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

This kid obviously doesn't speak Chinese, but he wants to imitate the Chinese name that Director Fan calls Gu Ran.

Gu Ran and Meng Yuqiao turned around and saw this young man was smiling. To him, he was very happy to be on the podium, and it didn't matter how many places he got.

Instead of congratulating Huang Zaixian, he came to their side instead.

Gu Ran stretched out her hand to him: "Congratulations!"

Marco also replied: "Congratulations!"

Gu Ran was surprised and said, "But I am No.4."

Marco leaned close to his ear and whispered: "That Huang Zaixian made a foul. ISU changed the new rules last year."

Gu Ran was even more surprised: "Really? But the audience has already started celebrating the championship."

Meng Yuqiao rolled her eyes at him, wondering who just said that she had a premonition.

"Really!" Marco was very frank, "I saw it with my own eyes, he pushed you." He then nodded Hwang Jae-hyun on the other side of the ice rink with his chin, "Look, he didn't celebrate himself."

Gu Ran followed his gaze. Although Huang Zaixian didn't celebrate, it's not difficult to guess from his frequent movements of looking at the big screen. In fact, he still took chances.

At this time, Marco said to Meng Yuqiao again: "Congratulations!"

Meng Yuqiao nodded and replied, "Thank you!"

Marco is also a big boy with an outgoing personality. Every time he meets Gu Ran during a game, he will greet him with a smile and hug him.

However, facing the iceberg of Meng Yuqiao, even congratulations were cautiously expressed.

At this time, the noisy voices in the stands suddenly quieted down, followed by exclamations one after another. After being shocked, someone shouted something in the direction of the referee in dissatisfaction. Question referee decisions and vent anger.

Although Gu Ran couldn't understand, it was not difficult to see from their expressions that they were very angry!

The three turned their heads to look at the big screen at the same time, and the results came out.Meng Yuqiao No.1, Marko No.2, Gu Ran No.3.

"Wow!" Although Marco had already guessed the result, he cheered happily when he saw that he had won the silver medal.

Gu Ran turned around and hugged Meng Yuqiao: "Sister Qiao is the champion!"

Meng Yuqiao frowned when she heard this address, and raised her hand to pat him on the back twice.Gu Ran was about to let go, but was hugged by Meng Yuqiao, still pushing forward.

He will be 22 years old in the second half of this year. This is his third time participating in the World Championships, but it is the first time he has won a gold medal in an individual event. How can he not be excited?

But he has never been a person who shows his emotions. Even though his heart is already surging, he can still remain calm on the surface, but he hugged Gu Ran tightly at the end, revealing his emotions.

Huang Zaixian's name is at the end, there is no grade, only a red PEN, which is very conspicuous.

The big screen only revisited the scene of the controversial penalty once, and the angle was very bad. It seemed that Hwang Jae-hyun was just swinging his arms normally.

He himself turned his gaze from the big screen to the direction of Caijuan, spread his hands in front of him, with a shocked expression on his face, as if he had been greatly wronged.

Because of his reaction, the Korean audience at the scene was even more angered. There was a lot of curses around the stands, and there was even a burst of boos from the area behind Gu Ran and the others.

This very sad and contemptuous voice sounds very uncomfortable, and it seems to have become a common way for audiences all over the world to express their dissatisfaction with the athletes on the field.

Today, the Korean audience booed Meng Yuqiao and Gu Ran who were standing on the sidelines.

But when the two walked out of the field, they were not affected at all. Gu Ran also said to Meng Yuqiao: "It turns out that not only the Korean players can't afford to lose, but the Korean audience can't afford to lose."

By the time the awards ceremony took place, more than half of the audience had left.

After receiving the award, they were interviewed by Yu Jiela.At this time, another figure ran out from the side, rushed straight to Gu Ran, and stuffed something into his hand without saying a word.

This time Gu Ran reacted quickly, and immediately put her hands behind her back: "Thank you, no need!"

Cui Zhien was taken aback, he didn't expect him to refuse so simply.After stomping her feet and wanting to hold his hand, Gu Ran immediately dodged and hid behind Meng Yuqiao.

The girl looked up and saw the cold expression on Meng Yuqiao's face, and she took half a step back in fright.

Meng Yuqiao glanced at her, then turned around to protect Gu Ran: "Let's go."

Although there were already many Korean spectators with long legs in the stands next to them, after all the women's team won the gold medal, some spectators stayed.

At this time, seeing their female team members giving gifts to the Chinese team member, they were quite dissatisfied with this, and kept yelling at Cui Zhien.

Another person ran out from the side, it was Zheng Minyu, and he pulled Cui Zhien away quickly.

Along the way, the two seemed to argue for a few words, Cui Zhien shook off the opponent's hand, and ran away on his own.

Gu Ran and Meng Yuqiao followed Yu Jie to the mixed interview area and happened to see this scene.

Sports Channel female reporter Qiu Di asked Meng Yuqiao: "How did you feel before the results came out?"

Meng Yuqiao was silent for a moment, as if thinking about how to answer.Changing to others would be very excited and apprehensive, so he just said: "It's okay."

Qiu Di didn't know what kind of mood it was that it was okay, so he asked again: "What about after the results come out?"

Meng Yuqiao said, "It's okay."

Qiu Di didn't give up, and continued to ask: "Did you expect this result at the time?"

Meng Yuqiao is still succinct and concise: yes.

"..."

Qiu Di had no choice but to pass the microphone to Gu Ran: "We saw that the referee's penalty was that Huang Zaixian had an illegal physical contact with you, can you tell us about the situation at that time?"

Gu Ran shrugged and said, "The situation at that time was that he pushed me."

Qiu Di added: "Now the South Korean team is filing a complaint with the International Skating Federation. What do you think about this?"

Gu Ran said, "That's their right."

Qiu Di continued: "From the angle given by the big screen at the scene, he just swayed his arm normally and then touched you. What do you think of this?"

Gu Ran looked at her with a smile, and repeated what she said just now in a firm tone: "The situation at that time was that he pushed me."

Qiu Di went on to say: "Last year at the World Championships in Vienna, the last men's 5000-meter relay was also because they were punished for a foul. In the end, the Chinese team won the championship. They also filed a complaint at that time."

Gu Ran asked: "Did it succeed?"

Qiu Di shook his head: "No."

Gu Ran took the opportunity to blow a wave of rainbow farts to the ISU: "This is enough to prove that the ISU is fair and just, and we will wait for the official results."

After finishing speaking, he took a step back, bowed to the camera, and pulled Meng Yuqiao away.

When the two of them passed by the stands, they heard some unrepentant Korean audience yelling at them, but Gu Ran couldn't understand anyway, so they thought he was cheering.

He was chatting and laughing with Meng Yuqiao all the way: "Did you see Huang Zaixian's reaction at that time?"

When talking, Gu Ran was walking backwards facing Meng Yuqiao.There happened to be a staff member standing behind, and Meng Yuqiao pulled him quickly: "I didn't see it."

Gu Ran said: "His acting skills are amazing, really! Short track speed skating is really a talent, he should become an actor."

Meng Yuqiao looked him up and down: "You are the one who should become an actor."

Gu Ran was surprised and said, "I don't have acting talent."

Meng Yuqiao hooked the corners of her lips, showing a half-smile expression: "Being an actor doesn't look at acting skills."

Gu Ran asked: "What are you looking at?"

Meng Yuqiao said, "Look at the face."

"Hahahahahaha!" Gu Ran slapped him on the shoulder, "Sister Qiao, if you can talk, just say a few more words."

Meng Yuqiao added another sentence in a polite manner: "Not only do you have a good-looking face, but you also have traffic."

Gu Ran covered his mouth: "Okay, shut up."

When the two returned to their teammates, Cheng Sen saw them laughing and laughing from a long distance away, and when Gu Ran walked in, he scanned him up and down with his eyes: "Seeing how happy you are, those who don't know think you are so happy." won the championship."

Gu Ran put her arms around Meng Yuqiao's shoulders: "Sister Qiao won the championship just like me, there is no difference."

Cheng Sen sneered, "Where is your desire to win?"

The 500m is Gu Ran's most advantageous event, and he rarely misses, let alone a race like the World Championships.

If another team robs him of the championship, he will feel awkward for a long time, watching the game repeatedly to find the reason.

However, it was Meng Yuqiao who won the championship today. Gu Ran, his teammate who had been with him day and night for four years, not only did not feel that he had lost the gold medal, but was also happy for Meng Yuqiao to win the championship.

Xu Qingbai at the side gave Cheng Sen a look: "Director Cheng, you are looking for trouble."

They packed up their things and prepared to go back to the hotel for dinner, and everyone chatted about the game just now.

Chi Lang said: "The slow-motion playback is also faulty. There is only one camera position at the side and rear, and more than half of the screen is blocked. What can I see, but nothing can be seen."

Lin Jiaxi also said: "Besides, it was only replayed twice, so it's hard not to make people suspect that they did it on purpose."

Liu Fei said, "It was on purpose."

Gao Ziyi sighed: "I can't do anything about his territory."

Gu Ran laughed lightly: "This small hidden move has almost become Huang Zaixian's instinct. He used to be able to avoid the referee's punishment from time to time, but now that the new rules are implemented, this is an undisputed foul move by him."

"Even if the big screen randomly finds an unclear shot to fool the audience, but the referee has all kinds of angles, and they can't fool them."

Soon, the local sports TV channel in South Korea carried out a live broadcast of the short track speed skating World Championships held in the country.

This sport already has a very high national popularity in their country, and there are also many viewers watching this event through live TV.

After the 500-meter final, South Korean netizens frantically swiped their screens on social platforms, criticizing the referee for unfair penalties and deliberately targeting Hwang Jae-hyun.He also said that he has not won a gold medal in recent years because he is too strong and the International Skating Federation suppressed him.

Every time they compete with the Chinese team, either the Chinese team's foul referee can't see it, or their players are unyielding and try hard to win the gold medal, but in the end they have to be punished by the referee.

There are even conspiracy theorists who say that the ISU has some ulterior deal with the Chinese team, which is why the ISU has shielded the Chinese team in this way over the years.

Not only that, but they have even begun to worry about next year's Winter Olympics: "They are the hosts, and they are protected by the International Skating Federation and referees. It seems that they are going to finish the gold medal."

"Our players are so pitiful. They train so hard and play with all their strength, but they always suffer unfair penalties."

The persecution paranoia seems to be contagious. The entire social platform is full of complaints from Korean ice fans. They are angry with the Chinese team, dissatisfied with the referees, and disappointed with the ISU.

In their minds, all the members are bad guys, and only their athletes are the little white lotus who are not stained with dust.Even the reason for losing the gold medal in next year's Winter Olympics has already been figured out. It must be that the Chinese team has manipulated the game by black hands.

At first, some Chinese ice fans argued with them, but later, ice fans from Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Canada and other countries also quarreled with them.

What is the reputation of Korean short track speed skating in the international arena? It is a household name. How many teams have not suffered from their losses?

Back at the hotel, Xu Qing suddenly remembered and cared about Gu Ran's shoulder: "I saw your hand touching your shoulder when you stood up, did you get hurt?"

Gu Ran moved her left shoulder: "It hurt a little at the time, but it's fine now."

Xu Qing was still worried, and asked the team doctor to check him again, and then he was relieved after making sure that he was fine.

In the 1500-meter semi-final at night, Gu Ran was in the same group as Lin Jiaxi, Zheng Minyu, and Jin Xuzhe. The strength of the two Korean teenagers should not be underestimated. One of the four will definitely be eliminated.

I haven't seen each other for a month. Zheng Minyu's strength in this event has become stronger, and he started to lead the slide.Due to the special conditions of the venue, the other players were unwilling to lead the skater, and no one surpassed him in the entire 12 and a half laps of the race, allowing him to enter the final with the first place in the group.

Gu Ran had expected this. Zheng Minyu was going to enter the finals, so they didn't need to compete with him for the first place in the group.We only need to win that Jin Xuzhe to guarantee the final.

But after all, the South Korean team is also two players. This is their home field, and they are very familiar with the field. If the two play together in the game, it is guaranteed that the first and second in the group will enter the final at the same time.

Gu Ran also thought about it, if this is the case, he will protect Lin Jiaxi and let him get the third promotion spot.

However, in the competition, Zheng Minyu didn't have his teammates in his eyes at all. He only cared about leading the skating in the front, and he didn't care what happened behind.

Jin Xuzhe is Gu Ran who thinks that the South Korean team is one of the few players with quick hands and feet that rarely make undue moves on the court, and their strength is not weak.

However, the South Korean team used to have Yin Chanyu in the middle and long distance, but now has Zheng Minyu, so there is no room for him to play.

In the end, Zheng Minyu, Lin Jiaxi and Gu Ran entered the final as the top three in the group.

The other group's game was more exciting than theirs. There was a penalty in the middle, and four people entered the final.

The 1500-meter race originally had six people participating, but now it has become seven people.In addition to two South Korean players and three Chinese players, Martinez of the Canadian team and Sebastian of the Italian team.

Both players have certain strengths, and Sebastian won the European Championship again this year.

Martinez was Lin Jiaxi's former teammate in Canada, and the two were very familiar with the match.

However, their biggest opponent is still that Zheng Minyu.

He has improved so fast this year.

It was also on this venue that Gu Ran fought against him for the first time. At that time, Zheng Minyu showed very strong strength. Although he lost to Gu Ran in the end, his talent and strength were visible to the naked eye.

Later, he entered the Korean national team. I don’t know if he was suppressed because there were too many masters in the team, or he himself entered a bottleneck period. promote.

In the 1500-meter race, few people make a false start.Not only did no one run away, but everyone froze for a while after the starting gun fired, and then rushed out.

From the start to the first corner, there is nothing to grab for the participating athletes. In the first half of the race, everyone did not intend to exert their strength, so it is right to keep sliding forward in this state.

The other six people have the same idea, except for one person.

That person is Zheng Minyu.

Gu Ran is a skater who was born in short-distance skating, and it has become his instinct to start in the shortest time.Therefore, he, who was originally in the fourth lane, grabbed the first place after the start.

Everyone saw that he was in the first place, and no one came up to overtake him.What the Canadians and Italians were thinking was that anyway, the ice condition of the venue was not good, and the leading skating was not cheap, and the wind resistance was too high. If the Chinese athletes were willing to grab it, let them do it.

But Gu Ran's leading position hadn't been able to maintain a lap before someone caught up behind him.

This person is Zheng Minyu.

At the beginning, he fell to the fourth place, but when he saw that the leading skater in front was Gu Ran, he immediately cut to the outside lane, started to speed up the frequency of skating, and rushed to the The first one.

The moment he overtook Gu Ran, he turned his head slightly to look at Gu Ran, his gaze was full of indifference and contempt.

Gu Ran was a little baffled by his gloomy look. Could this be showing off to Huang Zai?

No way, both of them are not in the same project, so what is there to do?

He suddenly remembered that at the awards ceremony this afternoon, Cui Zhien wanted to give him another gift, but he confiscated it, and then this Zheng Minyu ran out.

Could it be that Chi Lang and Lin Jiaxi really hit the spot, Zheng Minyu likes Cui Zhien.

"..."

Gu Ran herself couldn't help chuckling: "It's all about where."

On the sixth lap of the race, the order of the athletes changed. Lin Jiaxi suddenly overtook him and directly surpassed Zheng Minyu to take the first place.

After two laps, he was overtaken by Zheng Minyu again.

Gu Ran patted Lin Jiaxi's butt lightly behind him, signaling him not to worry, there is still a chance later.

Lin Jiaxi nodded slightly, realizing that she was leaning forward, and Gu Ran couldn't see him nodding, so she moved her hands behind her back.

Waiting for the next corner, the two of them overtook together, one on the left and one on the right.

Gao Ziyi at the back also planned to speed up, but he saw that Gu Ran and Lin Jiaxi were fighting to overtake Zheng Minyu, and there was Yin Canyu behind him, who was also trying to overtake him.

Gao Ziyi immediately dismissed the idea of ​​speeding up, but focused entirely on Yin Canyu, locked his position, and prevented him from going up to help, or taking the opportunity to overtake.

Gu Ran was on the inside, Lin Jiaxi was on the outside, and the two surrounded Zheng Minyu from left to right.The latter gritted his teeth and added a few times in a row, and carried it down.

Gu Ran had no room left and could only slow down.Lin Jiaxi also slowed down, but Gu Ran still let him fall ahead of her.

The race has now entered the ninth lap, and Lin Jiaxi's skating speed has not been affected at all, but has been getting faster and faster.In the next corner, he still chose the more energy-intensive outer lane and directly overtook it.

At the same time, behind them, Yin Canyu also surpassed Gao Ziyi.

There are three and a half laps left in the race, and the Canadians and Italians behind are also trying their best to sprint forward.

Zheng Minyu did not give up, Lin Jiaxi overtook him, and he overtook him at the next corner.

Every time a corner is passed, the ranking on the field will change a little bit. Yin Canyu surpassed Gao Ziyi and wanted to surpass Gu Ran in one go.

Gu Ran glanced at Lin Jiaxi who was in front of her, gritted her teeth and stabbed twice, trying not to give Yin Canyu a chance to overtake.

Then, the Canadian player overtook from behind, followed by the Italian player.

They were switching positions, only Gu Ran, who was in third place, hadn't changed.

By the last lap, everyone was crowded together.There is also someone on the right side of Gu Ran, that person is the Italian player Sebastian, who has been dormant for the whole game, just waiting for this moment to exert his strength.

Gu Ran glanced at Lin Jiaxi and Zheng Minyu, who were still fighting for No.1, and rushed up without thinking.

He clearly realized that besides stopping the opponent behind him, his current task had to step forward and put pressure on Zheng Minyu.

The few speed-ups just now had consumed a lot of his physical energy, and at this moment, his muscles had begun to protest with soreness.

But Gu Ran still stubbornly violated her body's will, and ran after her again.

When he crossed the curve this time, the angle between his body and the ice surface was very small. From the perspective of Gao Ziyi behind him, he felt that his crotch was already very close to the ice surface. Balanced, did not fall, and at the same time, the speed increased in the blink of an eye, leaving the Italian player behind.

At the last corner, Lin Jiaxi had already reached the first place, and when Zheng Minyu wanted to overtake again, there was one more person beside him.