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

It is impossible to hug and cry together.However, Gu Ran was pulled over and rubbed hard.

Xu Qing rubbed his head back and forth with some strength in his hands. Although he didn't say a word, Gu Ran could feel the excitement in his heart.

Gu Ran put her arms around his waist and asked, "Am I powerful?"

"Great!"

"Are you happy?"

"Happy!"

"I didn't lie to you."

Xu Qing was taken aback: "Huh?"

Gu Ran smiled and said: "I didn't say that, I inherited your helmet number, and I will also inherit your dream. All your unfinished business will be completed by me."

Xu Qing smiled happier than him: "I have always believed in you."

Cheng Sen patted Gu Ran's back with mixed feelings: "Little brat, shouldn't you hug me too?"

Gu Ran turned around and hugged him again: "Hugging you is like hugging my master."

Cheng Sen: "..."

The look of joy on his face immediately subsided, and he replaced it with an unspeakably complicated look.

Gu Ran had already run back to the stands to celebrate with his teammates.Cheng Sen whispered: "I've been taking care of him longer than my old man, so I'm not considered his master?"

Xu Qing died laughing at the side: "Okay, okay, I haven't seen anyone jealous with my own father."

At this time, the second group match was about to begin. There was Meng Yuqiao, who was in the same group as Huang Zaixian.The other players in this group are average in strength, and Meng Yuqiao is second in the group and advances to the next round.

Therefore, the three Chinese contestants who participated in this project all entered the finals.

Before setting off, Cheng Sen said to the three of them: "I hope you will strive for it as much as possible, but don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Xu Qing said: "The most important thing is unity, implement your tactical thinking in place, no matter what the result is, we have no regrets."

After the ice is poured on the field, the first two gold medals of this World Championships will be decided-the men's and women's 500 meters.

First is the women's team, and after Group B is Group A.At this time, the three of Gu Ran and the others went down for inspection and watched the women's team finals by the way.

Liang Kexin won the gold medal in the last World Cup last month, and Cheng Sen still has expectations for her performance in the World Championships.

However, the intensity of this game is far beyond imagination.In addition to Liang Kexin, there was an Italian player and two Korean players in the final.

After three starts, the race officially started.Everyone is aiming for the championship. The Italian player was very strong, and even Cui Zhien was pushed behind by her for a while.

However, an accident occurred on the third lap. Another South Korean player, Han Xiaoying, overtook her from behind. The Italian player refused to give an inch.

In the end, Han Xiaoying was "PEN" by the referee. Not only did she not win the gold medal, but even her results were cancelled.

In the end, Cui Zhien took No.1, and Liang Kexin was second.

Here, Gu Ran, Chi Lang and Meng Yuqiao looked at each other, and then looked to the other side.Huang Zaixian's face had already sunk, and his mouth was chattering about something.

Chi Lang whispered, "You're scolding the referee."

Gu Ran was surprised and said, "When did you learn Korean by yourself?"

Chi Lang smiled mysteriously: "This is mind reading."

Gu Ran thought for a moment, and felt a little emotional: "This is called the similarity effect, things of a kind flock together and people are divided into groups."

After a simple clearing of the ice, the Group B finals began on the field, followed by Group A. It was time for them to play.

Gu Ran turned to look at the two of them, and asked, "What are you thinking?"

Meng Yuqiao said, "It's the same as what you think."

Gu Ran raised her eyebrows: "How do you know what I'm thinking?"

Meng Yuqiao looked at him indifferently: "It's all written on your face."

Chi Lang tilted his head and looked at his face for a while. He had already put on his helmet and goggles, so he couldn't see anything.

Therefore, Chi Dali sent out a soul torture: "What?"

Gu Ran put her arms around the shoulders of the two of them: "No matter how difficult it is, and no matter how strong Huang Jae-hyun is, I think we can do it, we will!"

He stroked Chi Lang's head again: "You take the third place."

The three of them walked out together, Chi Lang was a little unconvinced: "Why can I only take the third place?"

Gu Ran showed a smile that was sure to win: "I mean, at least take the third place."

There were 5 people in the final, and the track seemed a bit crowded.Gu Ran was in the first lane, Huang Zaixian was in the second lane, Meng Yuqiao was in the third lane, then Chi Lang, and finally the Dutch player Marko who was judged to enter the final by the referee.

It is not difficult to see the attitude of the three Chinese on the field. For this game, their goal is not just a gold medal.

If the goal is only the gold medal, Gu Ran can do it alone. Curtis was unexpectedly eliminated in the semi-finals, and Huang Zaixian fought alone. Given the current strength gap between him and Gu Ran, there was no threat at all.

Gu Ran just broke the tournament record not long ago, and his competitive state is visible to the naked eye. Who can stop him now?

They have only one goal - to win the first, second and third places, and raise three five-star red flags.

The three have been teammates for two years. They eat, sleep and train together, get along day and night, and even participate in relay races together. They also know each other quite well. They can understand each other's intentions with a gesture or a look.

If no one breaks the lead in the final, then it is not the final.

The one who started the run was Hwang Jae-hyun.After playing so many games together, he already knows Gu Ran quite well.Know that his starting reaction speed is unique.

His times were not good, if he started slower than Gu Ran, then there would be no fun.At the start of the race, I definitely wished that I was faster than Gu Ran.Even 0.1 seconds faster is an advantage.

When Gu Ran walked back to the starting line, he took a special look at Meng Yuqiao and Chi Lang.

Those two people didn't look at him, but glanced at each other, and Gu Ran knew that what he wanted to convey must have already been communicated with.

The race restarted, and no one had a quicker starting reaction than Gu Ran, so he took the first place as a matter of course.

However, the game still didn't go the way he wanted.

He originally thought that Huang Zaixian would restrain himself and react slower after making the jump, so that Meng Yuqiao and Chi Lang in the third and fourth lanes would have a chance to overtake him.

However, after all, Huang Zaixian was once the number one player in the world, and his strength and experience are still online.

Even if it was the second start, his reaction speed was still not slow, and with the advantage of the pass, he was still ranked second, and he was chasing Gu Ran in front of him.

Meng Yuqiao was on the outside of him, putting pressure on him all the time, restricting his position and preventing him from posing a threat to Gu Ran in front of him.Chi Lang was behind them, blocking the position of the Dutch player, preventing him from making trouble.

When passing the first corner, Meng Yuqiao didn't find a chance to overtake. At this time, he would suffer a little in the outer lane. Chi Lang slowed down a little to give him the position. Meng Yuqiao fell behind Huang Zaixian .

Huang Zaixian was sandwiched between the three Chinese players. He only focused on Gu Ran in front of him, not letting go of any of his subtle movements. Once he found that he made a mistake, he would overtake him without hesitation.

But at this time, Gu Ran's physical strength is the most abundant. She is already fast, and the route is well received, almost sliding against the marker block.If Huang Zaixian wants to surpass him, he can only go heretics.

But Chi Lang and Meng Yuqiao came up alternately, and his attention was completely attracted by these two people, so he didn't have the energy to catch up with Gu Ran.

The race entered the third lap, Meng Yuqiao and Chi Lang behind, one inside and one outside, caught up at the same time.

In short track speed skating, this situation of being pinched left and right is the worst.The space is completely compressed, and a slight swing of the arm will cause body contact. Under high-speed taxiing, body contact means breaking the balance and having to slow down.

The two caught him in the middle, and he must have been the most affected.

For other athletes who are not skilled enough, they have already fallen behind.

But after all, Huang Zaixian's ability is there, he can barely support it, and fight for himself a chance to choose one of the two.

Although Chi Lang, an outsider, is not good at skills, he is tall and powerful, and he has great strength on the ice. He can tell at a glance that he intends to surpass him by brute force.

If Huang Zaixian fights with him brute force, then the insider Meng Yuqiao can take the opportunity to overtake from the inside.

If he focused on Meng Yuqiao, Chi Lang would have no restraint, and he would be able to overtake easily when he came out of the corner.

In short, it is impossible for him to take care of two people at the same time, and he can only concentrate on dealing with one person.

He finally chose Meng Yuqiao, because Meng Yuqiao had better skills and a better grasp of the route. Once Meng Yuqiao overtook him, it would be difficult for him to overtake.

But apart from Chi Lang being physically stronger, having more strength, and not being skilled enough, opportunities to surpass him are not hard to find.

Relying on his own strength, Chi Lang was able to keep up the speed continuously, and he was almost overtaking it.

At this moment, Huang Zaixian gritted his teeth, instead of taking care of Chi Lang, he chose to get in a good position and blocked Meng Yuqiao's route.

It was also at this time that Chi Lang completed surpassing him and came to the second position.

Meng Yuqiao saw that Chi Lang successfully overtook him, so he was not in a hurry and fell back to the fourth place.

After two corners, the race has come to the fourth lap. Huang Zaixian fought wits with Chi Lang and Meng Yuqiao in front of him, and now his physical fitness has declined seriously.

With little left in the race, the next corner was his last chance.

In any case, he must at least surpass Chi Lang first.

He didn't think it was difficult, as long as he caught his mistakes in body position, he could overtake him without any physical contact.

But he ignored that there was another Gu Ran in front of him.

Gu Ran has never increased his speed very fast. He is in the front, which can act as a deterrent to Huang Zaixian, and can also make up for Chi Lang's lack of route.

Gu Ran gestured to Chi Lang with her hands behind her back.The latter understood immediately and acted according to his instructions.

Chi Lang guarded the inner path, while Gu Ran turned to the outer path. The two of them, one in front of the other, were very close to each other, blocking their positions and not giving Huang Zaixian any chance.

Chi Lang and Gu Ran slowed down a little in front, forcing Huang Zaixian to slow down too.

This time, Meng Yuqiao chose to go outside, and took out all the little physical energy left, and the continuous kicking made him speed up very quickly, surpassing the two in one breath, and came to the second place.

So, he and Chi Lang also switched places, Meng Yuqiao was on the inside, and Chi Lang was on the outside again.

The cooperation of these three people is really too strong, Huang Zaixian couldn't find any chance, so he had to fall to the fourth place.

Chi Lang was in front of him, like a wall, impenetrable.Even if he can catch the deviation of Chi Lang's route at the corner, there is still Meng Yuqiao in front of him, and Meng Yuqiao will help Chi Lang block the route, so he can't overtake it.

At the last corner, he even stretched out his hand and pushed Chi Lang.While influencing Chi Lang in this way, it can also accelerate himself.

However, Chi Lang still stood firmly without moving.

With Chi Lang's physique, there is nothing he can do if his movements are small, but if his movements are large, the referee can see clearly.

Unless he doesn't want the final score and kills Chi Lang directly by fouling, otherwise he has nothing to do.

This is the world championships, there is a super 3000m points race and an all-around champion, and it is obviously not a wise decision to foul intentionally.

However, without any physical contact, he couldn't overtake it at all. The distance between the three people in front was very close, there was no gap at all, and there was no room for him to squeeze in.

This is a 500-meter race, and there is not so much time for him to struggle and think.

The moment he crossed the finish line, Gu Ran couldn't wait to turn his head back. When he was sure that Meng Yuqiao and Chi Lang crossed the finish line right behind him, the agitated emotions in his heart could no longer be suppressed, and he couldn't help but feel excited. Hands up, celebrating their victory.

They did it, and the three won the men's 500m championship, second and third place!

The stand belonging to the Chinese team was already boiling the moment the three of them crossed the finish line one by one.The teammates waved their national flags and cheered for them with the warmest cheers and shouts.

Cheng Sen and Xu Qing had fantasized about this moment before the match, but they didn't dare to think too much about the strength of the Koreans.

Seeing the moment when the dream came true, the two of them were very calm.Just looking at each other, Cheng Sen stretched out his hand to Xu Qing, who shook hands with him, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Meng Yuqiao and Chi Lang rushed up, and the three of them just hugged each other, touched each other's heads, and patted each other's helmets.This lasted at least ten seconds, during which the three of them kept whispering to each other.

Chi Lang kept holding his shoulder tightly with one arm: "You said, at least take the third place, and I did it."

Gu Ran slapped him on the buttocks: "My son is so good, praise him."

Meng Yuqiao took off his helmet and goggles, his hair was already drenched with sweat, and lay in strands on his forehead.He was exhausted and was panting with his mouth half open.

The results of the competition came out soon, and there was no surprise that the Chinese team won three medals.

The three of them went to change clothes, and the staff was laying out carpets on the ice and placing them on the podium.

When the awards were presented, the bright lights on the scene dimmed, and there was darkness all around, only a beam of light hit the three athletes.

They followed the staff into the arena. The three of them were wearing the same sportswear, which looked neat and comfortable.

Cheng Sen and Xu Qing were still standing on the coaching bench, seeing the three five-star red flags rising slowly along with the national anthem, at this moment, the turbulent emotions welled up from the bottom of their hearts, and their eyes lit up. A little steam.

When they took these children to rebuild the national team, they didn't think much about it at all, they just worked hard towards the belief in their hearts.

When Song Zhixin was unable to produce results and frequently talked to Cheng Sen, the tremendous pressure was like the sword of Damocles hanging above his head, and he didn't know when it would fall.

Cheng Sen even said to Xu Qing: "My bottom line is that I can go, and the children must stay in the national team for training."

Fortunately, since Gu Ran participated in the World Cup for the first time, everything started to bottom out and develop in the expected direction.

They finally waited until today, when three five-star red flags were hoisted at the World Championships at the same time, but this was far from enough.Their goal has never been just the World Championships, but the Winter Olympics.

When the three of them were holding their medals and standing together for a group photo, even Meng Yuqiao rarely showed a bright smile.

The three of them walked out of the field, and Yu Jie grabbed them immediately: "Hurry up, post-match interview."

Meng Yuqiao took a step back: "I won't go."

Gu Ran said: "I don't want to go either, let He Chi Lang go."

Chi Lang frowned: "If you don't go, I won't go either."

Yu Jie glared at the three of them: "I must go, let me go!"

Meng Yuqiao stood by the side without saying a word, the questions were answered by Gu Ran and Chi Lang.

The female reporter named Qiu Di asked: "Did you ever think before the game that the three of you would win the first, second and third places?"

She thought that the three of them would say "I never thought about it, Korean players are also very strong", but Chi Lang blurted out: "Of course I thought about it, just to win the first, second and third places."

Qiu Di smiled and said: "It seems that Chi Lang is very confident in the strength of himself and his two teammates." She handed the microphone to Gu Ran again and asked, "Did you think so before the game?"

Gu Ran smiled noncommittally: "Actually, I didn't think too much about it, I just didn't want someone to win the medal."

"!!!"

As soon as this remark came out, even Meng Yuqiao, who was silent at the side, smiled.