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

In the third leg of the World Cup, Nagoya, Japan, Gu Ran's condition has indeed dropped compared to before.

Although in the 500-meter event, which is his own advantage, he still maintains an absolute advantage and crushes his opponents to death.

But he lost to Yin Canyu in the 1000-meter race by 0.4 seconds and only got No.2.

He staggered a step when the game was interrupted, and it was this mistake that caused Yin Canyu to pass him directly from the outside.

At that time, he thought that he hadn't handled the details of the movements well. After returning home, he watched the video of the game repeatedly, only to find that a Hungarian skater behind him scratched his skates, causing him to lose his balance for a moment and almost have an accident. .

On the ice rink, anything can happen, accidents are inevitable, he can only admit that he is unlucky.

Objectively speaking, the time of 0.4 seconds is indeed not short. If you lose, you lose. Yin Canyu is indeed a very strong opponent, and he will win back next time after summing up his experience.

The 1500m has never been his dominant event. In addition to this competition in Nagoya, Yin Canyu was in particularly good condition and won another gold medal.

In the mixed men's and women's relay, the Dutch team showed extraordinary strength this time. They took the lead from the beginning of the race until they won the gold at the end. Gu Ran and his teammates only took the second place.

When he passed the coaching bench of the Dutch team, the coach of the Dutch team, Van Biya, stopped him specially: "Xiaoran, how do you think our team played today?"

When he was called "Xiaoran", he was taught in Chinese. He was training abroad in the Netherlands. He heard Cheng Sen and Mr. Xu Qing call him that, so he insisted on Gu Ran teaching him.

Gu Ran gave him a thumbs up, and praised him sincerely: "Very good!"

Hearing his affirmative opinion, Fan Biya also raised his beard happily: "Your performance is also very good today." He gestured with his thumb and index finger, "You are only a little slower than us."

He didn't have any malice in saying that. In the previous game, when Gu Ran won the Netherlands, he would pull Gu Ran and say, "We are only a little slower, and we will definitely win back next time."

Gu Ran just thinks this old man is cute, especially his big beard, which is much cuter than the mustache of the Korean coach.

Fortunately, the final men's 5000-meter relay, four people worked together to win the gold medal.

In the Nagoya race, the Chinese team performed mediocre overall and won two gold medals.

However, Cheng Sen did not express dissatisfaction with this.It is normal to have ups and downs in grades and status, which cannot explain the problem.

To his relief, Gu Ran seemed to be in a stable state, and did not show any disappointment because of the loss of the 1000-meter gold medal.

On the plane back, Gu Ran sat with Meng Yuqiao.He suddenly remembered something: "Before I advised you not to suspend school."

"Yes," Meng Yuqiao nodded, "I'm a sophomore now."

Gu Ran said: "During this time, I always felt that I didn't have enough time. In fact, I also wanted to suspend school and postpone the college entrance examination for a year."

Meng Yuqiao was not surprised: "You are still young, so it's okay to postpone it for a year."

Gu Ran shook her head: "However, the time of the competition and the college entrance examination has not changed after being postponed for one year. I still have to go through this stage. Besides, by that time, I have to consider the qualifying competition for the Winter Olympics, which will be even more tormenting."

"Now grit your teeth and let it pass."

Meng Yuqiao turned her head to look at him, looked at him for a while, and choked out a sentence: "You are really a cruel person."

Gu Ran put her elbows on his shoulders, "Sometimes I wonder, if I really decided to drop out of school, how would you react?"

Meng Yuqiao said affirmatively, "You won't suspend school."

Not only did Meng Yuqiao not know how to do it, but Gu Ran's former deskmate who was hundreds of kilometers away heard him talk about this matter, and said firmly, "You won't suspend school."

Gu Ran was curious: "Why?"

"It's just not in your personality to give up and run away."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "So you all know me so well."

Wei Yuening asked, "Who else?"

"My teammate."

Wei Yuening smiled inexplicably: "Your personality is quite distinct."

Gu Ran looked at him through the screen of the mobile phone. The other party was wearing glasses, still in that calm and calm state, not at all like a senior high school student with heavy studies.

It's true to think about it, people take random exams, and there are only seven hundred or tens of thousands. If you can't pass the exam in any university, why should you be nervous?

Gu Ran asked him: "Have you decided which university to enter?"

Wei Yuening said, "Just the one I told you earlier."

"Which college?"

This question made Wei Yuening hesitate for a moment, and then said: "Institute of Information Science."

Gu Ran smiled: "Very good, maybe I can be a classmate again."

Wei Yuening asked him: "Haven't you ever thought about applying for recommendation? According to your conditions, it should be easy."

"No way," Gu Ran stroked the broken hair on her forehead from front to back, revealing a smooth and full forehead, which was a little overexposed under the light, which looked very funny, "Then the books I have read all these years are not for nothing .”

Wei Yuening smiled and said, "I'll show you something."

He pointed his phone at the computer screen, and there was an email on it, the content of which was an invitation letter for the winter camp.

Gu Ran was surprised and said: "I'll go, you are too awesome!"

Wei Yuening said: "You, the world champion, have to take the college entrance examination. We mediocre cultural students have no reason not to take it."

Gu Ran laughed to death: "Are you afraid that you have misunderstood mediocrity?"

Wei Yuening glanced at the time: "I hope to see you next September, it's getting late, let's rest."

Before turning off the video, Gu Ran couldn't help but remind him: "Don't worry about September next year, I have to go back to take the exam next June."

"Oh, I forgot, you don't have a Beijing hukou."

"..."

After only staying in Beijing for three days, the whole team flew to Shanghai non-stop to participate in the fourth round of the World Cup.

Shanghai Oriental Gymnasium, Gu Ran is very familiar with this venue, this is the ice rink with the best ice condition he has ever skated on besides Heerenveen.

Because the results in Nagoya are not satisfactory, Gu Ran is full of expectations for this competition, and has high demands on himself, and he is also very dedicated to training.

Cheng Sen and Xu Qing, one on the left and one on the right, persuaded him earnestly: "Well, there are six World Cups every year, which is almost enough, and you don't need to work hard every time."

"That's right, we have to give our opponents a chance. Let's win the gold medal in the World Championships."

Cheng Sen smiled and said, "Isn't this his dream?"

The two of them sang together, and first assigned Gu Ran the task of the World Championships.

Gu Ran looked at them both in shock: "Director Cheng, Director Xu, have you guys got girlfriends yet?"

It's a bit outrageous to ask this question.Cheng Sen slapped him on the back of the head: "Is this something you should care about?"

Xu Qing said: "I can't wait to face you 24 hours a day. I don't have time to make girlfriends."

Gu Ran said: "That's fine, you two make do with it, let's get along with each other."

Then, he was pressed on the sidelines crash pad by two coaches and beat up.

In the game in Shanghai, the spectators were all Chinese ice fans with five-star red in their hands, and the Chinese players were also considered to be playing at home.

In every game, as long as there are Chinese players on the field, the atmosphere on the scene will be extraordinarily enthusiastic.Whether it is shouting the names of the players in unison, or simply saying cheers for the Chinese team, the players can be inspired and full of strength.

On the first match day, Gu Ran found a familiar figure in the stands—his parents are here!

This was the first time Gu Changfeng and Xu Mei went to watch their son's game live.Sitting in the stands and looking at him from the perspective of God, it is completely different from how he usually looks in the eyes of his parents.

A tall and slender boy with a Chinese flag printed on his helmet and jumpsuit, wearing goggles, stepping on an ice skate, and standing on the ice looks vigorous.

Although her son has practiced short track speed skating for nearly four years, Xu Mei doesn't know much about the sport.

However, seeing Gu Ran leaning forward with his hands behind his back, surpassing his opponent with a very light posture, and holding a helmet leisurely, he felt that his son was very handsome.

The couple came to Shanghai this time to watch their son's competition. They would not miss a single game during the three-day competition.They even booked a hotel near the national team, but during the game, they didn't bother Gu Ran.

There are three stands on the upper and lower floors of the Shanghai Oriental Gymnasium, but Gu Ran can see where his parents are sitting as long as he looks sideways.

Every time the game is over, he will wave his hand in that direction to say hello to his parents.

As a result, the audience on that side of the stand would scream and shout his name, and the atmosphere was set up like a concert scene with tens of thousands of people.

On the afternoon of the second race day, Gu Ran will participate in the 500m semi-finals and finals.

Maybe it was because of the home game, the ice fans on the scene jumped enthusiastically, or maybe his parents were sitting in the stands, which gave him great encouragement invisibly.

While waiting for the finals, Gu Ran took a deep breath.Meng Yuqiao on the side asked in surprise, "What is this for?"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "A little nervous."

Meng Yuqiao was even more puzzled: "It's just the World Cup, so it's not enough."

Gu Ran pointed to the stand: "There is a beautiful woman over there looking at me, so I am nervous."

Meng Yuqiao followed his finger to look over, and there were no empty seats in the stands, and she didn't know who he was referring to: "What beauty?"

"my mother!"

"..."

Gu Ran stood in front of the starting line. Don't let anyone stop him from winning the championship today. Ms. Xu wanted to make a short video and post it on Moments to show off her son.

The two Chinese players were on the field in the final, needless to say the atmosphere of the scene, the applause and cheers never stopped.

The referee raised his hand to signal the scene to be quiet, and the athletes came to the starting line according to the instructions.

Before the starting gun fired, the atmosphere was already tense.

Xu Mei couldn't help but grabbed her husband's wrist, and when she saw her son rushing out first, she couldn't help shouting along with the audience next to her: "Xiaoran, come on!"

The mother and son seem to have a good heart, but when she shouted her voice, she was already drowned in the sea of ​​people, but Gu Ran seemed to have really heard it, and when she came out of the corner, she took two quick steps, mercilessly trying her best Huang Zaicha, who overtook him, got behind him.

This confrontation made the ice fans nervous and excited at the scene. Seeing Gu Ran defending his position, the audience couldn't help clapping and screaming.

Even though she could only watch her son galloping across the ice from a distance, Xu Mei firmly believed that her son was the most beautiful boy on the ice rink, especially when she saw Gu Ran crossing the finish line first, She was even more excited than her son on the field, holding Gu Changfeng's hand and shaking it non-stop: "Xiaoran is the champion, Xiaoran is the champion!"

Gu Changfeng put his arms around her shoulders: "It's just the World Cup, our son will win the Winter Olympics in the future."

After Gu Ran won the championship, she high-fived Meng Yuqiao first, then turned to the stand where her parents were, put her hands on her chest, and made a heartfelt gesture.

As a result, there were endless screams in the stands, and some ice fans even shouted excitedly: "My son is so cute today!"

Xu Mei was taken aback, looked in the direction of the voice, and asked Gu Changfeng in disbelief: "Isn't that my son?"

Gu Changfeng nodded: "It's your son, he can't run away."

"That……"

"It's a way for young people to express their affection."

Xu Mei looked at him with scrutiny: "You know a lot."

"Of course!" Gu Changfeng showed a proud expression, "I follow his news every day. His name is all in the search bar history of every app on the phone."

At the end of the competition, there was an awards ceremony. Gu Ran received the gold medal and souvenirs, walked to the stands immediately, pinpointed Xu Mei's position, and threw them on it.

Unexpectedly, a hand was stretched out halfway, and it firmly caught the souvenir.

Gu Ran saw that it was a man, and beside him was a child about seven or eight years old.The child held a miniature helmet in his hand, which looked very cute.

It is guessed that this child should also learn short track speed skating.

The child looked at him and called his name loudly: "Brother Gu Ran, brother Gu Ran, I like you so much!"

Gu Ran waved at him, indicating that the souvenir was given to him.

Later, Gu Ran greeted Cheng Sen, went to the stands to find Gu Changfeng and Xu Mei, and ran into this child again.

The little boy grinned as soon as he saw him, and he was in the stage of changing his teeth, and he had a very funny smile.

The child was very generous, and immediately ran over when he saw Gu Ran: "Brother Gu Ran, can I take a photo with you?"

Gu Ran thought for a while, then nodded in agreement: "Come on."

The little boy immediately ran over and pulled his father over, took his little helmet and put it on his head, and stood obediently beside Gu Ran, standing upright.

The boy's father took pictures of them, and the little boy was satisfied: "Now I have also taken pictures with the national team members. I will also enter the national team in the future!"

Gu Ran thought he was cute, so she teased him: "The national team is working very hard, are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!" said the little guy, "I'm training very hard now, but I don't feel tired at all."

Gu Ran said again: "Then you have to work hard, not everyone can enter the national team."

The little guy said: "You are my idol, I will definitely learn from your idol!"

"Okay!" Gu Ran gave him a high-five, "Then go for it, I hope I haven't retired when you join the national team."

The little boy took his father's hand and walked away. After two steps, he turned around and said, "Wait for me!"

Gu Ran laughed to death, and waved at him: "Wait for you!"