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

After Cui Zhien left, Chi Lang pounced on him: "Damn it!!! Our family, Gu Xiaoran, has grown up, and there are girls who give him food."

Gu Ran asked: "Is the girl good-looking?"

Chi Lang said: "It's pretty, it looks like a girl group member."

Gu Ran nodded her chin: "Then you go."

Chi Lang had a smirk on his face: "They didn't send me rice balls."

Gu Ran sneered: "Do you dare to eat it if she gives it to you?"

Chi Lang thought for a while: "That's really not daring." He put his arms around Gu Ran's shoulder: "From now on, you can live with Dad."

Gu Ran stared at him: "Do you want me to send you to your death again? I will send it now. I will find you a place where the dragon's veins are located. It will be buried in a beautiful place and benefit your descendants." He made a look of sudden realization again, "I almost forgot , you have no offspring."

This small mouth can really be said, Chi Lang really wants to find something to stop him: "That is to benefit you."

They fought each other while walking out of the skating rink.The group of new players behind were stunned.

Is this the fairy friendship of the national team bosses?

On the last competition day, Gu Ran won the gold medals in the 2000-meter mixed relay, 1000-meter, all-around, and 3000-meter relay.Absolute level of dominance, sweeping all competition champions, never giving anyone a chance.

That Zheng Minyu thought that he almost beat Gu Ran in the 1500 meters, so he hoped to compete with him in several other competitions.

It was only when he was on the field that he realized how naive he was. In the relay race, he and his teammates were no match for others.

Only in the 1000-meter race, he caused Gu Ran a little trouble.But the Chinese team entered the final with another person named Chi Lang.

This Chi Lang is not weak, and with the cooperation of the two of them, he has no chance at all.

Under the eyes of the Koreans who were jealous, hateful and complex, Gu Ran raised the five-star red flag six times and played the national anthem six times on their venue, and the Korean audience in the stands could sing.

For him, the World Youth Championship was like going to Xinshou Village with a full-level boss, and the champion was soft-hearted.

When he returned to the national team, Xu Qing made a special trip to his room to watch him open the suitcase. Apart from his equipment, there were only six gold medals and six souvenirs, which took up half of the suitcase.

Xu Qing smiled and said, "Did you come to Korea to buy goods?"

Gu Ran casually threw a mascot to him: "I'll see you off."

Xu Qing fiddled with the plush doll in his hand: "What is this?"

Gu Ran packed her things without raising her head: "Special products."

"That's it?"

Gu Ran took another bottle out of her bag: "I'll give you this too."

Xu Qing took it over and took a closer look: "Kimchi?"

Gu Ran chuckled: "I bought it at the airport."

Xu Qing laughed and scolded: "You are really filial."

"That's right?" Gu Ran said, "My parents don't have any, so I brought it for you. Go, take it back and share it with Director Cheng."

"Naughty!" Xu Qing slapped him gently on the back of the head, "Tell me, how do you feel about participating in the World Youth Championship this time?"

Gu Ran took out his equipment and put it away, and checked the status of the skates again: "soeasy!"

Xu Qing said with a smile: "I haven't met any young athletes with potential? Especially the Korean team."

"Yes," Gu Ran really thought of someone, "There is a man named Zheng Minyu, who is the same age as me, and he is very good. I feel that in a few years, he can replace Yin Canyu."

Xu Qing asked: "Short distance or long distance?"

"Let's count the medium and long distances, 1000 meters and 1500 meters, and the strength of 500 meters is not clear."

Xu Qing became interested: "Tell me about his characteristics."

"Who are you talking about?" Cheng Sen passed by the corridor, saw Gu Ran coming back, and came in to say hello, "What are you two talking about?"

Xu Qing signaled him not to interrupt: "Talk about the Korean players they met in the game this time."

Cheng Sen sat next to him: "Then I'll listen too."

After packing up her things, Gu Ran also sat down across from them and recalled carefully: "You can tell at first glance that you are a typical Korean player. The basic skills are very solid, the flexibility is very good, and the skating posture is beautiful."

At the end, he hesitated, "The movement of the hands is not obvious, maybe because of lack of experience, and after two years of experience, he will be able to match his predecessors."

"That's it?" Cheng Sen raised his eyebrows, "It doesn't sound like anything special."

Xu Qing remained calm and asked, "Is there any more?"

"Yes!" Gu Ran added, "The ability to continuously accelerate is particularly strong!"

When he said this, Cheng Sen and Xu Qing frowned and looked at each other. Not everyone has this ability.

Gu Ran said again: "There is a video on the coaching staff of the National Youth Team. If you are interested, you can find it."

After the World Youth Championship, there will be no competition until the second half of the year and next season.At this stage, the training of the national team is also based on enhancing physical fitness.

There are still about two months until the end of this semester, and several young team members can now allocate some energy to cope with their studies.

Meng Yuqiao, who had previously said that he would suspend his studies, did not suspend his studies either. Anyway, his studies were not too heavy, and his college life was quite comfortable.

The only one who went to school as hard as training was Gu Ran. He had always set high standards and strict demands on himself.What the teacher said couldn't satisfy him, so he had to find more difficult questions to brush.

After dinner every day is his study time, and most teammates will not come to play with him, and they will not play if they find him.

Wei Yuening would make video calls with him almost every night. The two of them were the kind of people who had no other distractions in their studies. They had almost no nonsense except discussing ideas for solving problems. Two or three hours passed in the blink of an eye, but they didn't feel tired at all.

A few days before returning to school, Gu Ran met that Qi Siyuan.A summer sports, a winter sports, met in the corridor between classes, and they still chatted.After about half a month, Qi Siyuan didn't come to the school again, saying that he was starting a training camp to prepare for the World Fencing Championship.

Although the other students are fairly friendly, Gu Ran doesn't have much in common with them, whether it's study or training, and they have half a day of class every day, so they don't have much time to communicate with everyone.

Even so, in the final exam, Gu Ran still got the first place in the whole grade.

The whole school knows that there is a genius in the second grade of high school, the world champion of short track speed skating, who didn't take much class for a semester, and didn't score [-]% in the exam.

A girl in the class made fun of him: "You are the legendary hero of Shuangwen, right?"

Gu Ran smiled: "I just watched thieves eat meat, but I didn't see thieves being beaten."

The day before the summer vacation, the homeroom teacher had a special talk with Gu Ran: "You will be a senior in high school next semester, what are your plans?"

Gu Ran shrugged: "Just like now, after March next year, the season will end. If there is no competition, I can prepare for the college entrance examination with peace of mind."

The head teacher thought about it, and she could persuade other children and parents earnestly that the college entrance examination is coming soon, this is a major life event that will affect the child's life, and let everything else go first.

But to Gu Ran, he couldn't say that no matter what.

He is only 16 years old, an international elite athlete, even if the college entrance examination score is [-], or even if he does not take the college entrance examination, there are still many good schools that open the door for him.

The point is, the final exam is 700+, such a student, even the top two universities are vying for it?What else is there to worry about?

Cheng Sen glanced at Gu Ran's grades, and then took a look at Xu Qing: "Our child follows me, he is a top student."

Xu Qing looked at him meaningfully: "Xueba, have you graduated from graduate school this year?"

"Graduated, graduated!" Cheng Sen nodded sharply. If I don't graduate, I will be dismissed by the school.

He majored in physical education. Others studied for three years, but he studied for five years.He was not retired when he started graduate school, but he was very tolerant to him.Athletes, competing everywhere, very busy, don't have much time to spend on study.

After retiring, Cheng Sen settled down and read the book for a year, and it was only a year. Soon he became the head coach of the national youth team, and last year he directly became the head coach of the national team. This book is really impossible to read. up.

Fortunately, he has been a coach for so many years, and he is an athlete himself, with rich teaching experience, so he does not lack data when writing papers.

In any case, the degree certificate and graduation certificate are considered to be obtained.

In late July, upon receiving the notice from the National Winter Management Center, the speed skating and short track speed skating teams will go to Heerenveen, the Netherlands, for a four-week external training.

Foreign training means going abroad for training, usually in developed European and American countries such as the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands.And with their international team of coaches and scientific research experts, they have specially designed scientific and careful training programs including skating, cycling, and special physical fitness for athletes from various countries.

Four weeks, whether it is long or not, is not short.Gu Ran called her family and told her parents about it.Unexpectedly, the couple took the high-speed train to Beijing early the next morning.

These days are the hottest time in Beijing, with temperatures above 35°C.Under such a big sun, no one wants to walk outside.

So, Gu Ran stayed with her parents in the hotel for two days.

During this time, Gu Changfeng frequently came to Beijing for business trips, Xu Mei sometimes came with him, not for fun, but to see her son.

If it wasn't for Gu Ran's stop, the two of them wished they could come here once a month.

This time the couple were not in a hurry to go back, they personally sent their son to the airport, watched him enter the security check, and then left.

Every time she sees Gu Ran, Xu Mei feels deeply that her son has changed so much.Before practicing short track speed skating, the family of three would travel twice a year, both at home and abroad. This was Gu Ran's only chance to go out of the province.

Later, Gu Ran joined the provincial team and had to go out to compete every now and then, but only in domestic cities.

This year is good. From the beginning of the year to the present, Canada, the United States, South Korea, and the Netherlands, plus the new season in the second half of the year, he has to travel frequently around the world.

Xu Mei sighed: "Now my son is busier than both of us."

Gu Changfeng said, "I'm also quite busy."

Xu Mei asked, "How is your project going?"

Gu Changfeng smiled: "It's not bad, our technology is excellent, and the leaders are also very optimistic. We will have results in a few months."

Heerenveen is located in FrieslandCampina Province in the northern Netherlands. Gu Ran and the others got off the plane in Amsterdam and went to the city by train.

This is a quiet, chic little town.For fans, there is a football club in the Eredivisie - Heerenveen Club.

For ice fans, the Tialfi Ice Skating Hall here is known as "the fastest ice rink on the plain".

Whether it is speed skating or short track speed skating, large international events are held here every year.

It was already evening when they arrived at the hotel. There was a river running through the entire street next to the hotel. There were a few small boats scattered on the river. The decorative lights of the buildings on both sides were reflected in the calm river, like a conversation. The mirror world in .

The beautiful scenery in front of him made Gu Ran fall in love with this quiet town for a second: "It must be very pleasant to live here."

Chi Lang stretched, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, showing a very enjoying expression: "We are here for vacation."

Gao Ziyi looked at the distinctive buildings around him, and said with emotion: "It's really beautiful here."

It was rare for Meng Yuqiao to express her opinion: "It is suitable for retirement."

Gu Ran put an arm around his shoulder and said with a smile, "Sister Qiao has found a place to die."

Meng Yuqiao glanced over, "Call me brother."

Walking into the hotel gate, the team leader and translator are busy checking in.Gu Ran glanced left and right, and couldn't help being startled—he saw a lot of familiar faces.

It is not only the Chinese team who come here to train, but also European strong teams such as the Netherlands, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Belgium and other high-street and short-street teams.

Xu Qing raised his eyebrows at the others: "Do you think you are here for vacation?"

Chi Lang laughed awkwardly: "How could you let us come on vacation?"

"So..." Gu Ran frowned, "Do you even have to roll up the external training?"

Xu Qing snorted and suddenly told them a story: "It is said that there is a special forces training base in Venezuela. Every year, countries in the world send their best soldiers to train there. Under the harsh training, many soldiers cannot persist. , or withdraw voluntarily, or be persuaded by the base. As long as all the soldiers of this country leave, the base will lower their country’s flag.”

"Soldiers, touch the five-star red flag on your chest, will you shame it?"

Gu Ran had a hippie smile on his face: ""Out of the Amazon"? We don't need to live in the wild, drink raw water, eat raw meat, or we will be infected with parasites."

Xu Qing slapped him on the head: "You know the most."

Gu Ran put an arm around his shoulder: "Don't worry, which country in the world is better than us, and they must be involved to death."

Chi Lang gave him a complicated look: "No one can beat you."

Luo Mengyao said: "If he doesn't roll, how can he become the youngest all-around champion in history? You should all learn from him."

While several people were chatting, Yu Jie had already settled in.She distributed the room cards to everyone. According to the usual practice, Gu Ran still lived in the same room as Gao Ziyi.

However, because there were seven people on the men's team, Meng Yuqiao happened to come out alone, and Yu Jie handed him the room card: "You stay alone for the night first."

How strange Gu Ran heard this, what does it mean "he will stay alone for a night first", is it possible that he will find someone to stay with him tomorrow?

As a result, early the next morning, someone really came, the person Gu Ran most wanted to see.

Gu Ran packed herself up, and Gao Ziyi and Gao Ziyi were about to go downstairs for breakfast.As soon as she raised her head, she saw Lin Jiaxi, who was dragging two large suitcases, led by Yu Jie, to Meng Yuqiao's room.

"Xiaoran!" Lin Jiaxi threw away two big boxes and ran towards Gu Ran.

Gu Ran felt a flash in front of his eyes, and an oversized figure jumped into his arms and gave him a bear hug.

"Jiaxi?" Gu Ran put her arms around his waist and said in surprise, "You're here too!"

"Yes, I flew directly from Vancouver. I couldn't wait to take the train to Heerenveen after getting off the plane in the morning."

He held Gu Ran's face and kissed him: "I miss you so much."

Gu Ran hasn't figured out what his situation is now: "Then...you are now a member of the Chinese team?"

Lin Jiaxi jumped off him, fumbled in his pocket for a long time, and took out a passport: "Look, I am a Chinese citizen now!"

Yu Jie stretched out her hand to him: "Okay, give me your passport. Go back to your room and tidy up. Let's have breakfast first. There is still training this morning."

Lin Jiaxi changed into the uniform of the Chinese team, and Gu Ran sighed beside him: "Ouch! This young man from the Chinese team looks really energetic."

Chi Lang said: "It looks much better than the Canadian team uniform."

He has always been open-minded. When he said this, the smile on Lin Jiaxi's face paused: "Although I chose to return to China, it does not mean that I have no feelings for Canada."

Gu Ran grabbed his shoulders: "Understood."

After all, he was born in Canada, grew up in Canada, and studied and trained short track speed skating there. His family and friends are all there, so it is normal to have feelings.

The training in Holland was not as hard as they imagined, in fact, it was not hard at all.

On the first day, everyone mainly had a physical examination. There were nearly 100 athletes in speed skating and short track speed skating from several countries.It took a day to monitor various physical indicators and physical fitness tests.

In the morning of the next day, they were organized to visit the training base and get to know the coaches and research team.

It wasn't until the afternoon that they actually did something related to training - cycling.

Athletes from every country seem very relaxed, wearing T-shirts, shorts, sneakers, baseball caps, and a bottle of sports drink in the basket, riding along the river bank all the way, shuttling in this quiet and beautiful small city, just It's like an outing.

The tall and luxuriant trees on both sides shaded the scorching sun, and there was a gentle breeze blowing in front of you. The sweat quickly evaporated, taking away the sticky feeling on your body, leaving only the joy of exercising.

Everyone rushed to the destination in no hurry, and sometimes stopped to take two pictures of the beautiful scenery, sometimes listened to street performers playing the violin, and sometimes chatted with friends.

Gu Ran took a few photos and posted them in Moments, and soon received a lot of likes and comments.

His parents want him to have fun, don't train too hard, and pay attention to his body.

Qi Siyuan directly sent a surprised expression: "Brother, there are only two to three hundred kilometers between us."

Gu Ran: "???"

Qi Siyuan: "I'm playing in Brussels."

Gu Ran checked on the Internet, and this year's World Fencing Championships was indeed held in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.

Qi Siyuan said again: "It seems that we haven't seen each other for more than two months."

Gu Ran made a snickering expression: "See you back in Beijing."

Wei Yuening also sent a message: "The composition is good, and the scenery is beautiful."

Gu Ran said: "This is Heerenveen, a small town in the north of the Netherlands." He sent another night scene of the night when he just arrived, "I fell in love with this place in a second."

Wei Yuening smiled and said: "The fairy tale world is like a sugar-coated poison, which can easily corrode people's will. Hurry up and return to reality, the college entrance examination and the Winter Olympics are waiting for you."

Gu Ran laughed to death: "The king of this volume does not need you to educate him."

At this time, Gao Ziyi shouted from the front: "Xiaoran! Let's go, we are about to fall behind."

It is impossible to fall behind. Gu Ran hurriedly put away her mobile phone, pushed onto the bicycle, and stepped on it handsomely. There seemed to be a small motor installed behind her buttocks, and she pedaled extremely fast!

The training is all step-by-step, and the training plan is formulated strictly according to their personal characteristics and physical indicators. The content and goals of each person are different.

It was quite easy a few days ago, but slowly, the intensity increased.But everyone has had a process of adaptation, and it doesn't feel hard.

Gu Ran's performance and indicators in all aspects of the test are very good. The expert team noticed him on the first day and praised him full of praise, calling him a genius.

But they also gave a piece of advice to the coaching staff of the Chinese team: Although Gu Ran has strong explosive power, his muscle tolerance is worse than that of ordinary people, and he is prone to injury if he is too tired.

Cheng Sen and Xu had realized this early on. They were usually very careful and would test his blood lactic acid level in a few days. Once it exceeded the standard, they would immediately reduce his training intensity.

However, the child works hard on his own. Once the indicators return to normal, he will start to train himself again, and there is no way to persuade him.

Gu Ran often said: "Everyone is making progress, being lazy can fool the coach and myself, but not the game."