All-round Athlete

Chapter 756 "Hedgehog"

Coach Choi called the three members of the South Korean team to the front.

"This time, we have three players who have entered the final, but this does not mean that we can win the gold medal. Although the Canadian player Hamelin has some strength, I am most worried about Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan is best at It is the 100-meter sprint in track and field, and his physical talent is the best in the world. The shorter the distance, the more advantage he has. So in order to ensure victory, we must use some special tactics!"

As Coach Cui said, he looked at the three disciples, and his final gaze rested on Cheng Shibai.

Of course, the three players of the Korean team knew what the so-called special tactics meant. Cheng Shibai noticed that the coach’s eyes were fixed on him, and instantly understood the task he had to take on. Coach Cui had already selected him as the executor of the tactics. , or the one who selected him as the active foul.

Neither Li Zhengzhu, Li Haoxi nor Cheng Shibai himself was surprised by this result, they even took it for granted. Cheng Shibai was the weakest of the three, so if one were to be sacrificed, it would definitely be Cheng Shibai.

"Cheng Shibai, it's up to you in a while. You have to cover Li Zhengzhu and Li Haoxi well, and you must not let Zhang Guan slide to the front." Coach Cui said.

"Coach, don't worry, I will definitely do it!" Cheng Shibai nodded seriously, with a tragic emotion in his tone.

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Coach Li Bing lowered his voice and said, "This time, three members of the South Korean team entered the final again. You have to be careful of their tricks!"

"Playing tricks? Deliberate foul?" Zhang Guan asked.

Coach Li Bing nodded: "Perhaps their actions will be more subtle. Even the referee needs to watch the video of the game to confirm whether they have fouled. Our women's team has suffered in this regard. At that time, the Korean team sent a person The foul disrupted our rhythm of the game, but the referee didn’t see it at the time, and we complained to the referee about the Korean team’s behavior after the game, and in the end it was only the person who committed the foul that was disqualified from the game, but the gold medal still belongs to the Korean.”

"Don't worry, coach, I wish they fouled me! I'm a hedgehog, whoever touches me will get hurt!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.

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The short track speed skating men's 1000m final is the last competition today. Because the Canadian native player Hamelin successfully entered the final, the popularity of the scene is very strong. Although the host audience knows that Hamelin is impossible to beat the three Korean player, but they are looking forward to Hamelin's performance in the game.

Zhang Guan stood at the starting line and looked at the three Korean players next to him.

"They are all acquaintances. In the 1500-meter final a few days ago, South Korea sent these three people. A country can have up to five people. It seems that the other two Korean players are going to participate in the 500-meter race. I heard that in the 500-meter For the event, the world record holder Sheng Xibei is also here, this is more interesting than competing with these three losers!" Zhang Guan thought silently.

The referee signaled the players to get ready, but after a gunshot, the players didn't get off to a smooth start. South Korea's Lee Kwang-soo took the lead, so they had to start again.

The second start was much smoother. Hamelin, who advocated fighting, took the lead and grabbed the first place, while the three Korean players used a coordination to leave Zhang Guan behind.

Zhang Guan was not in a hurry, anyway, the race had just started, and Hamelin, the lead skater, rushed very hard, at least not behind South Korea's Lee Kwang-soo in speed.

A total of nine laps are required for 1,000 meters, but Hamelin's momentum lasted only two laps. Hamelin's strength is top among European and American players, but compared with Korean players, there is some gap. If he continues to maintain this high speed, he will definitely fall behind in the second half, so after leading the skate for two laps, Hamelin began to slow down his speed, and Lee Kwang-soo took advantage of the trend to overtake the past.

Zhang Guan also wants to surpass.

"Hamelin has slowed down. It's a good opportunity. Now, I will overtake!" Zhang Guan suddenly started to accelerate, ready to take advantage of the trend to overtake Hamelin and catch up with Lee Kwang-soo in front.

Cheng Shibai has been waiting for this moment.

Zhang Guan was pushed back by the South Korean trio at the beginning of the game, and it was impossible for Cheng Shibai to make any moves, but he had been paying attention to Zhang Guan, waiting for the moment when Zhang Guan surpassed.

"Zhang Guan is moving at last!" Cheng Shibai inadvertently leaned towards Zhang Guan, and then pretended not to see Zhang Guan who was catching up, and slapped Zhang Guan with his hand.

In any sport, fouling is an action with technical content. A good foul can not only cause damage to the opponent, but also deceive the referee's penalty. The top foul is of course the kind of foul that even the referee didn't notice. If it is discovered by the referee, it can also pretend that it was not intentional to evade sanctions.

Dipping, tearing clothes, pulling pants, hitting eyes, these are very common in both basketball and football. When basketball is grabbing a rebound, an elbow can stun a person, and when football steals the ball, it can also be scored. "Football" makes the opponent roll several times on the ground, and in short track speed skating, the best foul camouflage is of course the arm swing.

Since it was pretending to be an inadvertent foul, of course the more concealed the better, so Cheng Shibai still didn't dare to use some large-scale movements too blatantly. His purpose was only to disrupt Zhang Guan's rhythm and prevent Zhang Guan from overtaking , instead of really punching Zhang Guan to the ground.

"Boom!" Cheng Shibai slapped Zhang Guan.

"Okay, I met him. Sending him off has disturbed his rhythm. He should not be able to continue to accelerate!" Cheng Shibai felt joy in his heart, but in the next second, he suddenly felt that his rhythm was a bit chaotic, and his feet were twitching. Somewhat unstable.

Cheng Shibai immediately released some strength and stabilized his body.

"This kind of feigning foul is killing the enemy by one thousand and self-defeating eight hundred. It even disrupts my own rhythm." Cheng Shibai thought to himself.

At this second, a red figure flashed past Cheng Shibai.

"Huh? It's Zhang Guan! He overtook! The speed is still so fast, how is this possible? Could it be that the foul just now didn't affect him at all!" Cheng Shibai's face suddenly changed drastically.

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Li Haoxi felt a figure flashing beside him, but found that Zhang Guan had already come to his side.

"What is Cheng Shibai doing? Didn't he tell him to stop Zhang Guan, but why did Zhang Guan charge up anyway! Could it be that Cheng Shibai has selfish motives? Didn't stop Zhang Guan on purpose?" Li Haoxi was the first to suspect Cheng Shibai Come.

The South Korean short track speed skating team has never been a monolithic team, and intrigues between players have occurred from time to time. In the fiercely competitive Korean team, with Sung Shibaek’s age and level, it is basically impossible to participate in the next Winter Olympics Yes, it is not impossible to say that Cheng Shibai deliberately cheated his teammates in order to win a medal.

Li Haoxi originally wanted to take foul tactics against Zhang Guan, but thought that Cheng Shibai might deliberately let the water go, so he also chose to let Zhang Guan go.

On the next lap, Zhang Guan had already caught up with Li Zhengzhu.

"Has Zhang Guan caught up? It's only halfway through the race, and Zhang Guan has already caught up. He seems to be skating smoothly. Could it be that Cheng Shibai and Li Haoxi didn't organize him?" Li Zhengzhu felt upset for a while, he I feel like I was cheated by my teammates.

On the sidelines, Coach Cui's face looked unnatural.

"Cheng Shibai had already met Zhang Guan just now, why Zhang Guan was not affected at all! Could it be because the foul was too light?" Coach Cui frowned. Based on his experience, the foul just now A foul of this level is enough to affect the rhythm of the athlete's game, and the speed will definitely be affected, especially Zhang Guan was accelerating and overtaking just now. If he is fouled, the impact on the speed will inevitably be greater.

"This Zhang Guan is really difficult to deal with. This level of fouls is really not enough. If I knew this, I should have made Cheng Shibai foul harder before the game! Now, I can only hope and Lee Kwang-soo .”

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Lee Kwang-soo felt that he was falling into the rhythm of the 1500-meter final again. Zhang Guan was constantly trying to overtake, and he was forced to accelerate to ensure his first position, which affected his racing rhythm.

"No, if this continues, it will become a repeat of the 1,500-meter final. Once my physical strength is exhausted, the final sprint will be affected. At that time, I will still be unable to stop Zhang Guan. What should I do? what to do?"

Li Zhengzhu became more and more anxious. The race of nine laps has come to the sixth lap, and the final sprint is about to start.

Li Zhengzhu looked back and found that Zhang Guan was followed by his teammates Li Haoxi and Cheng Shibai.

"We have already lost the gold medal in the 1500 meters. This gold medal must not be lost! I am the leader of the team, and I can only sacrifice myself for the gold medal! This foul, I will do it myself!" Li Zhengzhu thought Here, a trace of determination appeared in his eyes.

Of course, Li Zhengzhu didn't want to be sent off, so he chose the same approach as Cheng Shibai, pretending to have an inadvertent body collision to create a foul.

As soon as he entered the corner, Li Zhengzhu seized a good opportunity. He deliberately took a slightly crooked route, and then also used his arm swing to seek to interfere with Zhang Guan's sliding movement.

Li Zhengzhu's movements were not large, and his movements were also very concealed. He used the movement of his arms to swing back, quickly poked Zhang Guan's leg, and then retracted it immediately.

However, Li Zhengzhu encountered the same situation as Sung Shibaek. He only felt that he had received an inexplicable thrust. If it wasn't for Li Zhengzhu's excellent skills, he might have fallen directly on the ice.

"It's dangerous! I almost slipped. I haven't used this kind of active foul tactic for a long time. It's a little unskilled to use it by accident. Fortunately, this also affected Zhang Guan. We are probably the same!" Li Zhengzhu was thinking He looked, but saw that Zhang Guan had already passed him.

Li Zhengzhu went to interfere with Zhang Guan, but he was rebounded by the "hedgehog" skill, and his speed was affected. Of course, Zhang Guan would not miss this good opportunity. At the moment Li Zhengzhu was affected, Zhang Guan launched the beyond.

"It's Zhang Guan!" When Li Zhengzhu realized it, Zhang Guan had already run in front of him, and then, Zhang Guan started to accelerate, and he wanted to quickly increase the distance between him and Li Zhengzhu.

"There are still two laps left. Zhang Guan will definitely sprint next time. I will not be able to catch up with her by then. If he leaves too much distance, I will have no chance even if I want to foul!" Without hesitation, he decided to directly foul Zhang Guan!

"Brother Haoxi, Brother Shibai, you have to work hard. I will be sent off this time, and the next game is up to you. If Zhang Guan and I are both out, you will win the gold and silver medals and win the final victory." It still belongs to our Republic of Korea!"

There was a frenzy in Li Zhengzhu's eyes. Immediately afterwards, he stretched out his hands and pushed Zhang Guan violently. He wanted to push Zhang Guan to the protective wall next to him.

"Oh!" There was a burst of exclamation at the scene. In such a high-speed movement, if an athlete hits the protective wall, even if the protective wall is soft, it must be an uncomfortable feeling.

More importantly, when there are still two laps left in the race, if you hit the wall at this time, even if you start again, you will not have a chance to win a medal.

On the coach's bench, coach Cui Guangfu and coach Li Bing extended the glass at the same time. Coach Cui Guangfu's eyes showed a sense of relief, while coach Li Bing's eyes showed infinite horror.

"It's over! We're going to lose!" Coach Li Bing sighed in his heart, lowered his head a little decadently, he didn't dare to look at what was going to happen next.

"Good job! We won!" Coach Cui Guangfu clenched his fists excitedly and shouted loudly, looking forward to the moment when Zhang Guan fell to the ground.

Li Zhengzhu's action is obviously a malicious foul. He will definitely be sent off, and there is even a great possibility that he will be suspended for a period of time, but what is certain is that after such a serious foul, Zhang Guan But they will be implicated innocently, and Li Haoxi and Cheng Shibai behind will become the beneficiaries, winning the gold and silver medals in the 1,000-meter short track speed skating.

At this time, in South Korea, it happened to be lunch time again, and countless Korean spectators sat in front of the TV again to watch this game.

The scene of Li Zhengzhu reaching out to push Zhang Guan fell into people's eyes. The Korean audience not only didn't feel it was unfair, nor did they feel ashamed at all. On the contrary, some people applauded Li Zhengzhu's behavior. Lee Jung-soo shed tears of emotion.

They all knew that Li Zhengzhu was sacrificing himself to keep the 1000-meter short-track speed skating gold medal for the South Korean team. This kind of behavior is almost as great as a national hero in the eyes of Koreans.

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Li Zhengzhu touched Zhang Guan with both hands, and then he exhausted all his strength to push Zhang Guan to the wall.

"I succeeded!" Before Li Zhengzhu could get excited, his body staggered and fell backward inexplicably.

And Zhang Guan in front was not affected in the slightest, and continued to slide forward steadily...