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

Gu Ran actually took his parents to the cafeteria for a meal at noon, and he arranged for his parents quite sumptuously, with fish and meat, allowing them to relive their school days.

And he himself is just like what he said before, he is only vegetarian.

Xu Mei frowned: "Can you keep up with your nutrition after eating vegetarian meals?"

Gu Ran said: "I didn't eat vegetarian every day. I drank milk and ate eggs. I just didn't eat meat outside. When I returned to the training base, I ate very well. I couldn't live without small animals every day."

Gu Changfeng made a piece of sweet and sour pork tenderloin for his wife: "Try this. Do you remember when we were in school? This dish was your favorite. It is only available in the second canteen, and it is very popular. When the bell rings after class, I will The first to rush out of the classroom, for fear of not being able to buy it.”

Gu Ran took a deep breath: "Parents are true love, I was just an accident."

Xu Mei picked up a piece of braised pork ribs and was about to put it in her son's bowl. She stretched her hand halfway and then retracted it: "Forgot, you can't eat it." She put the ribs into her husband's bowl again.

"..."

"Oh!" Gu Ran sneered twice, and said in a strange way, "You raise a son like a puppy."

Gu Changfeng was curious: "How to say?"

"Give him dog food dun dun."

Xu Mei pushed the broccoli in front of Gu Ran: "Don't just eat dog food, also eat a la carte."

"..."

In the afternoon, the couple took their son to their new home in Beijing.Gu Ran was surprised to find that this community was not far from their former athlete's apartment.

Gu Ran stood on the balcony and looked over from a distance, and could still see the skating rink.He counted, and it has been more than half a year since he moved to the Ice and Snow Park, so he should be able to move back soon.

In the evening, the couple sent their son back to the training base. Before leaving, Xu Mei was still a little reluctant to part with her. She didn't want to get in the car until her son's back disappeared.

Gu Changfeng comforted him: "Anyway, we live in Beijing now, so we can see him anytime we want."

In early March, Gu Ran went with the team to Seoul, South Korea to participate in the short track speed skating championship.The venue is still the venue he participated in the World Youth Championship two years ago, and he still remembers it so vividly, it is like a nightmare.

He felt that the ice surface of this venue was particularly bad, especially in the lead skater state. The ice surface was in bad condition and the resistance was too great, which greatly affected the performance.

After two days of ice training, not only Gu Ran, but all other teams were complaining.

On the first competition day, the performance of many athletes was generally much worse than the normal level.

But the South Korean team was a surprise. This is their home court. They are quite familiar with this field, and they skated with ease without being affected in the slightest.

In the quarter-finals of the 500m, Gu Ran didn't even skate past the South Korean player named Lee In-hyuk, and only took second place in the group.

However, when it came to the semi-finals the next day, instead of getting better, he had to face a more severe test.

The Koreans are smart and take advantage of what the field gives them.

First of all, the venue is not good, and the athletes will not have the advantage when leading the skating, but will consume more physical energy, especially in the middle and long distance competitions.

But for the South Korean team, the venue basically has no effect on them. They are happy to be in the leading position. In the second half of the race, it will be difficult for others to catch up.

The night before, Gu Ran also discussed this issue with the two coaches. Xu Qing believed that the 500-meter race was too long after all. No matter how fast the start was, grabbing the leading position was half the battle. The ice surface was not good , just overcome it.

Gu Ran and Cheng Sen also thought it made sense. In a short-distance race, it would be difficult for the opponent to overtake if the opponent defended the route.What's more, in the second position, not only do you have to think about how to surpass the opponent in front, but you also have to pay attention to prevent being surpassed by the opponent behind you.

Even so, the semi-finals on the second day still did not go well.

Meng Yuqiao was in the same group, and the situation was very complicated when she finally crossed the line.

Huang Jae-hyun is in the first place, Meng Yuqiao is in the second place, the third is an Italian player, and the fourth is Korean player Lee In-hyuk.

At the moment of crossing the line, the Italian players rushed up together from the outer lane.Gu Ran saw Meng Yuqiao stagger, and immediately slowed down.

It was he who had a physical contact with the Italian player, and the latter took advantage of this force to cross the finish line.

At the moment when they had physical contact, Lee In Hyuk overtook from the outermost runway.

At this time, Meng Yuqiao fell to fourth instead.

The naked eye cannot see the gap between No.2 and No.3 at all, but the Korean spectators in the stands have begun to shout, using this method to put pressure on the referee and let him make a favorable penalty for the Korean athletes.

The referee stood in front of the computer and watched the game repeatedly.

It took a long time for the results to come out. The Italian player fouled by pushing and canceled the results. The other three people in this group all entered the final.

After the semi-finals, ice needs to be poured on the field.The DJ was playing a Korean song on the radio, electronic music with a strong rhythm, coupled with the non-stop shouting of the audience, the entire skating hall was too noisy to speak normally.

Gu Ran and Meng Yuqiao returned to the stands, and the two kept whispering to each other, discussing the upcoming finals.

Chi Lang, who was not in the final next to him, interjected: "The ice condition is too bad, which is very unfavorable to us."

Xu Qing said: "The venue is as it is, and it cannot be changed. The key point is that under such circumstances, Xiaoran's advantage will be greatly reduced."

Gu Ran pondered for a moment, then said: "If I grab the lead, the South Korean team will definitely target me first, and it is not ruled out that they will use foul methods, because there are two of them, and this is South Korea, and they are all in the stands My own ice fans, they dare not fight among themselves in this situation, even if they are acting, they must show unity."

He looked at Meng Yuqiao and said, "If they put all their attention on me, then you can find an opportunity."

Meng Yuqiao neither nodded nor shook her head, but said, "Don't worry, I will do my best to protect you."

Gu Ran patted him on the shoulder: "I'll attract firepower to protect you, it's the same."

Xu Qing glared at him alone: ​​"There's nothing to argue about."

Gu Ran leaned back and said casually: "After all, it's the World Championships, not the World Cup, just skating casually. If I can't get the gold medal, I don't want the Koreans to get it either."

Xu Qing slapped him on the head: "Just follow the usual tactics. If there is any accident on the field, it's not too late to change the tactics."

The two looked at each other, then nodded.

In the final, there were two South Korean players, two Chinese players, and a Dutch player, Marko.

This young man really surprised Gu Ran, because they have played together for several years.He was unremarkable before, and he often couldn't even make it to the finals.

Since the beginning of this season, he has almost entered the finals of the six World Cup competitions.In today's semi-finals, he was in the same group as himself.Overwhelmed Chi Lang and Curtis to get the second place in the final.

Meng Yuqiao is in the last course. With a bad pass and a bad ice surface, it may be very difficult for him to enter the top three.

The starting gun fired, and the five people rushed out almost at the same time, until the first corner, and it was not completely clear who was first and who was behind.It seems that everyone has a chance, so everyone is desperately pushing forward.

Gu Ran felt that someone had kicked the skate on his supporting leg, and the whole person fell to the ground uncontrollably. He was the first in the group stage, and the final round was also the first, that is, the inner lane.

At the first corner, everyone was desperately chasing forward, and the outsiders were full of people. When he fell, he brought down the two people next to him.

The referee blew his whistle and the game resumed.

Gu Ran stood up from the ice and touched her left shoulder.He fell very suddenly, and before he had time to take any protective measures, his left shoulder hit the ice directly.

When Cheng Sen saw him touching his shoulder, his heart tightened, for fear that he would get hurt.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Ran raised her arms to move around again, and then slowly circled back to the starting line, it didn't seem serious.

Cheng Sen turned his head and asked Xu Qing: "I remember that a long time ago, his shoulder was injured once."

"Yes, it was still in the U series."

Cheng Sen asked again: "Left or right?"

Xu Qing recalled for a moment: "Let's go to the right."

Cheng Sen nodded and said nothing.

On the field, the game restarted.

Even though he fell down just now, Gu Ran still grabbed the first place again, with such a strong strength, he slapped the Korean audience in the stands desperately shouting Hwang Jae-hyun's name in the face.

On the other side, Meng Yuqiao also ignored the times and came to the third place.There is Hwang Jae-hyun between them.

The ice surface was so bad that Gu Ran didn't dare to go too fast when skating, for fear that something would happen and he would fly out uncontrollably again.

Later, he found out that he was thinking too much. Even if he wanted to continue to speed up, on this ice condition, he spent twice as much effort on other venues, and it might not achieve the same effect.

It was precisely because of this situation that Huang Zaixian was behind him, trying to overtake him.

He was following too closely, Gu Ran didn't dare to slack off, for fear that if the route was not well guarded, the opponent would overtake him if he left room.

Several times, Huang Zaixian had already appeared in his peripheral vision, and Gu Ran insisted on adding a knife to stabilize his number one position when he came out of the corner.

In this way, he tried his best to maintain the danger until the first corner of the fourth lap. Huang Zaixian came up from the inner road again. This time, Gu Ran still chose to add a knife continuously to prevent him from being overtaken.

But at this time, Huang Zaixian was also speeding up by constantly kicking the ice.The distance between the two people is very close, and physical contact will inevitably occur when swinging their arms.

At the critical moment of exiting the curve, Gu Ran felt a moderate thrust on his arm. The curve was originally a delicate moment for athletes to re-establish their balance after breaking their balance against centrifugal force, and the sliding speed was also very fast.

When a push occurs, the person being pushed must slow down even if he does not fall, while the person pushing the person can use his strength to slide faster.

This was an obvious foul move, but the Korean audience in the stands cheered happily because Huang Jaexian surpassed Gu Ran, and the whole skating hall was full of their shouts.

Gu Ran staggered two steps, and Meng Yuqiao, who followed closely behind, instinctively reached out to help him, Gu Ran reacted quickly, dodged immediately, and shouted decisively: "Go!"

This time, not only Meng Yuqiao overtook him, but also Marco, who was ranked fourth, also overtook him.

In the end, Li Renhyuk thought about it too, but Gu Ran didn't give him this chance.Because Gu Ran quickly adjusted her balance and immediately got stuck.

With the last lap and a half left in the race, Huang Zaixian ranked first, followed by Meng Yuqiao who had been chasing him, but he was too familiar with the field, so it was much easier for him to skate than other players.

On the contrary, it was Meng Yuqiao who wanted to overtake, but no matter how many times he continued to add swords, he was always one step too late to complete the overtake.

Gu Ran was behind Marco, and had been observing the skating of the Dutch boy, and found that his technique was really solid, and his position was so precise that Gu Ran didn't find any opportunities behind him.

Now he has a new understanding of the Dutch guy. He doesn't seem to be showing off, he is not the type who takes a strong position when he comes up, but he plays steadily. As long as he is behind him, it is difficult to complete the match. His transcendence.This ability is actually quite scary.

One and a half laps of the race ended in a total of just over ten seconds.

Seeing Huang Zaixian crossing the finish line first, the audience stood up excitedly and began to wave the national flag desperately and sing unknown songs. Gu Ran even heard the screams mixed with a little cry.

He followed the reputation and saw a girl in the front row with tears streaming down her face.

This is probably Huang Zaixian's most loyal fan. Seeing that he has not won a gold medal in three years in his dominant event, and today he finally got his wish, he couldn't help crying with joy.

But Huang Zaixian didn't seem so excited, he didn't even raise his hands to point to the sky to celebrate, and slid to the sidelines calmly.

In the eyes of Korean audiences, this is probably the demeanor of a general. A champion of the World Championships does not mean anything. His goal is to win the Winter Olympics next year.

He is only 25 years old this year, the golden age of a short track speed skater.Although the Chinese kid has been very eye-catching since his debut, Huang Zaixian was the 500-meter champion in the last Winter Olympics. He must prove that he is the world's number one in this event in next year's Winter Olympics.

After the match, Gu Ran and Meng Yuqiao clapped hands, pulled the person to him, and whispered, "I have a hunch."

Meng Yuqiao gave a soft "hmm". He was also wearing a pair of dark goggles, so he couldn't see his expression clearly.

Just as Gu Ran was about to say something, the Dutch player slid over from behind and happily patted Gu Ran on the shoulder: "Xiao Ran!"