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

At the moment of seeing the final result, there was a burst of cheers in the stands - because the Dutch team entered the final with the first place in the group.

In fact, they were the only team in this group to finish the game.

Immediately afterwards, the Italian team on the sidelines burst into cheers.

Although they had no results, the logo behind their names was ADV, which meant that they were recommended to the next round by the referee.

Gu Ran directly skipped over the Netherlands and Italy from top to bottom. When she saw the word "a", her heartbeat soared to [-], and she was more nervous than herself in the competition.

His gaze moved horizontally, and his hand involuntarily grasped Chi Lang's wrist.

Seeing the "ADV" in the back, Gu Ran and Chi Lang jumped up together, and the two embraced excitedly: "We are in the finals!"

The two girls next to each other hugged each other excitedly, screaming and celebrating.

In fact, the quota for the mixed-gender relay is three men and three women. Only these six can get on the podium and get a medal. Whether they can enter the final or not has nothing to do with others.

But they are all wearing the uniforms of the Chinese team. When they go abroad, everyone represents the Chinese team. Whoever wins the championship is the gold medal of the Chinese team. Whoever stands on the podium is a member of the Chinese team. It's teammates fighting side by side, a team, and no matter who achieves results, others will be sincerely happy for him.

Chi Lang rubbed Gu Ran's hair vigorously a few times: "I'll see you tomorrow, and I have to show my father the strength."

Without even thinking about it, Gu Ran kicked over, "Get out!"

"Fuck!" Chi Lang moved his hands down, covered his important parts and jumped away, "Gu Xiaoran, you really dare to kick."

Gu Ran said, "What's wrong with kicking you? I still want to beat you up."

Chi Lang smirked: "Are you responsible for the kick?"

Gu Ran raised her eyebrows: "How are you going to be responsible?"

Chi Lang blurted out: "Responsible for father's retirement."

Gu Ran suddenly smiled with two small dimples: "Okay, I'll take care of your retirement. It's useless anyway, cut it off."

"No!" Chi Lang whispered, "It's still useful."

At this time, the four players who participated in the competition came back.The two girls walked in front, and Liu Fei and Ren Yongjie followed behind, being dragged by Cheng Sen to talk.

Gu Ran hurriedly passed a bottle of water to each of the two senior sisters, and Liang Kexin patted her chest and yelled, "My God, I was scared to death when Lao Ren fell down, but luckily I'm fine."

Yang Shanshan said: "I'm already mentally prepared that I won't be able to make it to the final." She pointed to the corner of her eye, "See, if the results come out a few seconds later, I can cry on the spot."

On the other side, Jiang Hongyi laughed at her: "You need to practice your mental quality again."

Gu Ran immediately spoke for the senior sister: "I didn't play, I was so nervous."

Yang Shanshan patted his head: "Young fellow can still talk."

The women's 1500m final is going on on the field, and Ren Yongjie, Jiang Hongyi and Gao Ziyi will also go down for inspection in a short while.Ren Yongjie will participate in the final group B competition, and Gao Ziyi and Jiang Hongyi will enter the final group A.

There was a match between Senior Brother Xiao Gao, Gu Ran sat up straight involuntarily.There were not only Gao Ziyi and Jiang Hongyi on the field, but also that enthusiastic Canadian kid Lin Jiaxi. Among the remaining three people, one was Korean, one was American, and one was Russian.

For long-distance events such as 1500 meters, everyone will not fight hard at the beginning. First, keep your hands behind your back to stabilize the rhythm, and then exert strength in the second half of the race.

At the beginning of the race, Gao Ziyi had the advantage of being an insider, and easily won the first place. Jiang Hongyi was behind him, followed by Canada's Lin Jiaxi, the Korean was fourth, and the US team and Russia were at the end.

Entering the second lap, the Koreans had an idea, directly cut to the outer lane, and moved forward from the outer lane.

Seeing his sudden exertion, Lin Jiaxi was also brought into rhythm, speeding up the ice and chasing after him.

Seeing this scene, Gu Ran just shook his head, it seems that this Canadian kid is still too young, and look at his Senior Brother Gao, if you want to fight, I will let you fight.

The game has just started, so it's okay to give way temporarily, just follow your own rhythm.

In this way, on the tenth lap, Gao Ziyi watched coldly as the Korean and the Canadian took the lead alternately, neither of them convinced the other, if you passed me at this corner, I had to come back at the next corner.

As a result, the physical energy of the two people was exhausted in the process.When Gao Ziyi passed from behind, the two of them had almost no strength to resist, they could only watch helplessly as Gao Ziyi's speed became faster and faster, rushing to the front alone.

When they saw Gao Ziyi and Lianchao, the South Korean team shouted at the top of their voices. Gu Ran didn't hear a word. He didn't know whether he was cheering for his teammates or venting their dissatisfaction.

Gu Ran turned her head and turned her gaze back into the arena, and saw Gao Ziyi alone in front, already a little distance away from No.2 Lin Jiaxi.There is still a final bend in the game, and his championship is no longer in suspense.

Behind Lin Jiaxi is Jiang Hongyi, and behind that is the Korean player.

The South Korean player was chasing forward desperately. Gu Ran saw him swinging his arms when he stepped on the ice alternately, and his hand slapped Jiang Hongyi next to him intentionally or unintentionally. Gu Ran really wanted to chop off his claws.

At the moment when they finally crossed the line, there was no suspense between No.1 and No.2. On the contrary, No.3 competed fiercely. The gap between Jiang Hongyi and the Korean was only a few millimeters away. It is impossible to tell who is first and who is last.

Gu Ran slapped her thigh to stand up, and said firmly, "Senior Brother Jiang crossed the line first!"

Liu Fei asked him, "How do you know?"

Gu Ran said, "I saw it."

Chi Lang asked: "What do you think?"

Gu Ran looked at him with a kind of staring eyes: "Of course I see with my eyes."

Just as they were bickering, the result of the game came out.Sure enough, Jiang Hongyi was third and the Korean player was fourth.The difference between the scores of the two is only 0.06, which is the distance of a knife point.

Gu Ran pulled Chi Lang and shouted triumphantly, "Look, what did I say?"

Chi Lang deliberately confronted him: "You are confused."

"Bah! I just saw it clearly." Gu Ran pointed to her eyes, "My dynamic vision is very good. The small movements of every player on the field, the moment everyone crosses the line, are as slow as they are in my eyes." Like an action."

This awesome bragging was a bit too much, everyone looked at him with a look of "little junior brother suddenly acting stupid".Liu Fei gave him a hand: "Okay, okay, we know you came out of comics."

"..."

Gu Ran didn't bother arguing with them, so she jumped off the stage in two or three steps and came to the coach's bench.

Because there are only a dozen players in each team in the World Championships, the stands are not occupied, and the players sit behind the coach's bench near the stands.

At this time, Gu Ran ran down suddenly, jumped onto the crash pad with his arms, and gave his senior brother a big hug when Gao Ziyi slid over.

Originally Xu Qing wanted to hug Gao Ziyi, but who would have thought that the brat would suddenly jump out and take the lead, so Xu Qing could only step aside, looking at the two team members he brought out with a kind of gratified eyes like an old father, Now it is the champion of the World Youth Championship.

Cheng Sen patted Jiang Hongyi's shoulder on the other side: "Good performance!"

Jiang Hongyi took his breath evenly before shaking his head: "This year's opponent is much stronger than last year."

Cheng Sen agreed with him: "And they are generally younger."

Jiang Hongyi said: "Fortunately, there is a Korean behind me. No matter what, I can't let him slide in front of me."

Cheng Sen laughed loudly: "Good job!"

Xu Qing patted him on the shoulder: "Good job!"

Gu Ran stretched out her hand and gave Jiang Hongyi a high five: "Our goal is to kill the Koreans."

There will be semi-finals in the women's 3000m and men's 3000m relay.Gu Ran didn't make it, it was Meng Yuqiao, Chi Lang, Jiang Hongyi and Gao Ziyi who competed together.

Chi Dali used this relay race to get a sense of presence today. Before the inspection, Gu Ran was still a little worried: "Senior Brother Xiao Gao just skated 1500 meters before, why don't you let him rest, let me go this time?"

Xu Qing put his shoulders on him and pulled him back to her side: "Don't worry about your Senior Brother Xiao Gao, his muscle endurance is much stronger than yours, just take care of yourself."

Cheng Sen nodded at him with his chin: "Take a break."

Asking him to rest, Gu Ran couldn't rest either, staring at the game the whole time. In the 3000-meter race, the whole scene was very chaotic.The previous group had already fought to the death, and the flags were flying all over the field. The Chinese team had to wait a long time to play.

They were in the same group as the United States, Russia, and Hungary. Because they were not in the same group with several strong teams, the game went smoothly. The Chinese team finally entered the final with the first place in the group.

Suddenly discovered that there are actually quite a few Asian players on the field.Not only Canada, but also the United States and Russia have Asian players.Judging from the name, he is a Westerner, but judging from his appearance, he is somewhat of Asian descent.

At the end of the second competition day, the Chinese team won two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal, and also qualified for the finals of three relay events.

Cheng Sen is very satisfied with this result, but he still has a lot of expectations for the last match day.

He first talked about the situation of the women's 1000 meters. Only Yang Shanshan of the Chinese team entered the semi-finals, while the Korean team had three players. In the semi-finals, she will compete with two Korean players.

Cheng Sen said: "Don't think too much, fight with them, disrupt their rhythm, make them unable to cooperate, and you will have a chance."

Yang Shanshan nodded, and then studied the rhythm and route of the whole game with Xu Qing, as well as how to deal with various sudden situations.

Here, Cheng Sen said to Gu Ran and Chi Lang: "We have already won two gold medals in the men's 500m and 1500m. Whether we can win the last 1000m gold medal depends on your performance tomorrow."

When two people cooperate, one will definitely sacrifice for the other, and get stuck in the main position behind to protect the person in front.

From all aspects, Gu Ran is stronger, and the heavy responsibility of competing for the gold medal falls on him. Chi Lang is not inferior to Western players in size and body, and has a strong positioning ability, which can give Gu Ran enough protection.

The two have known each other for more than a year, and have participated in so many competitions together, representing their respective provincial teams. This is the first time they have worn the same style of jumpsuits on the court.

When he came out of Cheng Sen's room, Chi Lang put Gu Ran on the shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Although you charge ahead, even though you are a rebellious person who always touches daddy, daddy will still protect you from behind." your."

Gu Ran raised her elbow and bumped it against his chest: "If there is any accident, you should hurry up and leave me alone."

"Don't worry, I won't let you have any surprises."

"..."

On the third day of the competition, the first game is the final of the mixed men's and women's relay. Group B is followed by Group A.

Gu Ran replaced Ren Yongjie and partnered with Liu Fei, the two girls remained the same.

Before going on stage, Liang Kexin pulled Gu Ran to joke: "Little brother, it's all up to you for senior sister to win a gold medal."

Gu Ran patted her chest and said confidently: "It's not a big problem, just leave it to me!"

Because the Chinese team and the Italian team were directly awarded in the semi-finals, five teams participated in this game, namely the Netherlands, Italy, China, South Korea and Canada.

When entering the ice rink, Gu Ran saw Lin Jiaxi at a glance, and the other party even smiled at him.

The relay race was already crowded, and the five teams in this competition had a total of [-] people, so it was even more crowded.

The Korean team's first bat was Choi Ji-eun, who was really strong and took the first place at the start, followed by the Netherlands and Canada.

Because Italy and China were sentenced to the next round, they were the outermost.

Liang Kexin started from the fifth lane and suffered a lot. Although she tried her best to catch up, after two and a half laps, she couldn't catch up with the Italian team in front, let alone the South Korean team who ranked first.

Despite this, she still tried her best to keep up with the Italian players, at least not to be left behind by the main force.

Handing over the baton is the best time to surpass. When Liang Kexin pushed Yang Shanshan out, the latter was looking for an opportunity.At the same time, Italy was completing its overtake of Canada, and the position exchange between the three teams caused physical contact, which slowed down the speed together.

The South Korean team and the Dutch team in front took advantage of this time to widen the gap.

Liu Fei frowned. After all, the South Korean team is strong. Although the Dutch male players are a bit behind, the female players are also capable of competing for the championship in individual events. They are also playing at home. The audience is cheering for them. It is not comparable to ordinary teams.

The moment Yang Shanshan handed over the baton, she found an opportunity to overtake Italy, and Canada was also left behind by the way, but South Korea and the Netherlands in front were already far ahead, and she could not catch up after two and a half laps.

Gu Ran was the third player, and as soon as he entered the field, he raised the rhythm of the entire game.The Italian players behind him had any other thoughts, but after seeing his speed, they had no idea at all.

He couldn't even catch up, let alone surpass Gu Ran.

The Dutch player in front was also flustered. His female team members had clearly created a huge advantage for him, but why did the people behind him catch up after just one lap with his club.

On the second lap, Gu Ran didn't hesitate at all, and didn't intend to wait for the baton to be handed over. He saw the timing and rushed up from the outer lane. The Dutch player whose speed seemed to be surpassed by him was like a slow-motion replay, or maybe he was alone. The person pressed the fast forward button.

"Wow!" There was a burst of exclamation from the stands, "My God, that Chinese player, can he fly?"

Although the host, the Netherlands, was overtaken, Gu Ran's neat outsider overtake is really beautiful, especially in the mixed relay. Every team is working hard to pass the baton. He wants to do the opposite, relying on his own strength and speed Eating opponents raw, in such a wonderful moment, the audience didn't care about who surpassed who, just applaud and it's over!

After overtaking, Gu Ran put his hands behind his back, not worried about the Dutch team behind him overtaking - the opponent didn't have that ability.Merge directly into the inner lane, ready to complete the handover with Liu Fei.

At this time, the South Korean team was also handing over the last baton, and it was Lee In-hyuk.

Liu Fei chased after him very hard, but Li Renhyuk was slightly stronger than him, and it was difficult for him to surpass him.

The most important thing is that this Korean moves very aggressively. Liu Fei is afraid that if he gets close to him, he will be thrown off the track directly when he swings his arms.

In the second round, Choi Ji-eun, the Korean team's top player, opened up the distance from the No.2 Chinese team by relying on his personal ability.Liang Kexin tried her best but couldn't skate her, and the gap in strength was hard to overcome.

But when it came to the second round, the strength of the female player of the South Korean team was obviously weaker, and Yang Shanshan chased it back a bit.

In the third stick, Liu Fei and Gu Ran exchanged sticks.In mixed-gender relay, the bat times of male and female players cannot be changed at will, but the bat times of players of the same gender can be changed.

This was the strategy that Cheng Sen had formulated for them before the game.In the previous round, because Gu Ran's figure was lighter, a girl named Yang Shanshan was asked to push him.But Gu Ran's sprint speed is obviously faster than Liu Fei's, and his ability to surpass is also stronger, so let him skate the last one.

In the 500-meter race, it was Li Renhyuk who was chasing after Gu Ran, but now it was the opposite, it was Gu Ran's turn to follow behind him.

The Korean seemed very confident in their player's ability. Gu Ran couldn't understand a word of what his coach was yelling on the sidelines, but he found it very noisy and annoying.

The key point is this Korean, his body movements are very exaggerated, he is tall and strong, and he is a good player in the position. It is really difficult for ordinary people to surpass him.

Gu Ran tried several times on the inner track, but every time he slid to a position parallel to him, his center of gravity shifted to the left, and Gu Ran was almost pushed out of the track by him.

Although the markers were flying everywhere and the corner stewards didn't have time to get back in place, the lines were still there.According to the rules, athletes can only slide on the outside except their arms when crossing a curve, and there will be penalties for exceeding the line.

It might be a gamble to change a player. What if the referee didn't see it, or if the referee saw it, pretend he didn't see it?

But Gu Ran didn't want to be blocked, he gritted his teeth, slowed down a little, and fell behind.

At this time, Li Renhyuk in front couldn't help but cast a glance back from the corner of his eye, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, there was still a curve ahead, and they had won the gold medal in the 2000-meter mixed relay!

However, this idea had just popped up in his mind, and the next second, things went beyond his imagination.