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

Not far in front of Gu Ran, when passing the curve, the American player was overtaking. The Italian player in front suddenly changed his route and wanted to get stuck. The two collided and fell out immediately.

The fall of the two caused a series of accidents. First, Xu Zhe, who was closely behind them, was also brought down, and then the Canadian player lost his balance in order to avoid Xu Zhe...

Gu Ran has been skating very cautiously since the beginning of the competition, because he was worried that there would be accidents due to the crowd. He didn't dare to get too close to the players in front of him, and kept a certain distance all the time.

When the American player fell, he had already slowed down, avoided the scene of the accident in time, and slid past.

Gu Ran was originally ranked seventh, but because three people fell down at once, and one barely stood still, he fell to the end. Now he has come to the third place.

In front of him, the player from the Netherlands ranked first, and Lin Jiaxi ranked second.

As many as three players fell at the same time, and cracks may have appeared on the ice. Gu Ran originally thought that the whistle would be called to terminate the game at this time.

However, no.

The contestant didn't hear the whistle, and the game was still going on. Behind Gu Ran was Yin Canyu, who was trying to get in the opponent's position so as not to let the opponent have a chance to overtake.

Now there are only five players left in the game, and the three Chinese players are still on the court. The situation is very favorable for them.

As long as he and Lin Jiaxi skating two more laps, they are ready to overtake. The two of them will cooperate to get the Dutch player stuck behind, and then Gao Ziyi...

Gu Ran thought about half of the plan in his head, and then, the referee's whistle sounded, and it was the field referee who stopped the game!

At this time, the race went on for another lap or so and entered the eighth lap.

The players were all recalled and the game restarted.

After two-thirds of the race, the players were exhausted physically, but there were large cracks visible to the naked eye on the ice. For the safety of the players, the referee stopped the game.

This is very unacceptable for the lead skater, because he consumes the most energy, and the rematch is also very unfavorable to him.

The Dutch player put his hands on his hips, expressing his incomprehension.But that was the end of the matter, and there was no other way.

Gu Ran thinks it's okay, he has been skating behind, although there is a certain amount of physical exertion, but it is still within an acceptable range.

Yin Canyu and Gao Ziyi, who are behind him, have not surpassed anything since the start of the game, and their physical fitness should be good.

When returning to the sidelines, Gu Ran patted Lin Jiaxi on the back and asked, "Are you tired?"

Lin Jiaxi nodded first, then shook her head: "It's okay."

Gu Ran asked him: "Can you still hold on?"

"no problem."

The staff is dealing with the damaged ice surface, and the contestants are also relaxing their muscles on the sidelines and adjusting the skates.

While sitting on the crash pad, Gu Ran and Lin Jiaxi cast their eyes on Gao Ziyi at the same time.

Gao Ziyi smiled and said, "What are you two doing?"

Gu Ran seized the time and said: "Our biggest opponent now is that Yin Canyu, and the others have no competitiveness."

Panting for breath, Lin Jiaxi said, "Senior Brother Xiaogao is the best physically, Xiaoran is not bad, and I am the worst. So, in the next competition, I will protect you all."

Gu Ran reached out and squeezed his stamina twice: "This little physical exertion is nothing to you. Don't you usually say that you have grown 15 lungs?"

Lin Jiaxi slapped him on the leg: "That's a joke, I only have two lungs."

Gu Ran rubbed her thighs: "It's quite powerful to hit me, and the game will definitely be fine."

"Okay, you two stop fighting." Cheng Sen glared at them, "What time is it?"

Xu Qing and Gao Ziyi explained a few words, then turned their heads to look at them: "You are a team, no matter what, let's work hard together."

This time, the game restarted.

They changed their tactics. As soon as the race started, Lin Jiaxi took a positive position, leading the skater at the front, with Gao Ziyi behind him.

Gu Ran was still at the back, and Yin Canyu was also behind him.

Everyone had a short rest just now, and now their physical fitness has recovered to some extent, but this time they are more cautious, and no one is going to surpass frequently.

So, this time everyone slid to the ninth lap relatively smoothly, with the last 500 meters left in the race.

Yin Canyu, who had been behind Gu Ran, started to move. Gu Ran saw him cut to the outsider, and she followed him.

Yin Canyu did not pass to the front in one breath, but came to the third place when he came out of the corner, replacing Jin Xuzhe's original position.

Gu Ran had always followed Yin Canyu up, and at this time he wanted to occupy the position between him and Jin Xuzhe, but the latter was very alert and immediately stuck in the main position without giving him a chance.

Gu Ran didn't dare to squeeze too hard. If the crosscut was too sudden, he might be penalized for a foul, so he had to temporarily fall behind Jin Xuzhe.

Now the top five are all players from the Chinese and Korean teams.

At the next bend, Yin Canyu continued to overtake, this time he was unambiguous at all, and passed in front of Lin Jiaxi in one breath, temporarily ranking first.

When he surpassed, Gao Ziyi also followed.After nine laps of the lead skating, Lin Jiaxi began to lose her physical strength, so she could only give up her position.

At this time, he also slowed down a little, getting stuck in Jin Xuzhe's position.The latter either slows down with him, or overtakes from outside.

However, Jin Xuzhe fell off the track in the race just now, and his physical fitness is not necessarily better than him, and by this time, his single-lap speed has improved compared to before, and it is difficult for him to surpass him.

Just when he was hesitating, Gu Ranchao stepped up, not surpassing Yin Canyu, but right between Lin Jiaxi and Gao Ziyi, which was the third position.

The race has entered the tenth lap, and before the next corner came, Gu Ran patted Gao Ziyi's hand to signal him to get ready.

Immediately afterwards, the two people started up at the same time, one inside and one outside, and double-teamed Yin Canyu from the left and right sides, forcing him to make a choice.

It is impossible for him to block the routes of Gu Ran and Gao Ziyi by himself. If he does this, neither of them will be able to guard against them. He can only choose to guard the route of one person, whether it is Gao Ziyi who is an outsider or Gu Ran who is an insider.

Yin Canyu made his choice without much hesitation. He decided to tighten the inner lane when exiting the corner, leaving no room for Gu Ran.

Gu Ran looked to the other side from the corner of his eye, and when he saw Gao Ziyi successfully surpassed, he slowed down a bit and did not entangle with Yin Canyu any more.

The announcer's voice came from the radio: "The race has reached the No. 11 lap, and the first shot for the time being is Gao Ziyi of the Chinese team."

Just now, when Gu Ran and Gao Ziyi surpassed Yin Canyu, behind them, Jin Xuzhe also surpassed Lin Jiaxi.

Gu Ran was once again caught between two Korean athletes.

That Jin Xuzhe seemed to be on the verge of chicken blood. He sped up two consecutive curves, slammed a few times under his feet, and even stuck behind Gu Ran—he wanted to surpass Gu Ran from the inside.At the same time, Yin Canyu in front was still slowing down.

How could Gu Ran give him this chance? He didn't care about his inner body position at all, but planned to take advantage of his physical strength and directly try to surpass Yin Canyu again from the outside world.

But at this moment, he felt that his skates were hit by something suddenly, and it was Jin Xuzhe who kicked his skates!

Then his body staggered involuntarily and almost fell.

At this moment, Jin Xuzhe passed him.

There were screams one after another in the stands, and everyone was sweating for Gu Ran, praying in their hearts that he would not fall down.

Gu Ran hurriedly maintained his balance, not letting himself fall, and Lin Jiaxi behind him even helped him up.

On the TV, the guest commentator couldn't help exclaiming: "It's too dangerous, Gu Ran almost fell."

The host breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Gu Ran stand still: "Fortunately, there is no danger."

This really frightened Xu Mei in the stands, and the big-name bags on her lap were pinched and deformed by her.

She doesn't want a champion, she just wants her son to stay safe.

Just now, Jin Xuzhe kicked Gu Ran's left foot, and he was pedaling to get up to speed. This time the skate hit the skate, and he was a little worried that his skate would break before the end of the game.

But at this time, he can't control so much, as long as the referee doesn't stop the game, even if the skate is broken, it can't stop him from continuing the game!

The Canadian player named Martinez is also trying to make the final pass. He used to be Lin Jiaxi's teammate, and the two are very familiar with each other.

Lin Jiaxi was in front of him, always able to accurately predict his intentions, stuck his route very well, and he couldn't do anything at all.

Looking at the two Koreans in front, Gu Ran thought of the scene where he and Gao Ziyi overtook Yin Canyu just now, feeling bad.Although his legs had already started to be sore and weak, he still ignored the feeling of soreness and started to pick up speed before making the next move.

Lin Jiaxi followed closely behind Gu Ran, and the five of them huddled together at the curve ahead.

At this point in the competition, they are still making breakthroughs, and everyone's physical fitness has actually reached the limit.

The moment Yin Canyu surpassed Gao Ziyi, he thought he had come to the first place, and there was only one last bend left in front of him, and he was about to reach the finish line.

Although there are three Chinese players behind him, he doesn't have to worry about any route anymore. He just needs to use all his strength to complete the final sprint to defend this gold medal.

However, this beautiful plan only existed in his imagination.His attention was completely on Gao Ziyi, and he didn't notice at all that there was another red figure approaching quietly from the other side.

When Gu Ran passed by him, he didn't even realize what happened. In desperation, he even subconsciously wanted to change the route, but it was too late. Accept, people appear at the forefront.

And just when his attention was attracted by Gu Ran, Gao Ziyi, who had just been overtaken by him, completed the overtake on the inside of him.

"Beautiful!!!" In the studio, the commentator shouted excitedly after seeing this scene, "This is the indomitable spirit of the Chinese players. As long as the game is not over, we will not give up."

"There is only the last half lap left in the race, hold on, we are the champions!"

There is still one last bend left, but the reality runs counter to what he just imagined.

He wanted to block Gu Ran and Gao Ziyi's route by himself, but now he wanted to surpass Gu Ran and Gao Ziyi by himself.

At the last corner, he found that he could do nothing because there was Lin Jiaxi behind him—he was facing three Chinese athletes.

Gao Ziyi and Gu Ran slowed down at the same time, and the two formed a perfect angle. Yin Canyu couldn't surpass anyone, and Lin Jiaxi behind him appeared in parallel with him.

This feeling of being surrounded by opponents made him desperate, he could do nothing but watch Gu Ran and Gao Ziyi cross the line in front of him, and Lin Jiaxi was beside him.

At the moment when Gu Ran crossed the line, the scene seemed to be quiet for a second, and everyone held their breaths. At the moment when he and Gao Ziyi slid across the finish line, all the spectators held their hands high in the stands around the ice rink. Standing up with both hands, cheers and shouts instantly flooded the entire ice rink.

The host shouted excitedly: "The third gold medal is born!"

The guest commentator was also very emotional: "From the rematch to Gu Ran's almost falling, the South Korean team once took the lead... The game was full of twists and turns. Fortunately, our players fought hard, no matter how difficult it was, they finally won the gold medal."

Having said that, he added another sentence: "However, in the end, it depends on how the referee makes the penalty."

"I believe in the Chinese team and believe that our athletes must be the cleanest on the field."

Gu Ran didn't roar or throw a punch. The first thing he did was to turn around and look at his teammates.

Gao Ziyi was also turning his head, and they both looked at Lin Jiaxi at the same time.

Lin Jiaxi rushed over with open arms, hugged them tightly, and shouted excitedly: "You two are the first and second, and the gold and silver medals are ours!"

Gao Ziyi asked him, "What about you?"

Lin Jiaxi suddenly tilted her head in doubt: "Me? Hehe, I was just looking at you, and I didn't pay attention to where I was, maybe it was fourth."

Gu Ran slapped his ass: "I think you should be No.3."

Lin Jiaxi smiled even more happily: "Actually... I think so too."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

The three of them slid to the front of the Chinese team's coaching bench, and Cheng Sen glanced at Gu Ran: "Another gold medal."

Gu Ran nodded, and said "Yes" as if nothing had happened: "The third one."

Cheng Sen said: "Gold medal, you won the gold medal, can you be a little more excited and crazy?"

Gu Ran raised her chin at him: "Routine operation."

Xu Qing didn't even care about him winning the gold medal: "I want to know who No.3 is right now?"

Cheng Sen echoed, "Actually, so do I."

Gao Ziyi asked: "Has any national team ever won the top three places in the history of the Winter Olympics?"

Gu Ran shook her head: "There are other events, but not short track speed skating."

Lin Jiaxi asked curiously: "What project?"

Gu Ran said: "The German team not only won the top three in bobsleigh and sledge, but also wished to win all the gold medals."

Xu Qing was surprised: "Xueba, you even know this?"

Gu Ran was more surprised than him: "Don't you just check the medal list of previous Winter Olympics?"

Lin Jiaxi said weakly: "But... who would check this if they have nothing to do?"

Gu Ran sneered: "I just want to see who is the athlete with the most gold medals in a single Winter Olympics."

Cheng Sen knowingly asked, "Why are you checking this?"

Gu Ranbai glanced at him: "Can I take a look?"

"Ah~~" Cheng Sen turned his head to Xu Qing and smiled meaningfully, "He just took a look, do you believe it?"

Xu Qing said: "The results are out."

The people who were chatting just now turned their heads to look at the big screen with a swish.

The three five-star red flags are arranged from top to bottom, which are particularly eye-catching.There was deafening applause and shouts from the stands.Gu Ran even heard someone shouting hoarsely from the stands behind: "Team China, awesome!"

Seeing that Lin Jiaxi won the third place, Gu Ran reacted more intensely than seeing herself winning the championship. She hugged Lin Jiaxi: "Third, Jiaxi, you are No.3!"

Lin Jiaxi also hugged him excitedly: "I have a panda! I have a panda! I finally have a panda!"

Gu Ran said, "That's all you pursue."

"But, it's really cute!"

Gu Ran leaned into his ear and said, "Let's win another one next time."

Lin Jiaxi's eyes lit up: "You mean..."

Xu Qing patted Gao Ziyi on the shoulder, and returned to his previous question: "Now there is."

The scene of the moment of crossing the line was being played back on the big screen. The slow motion showed that Lin Jiaxi came from behind and was a knife point faster than Yin Canyu.

Xu Qing handed over the national flag: "Go, tonight's skating hall belongs to you three!"

When they wore national flags to show the world the strength of China's short-track speed skating today, Gu Ran's name has already spread across all major social platforms on the Internet.

"Tell a ghost story to the Koreans. Gu Ran has won three gold medals by himself, but his strong event, the 500 meters, has not started yet."

"I don't know who is the athlete who won the most gold medals in a single session in the history of the Winter Olympics, but I think that after this Winter Olympics is over, the name will be Gu Ran."

"This is the ceiling of short track speed skating, right, the big devil."

"The most terrifying thing is that he is not yet 19 years old. Even if there are two more Winter Olympics, he will not be 27 years old."

"Gao Ziyi and Lin Jiaxi are also great. When I saw the tenth lap, I was praying that I could win a gold medal and I would eat vegetarian food for a week. Unexpectedly, they won the top three!"

"..."

The next steps are the same as the previous few days. A podium will be built on the spot, and a souvenir will be awarded to each person.

Lin Jiaxi couldn't put it down holding that silly panda, hugging it and kissing it again and again.

Gu Ran really couldn't see it: "Why didn't I see you kiss me like this?"

Lin Jiaxi didn't expect him to have such a request, so without further ado, she put her arms around his neck and kissed him on the face.

Good guy, this scene stunned the audience in the stands.Gu Ran is the favorite of the short track speed skating team, the kind that anyone can hug and kiss.

Someone yelled at them: "Ah, let go of Xiaoran, let me do it!"

"Let go of Xiaoran, come and kiss me!"

Gu Ran threw the mascot in his hand into the air, and the audience in the stands thought he was giving a big gift, and many people stretched out their hands excitedly.

Gu Ran caught it again: "Do you want it?"

Everyone shouted: "I want to!"

Gu Ran smirked: "No."

"so bad!"

The following process is similar, Gu Ran has gone through it twice, this is the third time.

He took his two teammates and walked through the passage under the stands to the press hall familiarly.

Walking up to the stage and taking a look at the hundreds of reporters sitting below, I feel that they have become familiar faces.

He dimpled at everyone, and said embarrassingly, "It's me again."

The reporters burst into laughter at first, and then someone said: "We just like you to come."

As soon as the three of them sat down after taking the photo, a reporter asked Gu Ran, "Aren't you sleepy today?"

Gu Ran said, "I can't sleep even if I'm sleepy."

The reporter asked again: "This is the third gold medal you won at this Winter Olympics. Share your feelings with us."

It's the third time to share my feelings.Gu Ran blurted out: "I feel very calm."

Whether it is a Chinese reporter or a foreign reporter, as long as they are selected to ask a question, they must ask Gu Ran a question.And their problems are all the same, generally speaking, they just make trouble.

Today, another Korean athlete posted a post on the social platform, saying that they urgently transferred nearly [-] nutritionists from South Korea to prepare Korean food for them, and finally they can taste the taste of their hometown.

A reporter unexpectedly asked Gu Ran what he thought of this.

Gu Ran glanced at the sign hanging on her chest, which indicated that she was from a certain American media.

Gu Ran smiled at her and said, "Next question."

"..."

When he asked the next question, his eyes were cold and sharp, and the reporter immediately felt chills down his spine. He did not expect such a gaze from an 18-year-old boy.

She asked this question to provoke trouble, but she couldn't get the desired effect, so she could only shut up.

On the stage, Gu Ran returned to his usual gentle attitude: "Let me drink some water, if you have any questions, ask my two teammates."

The three athletes of the Chinese team won the first, second and third places. It is not good to always catch Gu Ran asking questions alone.

Then everyone asked Lin Jiaxi and Gao Ziyi two more questions. They were all routine and nothing special. After the answers, the post-match press conference was over.

However, the online discussion about them is not over yet.

So far, the delegation has won a total of three gold medals, all from short-track speed skating. Today's men's 1500-meter competition even won the first, second and third places.

You know, the last Winter Olympics was held in South Korea, and the Chinese team failed to win a single gold medal in short track speed skating.

Only four years have passed, one Olympic cycle, how did the Chinese short track speed skating team undergo such earth-shaking changes.

So, everyone checked various information at night, and found a very popular post on the short track speed skating section of the Bingfeng Forum a few years ago.

At that time, the last Winter Olympics had just ended in South Korea.Instead of winning the gold medal, the Chinese short track speed skating team suffered many unfair penalties.

The ice fans are not only angry because of this unfair penalty, but what worries them is that they cannot see the future of short track speed skating in China.

Everyone is eager to see someone who can bring a glimmer of hope to the sluggish Chinese short track speed skating.

And at this time, Gu Ran appeared.