ice emperor

"Louis, Steve needs your arms up."

"..."

"Louis, shrug your shoulders, open up the muscles around your shoulder blades, and let Steve measure your back more in line with your movement."

"..."

"Louis, Steve asked me to ask you, do you have any special requirements for the waist and abdomen of the new season clothing. No? Great, I guess this answer is the most satisfactory answer for tailors and fashion designers all over the world."

"..."

At noon on October [-], [-], Beijing time, An Yi, who had just returned to China from Montreal, Canada two days ago, had just adjusted her physical condition, and a tailor team from France welcomed in. Under special guidance, he continued to pose one by one according to the requirements put forward by the person in charge of the other party, leaving a set of body data covering almost all his core muscle groups except height and weight measurements.

During the period, although the whole process was trivial and time-consuming, he has been working hard to cooperate, and his attitude made this team of guests who came from afar very satisfied.According to Julian Pat's feedback when they were sent away that afternoon, the person in charge had more than once privately asked for more information about him.

He didn't pay too much attention to this, nor did he think about the reasons for Julian Pat's joyful reaction, and put more energy and attention into the afternoon ice training, 11:30 p.m., 06:30 Moscow local time On the [-]th, the free skating finals of the first round of the ISU International Skating Union Grand Prix.

In his mind, he imagined over and over again how far Ilya Ivanov, who was temporarily No. 1 after the short program, could skate the "Ave Maria" shelved last year in the free skating.

With reference to his performance during the season preparation period, his performance in the short program yesterday morning, if nothing else happens, it will definitely be amazing.

And once that happens, the focus of tomorrow's Internet, newspapers, and sports news will [-]% focus on the free skating duel between the two of them with the same name and different connotations.

Thinking, training, four o'clock, five o'clock, six o'clock, Hele rehearsal program, at the same time answering questions from the new teammates of the national team, busy, one day passed.

After coming down from the ice rink, changed clothes and returned home, took a shower, had dinner and went online to clean up his personal space, An Yi went to the living room and turned on the TV, and fixed the picture on his father and asked someone to install the pot to locate it. Not too stable on the sports channel of Russian state television.

As time went by, the men's singles match began, and one after another Russian rookies played. He watched and waited and couldn't help complaining in his heart. It was already 45:[-], and the two of them left their sons and ran out to celebrate their marriage. The nasty couple on the anniversary still don't know how to come back, and I'm afraid they will spend until three or four in the morning like before.

I don't even think about my age, concerts, candlelight dinners, and discos are not too tiring to spread dog food in public.It’s fine to try to keep the same celebration every year. In the past few years, I can’t come up with creative new ideas, but I still have to work on him. There is no one for my poor son who has no ideas and no practical experience.

Shaking his head and laughing at the thought of this, An Yi stared at the TV screen and his thoughts diverged. It was not until the clock in the corner of the living room rang the time to wake him up that he gathered his thoughts and focused on the free skating live broadcast again.

The timing was just right, just as his eyes were focused, Yugenev Yeveshchenko, the third player in the men's singles final, just finished skating and sat in the equal position.

After hearing a while of babbling, his score in Russian was [-], which successfully led to warm applause and cheers.

The live broadcast camera switched to the arena. Ilya Ivanov, who was dressed in a two-piece suit and a gray-blue performance costume, appeared on the screen. The on-site announcer announced that he rushed to the old coach who didn't know what he was talking about. Alexey Virkin nodded, and skating to the center of the ice rink amidst the applause and applause, and made a start skating posture facing the camera lens.

The 30-second countdown ended, a simple prelude slid by, the thick and deep cello played a melody of nostalgia, and he began to perform with a kick of ice skates under his feet. His cheeks and neck are like a pair of hands touching the hearts of the audience watching his performance at this time.

The music stretches, promotes emotions, and the endless tenderness is conveyed through his body movements and eyes, so delicate and moving that it is unforgettable.

Especially his dark green eyes.

The feeling of longing, praying, yearning for something is almost tangible.

Even if the expression on his face has not changed at all from the beginning to the end, it still touches people's hearts.

"...A tribute to maternal love? No, it's not that simple. His eyes often fall on the ice during skating, and [-]% of them will integrate the reluctance caused by retirement into the program."

"Now let's see if the program arrangement has changed, and see if he will try his best to increase the difficulty of the movements because it is the last year of his career. Although the most critical quadruple jump is made, the GOE points will be deducted more severely than before. He can do it. Amazing form this season, almost...huh!? Come, come, come!!"

Thoughts were churning, and I was talking to myself silently. In the live broadcast, Ilya Ivanov was the first to jump.

The starting method is what he is used to, turning the rear outer edge of the left foot to the front inner edge, changing feet and then connecting the front inner edge of the right foot to the rear outer edge, pointing the teeth of the left foot with the floating foot, and jumping around on the ice with the back and outer point.

In terms of action details, it is as good as ever. It is high and floating. After a full turn, it falls down and slides out to the outside ice triple axel. The whole series of jumps is smooth and far away. It makes people feel happy, and the visual sense is very enjoyable.

wow wow wow.

Listen to the sudden burst of applause that filled your ears. Russian audiences who often watch domestic figure skating competitions are very knowledgeable.

There is no doubt that Ilya Ivanov's four-week and three-week joint jump just now has definitely reached or even exceeded the textbook level.

The quality of the entire entry and exit can be regarded as a benchmark, and the action execution can definitely be topped up.

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An Yi watched intently. The live broadcast of the free skating continued. One minute and two minutes, the Russian veteran performed one technical move after another. Not only did he not make any mistakes, but the overall performance was getting better and better.

At two minutes and 15 seconds, the show entered the second half, and after a sequence of choreographic steps, another set of jumps came.

Just look at him supporting his body in a clockwise arc on the front inner edge of his left foot, lifting his right foot and right leg floating up, his right hand hooking the back of the skate blade of his right foot in a swallow-style step and sliding into the movement, stepping on the skate with his left foot A violin vibrato suddenly turned, and after changing the left foot, the outer edge slid out a '[-]'-shaped arc. During the process, the right hand was released, the right foot was put down, the center of gravity of the body was tilted to the left side of the body, and the ankle was pressed towards the outer edge , the blade of the right foot jumped into the air on the ice, spinning with the music.

but.

This entry method is extremely difficult, and the execution process caused countless audiences to exclaim in a jumping action. An Yi, who had been leaning on the sofa to watch the live broadcast, straightened his body in an instant, his two handsome eyebrows frowned slightly, and the blue A trace of worry flashed across his bright eyes.

With intuition and experience, he has come to the conclusion that no matter how amazing the Russian veteran in the picture is at the beginning of the whole action, there will be mistakes when he descends and slides out.

Moreover, mistakes are only slight. If he did not make a mistake in his judgment, the take-off stage is too complicated, so that after he puts down his floating foot, he jumps around with a hook that is not strong enough to touch the ice, and even when his right ice blade touches the ice The moment he was on the surface, due to the inertia of the body's rotation, the falling ice slid out of the angle and got stuck on the ice, twisting to——

thump!

'oh! ! ! ! '

There was a muffled sound, a burst of exclamation, ice splashed, and Ilya Ivanov, whose jump height was slightly lacking, was performing a quadruple hook. When he was spinning to the third and a half weeks, his overlapping right foot skate hit On the ice, he lost control of his posture immediately, and the part of his right buttock close to his lower back hit the ice.

The live broadcast continued, the music was still playing, exclamations flew up and down, and he fell on the ice rink. He should have stood up quickly to continue the game, but he didn't stand up for a long time.

At 15 seconds, 25 seconds, the audience on the four sides of the stands began to discuss, the music of the free skating was interrupted, and a black figure rushed into the field from the entrance of the northwest corner of the ice rink at high speed. A closer look showed that it was an old man wearing leather shoes and a suit. gold.

As soon as this situation came out, An Yi, who was watching the live broadcast at his home in Zizhuyuan Community, Beijing, sighed quietly. At the same time, the old man on the TV screen first checked the situation of his disciples skillfully, and then told them who rushed to them The doctor next to him explained something. Finally, after the doctor checked the physical condition of Ilya Ivanov on the ice, the expression on his face became more and more depressed and heartbroken.

An Yi, who was not at the scene and couldn't immediately know the state of his injury, became nervous, and subconsciously began to guess whether this person's injury was serious?

Do not.

Whether out of good intentions, out of respect for a dedicated athlete, or in anticipation of a handful of key opponents, he didn't want the man to suffer major physical problems.

Considering the time, if this person is unable to participate in the Turin Winter Olympics in February, it will not only be his own regret, but also his and Johnny's regret.

In the new century figure skating men's singles, the battle of the top three bosses, how can we do without a boss?

So in any case, Ilya Vladimirevich Ivanov, you must cheer up and persevere.For yourself, for the ice fans who support you all over the world, and for our opponents who are waiting for you.

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