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

On the second day, the ice training time of the Chinese team was scheduled for around three o'clock in the afternoon.

Before training, Gu Ran went to the bathroom. When he came out, his teammates had already changed into their clothes one after another and entered the ice rink. He quickly changed into his equipment and followed.

However, as soon as he walked out of the locker room, he saw a small situation in front of him while he was still in the athlete's passage.

Their ice training time was just behind the Canadian team, and they started after they finished.So once in and out, they happened to meet in the athlete channel.

Gu Ran didn't see what happened before. When he walked out of the locker room, he saw the tall and burly Chi Lang standing in front of Lin Jiaxi, confronting several Canadian players.

The other party didn't seem to expect that he would suddenly stand in front of Lin Jiaxi, with a trace of shock on his face.

Gu Ran could only see the back of Chi Lang's head, but it didn't prevent him from automatically making up the fierce expression on the other side's face at this moment.

Then, he heard Chi Lang say loudly in Chinese: "He is now a member of the Chinese team. If you want to trouble him, you must first ask me if I agree."

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Lin Jiaxi and raised his chin: "Translate what I just said to them."

I don't know if it was because of someone's backing, or Chi Lang's words of "Chinese team member" encouraged him, Lin Jiaxi immediately stood up and said to his former teammates: "I am originally Chinese. I have no problem going back to China, and you have no problems." People regard me as a teammate, so why call me a traitor?"

At this time, Gu Ran also walked up to them, and at a glance, they were all defeated: "Sorry everyone, we are about to start training. If you have any questions, you can consult the China National Winter Management Center. Excuse me!"

Although Gu Ran is young, she has good grades.Wherever he stood, there was an aura of a strong man who was not angry and arrogant.Only Curtis Johnson can be compared to him on the Canadian team.

It's just that Curtis Johnson came over from the ice rink at this time, and frowned when he saw a bunch of people blocking the door.

Just as he was about to ask something, he saw Lin Jiaxi standing in the middle of the crowd.Since Lin Jiaxi withdrew from the Canadian national team more than half a year ago, there has been a lot of discussion in their team about this matter.

In the end, Curtis looked at Gu Ran, who met his gaze, and the two of them met each other's eyes, but it wasn't as sparkling as it was on the field.

Soon, Curtis was beckoning his teammates out of the way.Gu Ran called Chi Lang and Lin Jiaxi to go in for training.

However, this is just a small friction, and unexpected contradictions are yet to come.

In the 500-meter final, both Gu Ran and Meng Yuqiao entered the final of this event, and the other two were Curtis and Huang Zaixian.

In this event, they have played against each other many times. Gu Ran only lost to Curtis once at the Salt Lake City Station at the beginning of the year. Other than that, he has never lost.

Until last year, Huang Zaixian was the world's number one in this event and the champion of the Winter Olympics.By this year, he fell directly to No. [-] in the world.

During the half-year offseason, he was also reflecting on why his performance had regressed so much?

In the end, he realized that it was not that he had regressed, but that his opponent was too strong.

Especially that Chinese boy, he is only 16 years old, and he can have such a performance in the competition, which shows how terrifying his strength is.

He is only 24 years old, which is the golden age of a short track speed skater. He still has to participate in at least two Winter Olympics. How could he give up so easily?

During this long offseason, he is also concentrating on training to make up for his shortcomings.There is a lot of energy in my heart, and I want to win it back in the new season.

However, he is making progress, and Gu Ran has made greater progress than him.

At his age, technical movements have already been finalized.Advantages are advantages, disadvantages are disadvantages, and nothing can be changed.

The only thing he can improve is muscle strength, that is, explosive power, the ability to start up in the middle, and the grasp of the route.

Gu Ran is different, he is only 16 years old. 16 years old is just a half-grown child, at the peak of learning ability.

There are many aspects that he can learn and improve, and there is also a lot of room for improvement through training.

If there are any deficiencies in him now, it is only that he is not rich enough in competition experience and lacks training.

Stepping onto the field and firing the starting gun, the terrifying gap is simply desperate.

He seemed to grab the lead skater position without much effort. In the four laps of the race, he handled every outside lane almost perfectly, and his position was tightly locked, without giving his opponent any chance.

Hwang Jae Hyun was right behind him, trying to overtake him through the bend.However, Gu Ran's route was too good, from the beginning to the end, there was no room for him to go beyond.

The four-and-a-half-lap race lasted only 40 seconds, and the point was quickly reached.Gu Ran was also stuck in front of him at the last moment of crossing the line, and didn't even give him a chance to stretch his legs.

If you don't know a person's movements like the back of your hand, how can you make such a precise judgment?

At the last moment, Meng Yuqiao surpassed Curtis and took No.3.

Gu Ran turned around and reached out to him. Meng Yuqiao slapped his palm and held it tightly, pulling him to the sidelines.

Gu Ran took off the helmet and goggles, and shook the hair that was stuck together: "It's so cool!"

Meng Yuqiao raised her eyebrows: "Has it been a long time since you played?"

"No," Gu Ran tilted his head and gave him a smirk, "I haven't played against the Koreans for a long time, and it feels so good to beat them on the field!"

Meng Yuqiao also raised the corner of her mouth and looked at Huang Zaixian on the other side.The helpless expression on the other party's face was indeed relieved.

"Actually, at the last corner, I saw him make a move. I think he wanted to do it out of desperation."

Gu Ran raised her chin: "He dares!"

He looked so cute, Meng Yuqiao couldn't hold it back, raised his hand and scratched his chin twice: "You stuck him too hard, in this case, if he has physical contact with you, It was too obvious a foul."

Probably only in front of Gu Ran, Meng Yuqiao would have such a vivid expression and speak so many words.

Gu Ran patted his hand away: "Why do you always scratch my chin?"

Meng Yuqiao raised an eyebrow at him: "You really want to know?"

"Huh?" Gu Ran just asked casually, purely thinking that he owed a hand, but he didn't expect there to be a reason, "Tell me."

"I won't tell you." After speaking, Meng Yuqiao slid to the exit, put on the knife sheath, and went out.

The referee did not watch the replay, so there was no penalty, and the results came out quickly.Gu Ran's No.1, 40 in 161 seconds, refreshed his personal best and also the best result of this year.

From this point of view, he can soon look forward to sliding down to 40 seconds and hitting the world record.

He quickly caught up with Meng Yuqiao, hooked him on the shoulder, and led the man to his side: "Say it!"

Meng Yuqiao was stepping on the ice skates, and was almost brought down by him, most of her weight was leaning on him: "What are you talking about?"

"Tell me why you keep scratching my chin."

Meng Yuqiao shook her head dotingly: "Because my little sister always says that you look like my Qiuqiu."

Gu Ran let out a "hiss" and asked, "Could it be your dog?"

Meng Yuqiao said, "It's my cat."

"Is it an orange cat?"

"Puppet," Meng Yuqiao scratched his chin again, "just like you, silly and sweet."

"..."

Gu Ran sat down and took a sip of water, then hurried to change clothes, and had to attend the awards ceremony later.

The women's 500m champion was still Cui Zhien. Before she left, the girl found Gu Ran again. This time she stuffed something into his hand, and without saying a word, she turned her head and left.

Gu Ran looked down, and this time it was a plush doll.

"..."

What's wrong with this, why did you give him something again.

Gu Ran looked around, and only saw Han Xiaoying not far away, who didn't get the ranking and whose face was darker than the bottom of the pot.

He originally wanted to find a teammate of Cui Zhien and ask him to help return the things.But let's forget about Han Xiaoying, if the things fell into her hands, she might humiliate Miss Cui in a certain way.

The plush doll is very small, just a hanging ornament.Gu Ran doesn't like this kind of thing either, but she can't just throw it away, so she can just stuff it into her backpack and return it to Cui Zhien next time she meets her.

In the afternoon, in the 1500m semi-finals, Gu Ran and Gao Ziyi were in the same group. The two were first in one group and second in the other, and successfully entered the final.

Lin Jiaxi was in the second group, and there was a Canadian player in their group, who happened to be the teammate who would come over and call Gu Ran away every time he chatted with Gu Ran.

During the training on the ice the day before yesterday, he was the one who stopped Lin Jiaxi at the entrance of the ice rink. Now that the two of them are competing on the same field, Gu Ran is really worried that he will do something irrational in a fit of anger.

His worries were not superfluous at all. From the beginning of the competition, this person was ranked second and third with Lin Jiaxi.After a while, after a few laps, Yin Canyu, who was at the back, overtook the others and ranked first.

At this time, Lin Jiaxi fell to the third place, and the Canadian player fell to the fourth place.

A total of six players in the 1500-meter race can enter the final, that is, the top three of the two groups.

Now Yin Chanyu and Zheng Mingyu are the two South Korean players occupying the No. 2 and No.[-], and Lin Jiaxi is the third. If the Canadian player wants to advance, he must surpass Lin Jiaxi.

However, Lin Jiaxi's strength is obviously stronger than him, even if he seizes the opportunity to surpass him, he will soon be overtaken by Lin Jiaxi.

And behind them there is a Russian player and a Belgian player, who are also looking for opportunities to fight for promotion places.

At the last corner, everyone was desperately chasing forward, some outsiders, some insiders, including Yin Canyu and Zheng Minyu in front, all crowded together in a mess.

At this time, an accident happened. The Canadian player fell down suddenly, and brought down the Belgian player who was passing by the outermost lane. Then, the Belgian player brought down the Italian player behind him.

Three players on the field fell off the track, and the Canadian audience in the stands reacted violently, shouting something one after another to express their dissatisfaction.

In the end, only Lin Jiaxi and two South Korean players completed the competition, and the audience couldn't calm down for a moment, and the venue was full of voices.

Gradually, the voices from one side of the stands became uniform, and then Gu Ran could hear clearly. There was only one word they kept repeating - traitor.

Short track speed skating originally originated in Canada. They have always been a traditional powerhouse. The national foundation of this event is not even lost to South Korea.

Those who can buy tickets to watch the game are ice fans who have been following the event all year round, and they are familiar with athletes from Canada and even from all over the world.

Obviously half a year ago, the athletes who were still wearing their team uniforms and representing their country in the competition have now transformed into members of the Chinese team.

Moreover, there was friction with the Canadian players during the game, causing the Canadian players to fall.

No matter whether everyone saw clearly what happened the moment the Canadian team fell, they would never forgive this Chinese named Lin Jiaxi.

Gu Ran frowned, and Gao Ziyi asked him, "Did you see clearly, what happened at that time?"

Gu Ran shook her head: "No, that Belgian player blocked it, so I can't see clearly."

Gu Ran looked at Lin Jiaxi, but the other party was facing away from him, so he couldn't see the other party's expression.

However, it is not difficult to guess from his posture with his head bowed and his hands on his hips that he must be in a bad mood right now.

Unsurprisingly, the referee walked to the monitor, and he was about to watch the replay of the video.

In this way, there will probably be a penalty in this game, and everyone is anxiously waiting.

Gu Ran called Lin Jiaxi's name twice, wanting to call him to the sidelines, comfort him, at least tell him, don't be afraid, no matter what the result is, they can accept it.

But the scene was so noisy that Lin Jiaxi didn't respond at all.

After a long time, the result of the game still has not come out, and the referee is watching and confirming repeatedly.

At this time, Lin Jiaxi seemed to have finally heard Gu Ran calling him, so he quickly slid to the sidelines.

Gu Ran patted his head, and only said: "It's okay, don't be afraid, we will always be with you."