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

The 1000-meter race is at night, and because the champion is to be determined, it is arranged after the other qualifiers.

During the quarter-finals, Gu Ran was watching Zhao Zhishuo carefully.The kid kept his face sullen the whole time, the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed, and his eyes showed a fierce look. He really looked like a vicious dog who had suffered a great grievance and might go crazy and bite someone at any time.

But I have to admit that Zhao Zhishuo's strength is very strong, and his condition is very good. He really skating 1000 meters as if he were 500 meters. He didn't have any skills, it was all explosive, and his anaerobic ability was terrifying.

In the semi-finals, Gu Ran was not in the same group as him. He was in the first group. After the game, the staff did not allow the athletes to stay on the sidelines too much, so Gu Ran went back to the stands to watch the game.

However, both Tian Mao and Chen Yuze were in the same group as Zhao Zhishuo.

The two were not his opponents at all, even if they wanted to cooperate, they would not give them a chance, and there was another Korean player chasing after him.

The two immediately adjusted their tactics, one supporting the other, ensuring that the stronger one would enter the final.

In this event, Tian Mao's strength is stronger than Chen Yuze's. The latter has stronger explosive power and slightly weaker endurance.

Therefore, Tian Mao was in second place, and Chen Yuze was in charge of helping him get stuck in the position of another Korean player.

However, in short track speed skating, especially in the Winter Olympics, no one knows what will happen until the last moment.

At the last corner, when the race was about to end, Zhao Zhishuo in front suddenly slowed down, forcing Tian Mao and Chen Yuze behind him to also slow down.

Seeing this, Gu Ran's heart skipped a beat. Zhao Zhishuo is very strong. It is absolutely impossible for him to slow down at this time because of lack of physical strength. His purpose is only one - to create opportunities for the teammates behind.

Sure enough, at this moment, another Korean player suddenly picked up his speed and passed a number of Chinese players from outside in one go.

Chen Yuze and Tian Mao were very vigilant, and when they saw Zhao Zhishuo slowing down, they understood his intentions.The two also made quick adjustments, wanting to cross the finish line ahead of him.

However, the distance was too short, and Zhao Zhishuo locked his position very well. Tian Mao was right behind him, and there was no chance.

At this time, he quickly made a gesture to Chen Yuze behind him, and gave him the inner lane again. At the same time, he blocked the position of another Korean player.

Several people are overtaking and holding each other back, the competition in the corner is extremely fierce, and the suspense of promotion is left to the end.

Seeing that the two Korean players were about to cross the finish line together, Chen Yuze desperately stretched his legs forward on the other side. From the perspective of the audience, he and another Korean player crossed the line almost at the same time. It is not clear who is faster and who is slower.

The members of the Chinese team were very anxious seeing this scene, and kept asking each other: "Have you seen it clearly, Chen Yuze or the Korean first?"

"No."

"I do not have either."

Gu Ran clasped her hands in front of her chest, and said with certainty, "Chen Yuze is one knife point ahead."

"..."

The other team members looked at him: "Senior Brother, did you see clearly?"

Gu Ran nodded: "See clearly."

Although everyone adores him, the speed is so fast and the gap is so small that it is almost impossible for human eyes to catch it. It needs to catch the electronic timing system to distinguish it.Gu Ran said that he saw it clearly, but everyone couldn't believe it.

Lin Jiaxi who was on the side said: "He said he saw it clearly, so he must have seen it clearly. Over the years, he has not missed it."

At this time, the results on the big screen came out, No.1 was Zhao Zhishuo, and No.2 was Chen Yuze.

Seeing that Chen Yuze entered the final, everyone was relieved.In the match between two Chinese players and two South Korean players, although Zhao Zhishuo is very strong, the Korean team cannot take all the promotion places.

The point is, they now have an additional word "more" in their worship of Gu Ran.According to the results, Chen Yuze was 0.02 seconds faster than the Korean player. As an ordinary person, the difference could not be seen with the naked eye, but he can really see clearly. His eyes are too good.

Deng Wen made fun of her: "Brother, do you wear glasses just to look handsome?"

Gu Ran said: "The left eye is 100, and the right eye is 150, but this has nothing to do with dynamic vision."

The final list was displayed on the big screen, Gu Ran's overall score was No.1, in the first track.Zhao Zhishuo No.2, Chen Yuze No.3, and a Hungarian player.

The radio was telling the men's 1000m athletes to go down and warm up. Gu Ran packed up her things and stood up. Suddenly, she felt a strong feeling of being watched.

He turned around and found that there were people looking at him from the area where the South Korean players gathered diagonally across the street. They were Hwang Jae-hyun and Zhao Zhishuo.

The master and apprentice were talking while looking at him, when Gu Ran turned around, they met their gazes.

The two of them didn't hide or dodge, they just looked at Gu Ran across half the field.

In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, Zhao Zhishuo has shown a competitive state and level that far exceeds that of other players.His start, technique, stamina, explosiveness and sporadic ability are all outstanding, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a hexagonal fighter.

The previous two games left a deep impression on the audience. In addition, Zhao Zhishuo is ten years younger than Gu Ran. In this final, many people are more optimistic about him winning the championship. Even some ice fans who like Gu Ran, at this moment They all felt sorry for him and didn't dare to watch the game anymore, fearing that he would be ridiculed by black fans or some Korean ice fans if he failed to win the championship.

In the studio, the host asked Chi Lang: "What do you think of this final?"

Chi Lang said, "I'm not watching it with you."

The host laughed twice: "Our guest commentator is very humorous."

Chi Lang added: "That Zhao Zhishuo is indeed very strong, with top-notch abilities in all aspects."

The host asked: "You used to skate 1000 meters, if you compete with him, can you beat him?"

"Whether I can win or not is not important, what is important is that I believe Gu Ran will definitely win."

The host said: "I look forward to the best performance of the two Chinese players in the competition. Although the opponent is very strong, we have to face the difficulties."

Chi Lang snorted, "No one dares to say that he is strong in front of Gu Ran, and neither does Zhao Zhishuo."

Chi Lang's confidence in Gu Ran was almost superstitious, and his tone was very firm. In this competition, Gu Ran will definitely win the championship. Zhao Zhishuo is just a younger brother in front of his Gu Xiaoran, which is not worth mentioning.

He spoke so absolutely that some viewers even felt that he was trying to trick Gu Ran.If this fails to win the championship in the end, not only will Gu Ran have to face unpredictable pressure from public opinion, but Chi Lang will also be ridiculed by the crowd because of this sentence.

Before going on stage, Chen Yuze pulled Gu Ran, who turned around and saw that the little fan was hesitant to speak.

Gu Ran shook off his hand: "If you have anything to say, hurry up and say it!"

Chen Yuze said: "Although I may not be Zhao Zhishuo's opponent, I will definitely help you stop him, even if it is..."

Without saying the last two words, Gu Ran slapped him on the helmet: "Nonsense, devote yourself to the game, don't think about these messy things. You can complete the tactics as Director Xu specifies."

Chen Yuze bit his lower lip: "I see."

Gu Ran saw that he had bitten his lips with deep tooth marks, and if he tried harder, his skin might burst and bleed.

So he patted the kid's broad chest with the back of his hand: "Relax, no matter what the result of the game is, I will bear all the storms. You don't have to have any burdens, just let go and slide."

Chen Yuze said: "We both participated in the competition together, and of course we also bear the result together."

He glanced at Gu Ran again, lowered his head and muttered softly: "I'm not a child, I don't need your protection."

At this time, Gu Ran's name was called on the radio, and he turned and walked into the ice rink.

Standing in front of the starting line, Gu Ran knew that this was a tough battle, in every sense of the word.

Sure enough, when the starting gun fired, Zhao Zhishuo rushed out like a big wolf dog who had been hungry for several days and saw the food.

To be honest, whether it is Yin Canyu or Huang Zaixian, their skating style is mainly based on skills, at least it looks graceful, but when it comes to Zhao Zhishuo, there is really no beauty, only strong strength, which is closer to that of Western athletes. features.

Gu Ran and him are exactly two extremes. Even in the initial sprinting stage, he looks very light and stretched, which is pleasing to the eye, but he can maintain a very fast speed, giving people the feeling that he is actually floating on the ice. The illusion may fly at any time.

Zhao Zhishuo put in a lot of effort, but he still couldn't overtake Gu Ran at the first corner and fell to the second place.

As a result, the kid started to squeeze upwards and collided directly with Gu Ran. The two of them fell off the track at the same time, which also affected the Hungarian players behind.

The referee's whistle sounded immediately, all players were recalled, and the game restarted.

At the second start, Zhao Zhishuo was still vigorous and determined not to give up until he took the lead skater position.

If it was the World Cup or the World Championships, Gu Ran might let him skate behind him, which would save energy.

But this is the Winter Olympics. Zhao Zhishuo has already demonstrated his leading skating ability and explosive power in the last two games. Gu Ran dare not take this risk and does not want to save his energy.

At this time, he also wants to give it a go and rush 1000 meters as 500 meters.

So, this time, Gu Ran still did not back down.His starting reaction is already very fast, and he has an advantage in times.No matter how hard Zhao Zhishuo tried, he still couldn't overtake him at the first corner.

Gu Ran's speed was too fast, almost in the blink of an eye, he was already out of the corner.

This is not the first time Zhao Zhishuo has competed with Gu Ran, but it is the first time he has seen Gu Ran skate so actively in the 1000-meter race.

That speed was really too fast, not only easily grabbed the first place, but also kept increasing the distance.

This was something that Zhao Zhishuo didn't think of before the game. Regardless of Gu Ran's age or skating style, he should choose to find the most powerful position at the beginning of the game and follow the skating.

However, as soon as Gu Ran came up, he sprinted at full speed, which was completely beyond Zhao Zhishuo's expectations, and also disrupted all his tactical arrangements.

For a moment, he didn't know how to adjust himself, so he could only use all his strength to follow behind Gu Ran and try his best to catch up.

In this way, the race has only started two laps, and they have already left the other two players behind.

Zhao Zhishuo forced himself to calm down, he thought, Gu Ran is already 31 years old, he can't last long with such a fast lap speed, after halfway, the speed will definitely slow down, and then it will be his chance.

The race soon came to the fifth lap, Zhao Zhishuo stared at Gu Ran's back, and kept catching up.The distance between the two of them fluctuated. When Zhao Zhishuo got close to Gu Ran, before he had time to go beyond, the man cut twice at his feet, and the distance between the two was opened again.

On the seventh lap, he looked at Gu Ran in front of him, and it seemed that he had turned into a illusory light and shadow. No matter how hard he tried, he could only approach, but not surpass.

The leading skaters in the front have to face very large wind resistance, which is a severe test for the athletes' physical fitness, especially for athletes like Gu Ran.

In fact, Zhao Zhishuo's guess was right. After five laps, Gu Ran's physical energy had already been consumed by half, his leg muscles began to be weak, and his heartbeat soared to an astonishing frequency.

However, his speed did not drop at all.

He didn't allow himself to slow down at this time, he couldn't let Zhao Zhishuo see any hope of surpassing himself, absolutely not.

Because of the lack of oxygen, his muscles were already so weak that lifting his legs required great willpower. His heart was beating violently in the chest cavity. Because of the lack of oxygen, his lungs felt severe oppression, but he still persisted.

The sixth lap, the seventh lap, the eighth lap, the last lap... Sweat has dripped into the eyes along the brow bone, and the rapid heartbeat has become chaotic, as if it will suddenly stop in the next second.

The end is getting closer, hold on, hold on!As long as you persist for one second, you will win.