ice emperor

Pressing the domineering thoughts in his heart, An Yi soon arrived at the venue of the free skating draw ceremony, and successfully met his friend Johnny Wasenberg who arrived earlier than him.

As time went by little by little, the lottery ceremony officially began.

Perhaps due to different ages or different planes, the organizing committee did not hold a small medal awarding ceremony before the free skating draw.An Yi, who wanted to see how small the real thing could be, was a little disappointed that he couldn't satisfy the bad taste in his heart.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, the medals in the major events are not much bigger, and he can imagine a comparison after finishing the free skating tomorrow.It is said that the gold medals in the World Championships are different from those in the Olympic Games. Although they look small, they are not gold-plated but pure gold.Finally, people can pass this point and find some psychological comfort.

"First of all, I would like to congratulate the 24 athletes who entered tomorrow's free skating stage. On behalf of the International Skating Federation, the competition organizing committee wishes you all the best in tomorrow's competition..."

According to the usual practice, before the lottery procedure, the isu officials on the rostrum in front of the athletes will summarize the competition situation of the previous day's short program and look forward to tomorrow's free skating.

Sitting in the first row under the stage, An Yi was obviously a little absent-minded. Apart from listening to the summary statement of the officials on the stage, while having secret interactions with his close friends, he also divided his attention, paying attention to the back of the seat, the media reporter In the seating area, the reporters who shoot, collect, and news materials.

Unlike the last time the short program was drawn, he was on the spot thanks to Johnny's light.In this free skating lottery, he and his close friends received almost the same degree of media attention.In other words, he is even better than his friends, because there are more Chinese journalists than before.

Those CCTV reporters who love their compatriots don't care about Johnny Wasenberg, the Son of the Sun of Montreal.As long as the camera and video camera lens are aimed at the first row, he must be the only protagonist, and the good brother can be regarded as the background board at best.

"Next, start drawing lots."

"The first draw is the last group, the top six contestants in the short program. The first place is from China, Louis Watts."

The drawing process of the short program is roughly the same as that of the previous short program. The on-site staff will represent the last group. The number plates of the six athletes are put into a black cloth bag and shaken, and the name of the first athlete who comes forward to draw lots is called.

Maybe it was An Yi's own delusion, he felt as the ISU official sat on the stage and read his name.In an instant, the front court, the back court, athletes, reporters, including the accompanying officials from various countries in the rear, all turned their gazes to him with a swipe, causing him to stop suddenly when he stood up. Ni's shoulders, otherwise, maybe he would be so frightened by these people that he would sit back down.

Figure it out, it's definitely not his timidity.

But...

How should I put it, it seems that he, the No.1, has committed public outrage.

Apart from the official and neutral ISU officials and the staff of the competition organizing committee, I am afraid that Johnny and related personnel from China and Canada are left on the scene, and they naturally have a good impression of him.In addition, there are 'enemies' wherever you can see, especially the European forces that have never failed in men's singles.

In an instant, just a few seconds, it was enough for An Yi to see the situation in front of him clearly.

But so what?

The place he is going to is unique, and the journey is destined to be uneven.

Whether you like him or hate him, just like what he thought before, if you can't change it, you will suffer it yourself.In this world, the strong are destined to be kings!

Clenching his palms and standing up straight, An Yi comforted the worried friend who looked over, and strode up to the staff member holding the lottery bag.

Without any hesitation, he stretched out his hand very simply, drew a number, and handed the sign he got to the staff.When he turned around and walked to his seat, he was very satisfied with the number '24' in his ears. After sitting down, he watched as his friend who drew lots behind him stood up and drew a happy result for both of them, the number '23'.

What this means varies from person to person.

But for him and Johnny who returned after drawing lots, tomorrow's free skating competition, there will be a fierce battle between them.If he was thinking just now, whether Johnny would perform his most difficult moves during the free skate.So now, when they finished drawing lots one after another, they looked at each other and smiled, he was sure.

Johnny Wassenberg, his buddy.In tomorrow's free skating, I will definitely come up with a program that will amaze everyone!

At 15:24, the lottery ceremony ended, and An Yi separated from his friends again. Accompanied by the staff of their respective teams, they each returned to the hotel where they stayed to prepare for tomorrow's free skating competition.

According to the habits of the domestic media, he originally thought that after the lottery ceremony, he would definitely need to participate in an interview.But I didn't expect that my father was so strong that he rejected the seemingly formal interview session, and just asked him to answer some questions about the competition raised by a few female reporters on the commuter car back to the hotel.

The whole process was fine, except for the overly enthusiastic young female reporter, he really couldn't find anything wrong with it, and no one bothered him when he got back to the hotel room.

Let him finally calm down, organize his thoughts, and redesign tomorrow's free skating action.He is not sure if cramming or something is useful, but it can indeed deepen the memory.

From the 17th to the 18th, one day and one night passed in the blink of an eye, and An Yi ushered in the date of this World Youth Championship, the men's singles free skating competition.

Half an hour earlier, he came to the Maple Park Skating Hall for the third time. He habitually sat alone in the backcourt area to prepare for the game. He was neither overly excited nor dull or lethargic, waiting for the official start of the game.It seems that the upcoming game is not the first crucial free skating final in his career, but a daily practice on the ice.

Although he didn't know much about his short program and the current state of mind, he also knew that it was definitely not a bad thing.Through the video, he has seen many examples of athletes' performance being affected by mental imbalance.It is of course a good sign that similar situations can be avoided in oneself, isn't it?He didn't want to mess up his performance because of nervousness and waste the great situation in front of him.

Focusing, meditating, and combining the training videos provided by the system in his mind, An Yi rehearsed his free skating program over and over again.

At 15:3, the World Youth Championship men's singles free skating competition officially started.

After the first group of short program skating, the six players ranked 24th to 19th went on the ice, warmed up, and started skating. They all showed their full strength and wanted to pass this contest and win a good for themselves. ranking.

Sitting in the back court, I don't know if his ears are too good. An Yi can often hear the deafening applause and screams from the audience in the front court.Unable to restrain himself, he insisted on watching each athlete's final score after skating, regardless of his father An Zexian's objection.

Although there was no expression on his mouth, he still laughed when he saw the average score of 5, and there was a faint trend of higher and higher scores.

I sighed in my heart, this is the best, and it is interesting to compete like this!

Time passed, two hours after the start of the competition, after the short program finished skating and ranked No.12 to No.7, the third group of players began to compete.

An Zexian, who has been paying attention to the results of the players, saw the increasingly high and fierce on-site competition, and suddenly noticed the smile on the corner of his son's mouth, and couldn't help but twitch his temple.

He almost wanted to pry open the kid's head to have a look.Researching what's wrong with his little devil, the opponents are like chicken blood, playing so well and so strong, the brat not only doesn't worry, but enjoys it.It's just, it's just sick!

what's going on?

It feels like victory comes too easily to be cherished.Don't you have the sense of accomplishment from defeating a well-matched opponent?

I'm afraid this kid hasn't figured it out yet. The deeper meaning of competitive sports has been forgotten. This is a society that only remembers winners.

loser?

Excuse me.

Who cares how hard you worked when you failed, how wonderful, thrilling and exciting the process was.The result is that you lose, you lose to another person, and others win you, and they are better and stronger than you everywhere!

Very realistic, or arguably hurtful, thinking about the nature of the world.An Zexian stared at his son, with a faint eagerness to try on his slightly green face, and finally he sighed helplessly and said nothing.

That's the good thing about being young.

Which boy didn't have passion for his dream and worked hard when he was young.

It wasn't until in the face of the comparison that I realized that I was not that material, or when I was hit by other things, that I would grow up, mature, and become a reality.A one-sided start, chasing the thrill and success of conquest.

Even people of his background cannot avoid it, let alone ordinary people.He hoped, he sincerely hoped, that his son could always maintain this innocence and enthusiasm, without being tempered by this cruel and realistic world.

Just as the father and son An Zexian and An Yi were thinking about their own thoughts, four or ten minutes passed quietly. The six athletes in the third group left after skating. There are currently six in the short program.

Ten minutes later, after receiving the notice from the officials of the competition organizing committee, An Yi, accompanied by An Zexian and the staff of the national team, came to the front court to prepare for the 6-minute warm-up before the free skating.

When I walked into the athlete's tunnel, I met several other opponents by accident or as a matter of course, and my eyes were full of fighting spirit, and I kept jumping in place to maintain my vitality. I couldn't wait to play and compete with him Friend Johnny Wassenberg.

Neither spoke to each other, nor even made eye contact.

With the repair of the ice rink a few meters away, the stadium staff opened the entrance and exit, indicating that they can warm up on the field, and the voice of the on-site announcer introducing them sounded immediately.

There were also cheers and applause from the [-] spectators who rose and fell again and again following the introductory speech.In an instant, the entire competition venue was turned into a battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke and flames of war.

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The author has something to say:

Just to clarify, I didn't delay the progress on purpose, and I almost explained things that were not necessary, and I didn't write a lot.

If there is no reaction after the competition, 95% of the readers will not be happy, just like I used to write entertainment, readers leave a message to ask me, your protagonist finished filming a TV series and released it, the ratings are very high, but there is no audience feedback. , how do readers know how the protagonist becomes awesome step by step?

The recent plot trend is similar. Considering the growth of the protagonist and the change of mentality, I have also added some content about the transformation of the protagonist's spirit and aura in the last few chapters.There is still no skating competition in this chapter today. It is about the situation and maturity. The next chapter warms up and explains the details of the clothing. His free skate.

Writing down such steps will definitely make the long-awaited readers feel that I am pouring water again, but I feel that there is no background, no opponent, no atmosphere, even if An Yi skates wonderfully, so what.Excellence and growth need to be set off. Without comparison, there is no such thing. What I can do is to minimize this process, but for plot considerations and protagonist shaping, it cannot be omitted.

As I said before, An Yi's free skating was completed in one go.If there is no accident, I will go to Anyi's free skating the day after tomorrow, and there will be double shifts that day.

Am I not in a hurry?I am also very anxious, I rely on the bosses who support me for food.Seeing the subscriptions and comments of the last few chapters keep dropping, my mood is, hey... In short, this story is not where I thought to write it, everything was arranged and planned long ago.On average, there is a bright spot in three to four chapters, and gradually advances to the climax of the story.