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

Before Cheng Sen lifted him away, Gu Ran held Lin Jiaxi's face and kissed him on the forehead.Lin Jiaxi was still tugging on his arm, the two were inseparable.

Cheng Sen said to Xu Qing who was on the side: "The child is old enough, it's time to fall in love."

Gu Ran gave him a white look: "Why are your thoughts so complicated?"

Cheng Sen gasped, and slapped him on the butt: "It's thirty, what's wrong with me urging you to have a girlfriend?"

Gu Ran asked him back: "Why don't you talk about it?"

Cheng Sen turned to Xu Qing and shouted, "Don't worry, the child has learned to talk back."

Xu Qing has been looking at the order book in his hand, not even bothering to give him a look: "You deserve it."

Cheng Sen: "..."

On the second match day, the Chinese team won two gold medals, and the coaching staff was very satisfied with the result.During the regular meeting in the evening, everyone was encouraged to make persistent efforts.

The first race the next morning was the 2000-meter mixed relay.It was still Gu Ran who brought the three younger brothers and sisters into battle.

Before playing, the three little guys chattered around Gu Ran: "I haven't won the gold medal in the World Championships yet."

"I do not have either."

"Hold Brother Gu's thigh tightly."

"Hold tight, hold tight..."

Gu Ran quickly waved her hand: "Don't say that, I still expect you to take me to bed."

This is just a joke, everyone on the field is doing their best.

Although there were a few small twists and turns in the whole game, Gu Ran's last blow was the Dinghaishenzhen of the Chinese team. His performance has always been stable. Even if the juniors in front of him do not have a big advantage, as long as they are not too far behind, he can turn the tide.

Today, not only did his juniors and juniors not fall behind the other contestants, but they all seemed to have been beaten to death. Their momentum was fully displayed, and they led all the way until the last stick was handed over to Gu Ran.Gu Ran doesn't even need to try his best to overtake, as long as he slides down the last two laps smoothly and gets in his position, there is no suspense for this gold medal.

Team competitions are always more exciting. The moment he crossed the finish line, Gu Ran couldn't help but pumped his fist. He looked even more excited than when he took the 500 meters yesterday.

The moment Gu Ran crossed the finish line, the three little guys all slid to his side, vying to hug him.

Chen Yuze was also embarrassed to rob the girl, so he could only watch Deng Wen and Bai Xinyi fall into Gu Ran's arms, one on the left and one on the right, but Gu Ran was a little embarrassed.

Deng Wen shouted excitedly: "Champion, we are world champions!"

"This is my first gold medal in the World Championships!" Bai Xinyi wanted to kiss Gu Ran on the cheek, but Gu Ran was half a head taller than her, so she couldn't reach her.

Chen Yuze felt that the two of them were either excited about winning the championship, or they were looking for an excuse to hug and kiss Gu Ran.

This is the first time that the Chinese team won the mixed relay gold medal in the World Championships in three years, and it is also the third gold medal won in this World Championships. Standing in the stands, cheering and waving the national flag in their hands.

Next is the 1000-meter race. Although Zhao Zhishuo won two world championships at a young age, Cheng Sen and Xu Qing firmly believe that Gu Ran still has the ability to win gold in this event.

According to the results of the quarter-finals, Gu Ran and Zheng Minyu were in the same group in the semi-finals.

Gu Ran and this famous Korean general have been rivals for many years, and there is Cui Zhien between them.It is said that after years of hard pursuit, Zheng Minyu did not catch up with Choi Ji-eun until the latter went to the Netherlands, and it was reported that Zheng Minyu married someone else within a few months.

Ms. Cui doesn't care about these at all. Her strength remains the same as before. Yesterday, she helped the Netherlands win a gold medal in the women's 500m.

Gu Ran has not signed up for the 1500-meter race since his comeback, and Zheng Minyu did not enter the finals in the first two World Cups, so they have competed together until now.

This time the semi-finals happened to be in the same group, which aroused Gu Ran's competitive spirit and wanted to compete with him.

From the way Zheng Minyu looked at him in the inspection area before playing, it was not difficult for Gu Ran to guess that the other party thought the same way.

I don't know if it's because Zheng Minyu lost to Lin Jiaxi in yesterday's 1500-meter race. Gu Ran felt that the other party looked at her more complicatedly, with a little unwillingness and resentment.

The more he looked at himself with such eyes, the more Gu Ran looked forward to winning him in the next game.

The races are divided according to the results of the quarter-finals, Gu Ran is in the first race, Zheng Minyu is in the second race, and the two are next to each other.Just before the referee's password was remembered, Gu Ran felt the unfriendly, even hostile gaze from the person beside him.

The starting gun sounded, and Gu Ran put aside all distractions and rushed to the starting line.Everyone is now skating 1000 meters like 500 meters, and it is very important to grab the leading position at the start of the race.

Gu Ran still insisted on her tactics, and was not in a hurry to lead the slide, but to stand up.

Therefore, Zheng Minyu next to him grabbed the first place.Gu Ran slid behind him, using him to reduce air resistance.

In the first half of the game, although the latter two players tried to overtake Gu Ran in various ways, they failed. Gu Ran was still firmly in second place, with Zheng Minyu in front.

On the seventh lap, just when Gu Ran thought the timing was just right, she suddenly picked up speed, skilfully overtook her from the inner circle, and began to lead the slide by herself.

There are still two laps left in the race, which is the time to exert strength in the back end, but whether it is Zheng Minyu, who is leading the skater in the front, or the two players behind who have been trying to surpass Gu Ran, they have exhausted too much physical energy, and now they are somewhat immobile. up.

Only Gu Ran, among the four contestants, consumed the least amount of energy in the first half of the competition. While ensuring the promotion, he has been saving his energy for the final.

With the last two laps left in the race, Gu Ran overtook Zheng Minyu to take the lead skater position. As long as he raises his lap speed and maintains the advantage of two laps, he can guarantee that the group will enter the final.

He needs to get a good pass in the final to compete for the championship with another talented teenager from the Korean team.

Zheng Minyu was behind him, staring at his back all the time, the hatred in his eyes almost turned into substance.In the last few corners, he wanted to rush up desperately to compete with Gu Ran for the first place in the group, but in the end, reason overcame the impulse. This is only the semi-finals, and he still has the tactics assigned by the coach to complete. First, make sure into the finals.

In the end, there were five players who entered the finals. The South Korean team was Zhao Zhishuo and Zheng Minyu. The Chinese team only had Gu Ran, a Canadian player and a Russian player.

No need to think about it, the two Korean players will definitely cooperate in the game to block Gu Ran's route and not give him any chance and space to surpass.

Before the game, Xu Qing also repeatedly emphasized: "You must be careful when facing two Korean players alone."

Cheng Sen added from the side: "Koreans have always had dirty hands and feet, you know that."

Gu Ran nodded casually: "I know."

Of course he knew that Huang Zaixian, Guo Chengjun, and Zheng Minyu were all masters on the ice rink who could not skate without doing something, and they were best at creating chaos at bends, so they could take advantage of it.

Gu Ran has fought against three generations of athletes before and after them, so she knows them very well.

Even so, Gu Ran never expected that they could target her so blatantly.

Just at the first bend, Gu Ran leaned in from the second lane. Zhao Zhishuo and Zheng Minyu sandwiched him from left to right. When passing the bend, under the action of centrifugal force, all three of them lost their balance. fell out.

The referee's whistle sounded immediately, and all players were called back for a rematch.

The staff took advantage of this time to enter the venue to deal with the ice. When Gu Ran stood up, she touched her left knee.

Seeing his action, Xu Qing became nervous for a while, put his hands on the crash pad, leaned forward, and asked, "Are you injured?"

Gu Ran shook her head: "No, just a knock."

Xu Qing said: "Don't force yourself, your body is more important than the gold medal."

Gu Ran nodded, the ice surface over there has been dealt with, and the game is about to restart.

People play two against one, just to do whatever they want.There is also a Canadian player and a Belgian player. These two are at the end, and they have no idea about the championship. At most, they will fight for a place on the podium.

Gu Ran couldn't count on the two of them, so she could only fight alone.

The game restarted, Gu Ran was a lot more careful this time, and didn't dare to compete with them again.

Zheng Minyu and Zhao Zhishuo successfully grabbed the first and second places, and the two immediately started to implement their pre-match tactics, one inside and one outside, cleverly forming angles, blocking all routes, and not giving Gu Ran any room to surpass.The one in the front slows down, and the one in the back will go up immediately. The two of them alternately lead the slide, and alternately lock positions. The cooperation is perfect.

Gu Ran has nothing to do with them, so she can only follow behind and look for opportunities through observation.

At the eighth lap of the race, Gu Ran couldn't wait any longer, he had to give it a go.

Zhao Zhishuo is really strong. Even at this time, he can still maintain a very fast lap speed. It is almost impossible to surpass him from outsiders.

However, Zheng Minyu helped him guard the inner path very well, and there was no room for him to go beyond.

Seeing that there are still two laps left in the race, there is no time for Gu Ran to overtake them one by one. He has to find a way to get rid of two people at once.

Although Zhao Zhishuo's current lap speed is very fast, Zheng Minyu obviously can't keep up.Gritting your teeth and kicking off the ice to start at a high speed will cause deformation of the movement, leaving flaws when exiting the corner.

And this flaw happened to be caught by Gu Ran. Although there was only a little space, he decided to take a gamble.So, he added several sabers under his feet, overtook Zheng Minyu from the outside, then stared at the little gap left between him and Zhao Zhishuo, added two more sabers under his feet, and continued to overtake.

This series of movements were all done in a very small space. Even though the soles of the feet were doing ice kicking movements, Gu Ran kept her hands behind her back and was very careful to avoid any physical contact with other athletes, which would eventually lead to a foul.

However, just as he was about to overtake Zhao Zhishuo, he suddenly felt a huge impact from his left arm.Afterwards, Zheng Minyu's figure appeared in his career on the left, and after that, he was knocked away by the opponent, and he flew out of the track without having time to adjust his center of gravity.

"!!!"

This sudden scene shocked everyone.The audience was cheering that Gu Ran was about to complete a wonderful overtaking, but what was waiting was that he was knocked off the track by a malicious foul.

With one lap left in the race, the ten-second clock was up.However, by this time, Gu Ran, who had fallen on the sidelines, hadn't stood up yet.

The moment they saw Gu Ran fly out of the track, both Cheng Sen and Xu Qing's hearts sank. They rushed to the place where Gu Ran fell at the same time, and half of their bodies had already entered the track.

Gu Ran fell to the ground, covering his left knee with both hands.

The referee signals the team doctor and head coach to enter the field.As soon as Cheng Sen took a step forward, he was pulled back vigorously. Xu Qing said without turning his head, "Let me go!"

Gu Ran was still lying on the ice, and the referee asked him how he was doing, but he just shook his head without giving any response.

Xu Qing hurried over with the team doctor, helped Gu Ran to sit up, let him lean on himself, and asked the team doctor to examine him.

In the stands, the members of the Chinese team were furious when they saw Gu Ran fall, and they all scolded Zheng Minyu for being shameless, especially Chen Yuze, when he saw his idol fall, he was so anxious that he almost jumped out of his arms. When he jumped down from the stands, it was Yu Jie who grabbed him: "Don't make trouble."

Chen Yuze gritted his teeth: "I really want to rush up and beat that Korean."

Gu Ran leaned on Xu Qing's body, and it took a long time to recover from the severe pain.After a rough diagnosis by the team doctor, it may be an injury inside the joint cavity. The specific situation will not be known until an MRI is taken.

Seeing Gu Ran being carried out on a stretcher, Cheng Sen knew that the situation was worse than he had imagined.Next is the super 3000m race. Originally, if Gu Ran won the 1000m gold medal, he might win the all-around championship again. Now it seems that he can only give up the race.

Xu Qing can't control that much, his heart is now full of Gu Ran's injuries: "Hurry up and practice the staff of the venue, and let the ambulance take us to the hospital."

Gu Ran grabbed his wrist, "Wait a minute."

Xu Qing looked down at him: "What are you waiting for?"

Gu Ran said, "I want to see the final result."

"This child..." Cheng Sen patted him lightly on the head, "Your injury is more important than anything else, just leave it alone."

Gu Ran insisted on refusing to leave, so the two coaches had no choice but to accompany him.The team doctor took out an ice pack to apply ice to his injured knee.

The results came out within 2 minutes. Zhao Zhishuo won the gold medal, but Gu Ran failed to complete the competition and had no results.Zheng Minyu was penalized for a foul and his score was invalid. After his name, he was given a red card. The basis for the penalty was a malicious foul. He will no longer be able to participate in the next game.

Cheng Sen gritted his teeth, and said murderously: "Is it over if you don't participate in the next competition? He won't even think about participating in the next competition."

At this time, Lin Jiaxi and Chen Yuze all ran down from the stands.Lin Jiaxi looked at where Gu Ran was injured: "The knee is swollen, it hurts."

Gu Ran looked at his expression and felt that he could cry in a second: "It hurts when I fell down, but it's much better now."

Xu Qing urged: "Hurry up and go to the hospital."

Lin Jiaxi held Gu Ran's hand and refused to let go: "I want to go with you."

Gu Ran held his hand instead: "Don't go, help me get the all-around champion back."

Lin Jiaxi bit her lower lip and nodded heavily: "Okay!"