Coach Choi called the three members of the Korean team forward.
"This time, we have three players who have entered the finals, but this does not mean that we can win the gold medal. Although Canadian player Hamelin has some strength, what I am most worried about is Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan is best at It is the 100-meter dash in track and field. His physical talent is the best in the world. The shorter the competition, the more advantage he has. So in order to ensure victory, we must use some special tactics!"
Coach Cui said, looking at the three disciples, and his final gaze rested on Cheng Sibai.
Of course, the three players of the Korean team knew what the so-called special tactics meant. Sung Sibai noticed that the coach's eyes were on him, and he instantly understood the task he had to undertake. Coach Cui had already selected him as the executor of the tactics. , or in other words, he was selected as the person who took the initiative to foul.
This result was not surprising to either Lee Jung-soo, Lee Ho-suk or Sung Si-baek himself. They even thought it was a matter of course. Cheng Shibai is the weakest among the three. If one person is chosen to be sacrificed, it must be Cheng Shibai.
"Sung Sibai, it will be up to you soon. You have to cover players Lee Jung-soo and Lee Ho-suk, and you must not let Zhang Guan slide to the front." Coach Cui said.
"Coach, don't worry, I will definitely do it!" Cheng Sibai 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 Korean team have entered the finals. You have to be careful of their dirty tricks!"
"A dirty trick? Is it a deliberate foul?" Zhang Guan asked.
Coach Li Bing nodded: "Perhaps their actions will be more subtle. Even the referee needs to watch the game video to confirm whether they have committed a foul. Our women's team has suffered a loss in this regard. At that time, the South Korean team sent a person The foul disrupted the rhythm of our game, but the referee did not notice it at the time. After the game, we complained to the referee about the Korean team's behavior. In the end, the person who committed the foul was disqualified from the game, but the gold medal still belonged to the Koreans."
"Don't worry, coach, I wish they would foul me! I'm a hedgehog, whoever touches me will get hurt!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
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The men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating final was the last game of the day. Because the Canadian local player Hamelin successfully entered the final, the popularity of the scene was very strong. Although the host audience knew that Hamelin could not defeat the three is a 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 1500m final a few days ago, South Korea sent these three people. A maximum of five people can come from one country. It seems that the other two Korean athletes will participate in the 500m. I heard that in the 500m In this event, the world record holder Sheng Xibei is also here. This is more interesting than competing with these three defeated opponents!" Zhang Guan thought silently in his heart.
The referee signaled the players to prepare. After a gunshot, the players did not start smoothly. South Korea's Lee Kwang-soo got away, 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 combination to leave Zhang Guan behind.
Zhang Guan was not in a hurry. Anyway, the game had just begun, and Hamelin, who was leading the skate, rushed very hard. At least he was not behind South Korea's Lee Kwang-soo in terms of speed.
A total of nine laps were required to complete the 1,000-meter race, but Hamelin only maintained his momentum for 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 two laps, Hamelin began to slow down his speed, and Lee Kwang-soo took advantage of the situation and overtook him.
Also wanting to surpass is Zhang Guan.
"Hamelin has slowed down. It's a good opportunity. I'll pass it now!" Zhang Guan suddenly started to accelerate, preparing to overtake Hamelin and catch up with Li Guangzhu in front.
But Sibai has been waiting for this moment to arrive.
Zhang Guan was pushed to the back by the Korean trio at the beginning of the game. It was impossible for Cheng Sibai to make any move, but he was always paying attention to Zhang Guan, waiting for the moment when Zhang Guan overtook him.
"Zhang Guan is finally moving!" Cheng Sibai inadvertently leaned towards Zhang Guan, then pretended not to see Zhang Guan who was catching up, and slapped Zhang Guan with a wave of his hand.
In any sport, fouling is a technical action. A good foul can not only cause damage to the opponent, but also deceive the referee's decision. The top fouls are of course the ones that are not even noticed by the referee. The person being fouled can only suffer a dumb loss, and the referees are also a group of sharp-sighted guys, so more fouls are the kind that are disguised as inadvertent fouls, even if they are fouls. If caught by the referee, you can also pretend not to do it intentionally to avoid sanctions.
Diving, tearing off clothes, pulling off pants, and eye-catching are very common in both basketball and football. When rebounding in basketball, you can knock someone out with an elbow, and in football, you can also hit someone when stealing the ball. "Bounce the leg" to make the opponent roll on the ground several times. In short track speed skating, the best disguise for a foul is of course the arm swing.
Since it was a pretense of a casual foul, the more subtle the action, the better. Therefore, Cheng Sibai still did not dare to use some large-scale movements too blatantly. His purpose was just to disrupt Zhang Guan's rhythm and prevent Zhang Guan from passing forward. , instead of actually punching Zhang Guanyi to the ground.
"Bang!" Cheng Sibai slapped Zhang Guan.
"Okay, I met him. I've disturbed his rhythm. He shouldn't be able to continue accelerating!" Cheng Sibai felt happy in his heart. However, the next second, he suddenly felt that his rhythm was a little chaotic, and his feet were shaking. Somewhat unstable.
Cheng Shibai immediately relieved some of his strength and stabilized his body.
"This kind of pretending to commit a foul is killing the enemy by a thousand and damaging myself by eight hundred. It even disrupts my own rhythm." Cheng Sibai thought to himself.
At this second, a red figure flashed past Cheng Sibai.
"Eh? It's Zhang Guan! He passed! He's still so fast. How is this possible? Didn't the foul just now affect him at all!" Cheng Sibai's face suddenly changed.
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Li Haoxi felt a figure flash around him, but found that Zhang Guan had already come to his side.
"What did Cheng Sibai do? He wasn't asked to stop Zhang Guan, but why did Zhang Guan rush up anyway! Is it because Cheng Sibai had selfish motives? He didn't stop Zhang Guan on purpose?" Li Haoxi was the first to suspect Cheng Sibai Come.
The Korean short track speed skating team has never been monolithic, and infighting among members has often occurred. In the highly competitive Korean team, with Sung Si-baek's age and level, it is basically impossible to participate in the next Winter Olympics. Yes, it is not impossible to say that Cheng Sibai deliberately cheated his teammates in order to get a medal.
Li Haoxi originally wanted to take a foul tactic against Zhang Guan, but thinking that Cheng Sibai might deliberately let go, he also chose to let Zhang Guan pass.
In the next lap, Zhang Guan had already caught up with Li Zhengzhu.
"Is Zhang Guan catching up? This race is just over halfway, and Zhang Guan has already caught up. He seems to be skating very smoothly. Didn't Cheng Sibai and Li Haoxi organize him?" Li Zhengzhu suddenly felt unhappy. He I feel like I was cheated by my teammates.
On the sidelines of the game, Coach Cui's face looked a little unnatural.
"Cheng Shibai had obviously touched Zhang Guan just now, but Zhang Guan was not affected at all! Is it because the force of the foul was too light?" Coach Cui frowned. Based on his experience, that just now This level of foul is enough to affect the athlete's rhythm of the game, and the speed will definitely be affected, especially since Zhang Guan was accelerating to overtake 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 fouling is really not enough. If I had known this, I should have made Sung Sibaek foul harder before the game! Now, I can only hope for Lee Kwang Soo. .”
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Lee Kwang-soo felt that he had fallen into the rhythm of the 1500-meter final again. Zhang Guan was constantly trying to surpass, and he was forced to accelerate to ensure his first position, which greatly affected his rhythm of the game.
"No, if this continues, it will become a repeat of the 1,500-meter final. Once my physical strength is too exhausted, the final sprint will be affected, and I still can't stop Zhang Guan. What should I do? What should I do? what to do?"
Li Zhengzhu was getting more and more anxious. The nine-lap race had reached the sixth lap, and the final sprint was about to begin.
Lee Jung-soo looked back and saw that his teammates Lee Ho-suk and Sung Si-baek were following closely behind Zhang Guan.
"We have already lost the gold medal in the 1,500 meters. We must not lose this gold medal! I am the leader of the team, and I can only sacrifice myself for the gold medal! I will do it myself for this foul!" Lee Jung-soo thought. Here, a hint of determination appeared in his eyes.
Of course, Lee Jung-soo didn't want to be sent off, so he chose the same approach as Sung Si-baek, pretending to be inadvertent body collision to create a foul.
Just after entering the corner, Li Zhengzhu seized a good opportunity. He deliberately walked a little crooked, and then also used his arm swing to interfere with Zhang Guan's sliding movement.
Li Zhengzhu's movement range was not large, and his movements were also very concealed. He used the back swing of his arm to quickly poke Zhang Guan's leg, and then immediately retracted it.
However, Lee Jeong-soo encountered the same situation as Sung Si-baek. He only felt as if he received an inexplicable push. If Lee Jeong-soo hadn't been so skilled, he might have fallen directly to the ice.
"What a risk! I almost slipped. I haven't used this kind of active foul tactic for a long time. I used it occasionally, and I am somewhat unskilled. Fortunately, this also affected Zhang Guan. The two of us are probably evenly matched!" Li Zhengzhu was thinking about it. As he stood, he 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. The moment Li Zhengzhu was affected, Zhang Guan launched without hesitation beyond.
"It's Zhang Guan!" When Li Zhengzhu reacted, Zhang Guan had already run directly in front of him, and then, Zhang Guan began to accelerate, and he wanted to quickly open the distance between him and Li Zhengzhu.
"There are still two laps left. Zhang Guan will definitely sprint next. I will definitely not be able to catch up with her by then. If she is left too far behind by him, even if I want to foul, I will have no chance!" Lee Jung-soo didn't have any chance. After hesitating, he decided to foul Zhang Guan directly!
"Brother Haoxi, brother Sibai, you have to work hard. I will be sent off this time, and the next game depends on you. If Zhang Guan and I are eliminated, you will win the gold and silver medals, and the final victory will be It still belongs to our Republic of Korea!”
There was a kind of fanaticism in Li Zhengzhu's eyes. Then, he stretched out his hands and pushed Zhang Guan hard. He wanted to push Zhang Guan to the wall next to him.
"Oh!" There was a cry of exclamation at the scene. In this kind of high-speed movement, if an athlete hits the protective wall, even if the protective wall is soft, it must be an uncomfortable feeling.
What's more important is that with the last two laps left in the race, if you hit the wall at this time, you won't have a chance to win a medal even if you start again.
On the coaching bench, Coach Cui Guangfu and Coach Li Bing stretched the glass at the same time. Coach Cui Guangfu's eyes revealed a sense of relief, while Coach Li Bing's eyes revealed infinite horror.
"It's over! We're going to lose!" Coach Li Bing sighed deeply and lowered his head in despair. He didn't dare to look at what was going to happen next.
"Well done! We won!" Coach Cui Guangfu clenched his fists excitedly and shouted loudly, looking forward to the moment when Zhang Guan fell to the ground.
Lee Jung-soo's action is obviously a flagrant foul. He will definitely be sent off, and there is a high possibility that he will be suspended for an additional period of time. But what is certain is that Zhang Guan suffered such a serious foul. But they will be innocently implicated, and Lee Ho-suk and Sung Si-baek behind will become the beneficiaries and win the gold and silver medals in the 1,000-meter short track speed skating.
At this time, it happened to be lunch time in South Korea, and countless Korean viewers sat in front of the TV again to watch this game.
The scene of Lee Jung-soo reaching out to push Zhang Guan caught people's attention. Not only did the Korean audience not feel it was unfair, nor did they feel the slightest bit ashamed, on the contrary, there were still people who applauded Lee Jung-soo's behavior, and even some little girls, Lee Jung-soo shed tears of emotion.
They all know that Lee Jung-soo is sacrificing himself to save the 1,000-meter short track speed skating gold medal for the Korean team. This behavior is 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 used all his strength to push Zhang Guan against the wall.
"I succeeded!" Before Li Zhengzhu could get excited, his body staggered and fell backward inexplicably.
However, Zhang Guan in front was not affected at all and continued to slide forward steadily...
(End of chapter)