ice emperor

Whether it's hypocritical or superfluous, the end result is that An Yi, who has always been rational, is rarely willful for a while.

And once he made up his mind, he stopped thinking about it.

Soon, accompanied by An Zexian, I had a peaceful night's sleep, and March 3th was the time for the qualifying round of the World Youth Figure Skating Championships, which is the qualifying round for the main competition.

According to the relevant regulations of the International Skating Federation, China, as a member of the International Skating Federation, naturally enjoys the right to participate in the annual international competitions.And regardless of the results in previous years, in each individual event of the World Championships, at least one place will be held.

However, this does not mean that An Yi, who participated in this competition, can directly enter the official competition.

Because before, the athletes who participated in last year's event did not perform well, and they didn't even advance to the free skating stage, let alone the top [-] that could directly advance to the official competition.

Therefore, if he wants to compete in the men's singles short program.Before that, he must go through a qualifying match to test his athletic level and whether he has reached the minimum standard for participating in this competition. On the morning of the 15th, the group draws lots, and the game officially starts at 15:14 pm on the 32th.Only by defeating other opponents in the qualifiers and getting the top [-] to fight his way out can he be qualified to enter the short program of the main competition.

1999年3月15号下午14:13分,安易在安泽贤的陪同下斗志满满，来到了埃德蒙顿近郊水晶湖体育馆。

Prepare, warm up, and make final confirmation before the start of the game.

He is surrounded by 13 athletes from different countries, aged 16 to 42.This is the most critical battle to decide whether he can enter the official competition.

In the lottery grouping ceremony held in the morning, since he did not have any competition results before, he was drawn to play at a very high position, ranking second among the six players in the third group.

After that, use a set of free skating programs to determine the winner!Let's see if he can defeat other opponents, and finally rank among the top [-] and qualify for the official competition.To be honest, no matter how confident he is in himself, because he has never participated in any official competition before, he is still a bit uncertain in his heart habitually.

It wasn't until...uh, it wasn't until he was at the scene and watched the performance of other ice skaters that he really felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

He sighed secretly in his heart, if he was still dancing Axel for two weeks, he would not be able to compare with those players who were only two plus two.He simply gave up his unrealistic thoughts, and it would be better to return to China early and change careers to find another way out.This level is not because he looks down on others and is deliberately picky. His good friend Johnny Watsonburg, who will also participate in this World Youth Championship, has reached or even surpassed it when he was ten years old.

"Oh, gosh! This Axel jump is really horrible. Johnny, I really don't understand why you insist on coming to watch the qualifiers. Look around the auditorium, almost no one cares about this game."

In the current World Youth Championships, there were only a few spectators in the ice rink that could accommodate 1 people in the men's singles skating qualifiers. This shows that this is an extremely important competition for participating in the selection of athletes. How unimportant to others.

At this moment, following the No.11 player on the field, he made a sub-standard Axel double jump.On the west stand, a muscular boy with brown hair wearing a pure white sports suit let out an exaggerated scream.He grinned and glanced inexplicably, and looked at his younger blond-haired companion. He really didn't understand why the other party insisted on watching this match.

Since the players behind have not played yet, he will not comment for the time being.Just including the top eleven players on the ice rink, that level is really appalling.

If all the players participating in the main competition were of this level, he only needed to do three jumps in a game, and he could easily win.Not to mention the new-generation monster beside him, whose level is almost unrivaled among the younger generation in the whole country.Compared with these guys on the field who can't see the talent and the future, I don't know how stronger they are.

Johnny Watsonburg, who let his companions around him make noise and waited for his good friend to play, remained silent.

I haven't seen him for about half a year. Not only has he grown a lot taller, but the lines on his face and body have also become tougher.

His personality seems to have become more mature and stable. When he sat there quietly, he really couldn't see the slightest bit of his once flamboyant and lively temperament.

correct.

The reason why he appeared here today was because he missed his good friend on the one hand, and on the other hand, he couldn't bear the excitement in his heart, and he couldn't wait for the upcoming official duel.

That's why during the preparations for the game, I came to watch this qualifying match that decided the fate of my friends.Although in his heart, he never thought that his friend would be stopped by this trial.

"...Oh, the level of the first player in the third group is not very good."

Once again, an exaggerated sigh was caught in the ear, and Johnny Wassenberg looked down at the competitor who fell on the ice.

For some reason, images of him training with his best friend kept flashing before his eyes.It made him smile involuntarily, staring blankly at the companions around him, and also attracted the screams of more than a dozen female spectators who followed him to 'watch' this qualifying match.

He didn't care about these minutiae at all, Johnny seemed to have gotten used to it long ago, but frowned reflexively the moment the voice appeared.After that, I concentrated on adjusting my sitting posture, and focused my sight on the entrance and exit of the ice rink for the qualifiers.

There is no other reason, but the first player in the third group has finished skating and left the ice rink.His best friend Louis Watts, wearing a dark to light, smoky blue gradient performance costume, stood on the ice rink.

Hiss, hoo.

He stared at the figure of his friend and took a deep breath...

"Louis! Don't let me down! I'm waiting for you in tomorrow's short program!!"

Suddenly he roared loudly, the voice was loud and clear, and it ran through the audience.

While the brown-haired young man and the female fans around him were stunned, Johnny Wassenberg suddenly jumped up from his seat and pointed at his best friend at the entrance of the ice rink. Issued a challenge in his usual way.

Hearing his shout by accident, An Yi, who was communicating with his father while standing on the ice rink across the protective wall, was suddenly stunned.After hesitating for two or three seconds, he turned around and raised his head, looking in the direction of the sound.Finally, when his eyes caught the familiar figure of his friend, the corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably and deepened, and finally evolved into an unusually brilliant laugh.

Due to the rules, An Yi did not respond to the encouragement. An Yi finally nodded at An Zexian, kicked off the ice and slid out in the sound of the announcer's announcement, came to the middle of the ice rink, and stopped facing the nine scoring referees on the referee's bench. stand still.

He turned his head sideways, closed his eyes slightly, and started his first official game when the sliding music sounded.From now on, where his career will go will be determined by his own strength...

The sound of the piano, the crisp sound of the skates gliding across the ice.

An Yi's expression was focused, and his speed was fast. He changed the blade of the ice skates under his feet, kicked the ice, and changed his footwork. The blade fell off the ice and slid out, completing a brisk triple axel.

The music progresses and the second jump comes.

Sliding in from the front, Axel jumped forward and jumped three times. Then, he landed steadily on the ice with a two-way double jump.It was also unsloppy and clean, and the judges who watched the scoring on the spot couldn't help showing a satisfied smile, expressing their appreciation for this standard technical movement.

The first group of jumping joints and rotations consists of three postures, and each posture rotates more than six times.After the completion, slide out smoothly, swing your arms and wave your hands, and naturally turn to the ice footwork stage.

Accompanied by the melodious piano notes echoing in the ice rink, An Yi constantly changed his footwork, rotated his body, and slid out various arcs with the skates.The speed on the ice was fast and slow, showing absolute control.Very well, he showed his talent and basic skills in figure skating to the referees on the referee's bench.

The footwork is over, and the third and fourth jumps follow one after another.

The edge used for the three-week take-off of the hook is clear, and there is no mistake in using the edge.

After three weeks of icing, the completion was also extremely easy.

The fifth jump is a triple axel jump in the rear inner knot loop and then a triple axel jump with the rear outer ice point.On the sixth jump, cross your legs and do a triple axel.In the music climax, six kinds of jumps are complete in three weeks.There is no doubt that he has locked a ticket in advance to enter the official game!

On the sidelines of the arena, outside the protective wall of the ice rink, An Zexian looked at his son who was entering the final stage of the performance, and couldn't hide his excitement.Regardless of the fact that the program was not yet completed, he jumped up on the spot with his hands raised high.

He knows it!

He knew An Yi could do it!

He knew that his son could withstand the pressure, perform normally, and qualify for the official competition!

The background music changed from high to low, and with An Yi making the last Axel three-week single jump on the ice rink, there was another person applauding in a particularly excited mood, that is the good friend Qiang in the west auditorium Nicky Wassenberg.

If you observe carefully, you will find that his performance is even more exaggerated than that of An Zexian.

Just after the skating music ended and An Yi finished all the performances, he disregarded the obstruction of his companions, let out a particularly refreshing exaggerated laugh, and flew towards the bottom of the auditorium, rushing towards the protective wall separating the auditorium from the ice rink .Eye-catching and unique style, watching his companions chasing after him, yelling dissatisfiedly, isn’t it just six kinds of triple axel jumps, there is no quadruple jump in free skating, and he will never stand on the championship podium !

Of course Johnny Wassenberg who ran out heard this 'complaint', but he just let out a sneer and didn't bother to respond at all.

He thought to himself, he is the best friend, the real strength of his lifelong brother, he alone knows the true strength.

other people?

Since they are competing in the same field, there is no doubt that they are opponents.

How could he do such a stupid thing as leaking secret information to the enemy?

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