.Not only does it not feel hard, he also enjoys it.I work tirelessly every day, either to study techniques and tactics, or to brush up questions.

Lin Jiaxi had never seen such a hard-working person in Canada. When he went to Gu Ran's room at night and saw that he was already doing the simulated test paper for the college entrance examination, his whole body collapsed: "Can't you take a break?"

Gu Ran didn't raise her head: "I'm just resting."

"What kind of rest is this for you? Shouldn't you find some entertainment for rest?"

"Entertainment method?" Gu Ran thought for a while, "What entertainment method?"

They are at two o'clock and one line every day, from the skating hall to the apartment, and they are not allowed to go out without special circumstances.

Lin Jiaxi sighed: "Watch a movie or something."

Gu Ran said, "Then wait until I finish this set of questions."

He didn't do it for long, Lin Jiaxi waited for about half an hour, and Gu Ran put down his pen.

Lin Jiaxi thought he was going to take him out to watch a movie, but Gu Ran picked up his iPad and clicked on the movie option: "You choose what you want to watch."

While tidying up the desk, he added: "The original sound is best, it can practice listening."

Lin Jiaxi knelt down for him: "I am a living person sitting here, I can accompany you to practice whatever you want."

In the end, Lin Jiaxi picked a popcorn movie, either drag racing or fighting, it was very exciting to watch, and you didn't need to use your brain.

Gu Ran adjusted the speed to 1.5 times, and finished watching it in less than an hour.Then he read for a while, and after nine o'clock in the evening, he took a shower and went to bed on time.

After all, Lin Jiaxi came back from abroad. Although his Chinese is good and he can communicate with everyone normally, he usually chats and jokes with everyone.

So, after training for a few days, he couldn't talk to anyone except Gu Ran.

Morning exercises, meals, and training, he was inseparable from Gu Ran every day, even at night when Gu Ran was studying, he sat by the side and accompanied him.

Every day Chi Lang sees that they look like conjoined twins, especially in the morning, when he opens the door several times, he sees Lin Jiaxi coming out of Gu Ran's room: "Did you sleep with him last night?"

"No." Lin Jiaxi said, "I'll ask him to do morning exercises together."

Chi Lang put his arms around Gu Ran's neck from the other side: "I just said, I'm the only one who has slept in Gu Xiaoran's bed."

Gu Ran hit him in the ribs with an elbow: "Hearing ghost stories is too frightening to sleep alone, do you need me to publicize this matter to you?"

Chi Lang waved his hand: "You don't have to! When I watched the moon with me before, I called her Xiao Tiantian, but now the newcomer is better than the old one, and I call her Mrs. Niu. Have you forgotten the time when we were in a sweet double row?"

"Crazy!" Gu Ran kicked him and scolded with a smile: "It's never been sweeter to row with you."

Chi Lang was heartbroken: "You were chased and beaten by three people opposite, who used flesh and blood to help you block the damage? Who alone carried everything and made you run? Have you forgotten? Have you forgotten? Are you too old?" No conscience anymore."

Gu Ran wished he could kick him off the stairs: "This is the first time I know someone can talk about giving away the head so grandly."

Every Friday and Saturday, several of them will get together to form a team game.Lin Jiaxi also wanted to join, but he had never played before, so he had to start practicing from a new account.

Chi Lang glanced at it: "The rank difference is too much, you can't form a team to rank, you can play for a while."

Gu Ran quit the game immediately: "Jiaxi, I'll take you with the trumpet."

Shen Jia said pitifully at the side: "Xiao Ran, I am the king promotion competition."

"Forehead……"

Chi Lang also imitated their pitiful tone: "Xiaoran..."

Gu Ran interrupted him: "Shut up!"

Gu Ran first pulled Chi Lang and Shen Jia into three rows, leading him to be the king, and then forced Chi Lang to play the trumpet, and together led Lin Jiaxi to the top.

An hour of game time, but he was too busy.

After a few people had left, Gu Ran sat slumped on the chair, staring at the ceiling with blank eyes, feeling that she was about to be hollowed out by these goblins.

At this time someone knocked on his door again, he said "Come in", and Gao Ziyi walked in from the outside.

He handed Gu Ran a box of milk: "I see that you are not so tired during training and study."

Gu Ran took the milk and found that the senior had even inserted the straw for him: "I feel like I can develop a side business."

Gao Ziyi was curious: "What?"

"Playing with the game will be billed by the hour." Gu Ran brushed her forehead confidently, "As handsome and skilled as I am, charging them five hundred an hour is not too much."

Before the start of the new season, the national team will also participate in an event-Shanghai Super Cup Short Track Speed ​​Skating, Figure Skating, and Parade Skating Grand Prix.

This is a professional skating competition independently established by the city of Shanghai, and it is a more commercial competition.

This event is the first ice event named after a city by the International Skating Federation, and it is also the first event to set up a bonus for short track speed skaters.Many years ago, the short-track speed skating mixed men's and women's 2000-meter relay was first established in the Shanghai Super Cup, and it was also successfully selected for the Winter Olympics through this event.

Although the importance of the competition is not as great as the World Cup and World Championships, it can also play a role in training troops before the season.

Cheng Sen originally thought that Gu Ran was already in his third year of high school, so he would not be taken to the Shanghai Super Cup, and he would stay in Beijing to study hard for a month before preparing for the World Cup next month.

Last year's Super Cup event was 1500 meters, so Cheng Sen didn't take Gu Ran with him, leaving him to train in Beijing alone, but the kid got mixed up with the figure skating team next door.

Gu Ran hasn't participated in the Shanghai Super Cup yet, and he doesn't know what kind of competition it is. It just so happens that this year there is a 1000-meter race and two relays. The organizer also invited him, so he really wants to see it.

The athletes invited to participate in the Shanghai Super Cup not only won the top eight players in the World Championships of each event, but also invited the top three players in the World Youth Championship.

In the three-day schedule, short track speed skating will be held in the afternoon and figure skating will be held in the evening.

The schedule of the Shanghai Super Cup is different from other competitions. On the afternoon of the first competition day, two gold medals will be produced for men and women in the 1000 meters.This is the only individual event in this Shanghai Super Cup.

Shanghai Oriental Sports Management has three tiers of stands, and there are no empty seats.From the atmosphere of the scene to the introduction of the players, and then to the atmosphere of the scene, the logos of the sponsors can be seen everywhere. It feels more like a commercial performance than a competition.

Although the organizer issued the invitation letter according to the procedure, not all the athletes who received the invitation letter came here. At least the Korean team only sent a few small players to come here, neither Hwang Jae-hyun nor Yin Chanyu came.

The atmosphere from the audience to the players was very harmonious. Gu Ran also met several friends who were training in the Netherlands. It was more like a friendly exchange and small gathering, not a very strong competition atmosphere.

The figure skating players were sitting in the stands to watch the competition. Shen Jia is simply the head of Gu Ran's fans. I don't know where he got a light sign with Gu Ran's name. Whenever Gu Ran competes, he holds up the sign and goes crazy Cheer for Gu Ran.

Gu Ran also skated very relaxed throughout the game. From the preliminaries to the quarter-finals, to the semi-finals and finals, he skated four times in one go. The collisions in the game were all within a reasonable range, without any fouls or obstacles , the quality of the ice rink is also very high, Gu Ran easily won a gold medal.

In the evening, Gu Ran sat in the stands to watch the figure skating competition.He doesn't care about star players from the United States, Japan, and Russia. Although they skate well, in Gu Ran's eyes, there is only one Shen Jia, and his brother is the best!

The third day of the competition was the final of the three relay races. In the home game, Gu Ran had no reason to let the gold medal fall aside.He won gold medals in the men's 5000-meter relay and mixed men's and women's relay, and the women's 3000-meter relay also won a bronze medal.

Gu Ran felt that she just came to Shanghai for fun, and got three gold medals and a bonus along with it.

After returning, the whole team entered a tense preparation period.There are six World Cup matches this season. The first two are in Canada, Montreal and Quebec, the third and fourth are in Asia, Shanghai, China and Nagoya, Japan, the fifth is in Russia, and the sixth is in Germany.Next year's World Short Track Speed ​​Skating Championships will be held in Seoul, South Korea.

Seven international matches, and if there is no conflict in time, they may also participate in a few domestic matches.In addition to the National Short Track Speed ​​Skating Championships and Championships, there will also be the National Winter Games to be held in January next year.

For Gu Ran, he will be very busy in the next six months.In addition to competitions, he also has heavy studies, because next June, he will usher in the college entrance examination.

This winter will be a particularly severe test for him.

Starting from this season's World Cup, he will also participate in the 1500-meter race.

Cheng Sen looked at the display on the computer screen and sighed: "Oh, our child is only 16 years old, so he has to shoulder the burden of supporting the family."

Xu Qing sneered at the side: "Why don't you cancel the 1500 meters for him?"

"That won't work!" Director Cheng turned his face faster than the book, "The Winter Olympics is still two years away. With our child's level, the qualifications for the Winter Olympics must be full, and we have to start practicing now."

"That's it," Xu Qing snorted, "If you want to train him, don't feel bad about him."

Cheng Sen sneered: "I don't feel bad, my old man does. I don't know who is his real son, he treats his apprentice better than me."

Xu Qing sighed: "In such an intensive game, I'm just worried that he will get injured."

Cheng Sen thought for a moment, then stood up suddenly, almost flipping the chair under his buttocks: "I'll go out for a while."

Xu Qing was puzzled: "It's going to be training soon, why are you going?"

"I'm going to call Lao Song and apply for an additional rehabilitation therapist with him."

"..."

His character is like this, a man in his 30s who says that the wind is the rain.

Since Gu Ran began to participate in international competitions this year, there is nothing to say about the results of the competitions. The World Cup plus the World Championships, the gold medals won more than a dozen yuan, and the weight in the leaders' minds is nothing to say.

Otherwise, Cheng Sen asked for the introduction of equipment, and Song Zhixin agreed without saying a word.

Now, he applied for adding a rehabilitator to the national team on the grounds of the intensive schedule, Gu Ran's too many competitions, his muscles getting tired easily, and worrying about his child's injury. Song Zhixin didn't make things difficult for him, and immediately approved it.

It's just that Director Song also has a request - everything should be based on grades.

In the evening, Cheng Sen and Xu Qing specifically found Gu Ran and wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with him before the match.

Gu Ran was reviewing her homework, with a gel pen in her hand, spinning it around her fingertips quickly.

Cheng Sen asked him: "The competition will start next week, are you ready?"

Gu Ran was noncommittal: "If I say no, will the starting gun stop firing?"

"of course not!"

Gu Ran shrugged: "That's it."

Cheng Sen turned his head to look at Xu Qing: "The child hates me, don't you care?"

Xu Qing sneered: "You deserve it."

Cheng Sen moved half a step to the side: "You ask."

Director Xu cleared his throat: "Why don't you tell me about your goals for this season."

Gu Ran didn't speak, the pen at her fingertips was still spinning.

The room was quiet for a while, and the two coaches thought that they had put a lot of pressure on the child, so they dared not speak.

Therefore, Xu Qing half-closed his eyes and sighed: "We don't want to put too much pressure on you. The 500-meter and 1000-meter events are your strengths, and you must win at least one gold medal."

"..."

After a few more seconds of silence, Gu Ran still didn't speak.The two coaches panicked a little.

"That..." Cheng Sen had a smirk on his face, "Of course, this is not a hard target, if you can't..."

"Who said I can't do it?" Gu Ran slapped the gel pen on the table with a "slap", "I was just wondering if I could break a record or something."

"!!!"

Cheng Sen and Xu Qing looked at each other, and the aggressive method really worked.They are still thinking about winning the championship, and the children are already thinking about breaking the record.

Gu Ran raised her eyebrows at the two of them: "Do you have anything else to do?"

The two coaches shook their heads and said in unison: "No more."

Gu Ran turned and opened the textbook: "I'm going to study."

"..."

The new rehabilitator will take office soon. There is a team doctor in the team, and now there are two rehabilitators.Sufficient for athletes' daily routine checkups and massages.

In a special case like Gu Ran, he is a key protection target in the team, and the team doctor is responsible for all his muscle relaxation.

In late October, the team flew to Montreal for the first race.

Before getting on the plane, Gu Ran felt something was wrong.Lin Jiaxi, who wished to be with him 24 hours a day, suddenly stopped being clingy today.Sitting quietly by myself, I don't know what I'm thinking.

On the plane, Chi Lang was already sitting by the window, but Gu Ran insisted on taking a picture of him: "You sit in the back."

Chi Lang showed him his boarding pass: "But, this is my place."

Gu Ran said, "Change it."

"why?"

Gu Ran winked at him, Chi Lang tilted his head, and saw Lin Jiaxi who was downcast behind him.So, I stood up, sang and sighed three times and walked back: "Oh, your conscience tells me that you don't love me the most. You and I have to believe that letting go is also a kind of God's will."

Gu Ran laughed angrily at him, wishing he could kick his ass: "Take some medicine."

Chi Lang patted Lin Jiaxi on the shoulder: "Change position."

Lin Jiaxi raised her head with a blank face: "Huh?"

After a while, the aisle was almost blocked, and Chi Lang repeated again: "Let's change seats, you sit in the front."

Lin Jiaxi glanced at Gu Ran, who was waving to him, so she quickly got up and sat beside Gu Ran.

Gu Ran sat in the middle, Lin Jiaxi sat in the innermost, and Gao Ziyi sat outside.

He wanted to find a chance to chat with Lin Jiaxi, but he kept looking out of the porthole with his head tilted, as if he had no desire to speak.

Gu Ran turned to look at Gao Ziyi, who shook his head slightly, so he had no choice but to give up.

Soon, the lights on the plane dimmed, and it was getting late. Gu Ran put down the back of the seat and fell asleep after a while.

The next day, when they arrived at the hotel where they were staying, Gao Ziyi offered to let Gu Ran and Lin Jiaxi share a room, and he went to share a room with Meng Yuqiao himself.

This seemed like an insignificant room arrangement, but it made Lin Jiaxi feel very warm, and was very grateful to Gao Ziyi.

In the past few years when they went out to compete, Gao Ziyi always lived in the same room as Gu Ran, and even Chi Lang occasionally wanted to change and live with Gu Ran, but he didn't succeed.

This time, in order to take care of Lin Jiaxi's emotions, Gao Ziyi even offered to change rooms with him.

This moved Lin Jiaxi to the core, and she kept saying to Gu Ran all the way: "Senior Brother Xiao Gao is really a gentle person, I used to be in..."

He spoke halfway, then shut up again.

Gu Ran just smiled and didn't ask what he was doing before.