ice emperor

"God! The last one in the free skating?"

"My brother, I have to say that your luck this time is indeed, um... not very good."

尼斯当地时间,2００1年3月3０号晚上十09:30，花样滑冰世界锦标赛赛组委，安排给参赛运动员下榻休息的酒店房间内。

After participating in tomorrow's free skating lottery ceremony at noon, An Zexian led the tour for half a day. An Yi, who had just returned for less than half an hour, was sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window in the bedroom overlooking the coastal street view, talking with the slow pace of Biness through a laptop. For six hours, at the Meteor Ice Rink in Montreal, Canada, my good friend Johnny Wassenberg, who was recovering from training, made a video call.

As for the specific content of the conversation, it is naturally inseparable from the quadruple jump in the rear outer ring, the attention from all over the world to the World Figure Skating Championships, the report on An Yi in the sports news, as well as today's draw, tomorrow's final, the adult group competition and the youth group What is the difference in the game.

An Yi, who is meticulous and tireless, seems not to be affected by bad luck at all, what friends ask and answer, all the way from the beginning to Nice, the first impression of the city, when it comes to public training, short program competitions, free skating draws , the discomfort of being watched by the media from all over the world.

Johnny on the other end of the video call immediately forgot his original intention of "comforting" his best friend, and indulged in An Yi's adult World World Championship science popularization. Half an hour passed, and he didn't respond until nearly eight o'clock in the evening in Nice Surprised - no!What am I doing? !

Louis must have been very confused, how can I bother him with this kind of question?

"Johnny?"

Having been chatting with friends through the communication software, An Yi seemed particularly relaxed, and it seemed that she was not affected by any lottery.

While talking, he suddenly saw that his friend in the video screen was annoyed and began to scratch his head in confusion. He couldn't help but raised his voice and asked, but the result was a more violent reaction from the other party.

think carefully……

Well, well, he seemed to understand that the guy in Canada was worried about him.

However, his psychological quality is not bad, even if he is really a little nervous, he can adjust it by himself.On the contrary, the guy on the other side of the video has not seen him for a long time. Not only has he successfully lost the fat raised in Beijing, but he has also lost so much weight. Could it be that something happened to him?

"Louis, I'm sorry, I always-"

"Brother, everything is fine with me, but you are very bad. Don't try to deny it, I know you so well, how could I not see it?"

Just when Johnny blamed himself and was about to express his apology to his friend, An Yi, who observed him carefully and found more and more small problems, fixed his eyes, interrupted what he had just said, and asked tentatively.

"Look at your cheeks, it's sunken so much, it looks sick. And the dark circles under your eyes, the bloodshot eyes. Tell me, man, I haven't seen you for a few months. What have you been through?"

"Huh? My friend, I'm fine, really fine. You know, I put on so much weight during my recuperation in China, and now I'm back to health, of course I have to lose weight. Otherwise, I can't dance, I can't dance, Joyce Not yet—”

"Johnny."

"..."

One said, the other watched, everything was fine originally, An Yi almost thought that he was about to believe it, when a sudden change occurred, he saw his friend's eyes twinkle when he said the words 'I can't even jump', Loneliness and depression emerged, condensed, faded, and at the moment when they were about to disappear, they were confirmed and successfully captured by him.

He raised his voice and shouted, his body trembled in the video, and the boy who realized what was going on now obviously wanted to continue to argue, but under An Yi's gaze, his eyes dropped and he didn't dare to look at him, which further confirmed An Yi's guess .

How can this be good?

If the possibility was only 60.00% before, then it is infinitely close to [-]% now!His best friend, Jonny Wassenberg, has healed after rupturing his right Achilles tendon, but he must have encountered new troubles when he resumes training now!

Otherwise, how could he, who is always sunny and cheerful, have such a reaction?This simply subverted his previous image.

"Tell me, my friend, if you trust me. Otherwise..."

"No! Don't say that about Luis, you know I've always trusted you and will trust you all my life!"

Through the video, seeing An Yi sigh with a disappointed expression, Johnny Wasenberg, who was far away in North America, subconsciously spoke out, not wanting to hurt his friend's heart because of his ridiculous persistence.

"I mean my -- oh shit! What I'm trying to say is, I, I've been struggling with my right Achilles since I started training!"

"I didn't dare to use too much force when practicing jumping, for fear that it would break again! When I summoned up the courage to try my best, I found that my jump was not as high or as far as before. Doing various triples, skating out with my right foot and worrying about my condition! Because I feel, I feel! My control over my right foot has definitely diminished!!”

"Johnny..."

The voice went from low to loud, from talking to shouting, facing such a friend, An Yi really didn't know how to speak.

Advise him to open some?

He hates this kind of cheap kindness that doesn't affect him or help others!Just like he didn't want to comfort the crying Cindy before, at this moment he doesn't want to comfort Johnny with empty words!

so what should I do now.

A healthy body is the foundation of all competitive sports. For figure skaters, if they cannot control their feet sliding on the ice with skates, they will undoubtedly lose everything.

What should he do to change all this and truly help his friends instead of leaving him helpless to face it alone?Achilles tendon, Achilles tendon, why is such a critical place injured, even if it is the waist...

Eh?Change! ?

When he was troubled and troubled in his heart, suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed, An Yi hurriedly sank his consciousness into his mind, checked the system's built-in database, and raised the corners of his mouth with a tense spirit.

This is also because Johnny is still young, and he doesn't want to disturb Joyce, who is accompanying him to participate in the World Championships, because of his own affairs.

If he had spoken out about his situation earlier, even if the problem could not be solved quickly, at least he had begun to try.Unlike now, he had to remind him, and it was postponed for a full three months.

"...Johnny, let me ask you, what are the technical points of the backside ice jump?"

Taking a deep breath, his blue eyes stared directly at the blond-haired boy on the other side of the computer. An Yi controlled his tone and kept it calm and reliable.

"The technical points of the rear outside ice jump? Isn't it just sliding on the rear outer edge of the right foot, using the edge to force the jump before taking off, assisting the left foot to touch the ice, and spinning in the air-wait for Louis! What do you mean?!"

"Yes! Johnny, that's what you thought!"

Watching the friend in the video screen, seeing that he understood what he meant halfway through his speech, An Yi nodded to confirm his thoughts, and accentuated his voice.

"Maybe because your skating, edge, not good enough, not good at the back ice and hook jump, you neglect your left foot. In my opinion, the right foot is not good, you can't control it very well, Just let it go for now. Forget about jumping back to the outside, forget jumping on the back, use your left foot, let yourself get used to jumping on the back, jumping on the back, and jumping on the hook! No matter how difficult the process is, you You won't be afraid, and you won't back down, right?"

"Left foot? But I..."

"Johnny, maybe I have never told you before that you are the only opponent I recognize. So today! I am here to tell you! Even if it is the 'opponent' of the adult group now, I still do not recognize it. I am here Waiting for you! Promise me, practice those technical movements that you hate and have always been bad at, let yourself stand up and move forward again. Don't let me down, okay? Brother!"

bang——

After An Yi said that it was feasible, useful, and really helpful to Johnny Wassenberg, the Canadian boy with a depressed expression and a gloomy aura in the video suddenly ignited a fire in his eyes.

On the seat by the floor-to-ceiling window, An Yi looked at his revitalized friend, his heart suddenly tightened and let go, beating violently.I felt my cheeks, the back of my hands, and my skin were hot, as if being burned by the light emanating from this boy nicknamed 'Son of the Sun'.

Maybe he accidentally awakened a 'monster'?

Do not!

He was sure it was more than just a 'monster'.

Because of what happened during this time, because of what he said just now, the friend in his video may have completed the transformation from youthful to mature.

From now on, on the field, I'm afraid there will be nothing that can defeat him.

"...I am the only opponent you approve of? Louis, you may never know how important your affirmation is to me."

Whispering to himself, like a whisper.Sitting in the rest area of ​​the New Meteor Ice Rink, Johnny Wassenberg, whose original purpose was just to chat with his best friend, stared at his friend's face in the video call without blinking, and fell silent for a long time. Suddenly laughed after 1 minute.

"Trust me Luis, I will not let you down, I will never let you down! Although it will probably take you years to wait, I will definitely catch up to you! Catch you! Stand by your side! Beyond you!"

"I, Johnny Wasenberg, in the name of God!"

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