Chapter 50 Chapter 50

The cold north wind howled, bringing a stinging sensation on the face.

The morning sky became foggy, as if covered by a thin film, and the scenery two meters away was so blurred that it was impossible to see clearly.

After Chu Xi got up, he opened the window and felt the biting cold air slowly entering the room.

She was still a little sleepy, but suddenly woke up.

She shivered, hugging her arms and quickly closed the window.

After changing into a new set of training clothes, Chu Xi pushed the door open and walked out of the dormitory.

I happened to meet Jiang Wannan and Yang Ruoxue walking to the cafeteria downstairs.

"Good morning." Chu Xi caught up and greeted him.

Jiang Wannan and Yang Ruoxue turned around and stopped to wait for her.

The three of them set off for the cafeteria together.

After a while, the quiet training team cafeteria became noisy.

After the competition, Lu Wenxuan also moved back to the provincial team dormitory. With him joining the team, the atmosphere on the team was very lively every day.

"Coach said today's first training session is a 10,000-meter run. Let's make it a little more interesting. How about the bottom three runners on the men's team carry the spear for the top three runners for the next week?"

Lu Wenxuan started to organize himself when he was halfway through his meal.

Normal training is too boring, so everyone will play some small games from time to time to stimulate the boring training life.

Many male team members immediately slammed their hands on the table and responded: "Okay! Let's play this."

"Everyone present is a witness. If anyone loses, don't deny it."

Jiang Wannan smiled and raised her hands. "Okay, okay, we've all heard it. If anyone defaults, the whole team will quit."

The punishment for carrying guns is actually to help carry the guns to the warehouse for storage after the shooting training is completed.

Whether it is an air pistol or an air rifle, it is not light in weight.

Therefore, this kind of punishment where the loser helps to take the blame has always been prevalent in the team.

So, after breakfast, everyone gathered at the playground of the training base.

Fitness coach Huang Bin stood with his hands behind his back, legs slightly apart, wearing a black down jacket, on the plastic track in the playground.

"The men's team will go find your coach Wang Xingwen. The women's team will warm up first. In half an hour, we will start the 10,000-meter long-distance race directly." Huang Bin smiled slightly, revealing his white teeth.

Jiang Wannan immediately smiled bitterly and looked at Chu Xi.

Few people like to run a 10,000-meter long-distance race.

There was a sudden wailing sound in the team.

Coach Huang Bin didn't back down at all and continued, "For the next week, core strength and lower limb training, 3,000-meter mixed oxygen training, 4,000-meter load training, balance and coordination, and regeneration and recovery will be conducted simultaneously. Everyone, be prepared."

This high-intensity training arrangement is designed to help shooting athletes improve their physical fitness base of aerobic capacity.

Many people think that shooting athletes do not need much physical training, but this is actually a misunderstanding.

In the finals, shooting athletes often have high heart rates and have to maintain body stability and balance at the same time, which requires a lot of physical support.

Huang Bin clapped his hands, "Come on, get ready for some warm-up exercises."

Soon, Huang Bin began to lead the women's team in pre-run warm-up.

The muscles from the arms to the legs are gradually becoming excited through warm-up exercises.

After half an hour of warm-up, Huang Bin stood aside and blew his whistle: "Women's team, 10,000-meter race, start!"

The female athletes immediately wailed and stepped onto the track.

Chu Xi sighed lightly, and had to move his legs and start running at a steady pace along the track.

The cold wind blew in my face, giving me a slight stinging sensation.

After running for a while, Chu Xi's breathing began to become rapid.

During the preparation period for the World Cup, such high-intensity physical training is generally not carried out.

If you calculate the time, it has been a long time since she ran 10,000 meters like this.

Twenty minutes passed, and Chu Xi's steps became heavier and heavier. Every time he lifted his head and took a step forward, he had to exert a lot of effort.

Beads of sweat began to seep out from his neck, soaking his sweatshirt.

Huang Bin's whistle rang out again. "Everyone, cheer up! Hold on a little longer! It's almost over! If you can't even endure this little bit of physical training, how can you possibly persevere in the future World Championships and Olympics?"

Chu Xi bit her lower lip, stretched out her legs, and continued to run forward at a steady pace.

Just hold on a little longer, it will be over soon.

The other female team members around them began to slow down their running speed. Although they ran slower, no one stopped.

Another half hour passed.

Chu Xi had already run more than half the distance and his feet began to feel numb.

Fortunately, there are not many left.

By the end of the 10,000-meter race, everyone stood at the starting point with their heads hung down, gasping for breath.

Huang Bin saw that everyone on the women's team had persevered and nodded with satisfaction. He bent down and picked up the team members' coats from the ground and handed them over. "Put on your coats first and then rest. Don't catch a cold."

After Chu Xi put on his coat, he supported his hands on his knees, bent over slightly and stood there to rest.

It took a while for the female team athletes to recover their strength.

"Okay, let's gather and do some stretching." Huang Bin waved his hand and called everyone to gather.

During the lunch break, Chu Xi and his friends dragged their tired bodies to the cafeteria.

The men's team wasn't in a good situation either. They all hung their heads, leaned on each other's shoulders, and looked very embarrassed.

Huang Bin followed everyone towards the cafeteria, a smile still on his face. "Everyone, don't let up. Tomorrow morning, we will continue physical training at this time."

Chu Xi's calves, which were already a little sore, trembled slightly.

Jiang Wannan and another teammate looked at each other, their eyes full of despair.

…

As night fell, Chu Xi and his companions, who had finished their afternoon shooting training, came out of the training ground one after another.

On the men's team, the last three people in the morning's long-distance run each carried two safes containing guns and walked towards the warehouse.

An Hongran and Song Jingbo, who came in first, looked very relaxed. They chatted as they walked, and bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time.

A crescent moon hung in the night sky, and the faint light from the street lamps illuminated the athletes' way to the dormitory.

We talked and laughed along the way, and the atmosphere was lively and joyful.

Jiang Wannan held Chu Xi's arm, she was so tired that she wanted to put all her weight on Chu Xi, "Chu Xi, please carry me back, I really can't walk anymore."

Chu Xi chuckled and refused: "No, my calves are still sore."

"It's so difficult. I have to run 10,000 meters tomorrow." Jiang Wannan wailed with despair.

After three consecutive days of 10,000-meter long-distance running training, the members of the training team gradually began to adapt to this high-intensity physical training.

Immediately afterwards, Huang Bin and Wang Xingwen began to proceed step by step and add some auxiliary balance training to the team members.

The training days passed quickly.

Kyoto Province welcomed the first snow of winter.

It was snowing heavily and the wind was blowing on my face, making me feel cold.

Due to weather conditions, physical training was moved indoors.

After finishing the morning training, Chu Xi, Jiang Wannan and several other female athletes from the team made an appointment to go out and play in the snow.

The snow is still falling.

Chu Xi raised her hand expectantly, and crystal snowflakes slowly floated down from the sky, landing on her palm and quickly melting into a pool of water.

"Chu Xi, come and build a snowman! Let's make a super big one." Jiang Wannan and Yang Ruoxue were already rolling snowballs nearby. They waved to Chu Xi to come over and join them.

Chu Xi came back to his senses, put his hand away, turned around and walked towards Yang Ruoxue.

Several members of the shooting team came from southern cities.

Seeing such heavy snow, everyone became excited.

The men's team also finished training. Lu Wenxuan and An Hongran took the lead and rushed into the playground happily, "Come on, let's have a snowball fight!"

A dozen male team members immediately bent down to pick up snow and started throwing it at each other wantonly.

The white snow flew everywhere in an instant.

Jiang Wannan, who was accidentally hit on the head, glared at the men's team angrily, "Fight your own battles, don't throw it at us."

Yang Ruoxue took the opportunity to grab two handfuls of snow from the ground, rolled them into balls, and quickly threw them towards the men's team, "Come on, let's play together!"

Now, the melee between men and women began.

…

A snowfall added some joy to the entire shooting team.

Coaches Wang Ruiguo and Wang Xingwen stood by the window, looking at the players outside who were fighting with each other, with helpless smiles on their faces.

"Forget it, let them make a fuss for a while. After a while, there will be no chance anymore." Wang Ruiguo retracted his gaze, turned around and sat back at his desk.

At this point, the smiles on Wang Xingwen and Huang Bin's faces gradually faded and they became serious again.

"I heard that the Korean shooting team seems to have a new member. He is very young, but has a very strong shooting talent," said Wang Xingwen.

Wang Ruiguo nodded. "Well, I guess the South Korean team will definitely send this new player to practice at this World Championship. And the Italian team suffered such a big defeat in the World Cup, not even making it into the top four. They will definitely need more practice when they return this time."

"It's okay, there's still time."

After briefly summarizing the latest news about athletes from various countries, Wang Ruiguo and his companions had a rough idea of ​​the situation and left to continue arranging their afternoon training sessions.

In addition, after the Shooting World Cup, the Jiyue brand was very generous and directly renewed the long-term endorsement contract with Chu Xi, and also signed Jiang Wannan and Lu Wenxuan in one fell swoop.

The winter training plan is still ongoing.

At the same time, the qualifiers for the World Championship cycle are about to begin.

There is only a little over a year left until the Olympics begin.

During this period, many international competitions and trials will be held. Each game will be converted into personal points based on the athlete's ranking results. At the end of all the games, the athlete with higher points will have priority to qualify for the Olympics.

Including the Shooting World Cup some time ago, Chu Xi won two gold medals in a row and broke the world record. Her current points have led to her first place in the women's 10-meter air pistol event.

The two-week winter training program is coming to an end.

The shooting team members gradually adapted to the training.

At the same time, the national training team's Ase Miller World Championship qualifiers are about to open.

On the training ground, Yang Ruoxue held the gun in one hand, looking forward with a firm gaze, and shot quickly the moment her breathing slowed down.

10.7 rings.

Seeing the results, Yang Ruoxue felt a little relieved.

During the period after joining the provincial team, she has always taken Chu Xi as her goal and practiced an hour and a half more than her teammates every day.

Get up half an hour earlier in the morning and walk an hour later in the evening.

This extra training has lasted for several months, and even coach Wang Xingwen and others were surprised by her efforts.

This year's Aselmueller World Championships is about to open, and all provincial team members have the opportunity to participate in the selection.

She also wants to give it her all and give it a try.

…

Within a few days, the schedule for the Olympic preliminary trials was distributed to the provincial teams.

Wang Ruiguo flipped through the competition rules.

"That means that after this preliminary selection, we will immediately participate in the World Championships. After returning, there will be two more selection competitions, and then we will go directly to closed training to fully prepare for the Olympics." He asked in confusion.

Wang Xingwen was also looking at the specific match schedule and nodded, "It's just that the schedule is a bit rushed."

Wang Ruiguo put down the details of the competition and said, "I guess it's because after the shooting team reform, everyone is too busy and exhausted, so they have no choice but to speed up the schedule."

There was not much time left to prepare for the Olympics.

After the reform, all the selection competitions have to be conducted again, and this is the only way to arrange it.

"Okay, let's notify everyone about the Olympic trials this afternoon." Wang Ruiguo waved his hand.

Only under heavy pressure can athletes' potential be better stimulated.

He was also looking forward to whether any dark horse newcomer would emerge in this selection.

After the details of the Olympic preliminary trials were announced, the entire shooting team was excited.

In previous years, it would never have been their provincial team's turn to participate in the Olympics.

But with this year's reform, everyone has the opportunity to fight for it.

Yang Ruoxue clenched her fists excitedly.

This time the Olympic preliminary trials and World Championship qualification are held together.

She is definitely not the only one who wants to obtain this qualification, so she has to work harder.

…

After Chu Xi finished training, he also learned about the Olympic preliminary trials from his coach.

According to the rules, after this selection competition, a temporary national training team for the Olympics will be formed.

This national training team was specially prepared for the Olympics.

From the moment of its establishment, every athlete in the national training team will begin preparations for the points in the Olympic cycle.

In the afternoon, after finishing training, on the way to the cafeteria, many people were discussing the Olympic preliminary trials.

"It feels like time flies. The World Cup just ended yesterday. Today we start preparing for the Olympics." Jiang Wannan's tone was full of emotion.

Chu Xi replied as they walked: "It's not that time flies by fast, it's that our schedule is too full. We don't have the time to count the days."

Speaking of this, Chu Xi felt a little emotional.

Half a year ago, she wasn't even a member of the shooting team.

Now, in the blink of an eye, she has to start preparing for the Olympics.

"Sister Xi!" Lu Wenxuan's voice came from behind.

Chu Xi turned his head and glanced behind him.

Lu Wenxuan strode over with a smile, "We'll still be in the mixed group this time."

"Yeah." Chu Xi responded, but quickly added: "But if you make such a serious mistake again in the selection competition, even if I want to team up with you, the coach will not agree."

"I understand, I won't hold you back!" Lu Wenxuan quickly assured.

He also knew that the coaching staff would definitely consider the results of the game.

If he fails in this selection, the mixed team will definitely have to change people.

An Hongran walked slowly to Lu Wenxuan's side and looked at him teasingly, "You used to say every day that I was your little fan, but now you call me sister. Are you going to slap me in the face?"

"So what? Our shooting team has always spoken with strength. What's wrong with calling me sister? It means I have a clear understanding of myself." Lu Wenxuan was open-minded and didn't care about the details of the address at all.

An Hongran hooked his arm around Lu Wenxuan's shoulder and said with a smile, "Then you have to work harder. After all, I won the gold medal in the men's individual event at the World Cup. If the coach suddenly chooses me to form a mixed team with Chu Xi, it's not impossible."

Lu Wenxuan's face darkened.

Not to mention, An Hongran's words really made him feel a sense of crisis.

No, starting today, he also has to go for extra training!

After dinner, Chu Xi and others came out of the cafeteria one after another and walked towards the dormitory.

But Yang Ruoxue and Lu Wenxuan went in the completely opposite direction to many people.

At this time, the lights in the shooting training ground were still on.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the quiet training ground.

The security door was pushed open with a creaking sound.

Lu Wenxuan walked in rubbing his hands, lowered his head and blew warm air on his palms, muttering, "It's so cold."

"Brother Lu? Why are you also..." Yang Ruoxue, who was still staying in the training ground for extra training, stood up in confusion and looked at Lu Wenxuan.

Normally, she would be the only one staying at the training ground until very late.

When she heard the footsteps just now, Yang Ruoxue was wondering who it was, but she didn't expect it to be Lu Wenxuan.

"I'll come over and practice some more. The Olympic preliminary trials are coming up soon, so I'll practice some more." Lu Wenxuan laughed dryly, then quickly took out the air pistol from the safe, stood in front of the shooting position and started practicing more.

Yang Ruoxue looked at Lu Wenxuan's back in surprise, still a little surprised in her heart.

She had also heard some rumors about Lu Wenxuan before.

It is said that as soon as Lu Wenxuan joined the Kyoto Provincial Shooting Team, he burst out with amazing shooting talent, so in just half a year he passed the selection and entered the national shooting team.

And in the same year, he broke through from the national second team to the national first team and became a member of the regular team.

She always thought that people like Lu Wenxuan were extremely talented and didn't need any extra training.

Even if you practice casually, you can perform better than others.

Lu Wenxuan's training gradually got into shape.

He held the gun in one hand, his eyes focused, and his whole body began to enter a flow state, blocking out all distracting thoughts in his mind.

Yang Ruoxue rested for a while, but without wasting any time, she picked up her gun and stood up to continue training.

She had just reached the firing position.

The sound of the door being pushed open was heard again.

Yang Ruoxue was stunned and turned to look at the door in confusion.

This time, it was Chu Xi who walked in carrying a safe containing competition guns.

Yang Ruoxue: “?”

Sister Xi is here for extra practice too? ?

Chu Xi paused for a moment, and upon seeing Lu Wenxuan and Yang Ruoxue on the training ground, he froze for two seconds before smiling and greeting them, "What a coincidence, you're training too."

Lu Wenxuan finished shooting, put away his gun, and looked back, a hint of surprise in his eyes, "Are you here for extra practice too?"

To be honest, all three people present were quite surprised.

Everyone was surprised that a player who was recognized as a genius would come to the training ground in the middle of the night to practice extra.

After a brief silence, Chu Xi took the lead in speaking to break the awkwardness, "You guys continue, don't be affected by me."

As she spoke, she took out her air pistol and turned to the empty shooting position.

Yang Ruoxue and Lu Wenxuan looked at each other, and without saying anything else, they looked away and continued training.

Late at night, the security guard in charge of the training ground came over with a flashlight and urged, "Hurry up, hurry up, you three, stop practicing. It's time for me to get off work, and I have to lock the door."

Chu Xi and the other two had to stop training.

But at this time, the three of them had already practiced for nearly an hour.

After coming out of the training ground, Yang Ruoxue cleared her throat and looked at Chu Xi curiously, "Sister Xi, do you usually do extra training?"

"Of course." Chu Xi nodded.

In another world, she was able to successfully join the shooting team thanks to the one and a half hours of extra practice every day than other team members.

No one who can make it to the provincial team is without talent.

Among such a group of extremely talented athletes, the only way to stand out is to work harder than everyone else.

"Um... I'm going to the boys' dormitory. See you tomorrow." When they reached the fork in the road, Lu Wenxuan coughed lightly and took the initiative to say hello and goodbye.

Chu Xi and Yang Ruoxue ended their conversation and waved to him.

After returning to the dormitory, Chu Xi quickly washed up and went straight to bed.

Not long after she touched the pillow, she fell into a deep sleep.

…

Another week passed.

The Olympic preliminary trials have begun.

Two days in advance, shooting teams from various provinces began to arrive in Kyoto Province to gather.

This time, there are many new young faces in many provincial teams. They are probably talented players who have just joined the provincial teams in recent times and are waiting to perform well in this selection tournament.

When registering and signing in, Chu Xi, Jiang Wannan and others lined up to verify their identity information.

The athletes from other provincial teams around them all looked nervously in Chu Xi's direction and whispered:

"It's really Chu Xi, I actually saw a living person."

"Oh my god, that mixed team match at the World Cup nearly gave me a heart attack, but luckily we won in the end."

"Then why don't you go watch Chu Xi's individual event. She won the competition without any pressure, crushing everyone and even breaking the world record. It was really satisfying to watch."

Originally, these team members were just chatting in low voices, but later they became more and more excited, and their voices were so loud that they could be heard by Chu Xi.

Everyone around Chu Xi heard the voice and looked at Chu Xi jokingly.

"It's so funny. Now all the provincial teams are your fans." Jiang Wannan put her hand on Chu Xi's shoulder and teased with a smile.

Chu Xi had just finished verifying his identity and sighed helplessly: "I wish fewer people would pay attention to me."

It’s actually okay for amateur fans, but most of the professional fans have a common dream in their hearts: to compete with their idols in person.

In other words, it is estimated that every one of her fans from the provincial team wants to fight with her.

It's all pressure.