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

After the baton was handed over, without exception, several skaters who were skating thought it was the last two laps.

But when they slid a lap, they didn't hear the bell that represented the last lap of the race, and everyone realized that they were all wrong, and this wasn't the last shot.

And at this time, according to the rules of the relay race, they had to carry out the last handover.

Regardless of whether it was the previous or the next player, they were caught off guard at this time.In a hurry, I was ready to start handing over the baton.

Chi Lang frowned. He now has enough physical strength to make another two laps with all his strength, and he is very confident that he will get a good result in the final sprint and win the gold medal.

But what's the use?He came in early and slipped the penultimate bat.The last stick can only be skated by teammates.

And this teammate happened to be the third one before him, the one who skated the most.Now his physical strength has declined severely, and he can't rush up at all.

Chi Lang has no choice but to speed up and help his teammates try to gain a greater advantage.

On the other side, Gu Ran, who was about to hand over the baton, was very calm, as if he knew that they had made a mistake in the number of laps.

Yes, Gu Ran had already noticed it before the handover just now.

He remembers clearly what Xu Qing said to them before the game. The first is not to give up the game at any time.

Second, he said not to be influenced by others, but to follow your own pace.

Therefore, from the beginning of the game, Gu Ran consciously remembered all the information related to the game, the order in which everyone played, the number of baton handovers, and the number of skating laps. He recorded them all, and even remembered them clearly. Lang missed one slip in the middle, which may be because H Province is saving his strength for the final sprint.

However, when he saw that Chi Lang and the main players of the other two teams were preparing to hand over the baton, Gu Ran was also a little suspicious.

The entire race was too chaotic, maybe he remembered it wrong, or missed a lap.

But soon he rejected this idea and chose to trust his own judgment.He can retell every important node of the game, and it is impossible to remember it wrong.

As it turned out, he was right, indeed only 42 laps had been played just now, and now it was the last two laps.

When the baton was handed over, Province J still ranked third.

At this time, the physical fitness of the teammates has seriously declined, and it is difficult to sprint or surpass, Gu Ran can understand.

There are still two laps left in the race, and there are two big mountains in province H and province R ahead, so I will leave it to him.

The other three people on the field are not the main skaters, and they are not as fast as Gu Ran in the short distance. In addition, Gu Ran has skated at least one and a half times less than them, and has more physical fitness.

Coming up the first corner, Gu Ran tried to overtake the team members from province R in front.His speed is very fast, he forcibly cuts into the inner lane domineeringly, taking advantage of his quickness, a clever tilt, with the help of the centrifugal force of the curve, the whole person seems to be thrown out by inertia, and instantly slides away from the R provincial team members past.

"Wow!!!" There was a series of exclamations from the stands, "This transcendence is so handsome!"

"He really, every time he goes on the court brings surprises."

"It's too strong."

"..."

After surpassing, Gu Ran quickly adjusted her position and was firmly stuck in front of the players from province R.

Although he is short in stature, his buttocks are very sticky.An enlightenment coach from City C once said: "His natural buttocks are the most conducive to occupying space."

Originally, short-track speed skating land training and ice training required leaning forward, arching the back and raising the buttocks. After a long period of practice, the buttocks became more warped.

Gu Ran took a good position to prevent the players behind him from overtaking, and slid out of the curve smoothly.

When he got to the straight, he speeded up to widen the gap with the opponent behind, and began to focus on the H province player in front.

Coincidentally, this player is No. 72 who was overtaken by him on the outside lane more than an hour ago.

At the awards ceremony just now, Gu Ran noticed his name. His name is Liu Xu.

This was supposed to be a contest between him and Chi Lang, but Chi Dali miscalculated the number of laps and entered the field early.

Gu Ran passed through the straight road first, constantly narrowing the gap with the opponent.At the second corner, he tried to overtake, but the distance was still a little short.

The corner came, the bell rang, and the race entered the final lap.

At this time, Province H was still in the first place, and Gu Ran was chasing after them.

Liu Xu couldn't count how many laps he had skated in this relay race, and he just felt exhausted at this moment.But the game is not over yet, his heart is still hanging in the air.

He must always be on guard against threats from the rear, that Gu Ran from Province J, he still remembers the despair in his heart when he was overtaken by him in the outside lane in the 1000m final.

Now, Gu Ran was behind him again, with a familiar sense of urgency, as if the other party might overtake him at any time at a time he didn't expect.

One lap to go, two corners to go.This short time of ten or so seconds made him feel like a year.

The first corner, nothing happened.

At the second corner, he concentrated on his left side, but couldn't help being distracted to focus on his right side.

The heart has already reached the throat, as long as they hold on to the last corner and not be overtaken, they will be the champions!

However, what he was most worried about finally happened, and it happened in a familiar way.

Gu Ran cut to the outer lane again, made a big circle from his right side, and was in a parallel position with him. When exiting the corner, his speed increased instead of decreased, and he rushed to the finish line with all his strength.

He saw the wind-like figure beside him, gliding quickly, overtaking him at a speed visible to the naked eye, and crossing the finish line first!

At the moment when the game ended, deafening screams erupted from the stands, and Gu Ran's name was shouted out in unanimously in the stadium with thousands of people.

"We won, we won!"

The moment the teammates saw Gu Ran crossing the line, they rushed up excitedly. Three people surrounded him, and the teenagers hugged each other tightly.

Before the competition, the U16 men's 5000-meter gold medal was beyond their imagination.

Province H is too strong, and provinces R and L are not weak. In previous competitions, their best result was a silver medal. Today's goal is to keep three and win two.

Who would have thought that there would be so many accidents in the arena, and at the last corner, Gu Ran was facing the same person, and he could overtake him once.

"We won the championship, we really won the championship!"

"I was also the first relay champion."

"We won the province of H. They have dominated the relay race for three years. From the sub-station to the finals, they have never lost."

"..."

Chi Lang stood aside with his waist in his arms, very helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

His teammates were not calm at all. Seeing how excited the players from Province J were, they couldn't help but say, "If it wasn't for us remembering the wrong number of laps and Brother Lang failed to skate the last club, how could it be their turn to be arrogant?"

"That's right, isn't this just picking up a gold medal for nothing, and I really think I'm so awesome."

Liu Xu didn't dare to speak. He was the youngest and the youngest in the team. Whether it was an individual event or a relay, the dirty work was all his.

He failed to stop Gu Ran in the 1000-meter race, and was passed by Gu Ran in the same way in the previous race. At this moment, guilt and fear were intertwined, and he only dared to stand in the corner with his head down, trying to minimize his presence feel.

But Chi Lang frowned when he heard it: "It is also a skill for people to remember the number of laps clearly. We can't remember it. If we lose the gold medal, our skills are inferior to others. Instead of being sour here, we should go back and reflect on ourselves."

He is the captain. After this U-series competition, he will bid farewell to the youth competition and be promoted to the adult group. The younger players in the team are a little afraid of him.

As soon as he said that, the other two dared not say anything more.

Chi Lang turned his head and saw Liu Xu trembling in the corner.The other party didn't seem to care what they were talking about, and kept looking not far away.

Chi Lang followed his gaze and found that the person he was looking at was Gu Ran.

Gu Ran and his teammates came to the coaching area on the sidelines, where Xu Qing and Director Wang were standing.

When Director Wang came up, he gave everyone a big hug: "Amazing, you have won the most valuable gold medal."

Teammates gave Gu Ran a push: "He's the best! We all misremembered the number of laps and were almost led astray by others, but he still remembers."

Director Wang looked at Gu Ran, and still remembered the scene where he hugged him after he won the championship last time.In less than two months, this kid was able to experience such calmness on the court.

This is not the first time Gu Ran has participated in a competition, nor is it the first time he has won the championship. Now he seems much calmer.

No matter how strong the opponent is, at any time, the ultimate goal is to win the first place on the field.

Xu Qing looked at Gu Ran with a smile: "How did you do it?"

Gu Ran was taken aback: "What?"

"In such a chaotic situation, I can still remember the number of laps so clearly, and I am not affected by others at the most critical time."

Gu Ran took off his helmet and goggles: "It's actually very easy to deliberately remember certain things when you're highly concentrated."

Speaking of this, he suddenly showed a sly smile: "Actually, I also hesitated at the time, but I noticed a detail, so I strengthened my judgment."

As soon as he said this, the other three were stunned.

Before Xu Qing could speak, the teammates on the side couldn't wait to ask: "What details?"

Gu Ran turned his head and looked to the side, and the people next to him followed his gaze.

There were a few players from Province R standing there. They took third place and looked even more depressed than the players from Province H who lost the championship.

Frustration is fine, they seem to have a little dispute.

The coach immediately said something with a straight face, and the few people calmed down.

Xu Qing saw this scene in his eyes, but his face remained expressionless.

Although it is only a youth competition, the result of the competition is related to the eligibility for the elite league, the training list of the national youth team, and a series of subsequent domestic and foreign competitions.

Especially for the training roster of the National Youth Team, the leaders and coaches of each team know who is standing at the top of the stands. They have the right to decide the final candidate, and the number of places is limited.

In the past few years, talents were only selected from the provincial teams in several northern provinces. In recent years, with the rise of ice and snow sports clubs, the competition has become increasingly fierce.

Everyone wants to perform well in the U-series and send more talents to the national youth team and even the future national team.

Coaches will create more rigorous training programs for athletes to improve their performance.

The relay race is more focused on tactics and strategy, and they will naturally work hard in this regard.

"Say it quickly." Seeing that Gu Ran hadn't spoken for a long time, some team members urged, "Don't lose our appetite."

Gu Ran said: "During the No. 12 lap, it was Province R who first changed the baton times. They were supposed to take over the baton in the fourth baton, but they slid half a lap longer, skipped the fourth baton, and let the baton pass directly. Take the first baton."

"Ah!" The teammate looked blank, "Why didn't I notice?"

Gu Ran went on to say: "That's when, under their influence, other teams also started to mess up, including us."

"In the end, everyone couldn't remember the number of laps. It was the penultimate handover. Several other teams were judging the stage of the game by observing other people's handover candidates."

"And they hit the second leg, deliberately taking the pace, misleading everyone that the race has reached the last two laps."

"But in fact, they have already replaced the main baton with the first baton, and let him rest one more time on lap No. 12."

"..."

After Gu Ran finished speaking, she didn't get a response from anyone else for a while, so she glanced over everyone's faces and saw that everyone was in a daze.

"Uh..." The teammate next to him scratched his hair, "You mean Province R is deliberately taking the rhythm."

Gu Ran nodded: "I think it should be. Director Wang should have recorded it. We can watch it again when we go back."

The teammates looked at him with admiration: "This is too brain-intensive, anyway, I couldn't think of it."

"That's right, even if you think about it, no one can observe it so carefully in that situation."

Xu Qing raised his chin to Gu Ran: "Not only can he observe it, but he can also analyze it in that situation and make a correct judgment."

Director Wang smiled and said, "As expected of the person you chose at a glance in City C."

The author has something to say:

It's all made up, don't take it seriously.

The statement that a natural butt is good for occupying space is not made up. It is the famous American short track speed skater Apollo commenting on Ahn Hyun-soo: the natural buttocks make it easier for him to get the ideal position when skating.