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

Gao Ziyi is an extremely stable player. He has no ups and downs in his emotions, and his emotions are not visible. He can endure hardships and withstand pressure.Among all the players, Xu Qing is most assured of him.

Sure enough, Gao Ziyi firmly occupied the first place from the start, and led the slide to the end, entering the final with the first place in the group.

Next, is the last competition this morning - the men's 500m final.

Gu Ran was originally standing at the entrance of the inspection area, but now she walked along the periphery of the ice rink to the entrance.

After the athletes entered the field, the live broadcast introduced the courses one by one: "The first is Ren Yongjie, from L province, the second is Liu Fei, from H province, the third is Gu Ran, from J province, and the fourth is Meng Yuqiao. , from the WE club."

Obviously, when the names of Gu Ran and Meng Yuqiao were introduced, the applause suddenly became lively.

Liu Fei and Ren Yongjie turned their heads at the same time and looked at the two "little fresh meat" next to them.I have to feel that good-looking people can get so much attention even if they practice an unpopular sport.

The temperature of the ice rink was a little low. Gu Ran shook her arms and legs, trying to maintain the state of warming up just now, but she didn't expect to provoke a discussion in the stands next to her.

"Is he too cold, or is he not active?"

"The buttocks are also shaking, so cute!"

"The game suit of this jumpsuit is also great, and the curves of the body can be seen at a glance."

"..."

The referee raised his hand to signal the scene to be quiet.

Gu Ran placed the tip of the ice skate on the left foot within the starting line, looked ahead, leaned forward with her body sideways, and put her hands forward and backward. This starting posture is more conducive to the moment the gun is fired, like an arrow ready to go , relying on the core burst to shoot his body out.

In short-distance races, the quality of the start directly affects the ranking when entering the first corner. The shorter the distance, the fewer opportunities for overtaking and overtaking.A perfect start is half the battle.

Among these four people, Gu Ran's starting reaction is the fastest.The others seemed to be stunned for a moment before rushing out, but he had already started to sprint almost the moment the gun was fired.

Agility is Gu Ran's greatest strength, but strength is his weakness.And the three opponents next to him are all eighteen or nineteen years old, and their body and strength are much better than him.

Liu Fei and Ren Yongjie had the upper hand in lap times and had more experience in the competition. Although they started a little slower, it did not prevent them from catching up quickly.

On the other side, Meng Yuqiao, with his explosive power and good technique, ignored the laps after the start and tried his best to rush forward, hoping to have a good position at the corner.

These three people created a very strong sense of oppression around Gu Ran. During the sprint stage, athletes need to swing their arms to increase kinetic energy for their subsequent skating, but when all four of them are crowded together, it is inevitable that there will be physical injuries when swinging arms. Contact, and then lead to collision, fall and other accidents.

Gu Ran can't control that much, he has to rely on the start to grab the leading position.All three of them were taller and stronger than him, and if he fell behind, it would be difficult for him to catch up.

In his memory, apart from Meng Yuqiao, he had never surpassed the other two in the competition.

In the chaos, Gu Ran still stubbornly relied on the slight advantage at the start, and when he was about to enter the first corner, he grabbed the first position.

At this moment, Ren Yongjie, who was slightly behind, was still trying to overtake him from the inside.

But Gu Ran had already occupied the inner lane, and if he stepped forward, he might cause a collision foul, so he gave up.

In the midst of chaos, Gu Ran finally passed the corner smoothly, but his heart was still hanging. He could feel that, unlike the state of the elite league, the three of them were fighting with all their strength.

Even if he grabbed the leading position and had a good start, Gu Ran didn't dare to relax at all, and still kept skating at a very fast speed.

Meng Yuqiao has always had the idea of ​​surpassing him in heretics.Gu Ran guarded her route and did not give him any chance.

At the same time, Ren Yongjie and Liu Fei were also chasing after him. Behind the insider and the outsider, the three of them all looked at him covetously.

This sense of urgency of facing the enemy is frightening. The opponent is very powerful, and if you are not careful, you will be seized and overtaken.

The second position behind him is constantly changing. At first it was Ren Yongjie, then Meng Yuqiao, and now it is Ren Yongjie again, which shows that there is also fierce competition for the second position.

This is a good thing for Gu Ran, it's better than all three of them targeting him.

His eyes were fixed on the front, and the dark goggles made the entire skating rink not so bright. In his eyes, except for the track in front of him, other insignificant pictures seemed to be turned into phantoms, and he kept receding.

Gu Ran doesn't have time to think about the route and rhythm. He can't hold these in his mind now, and there is only one sentence in his heart: "Speed ​​up! Speed ​​up! Speed ​​up!!!"

Only by being unreserved and maintaining the fastest speed throughout the whole process can we not be caught up by the opponent behind.

At the last bend of the third lap, Ren Yongjie exposed half of his shoulders on the outside of Gu Ran. Gu Ran rested his left hand on the ice, tilted his body to the left as far as possible, and the friction between the outer edge of the left skate and the ice reached The minimum critical value, Gu Ran's skating speed then accelerated again.

Out of the corner of his eye, Ren Yongjie's exposed half of his shoulder receded again.

Before Gu Ran could breathe a sigh of relief, on the other side, he felt the threat from his opponent again.

Meng Yuqiao was perseveringly trying to surpass from the outside world, and Gu Ran ignored her body balance at the moment when she was about to leave the outside world, and slammed a few knives under her feet to guard her own route.

Sliding down thrillingly all the way, there are only four laps of the race, and every corner is thrilling for the audience.Every time I thought that Ren Yongjie or Meng Yuqiao was going to overtake, but every time Gu Ran was able to save the day.

His figure, who seemed to be significantly smaller than others, was so stubborn, withstood the pressure of the three people behind him, and managed to survive the last corner.

At the moment of entering the straight road, Ren Yongjie and Meng Yuqiao sandwiched Gu Ran between the left and the right. The three of them were almost at the same level, and they were all stretching their legs forward as much as possible, trying to be the first to cross the finish line!

The distance between the three of them was so close that it was difficult to tell who crossed the finish line first from the audience's point of view.

But there was also a sharp-eyed person who said very firmly: "It's Gu Ran! My dynamic vision is very good, and I will never make a mistake. It must be Gu Ran who crossed the line first!"

"My God, he's not even 15 yet!"

"It's amazing that he can stand in the finals!"

"This is a genius, his peers are still participating in the U-series competition, and he has already won the national championship!"

With her hands on her knees, Gu Ran slid on the ice for another two laps before slowly stopping.

He came to the exit panting, and someone from the nearest stand shouted his name: "Gu Xiaoran, you're doing great today!"

"Champion! You are the champion!!"

"The youngest champion of the national championship!"

The National Short Track Speed ​​Skating Championships used to have age requirements, and athletes must be at least 16 years old to participate.Since the elite league last year, only cross-age groups are allowed to participate.

These are a few girls from a certain representative team. No male athlete in their team entered the 500-meter final, so they cheered for Gu Ran throughout the whole process.

Gu Ran took off the goggles, smiled and nodded at the girls.So the girls in that area all looked over, and some even shouted at him: "Gu Xiaoran, your ass is so sticky!"

Hearing the word "butt", Gu Ran quickly turned her head away.

Beside, Meng Yuqiao set up her skates and was about to walk out of the ice rink when the results appeared on the big screen.

Gu Ran turned her head and saw her name at first glance. The score was 41 seconds 487.

Although it didn't reach the best result of Gu Ran's usual training, it was already higher than his average result, and Gu Ran showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Meng Yuqiao, who turned around to look at the results, turned her eyes and fell on him again. She still had a cold expression and a cold voice, but there was a slight upward arc at the corner of her mouth: "I have made great progress."

Gu Ran smiled brightly: "Thank you for sharing."

Meng Yuqiao nodded: "It should."

After speaking, he left without looking back.

Although he always cherishes words like gold in such a clear and cold manner, Gu Ran feels that he should be a warm and generous person in his heart.

Just as he was staring at Meng Yuqiao's back and giggling, someone slapped the helmet on his head from behind again.

Without looking back, Gu Ran guessed it was Liu Fei.Turning around to stare at him, Liu Fei spoke first: "41 seconds 487, do you know what this score means?"

Gu Ran raised her eyebrows: "What does it mean?"

Liu Fei smiled and said, "Judging from the results of the past Winter Olympics, you can at least rank in the top ten."

The top ten in the Winter Olympics sounds awesome, but in fact, that's it.

The level of each country and each region is uneven, but the Olympic qualifications must be as fair as possible.

This is like the table tennis players from some countries participating in the Olympics are placed in China, and there is a high probability that they will not even be able to enter the provincial team.

In the short-track speed skating competition, the results of the semi-finals of the players are better than those of the B-finals of the finals.

Everyone wants to enter Group A to compete for the championship, but if they fall into Group B, they can only compete for 5th to 8th place.

Gu Ran, like every young man who embarks on the road of sports, initially aimed at the Olympics.But he also knows that it is a big taboo to aim too high, and he must go step by step if he wants to succeed.

He shrugged modestly: "Unfortunately, I'm not yet old enough to participate in the Winter Olympics."

"What's the rush?" Liu Fei patted him on the head again, "Train hard and impress the world in the international arena."

When Gu Ran came to the coach command area, Director Wang greeted him excitedly when he saw him, gave him a big hug, and patted him on the back twice: "You boy, won the championship, why don't you win the championship?" Can you still be so calm?"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Be low-key, keep low-key."

Xu Qing on the side snorted, "He must be dissatisfied with his performance."

Gu Ran said: "I am not dissatisfied, I think this result is pretty good."

"I'm talking about performance, I'm not talking about results."

"..."

Gu Ran stroked the broken hair on her forehead from front to back: "Okay, you can see it, but I'm actually a little nervous."

Xu Qing asked, "What are you nervous about?"

Gu Ran told the truth: "The three opponents are stronger than me, and they are also older than me."

"Your age is precisely your advantage, except for that Meng Yuqiao..." Xu Qing glanced to the right, where the coach command area of ​​Province H was.

So he only finished half of what he said, and didn't continue.

In the morning competition, only the women's 500m final is left.After the end, the athletes go back to the hotel to rest and continue in the afternoon.

Gu Ran was very curious about what Xu Qing left behind, but she didn't have a chance to ask.

In the 1500-meter final in the afternoon, Gao Ziyi beat his old opponent Jiang Hongyi and won the 1500-meter race. This is also the second gold medal won by Province J in this competition.

In the stands, Liang Kexin yelled "Gao Ziyi is awesome", but put his arm on Gu Ran's shoulder: "Little brother, if you win another gold medal in the 1000 meters tomorrow, we will all get three gold medals in the men's single event." It's gone."

Before Gu Ran could speak, Wu Kaize raised his head first: "Why didn't you tell me to get this gold medal?"

Liang Kexin rolled his eyes at him: "You should advance to the final."

Until the end of the evening regular meeting, teammates left one after another, and he stayed alone.

Xu Qing raised his chin at him: "Do you have anything else to do?"

Gu Ran smiled: "A little bit."

"Go ahead."

Gu Ran asked: "What is the last half of the sentence you didn't finish speaking during the day?"

Xu Qing recalled, as the head coach, he had too many things to remember: "Which sentence are you referring to?"

Gu Ran reminded him: "Except for Meng Yuqiao, what's next?"

Xu Qing suddenly realized, and then said: "The three of them, except Meng Yuqiao, the other two are not your opponents."

In today's game, it was still a bit difficult for Gu Ran to win.Xu Qing said that neither Liu Fei nor Ren Yongjie was his opponent, but Gu Ran didn't believe it: "Is it true?"

"Actually, Meng Yuqiao is not your opponent, but he is a late bloomer athlete. Although he didn't have any amazing performances in his youth, I am more optimistic about him in the future."

This statement coincides with Gu Ran, he is also optimistic about Meng Yuqiao: "Today he took the second place."

Xu Qing stood up, walked up to him, put his hands on his shoulders, and only looked into his eyes: "Little friend, calm down and practice hard for another year. By next year, you will meet the age limit of the National Skating Federation." , can participate in international competitions."

Another international competition, this is the second time Gu Ran has heard someone mention this to him.

Gu Ran thought of those arrogant Koreans at the Winter Olympics, he was really looking forward to it.

On the second day, the 1000-meter semi-finals will be held first.Gu Ran was in a group with Liu Fei and Meng Yuqiao, and there was another member of the representative team.

At the beginning of the competition, Meng Yuqiao could still compete with Gu Ran and Liu Fei, but he is a typical short-distance explosive player, and his endurance is his shortcoming.He was still able to compete with Gu Ran in the front, but his stamina became weaker as he got to the back, and finally fell to the fourth place.

There was no suspense about the result of the competition, Gu Ran and Liu Fei entered the next round.

The other group is Wu Kaize, Chi Lang, He Yang and Ren Yongjie.

The result of the competition was as predicted by Gu Ran, Chi Lang and Ren Yongjie entered the final.

However, he did not expect that Chi Dali, who was joking with him on WeChat every day, would make such amazing progress.

He led the skater from the beginning of the race until the end of the race, firmly suppressing the three opponents behind him, and he did not feel tired at the end of the race, and he was quite energetic.

Gu Ran squinted her eyes halfway, watching him walk out of the ice rink and walk up to her along the passage.

Chi Lang raised his eyebrows: "Are you waiting for me here?"

Gu Ran was noncommittal: "I just finished watching your match."

Chi Lang was a little proud: "How about it, have you been convinced by Dad's strength?"

Gu Ran said: "Schools should be treated with admiration for three days."

When Chi Lang became interested, he wanted to hear Gu Ran boasting about himself: "Tell me, why are you so impressed?"

Gu Ran continued to comment: "The strength has increased again, and the endurance has also improved..."

Hearing Gu Ran praise him, Chi Dali almost raised his tail to the sky: "That's a must! Just wait, I will rub you against the ice in the final."

Gu Ran raised the corner of her mouth, and finished the second half of the sentence: "The technology is still so rough, I'm afraid you are not a fool."

Chi Lang took a deep breath, jumped forward without saying a word, stretched out his arms, strangled Gu Ran's neck, and slapped his buttocks with the other hand: "I think your skin is itchy."

Gu Ran grabbed his arm with both hands, and leaned forward suddenly, trying to throw Chi Lang down with his waist and abdomen strength.

However, the tonnage of the two is not in the same heavyweight class at all. Chi Lang didn't fall, but he almost fell himself.

"Chi Lang, what are you doing?" There was a scolding voice from the side, "What do you look like playing around on the sidelines?"

The two looked up, and the man looked at Mian Shan. He was an official from the skating association.Chi Lang quickly let go, and stood up with Gu Ran in an orderly manner.

Chi Lang quickly explained: "No, no, we are just kidding."

The skating association official didn't look at Gu Ran, but stared at Chi Lang and reprimanded him: "Are you playing around with people like this? What if you hurt him?"

Chi Lang felt a little wronged, Gu Ran is not made of ceramics, how can he get hurt so easily?

So, he argued again: "Didn't he hit me too?"

Gu Ran added fuel to the side: "Teacher, we know we are wrong."

"When did he hit you? Why didn't I see it?" The official of the skating association took a look at Gu Ran, "Look at him, how well-behaved and sensible a child is, if you bully him again, I will disqualify you from the competition and let you go back Write a review!"

Chi Lang didn't dare to say anything, so he could only honestly admit his mistake.

He was wronged too much. It was obvious that two people were fighting, so why should he be the one being scolded.

After the skating association official left, he glared at Gu Ran again: "It's all my fault because you are so cute?"

Gu Ran secretly pinched him on the waist, causing Chi Lang to grin his teeth in pain, Gu Ran threatened in a low voice: "If you dare to fight back, I will go and file a complaint immediately!"

Chi Lang: "!!!"

Naturally, Chi Dali couldn't swallow this breath, and stared at Gu Ran fiercely: "Okay, Gu Xiaoran, you wait, see you on the field later."

Gu Ran smiled until her eyes narrowed: "I'll wait for you, let's see who of us rubs the other on the ice."