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

There are only two laps in the second round of the mixed relay, and they are the last one. Athletes, especially male athletes, can slide at absolute speed, and the time for a single lap is very short. The ability is particularly strong, otherwise it will be difficult to surpass.

This time Brandon still chose the way out. Even though he used all his strength, the strength of kicking on the ice wished to draw a few cracks on the ice surface, but he still couldn't surpass Gu Ran.

Gu Ran's pedaling strength is not great, and it doesn't seem to be very strenuous. Every movement seems to be stretched and light, but his speed is not slower than others, which shows that the quality of his pedaling is very high. Athletes can compare.

Watching Gu Ran's skating is simply a kind of enjoyment, which is very entertaining and not lacking in passion.The moment he crossed your finish line, the audience shouted his name loudly, especially those children who just started learning short track speed skating, they all regarded him as an idol, and they could watch his competition live, even if it was just The World Cup is also exciting.

After the game, Marco immediately came over to congratulate Gu Ran: "You are as good as before."

Gu Ran reached out to shake hands with him: "Thank you."

Marco smiled and said, "However, it's still a little different from before."

Gu Ran asked: "What's the difference?"

Marko pointed to his eyes: "I remember you used to always wear dark goggles."

Gu Ran suddenly realized that all he wanted was this: "I'm a little short-sighted, and I can see better with light-colored goggles."

Marco praised sincerely: "It's handsome."

Gu Ran said thank you again.

While the two of them were chatting, the results on the big screen also came out.The Chinese team won their first mixed relay championship this season.

Cheng Sen was quite emotional, as if he had returned to more than ten years ago in a trance. At that time, he had just taken over the national team and his results were not good. It was also in the last two races of the season that Gu Ran was promoted to the senior group and won countless championships for the Chinese team.

Gu Ran was a little tired and sat down to rest.The rehabilitation therapist helped him massage, and the equipment technician also took the time to adjust the skates for him.

Next, he has the 1000m semi-finals and finals.

Xu Qing slapped him on the leg and asked, "Can you still hold on?"

Gu Ran raised her head halfway and looked at him from the bottom up: "No, what should I do?"

Xu Qing smiled and said, "Give up the game, what else can I do?"

Gu Ran raised her eyebrows: "There is no word 'abandoned' in my dictionary."

Xu Qing touched his head, then turned to ask the physical therapist, "How is it?"

The physical therapist has served in the national short-track speed skating team for many years, and is very familiar with Gu Ran's situation: "You know, his muscles tend to get tired when he was young, and now his physical fitness is still in the recovery period, and fatigue is also a normal phenomenon."

Xu Qing sighed, and said to Gu Ran: "You have already won two gold medals, and you are already very good. It doesn't matter whether you win the gold medal in the 1000 meters, as long as you don't get hurt."

Gu Ran nodded: "I see."

He said he knew it, and he still tried his best when he played, and the first place in the semi-final group entered the final.

Cheng Sen and Xu Qing could tell at a glance, because the strength of the opponents in the semi-finals was very balanced, and Gu Ran didn't spare any effort to reach the final.

During the finals, it was obvious that Gu Ran had no advantage in physical fitness compared to the other three young contestants.

At the start, others were fighting for the leading position, and he was trying to stand up.

These are two completely different strategies. Young players have more explosive power and stronger anaerobic ability. They treat 1000 meters as 500 meters.

Gu Ran was originally in the first lane, and he was able to grab the second place after the start. This is a very ideal position for him. It not only allows him to save energy to the greatest extent, but also takes care of the front and rear. opponent.

The 1000-meter competition was much more intense than yesterday's 500-meter competition. Throughout the competition, Cheng Sen and Xu Qing, who were on the coach's bench, were a little nervous.

In the stands behind them, the team members were even more nervous. Chen Yuze's palms were full of sweat. He even wanted to lose this game even more than Gu Ran himself.

Until the last lap, Gu Ran was still in second place, ahead of a Dutch skater.He rushed forward very hard, and kept a very fast lap speed, trying to get rid of the gap with the few behind.

Gu Ran followed closely behind him all the time. Although he couldn't overtake him in the middle, he didn't get away from him.

However, the Dutch player rushed too hard in the early stage, and kept leading the slide, fighting against the wind resistance. In the final stage, his physical strength was exhausted. When he came out of the corner, he had no way to control his route.

Gu Ran waited eight laps, and finally the opportunity came.He chose the inner lane without any hesitation, and the timing of his start was very sudden and fast, without giving any chance for the players in front to adjust.

Gu Ran put his left hand on the ice, and his right hand was behind his back. In the blink of an eye, he had surpassed his opponent when he came out of the corner, but he added two more knives under his feet, completely blocked the opponent behind him, and took the lead. Crossed the finish line.

Seeing this scene, the stands where the Chinese team members gathered burst into cheers: "Brother, you are the best!"

This is Gu Ran's first competition since returning to the arena. He applied for three events and won three gold medals. His omnipresent dominance, as long as there is his arena, he will never give his opponent any chance.

After the game, the coach of the Dutch team named Van Biya stopped Gu Ran: "You have been away from the game for three years. I thought I had to get used to it, but I didn't expect it to be so strong."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Where, it's because everyone gave me face, and they didn't take it seriously to compare with me. I still have to watch the World Championships."

These words are not all modesty. It is true that many countries do not attach importance to the World Cup. In Munich, some high-level athletes did not even participate.

In the next sixth race, Gu Ran still participated in the men's 500m, 1000m and 2000m mixed relay events and won the championship.

This is a good start. After returning home, he still has nearly a month to train. He believes that he will have a good result in the World Championships held in Heerenveen, the Netherlands next month.

After returning to China, Cheng Sen, Xu Qing and the fitness coach quickly formulated Gu Ran's training plan, mainly focusing on physical fitness, at least so that he would not appear too tired when he participated in many consecutive games.

Chen Yuze still followed Gu Ran every day. Not only did he cling to him on the training ground, he also had to sit at the same table with him for three meals a day, and he had to take his homework to his room at night.

He looked particularly well-behaved in front of each senior brother.

His teammates joked with him: "You almost wagged your tail at your brother."

Chen Yuze said: "Want Wang!"

That evening, only Gu Ran and Chen Yuze were training at the ice rink.Gu Ran pointed out a small problem to him, Gu Ran mentioned it to him, gave him another demonstration, and stood aside to watch him practice by himself.

Chen Yuze practiced it seven or eight times, and he felt that he had made some progress, but he still didn't meet Gu Ran's requirements.

At the beginning, the children who were enthusiastically practicing with Gu Ran gradually began to feel depressed.

Gu Ran explained the essentials to him again, encouraging him: "Try more, if you fail once, do it ten times, if you fail ten times, do it a hundred times, you will always succeed."

Speaking of this, he was stunned for a moment, and when he turned around, he saw Meng Yuqiao. He didn't know when the other party came over and how long he had been there.

Seeing him, Gu Ran remembered that many years ago, among the many contestants in the elite league, Gu Ran felt that his cornering skills were the best, so he added his WeChat and asked him for advice.

At first, he thought that someone as cold and cold as Meng Yuqiao would definitely not pay attention to his request to steal a teacher to learn art.

Unexpectedly, the other party really taught him all the content he learned from the foreign teacher without reservation.

Thinking of this, Gu Ran slid towards Meng Yuqiao's direction, and stretched out her hand to him through the anti-collision wall: "Sister Qiao!"

Meng Yuqiao frowned: "I'm your coach now."

Gu Ran quickly changed her words: "Director Meng, come here and give me a hug."

Before he said "Hold one", Meng Yuqiao had already walked towards him, and it was too late when he heard the last three words, Gu Ran jumped onto the crash pad full of energy, and came to him Hugs.

Meng Yuqiao patted him on the back twice, "Little bastard."

At this time, Chen Yuze also slid beside them, and knelt on the crash pad like Gu Ran: "Brother, I want to hug you too."

Gu Ran and Meng Yuqiao said in unison: "Get out."

"..."

After two World Cup matches, Gu Ran can actually tell that Chen Yuze is not particularly confident sometimes.

Gu Ran observed him for a long time, and found that this lack of self-confidence was not only manifested on the field, but also during training.

For example, point out a technical movement to him, and when he has practiced several times but fails to meet the requirements, he will show that kind of self-doubt.

Once Gu Ran called him, he raised his head and immediately put on a cute smile.

He entered the national team at a young age, but Gu Ran couldn't figure out why he was not confident.

That night, Gu Ran came to the gym to practice strength, and no surprise, Chen Yuze was also by his side.

The two of them practiced silently for almost half an hour. When Gu Ran stood up from the equipment, Chen Yuze handed him a bottle of mineral water: "Brother, you are so talented and work so hard. This is not for others. Way to live?"

Gu Ran looked at him, and remembered the words Jiang Yan once said to herself: "Talent is just a seed, and it needs to be watered with blood and sweat before it can bloom."

Chen Yuze lowered his head and sighed: "Sometimes I think, maybe I am not suitable for this sport."

This made Gu Ran very surprised: "Why do you have such an idea?"

Chen Yuze smiled: "I started to practice short track speed skating because I admired you. A few years later, our provincial team also established a short track speed skating team. I signed up for the selection with great interest, and I won No.3. In the end, he lost.”

Gu Ran has never heard of this story, but she is very curious: "Why?"

He thought of Meng Yuqiao's entanglement with that He Yang again, and wondered if the same thing happened to Chen Yuze.

I heard Chen Yuze go on to say: "I grew very fast at that time, and I almost grew to 1.8 meters when I was [-] or [-] years old. Several authoritative coaches from the north said that my physical condition is not suitable for short track speed skating. He's a flexible player."

Gu Ran made a gesture, and there was not much difference in height between the two, and Chen Yuze was only a little taller than him.But Chen Yuze, like Chi Lang, is muscular and relatively big, and he does look a bit bulky.

Chen Yuze shrugged, a little helpless: "That's why I didn't get selected."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "But you didn't give up, did you?"

Chen Yuze nodded: "Yes, I didn't give up. I went back to the club and continued to practice. I encouraged myself while watching your game."

At this time, Chen Yuze smiled mischievously at him: "Guess what happened next?"

"Huh?" Gu Ran didn't bother to guess, she bent her finger and tapped him on the head, "Don't be tricky, tell me quickly!"

Chen Yuze said: "A few years later, I entered the national youth team, but our provincial team was disbanded."

"..."

This ending was really unexpected by Gu Ran: "That's right, it sounds very cool."

He put his arms around Chen Yuze's shoulders and sighed: "Let me share with you some football players I like very much."

Chen Yuze's eyes widened: "You also like football?"

"like."

"Then which club do you like?"

Gu Ran said, "Real Madrid and Arsenal."

Chen Yuze clenched his fist excitedly: "Me too, me too!"

Gu Ran asked him to calm down: "Modric, known as the midfield magician, was just a kid herding sheep. Kante, who created a miracle in Leicester City, collected waste on the streets of Paris when he was a child. Dee didn't turn professional until he was 25."

"We can never reject grassroots heroes. It is not uncommon for God to reward us with food. The unyielding soul is the most precious."

"No matter what era or field there is no shortage of geniuses, diligence is the only way to victory. I hope you will always remember this."

These words made Chen Yuze's eyes moist: "I have always felt that I am a person without talent. Every time I suffer a setback, I always think of what the coach said to me back then."

"I also often ask myself, is there any point in persevering. But on the day you returned to the national team, when you stood in front of me, I knew that all my comebacks and persistence were worthwhile."

Gu Ran patted his head: "You are very lucky, you have caught up with the good times."

"Your body characteristics may not be flexible enough in our era, and you are not so dominant when doing transcendence."

"But now, the short distance relies on anaerobic ability and strong leading skating ability. I am very optimistic about you."