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

The whole team, whether it is the coaching staff or the players, is actually Cheng Sen who is under the greatest pressure.

As the head coach, he not only has to undertake the daily training work of the players, but also completes the tasks assigned by the leaders, which is what makes him most uncomfortable.

On the one hand, he must try his best to protect his players, create the best training environment for them, and not be disturbed by anyone.

On the other hand, he needs to deal with a lot of trivial work.All kinds of meetings every month can annoy him to death.At the same time, he also needs to bear the pressure from all parties, so as not to let these pressures affect other members of the coaching staff and players.

He is almost 33 years old this year, let alone married, he doesn't even have a partner.

Although parents understand his work, it does not mean that they are not anxious about their son's lifelong events.Every time he goes home, he has to emphasize to him that when the Winter Olympics is over, he should think about his own personal problems.

Xu Qing patted him on the shoulder twice: "No matter how difficult it is, in short, the result is good."

Cheng Sen smiled softly: "Yes, after all, the result is good."

Xu Qing asked him, "Does it feel like a dream again?"

"This dream is too beautiful, I don't want to wake up."

Xu Qing laughed twice again: "Since the day before yesterday, I have felt like a dream. Every time it seems that there is no hope, but every time that kid can reverse the game."

Cheng Sen said: "This is his strength, didn't we already know it?"

Xu Qing nodded: "If you know it, you know it, but seeing it with your own eyes is still shocking."

That's when the guy they're talking about comes rushing across the rink and jumps on the crash pad, and Dad throws his helmet and goggles aside, arms outstretched at them both.

Xu Qing quickly shook off Cheng Sen, took a step forward, hugged the child tightly in his arms, and held his head, so excited that he didn't know what to say.I can only repeat one sentence over and over again: "It's great, Xiaoran, you're great!"

Chi Lang also jumped onto the crash pad from the side, and Cheng Sen had no choice but to wrap his arms around his neck, rubbing his head constantly: "You brat, you did a good job today."

Chi Lang said: "Idol, it's rare for you to praise me once."

The assistant coaches, physical therapists, and equipment technicians also surrounded them, patted their arms, and touched their heads. Everyone was very excited.

The two girls stood aside, their tears couldn't stop, they kept falling.

Liang Kexin was a little out of breath: "We won the championship, is it true, is it true?"

Since she failed to win a medal in the women's 500 meters, she was under tremendous pressure.All hopes are placed on this 2000-meter mixed relay. If this event fails to win the gold medal, with the current strength of the women's team, it is possible to win medals in the following events, but the hope of winning the gold medal is very slim.

Yang Shanshan was also wiping tears beside her and said, "I don't know if my mom watched the live broadcast, she must be very happy."

"Mom will definitely be able to see such an important moment." Yu Jie took out a tissue to wipe the tears for the two of them, "There are so many viewers watching, don't cry, just smile."

The more she said that, the more the two girls cried.

Cheng Sen said: "Just let them cry happily. If it were you, you would cry too."

"Yes," Yu Jie smiled, "I just don't have this chance."

Among the four of them, Gu Ran was the calmest. He was only a little excited after the game, and after hugging Xu Qing, he calmed down.

He turned his head and saw that Chi Lang was secretly wiping away his tears, so he slapped him on the back, leaned into his ear and shouted loudly: "Chi Dali!"

Chi Lang was taken aback by him, and felt a little embarrassed: "What are you doing?"

Gu Ran pinched his chin with her thumb and forefinger: "Quick, cry for Uncle Lihua with rain."

"Bah!" Chi Lang pushed him on the shoulder.Gu Ran was kneeling on the mat, and he pushed Gu Ran into a kneeling position.

So, Gu Ran also pushed him, and Chi Lang pushed him back.The two hit each other, just like children, and finally hugged each other tightly and punched each other twice in the back.

The fight between the two of them was captured by the media on the sidelines and the audience.

So, after a bunch of hot topics on the Internet about their championship, there was another hot entry #古满和池惠的关系很多好#.

I don't know who and where I found the picture of the two of them competing in the U-series event for the first time.

It happened to be the scene where Gu Ran fell down, Chi Lang went to help him, and was led down by him.

Netizens laughed like crazy: "Oh my god, Xiao Ran was so short back then, she looked like she was only eleven or twelve years old."

"He looks so cute, white and tender, I really want to pinch his cheek."

"Actually, I was almost 14 years old at that time, but I just didn't grow up."

"It turns out that Chi Lang has grown up to look like a big brother of the club at such a young age."

"Have you ever seen the big brother of the club who is buzzing all day?"

"Ah, two people fell down when crossing the line, so, who won the gold medal?"

"Xiaoran took it. Now this is considered a dangerous move, and the result will be cancelled."

"Is this a childhood sweetheart?"

Of course, they can't see these comments on the Internet now.At this moment, the whole team is immersed in the joy of winning the championship.

The final results also came out on the big screen. The Korean team only ranked No.4, and they didn't even have a chance to get on the podium.

When the other three teams were celebrating on the ice rink, they retreated silently, and quickly walked into the passage under the stands without stopping.

Xu Qing waved his hand: "Go down quickly."

Over there, Cheng Sen handed them another national flag: "Come on, show it!"

So, the four of them returned to the arena with the national flag held high, and showed it to the audience.

Xu Mei and Gu Changfeng were still sitting in the stands today. Although they would still clenched their fists nervously when they saw the Chinese team falling behind in the last lap, but at the end, the moment when their son had difficulty in customer service and overtook the first place, The couple were not surprised.

Their son should be like this, born never to be afraid of any difficulties.

As he slid past the exit, Gu Ran caught sight of Meng Yuqiao and Luo Mengyao standing there. He slid over without hesitation, and threw himself into Meng Yuqiao's arms without saying a word: "Sister Qiao, you Are you happy?"

"Well," Meng Yuqiao hugged him, letting him hang on her body, "Happy."

Gu Ran tilted her head to look carefully at the expression on his face: "You don't look very happy either."

Meng Yuqiao finally raised the corners of her mouth and smiled: "Thank you brother for bringing me to lie down."

"Be polite!" Gu Ran still hung on his body and refused to get off.

Meng Yuqiao raised her eyebrows and asked, "Are you planning to let me carry you back?"

Gu Ran pointed to her feet: "Well...my skates haven't been put on yet."

"Alas..." Meng Yuqiao sighed softly, walked over with him in her arms, put him on the crash pad and sat him down, took out Gu Ran's pair of knife sets from the pile of knife sets on it, and bent over The waist is ready to help him put it on.

"Wait a minute!" Gu Ran stuffed a towel into his hand, "Wipe it, first!"

Because the ice surface is so good, there is a thin layer of mist, and when the skates step on it, a layer of small water droplets will condense.

Therefore, Gu Ran brought a towel with her, and when she left the ice rink, she would wipe the skates to prevent them from rusting.

Meng Yuqiao raised her head, looked at him with her usual indifferent and cool eyes, and finally resigned herself to picking up a towel to help him wipe the ice skates, and then put on the knife sheath.

The audience on the other side of the stand screamed crazily. There was a girl in the front row who was holding up a mobile phone video while shouting loudly: "I can't imagine that Da Qiao is so gentle!"

Gu Ran turned her head, frowned, and saw that she was a very enthusiastic young lady, so she said proudly, "Don't worry about it, my sister Qiao is only so gentle with me."

Meng Yuqiao threw the towel into his arms: "No, I rely on you to take me flying."

At this time, several other people also slid to the exit.Just now Chi Lang saw him helping Gu Ran put on the skates, not only stretched out his long legs, but also handed over the skates: "Hurry up."

Meng Yuqiao took his knife sheath, slapped it on his leg, threw it on the crash pad, turned her head and walked away.

Gu Ran jumped off the crash pad, put the towel on her shoulders again, and chased after him in two or three steps.

As a result, another topic was added to the hot search topic that had already been dominated by him.

"I always thought that Meng Yuqiao was a very cold person, but I didn't expect him to have such a gentle side."

"Xiaoran said that his sister Qiao is only gentle with him."

"Focus, his sister Qiao."

"The name Qiaomei is very spiritual."

"Then the question is, which teammate does Gu Ran have the best relationship with?"

"..."

After the game, the players still have a lot to do.The podium is already being built on the ice rink, and they have to go back to the locker room to change before receiving souvenirs.

There were no Koreans when receiving the award this time, and all three teams laughed happily. Everyone sat casually on the edge of the podium, held up the fat and naive giant panda, and took a group photo.

Before tonight, only Gu Ran had this mascot in the team, and now there are five more people, and the moment in his hand has become unsavory.

Lin Jiaxi likes this kind of cute and cute things. After receiving the award, Gu Ran handed it to him.

Lin Jiaxi smiled and asked him: "Give it to me?"

Gu Ran said, "No."

"Hmph!" Lin Jiaxi pouted, and turned her head away pretending to be angry, but there were smiles in the corners of her eyes.

Gu Ran rubbed his head: "What's the hurry, you will have it soon."

Lin Jiaxi's eyes lit up all of a sudden: "Really?"

"Really, wait a little longer, there will definitely be."

When Gu Ran said this, his tone was very firm.Lin Jiaxi may not believe what others say, but when Gu Ran says this, Lin Jiaxi will believe him without hesitation.

Gu Ran sat next to him, wrapped in a down jacket, and yawned: "I'm sleepy again."

Lin Jiaxi pushed him: "It seems that I will attend the press conference later."

Gu Ran leaned on his shoulder: "But I want to sleep"

Lin Jiaxi threw her head down and fiddled with the panda: "Go to sleep."

He said that he can sleep when he sleeps, and he can fall asleep with his eyes closed.

The press room is only so big, it is impossible for all the team members to attend the post-match press conference, and each team can only send a representative there.

At this point, it was time for Gu Ran to sleep, and when Yu Jie came to call him, he was sleeping soundly on Lin Jiaxi's shoulder.

Yu Jie patted his face and said, "Why did you fall asleep again, hurry up, everything is ready over there."

Gu Ran said: "Can't you ask someone else to go? Captain, let the captain go."

Yu Jie pulled him up vigorously: "No, I'll let you go over by name. The reporter has been waiting for more than an hour, just waiting for you to go."

Gu Ran covered her face with her hands and rubbed them twice to wake herself up, then stood up and followed her to the news hall.

As soon as he entered, a reporter asked him, "Are you still sleepy today?"

Gu Ran nodded: "Very sleepy."

Remember that they let out a burst of laughter, sleepy, and they have to finish business before they can get off work.

Another reporter asked: "Today's game was very difficult. We saw the last moment before the Chinese team surpassed and won this gold medal. Can you share with us your feelings at that time?"

Gu Ran said: "Every day's competition is very difficult. If you can win the championship easily, then it is not the Olympics."

The reporter asked again: "What do you think is the key to reversing the game at the last moment today?"

Gu Ran thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed lightly, and then laughed again, waking up from that drowsy state all of a sudden.

He picked up the mineral water on the table again, unscrewed it, took a sip, and then began to output crazily: "Our opponent is very strong, as you have seen, the whole process is also very difficult. Under such a difficult situation, we In the end, we won this gold medal, and I have to say that the biggest credit is our restaurant in the Winter Olympic Village.”

"!!!"

I thought he wanted to thank the country, the leaders, the coaches, or his family for their support and teammates for their cooperation.

Unexpectedly, he gave the greatest credit to... the canteen of the Winter Olympics Village?

A reporter said: "We see that you are sharing food every day."

Gu Ran continued to talk nonsense in a serious manner: "That's right, the reason why we stood on the podium in the end is because we went to the restaurant of the Winter Olympic Village to eat every day, and we ate enough every day. Only when we are full can we have the strength to win the gold medal. "

He turned to look at Marko of the Dutch team: "You said, am I right?"

Marco was about to nod seriously: "You're right!"

Gu Ran asked him: "Is the food in the Winter Olympic Village restaurant good?"

Marko was very supportive: "It's so delicious!"

Gu Ran gave him a thumbs up: "Tasteful."

Obviously, this is what certain Korean athletes are implying.Not only did he connotate others, but he also brought the Dutch players next to him to connotate others.

The reporters below laughed like crazy. The Korean players said that the restaurants in the Winter Olympic Village were unpalatable, and they stopped going after only one meal.

Gu Ran said that he ate every meal, so he was able to win the gold medal.

The implication is that the South Korean team only took No.4 today because they did not go to the Winter Olympic Village restaurant for dinner.

The reporter asked again: "In just a few days, according to statistics, you have been on the trending searches more than 30 times, and your Weibo followers have exceeded [-] million. What do you think?"

Gu Ran said: "I usually use my mobile phone to watch, and it's inconvenient to carry a tablet."

Boy, it's not easy to ask something out of him.Except Versailles, that's bullshit.

But the audience loves to listen to his interviews, and every time his interviews are posted and played, the likes are always rising.

A staff member reminded that there are still 5 minutes left in the post-match press conference, and journalist friends can ask some questions to the other two contestants.

In just 5 minutes, Gu Ran became confused again.

When the whole team walked out of the ice rink and was about to drive back to the Winter Olympic Village, there were actually a lot of ice fans gathered outside.

Gu Ran was walking behind his teammates drowsily, when suddenly he heard a burst of cheers, and then many people shouted his name, and the flashing lights kept flashing.

When walking through a narrow passage, an ice fan wanted to take a photo with him and put a small gift in his hand, but was stopped by the security personnel.

Before getting into the car, Gu Ran bowed to the crowd: "It's getting late, everyone go back, it's quite cold outside."

When he got into the car, the others had already sat down.When walking beside Cheng Sen, he suddenly got a slap on the buttocks.

Gu Ran glared at him: "Why did you hit me?"

Cheng Sen said: "My own little brat, I can beat him whenever I want."

Xu Qing who was sitting on the other side smiled and said, "He is jealous of you."

Gu Ran walked a few rows back and sat next to Gao Ziyi: "Jealous that I won the gold medal?"

"I'm jealous that you have so many young ladies like you." Xu Qing glanced at Cheng Sen, "Unlike some people who are over 30 and still single."

Cheng Sen rolled his eyes at him: "You make it sound like you're not single?"

Xu Qing said, "But I'm younger than you."

"..."

Everyone else was snickering, only Chi Lang, who was sitting in the last row, shouted loudly, "Why don't you two make do with it."

Chi Dali was really not afraid of death, and the others also started to boo.

Cheng Sen wrote them down in a small notebook one by one: "I'll be sore with you after the Winter Olympics."

"It's a holiday after the Winter Olympics!"

"Yes, let it go for two months!"

"Two months! Two months!"

Xu Qing sneered: "How about giving you half a year?"

"Thank you Xu for your guidance!"

Xu Qing said: "I think it's beautiful."

"..."

All the way back, the whole team was talking and laughing, and started talking about the game after joking.

Gu Ran didn't listen to what they were talking about because he fell asleep again.

When he got up the next morning, Gu Ran turned on his phone as usual, and just like last time, there were a bunch of WeChat messages and messages, he picked up the important ones and returned them, and ignored the rest.

Packed myself up, went to the restaurant for breakfast with my teammates, and when I came back, I ran into the Hong Kong athlete downstairs in the apartment.

The opponent had a plaster cast on his ankle, a crutch in his hand, and a large bag on his back. His coach and team leader saluted behind him.

Gu Ran went up to say hello: "Hello."

The Hong Kong team members saw him smiling very happily: "Congratulations! You have won two Olympic gold medals!"

"Thank you!" Gu Ran was concerned about his injury: "Is your leg okay?"

"Ankle avulsion fracture."

Gu Ran thought he just had a sprain, but he didn't expect it to be this serious.Immediately, he didn't know what to say: "You... Are you going back?"

The Hong Kong team members smiled and nodded: "I only have 1000-meter races. I have been training abroad all year round. Now that I am injured, I can rest for a while and prepare to return to Hong Kong to be with my parents."

Gu Ran nodded, and patted his shoulder again: "I wish you a speedy recovery, and see you next time!"

The Hong Kong team members waved to him: "Keep working hard and get more gold medals!"

Gu Ran sent him outside, saw him getting into the car, and then walked back.

He suddenly felt that he was very lucky to meet two coaches, Cheng Sen and Xu Qing.

He was born a player with poor muscle tolerance, and his blood lactic acid level exceeded the standard at every turn.However, in the past five years in the national team, although there have been occasional minor injuries and pains, there has never been a serious injury.

It is also hard for him to imagine how uncomfortable it would be to have to withdraw from the competition due to injury despite entering the next round in the Olympic Games.

But the optimistic and positive attitude of the Hong Kong player was very touching.

When Gu Ran returned to the room, Chi Lang was calling home. From the impatient tone, he could tell that it was his father on the other end of the phone, but Chi Lang kept smiling.Presumably, since he won the gold medal last night, his father's attitude towards him should have changed a lot.

However, when it was time to hang up the phone, the father and son quarreled again, and Chi Lang angrily threw the phone to the other side of the sofa.

"Isn't it a pleasant chat?"

Chi Lang snorted in displeasure: "I'm almost 21 years old this year, and I'm also an Olympic champion. When he hung up the phone, he actually said something to me..."

Having said that, he listened.Gu Ran was very curious: "What did you say?"

Chi Lang stopped talking for a while, and finally said what his father said: "Don't cause trouble. This has become his mantra. Every time I call or when I leave home, I have to say it again."

Gu Ran laughed to death: "It seems that you made troubles a lot when you were young."

"You also said that it was when I was a child." Chi Lang took back his mobile phone again, and tapped twice meaninglessly, "After so many years, he can't try to understand my changes, he only has the case in his eyes , looking at me is like looking at a criminal suspect."

Gu Ran patted him on the shoulder: "It's because you were too young when you left home, and you have been away from them for so many years. He has no way to understand you. In his impression, you are still the one who made him unconscious. Heartless brat."

Chi Lang asked him: "Did your father beat you when you were young?"

"Never." Gu Ran looked up at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, a little sad, "I didn't even have a complete childhood."

Chi Lang was shocked by his Versailles, and immediately rushed forward and pressed him on the sofa: "Then dad will give you one now."

"roll!"

"..."

The training in the morning was still in the gym. Gu Ran tied one end of the cloth belt around her waist and the other end on the clip of the treadmill, doing traction training with her hands behind her back.

What I was thinking about was calculus, a bunch of letters and numbers intertwined together, and it took half an hour to solve the problem in my mind with memory and imagination.

So, Xu Qing called him a few times from the side, but he didn't hear him.

Xu Qing patted him on the shoulder: "What are you thinking about?"

Gu Ran said: "I found a bunch of monotonic intervals, convex intervals, inflection points, asymptotes...the amount of calculation is a bit large, and I forgot the time."

"..."

Not everyone has the ability to focus on two things. The key point is that Xu Qing didn't know what he said, but just reminded him: "It's almost done, don't be too tired, and friends will compete tomorrow night."

Gu Ran nodded, and took off the cloth belt from her waist.

Although the six of them stood on the podium, the whole team accompanied them to the awards square.

The podium of the team event is longer than that of the individual event. Even if six people stand on it, it will not feel crowded at all.

Before the national flag was raised, Gu Ran saw that the strap of Chi Lang's gold medal was stuck on the hat of his clothes, so he reached out to tidy it up for him.

The most important meaning of winning gold is to raise the national flag and play the national anthem.They should watch the rising of the five-star red flag with the most solemn attitude.

After the flag-raising ceremony, several girls shed tears again.

Compared with Liang Kexin and Yang Shanshan, Luo Mengyao seemed much more reserved.She is the team captain and the oldest athlete in the team. She is 28 years old this year.

This is the third Winter Olympics she has participated in. Although she is not a main player, she finally realized her dream of a gold medal.

She still has the last two competitions and no matter what the outcome, she has no regrets.

Son, after the awards ceremony, Luo Mengyao suddenly hugged Gu Ran when she was walking down the stage: "Little Junior Brother, thank you."

Gu Ran asked: "Thank me for what?"

"It was you who persevered until the end that we won this gold medal."

Gu Ran smiled and said: "I can't do it alone, it's everyone's hard work that we won this gold medal, including you."

Indeed, it was Chi Lang who overtook the Canadian athlete in the previous round, and Gu Ran had the opportunity to overtake the leading Dutch team.

Yang Shanshan lost her balance when she handed over the baton, but she pushed Chi Lang out before falling down.

The team competition does not rely on one person to win the championship. It takes everyone's strength to forge this gold medal.