ice emperor

"CCTV, CCTV."

"Good evening, viewers. What you are watching now is the 1999-2 season that we broadcast live for you at the Xuefeng Ice and Snow Arena in Madrid, the capital of Spain. I am the commentator Hu Yue at the competition scene of the people skating short program."

马德里当地时间,1999年12月26号下午17:００整,北京时间26号晚上11:００。

According to the original plan, the sports channel that followed up and reported the youth group grand prix brought the competition live to all domestic audiences who pay attention to, like, and figure skating.

"Yeveshchenko from Russia just finished his short program and is sitting on the waiting table, waiting for his score. After him is our young player An Yi from China. He is not only in the He successfully won the World Youth Championship held last year. He also won No.1 in the Grand Prix of this season, which ended last month, in Japan and Canada. finals."

"Oh, the Russian player Yeveshchenko's score is out. The average technical score is 5, and the average artistic score is 65. With a slightly higher average score than the three players who played before, we are temporarily ranked first. , Judging from his expression, he is obviously very satisfied with his results."

Combined with the live broadcast of the CBC Sports Channel for this grand prix, Hu Yue, a female reporter who just interviewed An Yi a few days ago, sat in the commentary area in a corner of the arena and commented on it for all the audience watching the game in front of the TV. The performance of the athletes in skating.

As the competition progressed, the fourth athlete in the men's single short program finished skating, and she was commenting on the performance of the Russian players as usual.Unexpectedly, the provider of the signal source of the program broadcast the game live, and there was a special shooting position. Canada's cbc sports station suddenly switched the screen, and when the last sound of the Russian player's artistic score had not dissipated, the camera lens was aimed at On An Yi who had just stepped onto the ice rink and was communicating with James Joyce and An Zexian.

Seeing this scene, Hu Yue's reaction could not be described as unpleasant. He immediately changed the topic, raised his voice slightly, and incorporated more emotions into the commentary, and began to explain the details to the audience in front of the TV who did not understand the specific situation.

She knew that at this moment, no matter which of the two adult men who appeared together in the picture was very important to An Yi.Without any of them, he would not be where he is today.

"We can see that An Yi has appeared on the ice rink to start pre-competition preparations. In front of him are his two coaches, former Canadian men's singles pride, Olympic champion, James Joyce, Chinese figure skating national team Coach An Zexian."

"Looking at their mouth shapes, we don't know the specific content of the conversation, but we can see from observation that both of them are very relaxed. They didn't worry about the performance of An Yi's short program as the game approached. It can be seen that they You must have great trust in An Yi's strength."

The explanation continues. In the camera, An Yi is wearing a pure black high-necked performance costume with a few rhinestones dotted around the cuffs and waist. He is stepping on a pair of skates of the same color. On the top of the wall, listening to Joyce and An Zexian's instructions, they calmly nodded their heads to express their understanding.

After more than 20 seconds, as the previous Russian player finished scoring, the audience was given a little buffer time, and the voice of the on-site announcer sounded, and began to introduce the men's single skating part, the fifth skater to skate.

In an instant, Hu Yue in the commentary area not only raised his heart, but also became excited and nervous.It also cheered up all the audience and the nine referees on the referee's bench on the north side of the ice rink.

Figured it out.

The one who is playing now is not a cat or a dog, but a dark horse that was selected from countless young players last year.At the age of 14, he was a talented player who won a World Youth Championship medal for the first time on the international arena.

Looking back on his wonderful performance in the game last season, this time the skating is worth looking forward to.Compared with last season, the players who played before have made obvious progress. How about this one?There should be no exception.

Following the voice of the rink announcer, An Yi bumped fists with Joyce, gave An Zexian a high-five, and skating around the field took advantage of the last 30 seconds of preparation time to reconfirm his game status.

Afterwards, amidst the applause from the audience around the stands, he stopped in the center of the ice rink and faced the referee's seat. He slightly pursed his lips, and under the surprised gazes of all the people who had followed him this season, he squatted down and hugged his hands. Calf, cheekbones resting on knees, cheeks turned sideways, eyes empty and out of focus, looking at the ice below.

This is the first opening action of this season. It not only makes the senior ice fans who have watched his short program of the new season feel puzzled, but also makes them faintly have a premonition and start to be inexplicably excited.

For example, Joe Baker, the host of the show who commented on the cbcsports live broadcast hall in Canada, claimed to be Little Louis, the number one supporter.

After seeing An Yi's skating action, which has never been done this season, the excitement is beyond words. I am eager to appreciate the new surprise that An Yi has brought to their supporters.

The action freezes, slides... No, it should be said, An Yi began to talk.

With more than 1 people at the scene and countless viewers watching in front of the TV, An Yi opened his big eyes, squinting at the side in a numb, sick, and stupid way.

Yu suddenly appeared in the sky above the ice rink with the whistling sound of the plane's engine, his body shook, he blinked his eyes, blinked again, and between two light touches of his eyelashes, closing and opening, he came back to life.

Cross across——

Uniform, a metaphor for the soldier's footsteps from heavy to light and gradually farther away, An Yi who came back to life, his eyes lit up with a hint of aura, and a little surprise flashed.

But he was still cautious enough to follow the direction of the sound of footsteps, turned his neck, stood up, let go of his arms hugging his calves, and the movement of the skates under his feet caused his body to rotate. The 'window sill' peers out.

After searching left and right, and finally confirmed that all this is finally over, he let out a long breath, moved the muscles at the corners of his mouth, showed a distressing smile, straightened his body and returned to the standing position that normal human beings should have. posture.

Scrubbing, rubbing the rubble of rubble, stones and gravel, he took a step, and at the same time, the main melody intercepted from "Baghdad Star" played, showing a kind of mournful, 'Ah, all this is finally over Amidst the sound of mood music, the muscles of his lower lip trembled slightly, and his head was held high in an expression of crying and smiling.

Slide, push hands, open closed doors, and take the first step toward a possible new life.

The skate under his feet was as smooth as if it had been oiled. He obviously made several complex and changeable skating footwork in a row, but he didn't attract the attention of the audience watching his performance at all.

Turning around, kicking the ice, he accelerated in the flying music.

The body movements are stretched and gentle, but the expression on the face has always maintained a vigilance.

Flying on the ice, the speed is getting faster and faster, reflecting his gradual relaxation of mind.In the end, it wasn't until he couldn't hold back the joy in his heart that he jumped into the air and squatted on the ground to express his desire, the smile on his face became more sincere and let him immerse himself.

but!

Happiness comes and goes quickly.

As the troops withdrew, human voices appeared, and the aftermath of the war followed.

There was a gunshot, and he was still celebrating happily one moment, but his expression changed drastically the next moment, and he avoided hiding.Running away amidst cursing, shouting, women's screams, and children's cries, he struggled frantically, trying to escape from everything he saw.

The s-shaped continuous footwork is complicated and changeable, and all kinds of changes are only in an instant. Every time you lift up and down, turn to pick up, and pause to move forward, you step on the accent of the background music and cut your heart.

From the east side of the ice rink to the west side of the ice rink, he desperately ran, avoided, climbed and endured.

finally!After a triple axel jump that took off forward, spun three and a half times in the air, and landed on the ice with the outside edge of his right foot, he was lucky to find a new hiding place for himself.

The sound of chasing footsteps followed closely behind, and the gunshots and disputes mixed in the quiet and ethereal theme were so ironic and ugly that it was easy to tear off the disguise of human nature, revealing the war-torn After that, all kinds of mania and distortion lead to chaos.

Is it okay to hurt others in order to keep yourself alive?Can you bully others with a clear conscience and no psychological burden?

Humans are indeed animals, extremely selfish animals!From the beginning to the end, from the moment of sucking the mother's milk for the first time at the beginning of birth, the life of snatching began!

'no——'

'mam. '

'please don't. '

Shouting loudly, the main theme of sliding music remains unchanged, but it brings out its sadness more and more.

An Yi danced his limbs, with a terrified expression, covering his ears with his hands, feeling the pain in his heart, but he was helpless!Extremely ironic and extremely pitiful, he is barely able to protect himself, so how can he have the right to question other people's way of life?

After thinking about it all, he hated himself!Hateing my own helplessness, I tried my best to speed up the ice, and in the indulgence, the rear edge of the left foot slipped backwards and entered the jump. The knife teeth of the right foot hit the ice surface and raised both hands high.

Three full weeks later, I fell and slid out, the blade of my right foot fell on the ice, and the teeth of the ice blade on my left foot touched the ice to help my body fly again.After completing a triple axel hook and then a triple axel jump, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps close at hand, and the cry of a hysterical teenager.Let him frown tightly after venting his emotions.

Hesitation, hesitation, at this moment, his entangled mood is like the scratches left on the ice surface by the skates under his feet, until a shriek with a shifted tone explodes, he decides to take action, for the sake of persistence in his heart, brave once.

boom--

With a bump, he broke free from his shackles, and plunged headlong into the vortex of disputes.Resisting and working hard is not only helping others, but also redeeming oneself.

The knife teeth collided on the ice and jumped into the air. He resisted the vicious attack of the perpetrator, covered and dragged the person he wanted to help.

The center of gravity of the body is opposite to the direction of the arms, the body stuck in the air is stretched straight, the left leg is bent and striding forward, holding something with one hand, and the other hand is on top of his head to protect himself.

The feet fell, and the ice splashed and hit him, but he turned a blind eye.

After a hard struggle, he finally managed to escape, but there was no time to laugh and celebrate with those who rescued him.The sudden gunshot made him turn around while gliding, and the natural smile on his face suddenly shattered!The palm that was holding something also fell down at this time, and the numbness loosened.

He seemed a little unbelievable about the scene in front of him, shaking his head mechanically, eyes wide open, tears began to gather.

He wanted to confirm again and try harder, but the sound of footsteps chasing behind forced him, so he had to choose to save himself and run away as soon as possible.It also made him extinguish the last hope in his heart in panic and panic, ignoring everything he saw while fleeing.

Men, women, children, meaningless moans intertwined.

War, peace, chaos, who is he?what can he doIt's ridiculous that he can't even protect himself and wants to help others...

Insensitive?

Do not!

He just saw too much, got used to it, and forced himself to accept it.

With a dead heart, following the cold and drifting keystrokes, with a blank face and a pair of blue but lifeless eyes, stepping on a series of footwork that blends into the skating music, skating across the north side of the arena In the referee's seat, the eyes seemed to be calm, but in fact they were dead silent and lifeless. They swept across the nine scoring referees.

The three-pointed, straight-to-the-heart interpretation of the skating performance made everyone in the referee's seat and audience in the north who saw his expression at the moment feel numb in the scalp and feel a chill rise up, and goose bumps appeared on the arms.

But that's not all.

Just when they had forgotten that An Yi still failed to do one of the required jumps and failed to perform two spins, they suddenly saw the blue-eyed boy sliding past them, stepping on the already complicated footwork, surpassing all It was not enough to make a lower back bob as expected, and immediately followed by a triple axel on the back of the ice in the preparation stage.

And when the ice falls and the left leg floats, the left leg is lifted exquisitely, the fingers are hooked on the back of the left ice skate, the waist is twisted, the blade is changed, the body is rotated, the left leg is stretched straight in front of the body, and the The falling ice supported the body's right leg, forming an included angle of almost 180 degrees.

The outer edge of the right foot slides out in a large arc, and after three seconds, the body turns again, and the upper body leans forward with the fingers loosened.Cleverly and naturally, it turned into a Yan-style gliding.

After that, as the background music became lighter and more spacious, the whirring sound of the wind appeared, and the boy who was gliding led them to escape to the wilderness outside the city, and began to complete the last two sets of rotations in the whole program.

The body rotates in a T-shaped foot-changing swallow style, the posture and movement are standard, and the center of the circle under the feet does not have any deviation.The last set of cruel and beautiful Bellman spins was completed with a high quality, surpassing all figure skaters!

In addition, there is the expression on his face that cannot be ignored, the expression in his eyes, and the loneliness hanging from the corner of his mouth!

Oh--

Really!Really!It shattered the hearts of all who saw this scene!

Those who were affected by his performance had red eyes and sore throats, and were completely drawn into their inner world by him.The details and emotions of the whole set of short programs can only be described by words such as subtle and exciting!

The time of two minutes and 50 seconds is neither long nor short. Sometimes it makes people feel like years, and sometimes it makes people want to stop time.

There is no doubt that An Yi's skating performance certainly belongs to the latter, which makes people feel as if they are on the scene after seeing it.Witnessing the boy he imagined, struggling in the aftermath of the war, felt his emotions.

The music ends and the noise fades away.

The main theme called "Baghdad Star" was deliberately highlighted, reverberating over the ice rink, and lingering in the ears of everyone who heard the song.

From the heart, this is obviously a piece, soothing melody, melodious notes, after hearing it, people seem to be able to see the beautiful starry sky just by raising their heads.

but!

Under An Yi's performance, after being interpreted by him, this slow and calm rhythm, which could not hear the slightest smoke and fire, revealed a faint sense of violation and falsehood.When people look up at the sky above their heads, they feel the depth and darkness that they never cared about before.Suddenly realized that the beauty of these twinkling stars is only the outside.In fact, those lights represent destruction and death.

After the Yan-style rotation, following the inertia of the rotation, the outer edge slides out and the outer edge slides in. The Mohawk step connection movement immediately enters the last group, which has become An Yi's signature movement, the one-handed hook knife Bellman rotation.

An Yi turned his body along with the music, raised his head, looked at the sky, stared at the pure night sky, listened to the melody in the wind, and enjoyed the moment of peace after the bloody wind and war.

A heart, but empty and without a place, I don't know what to do... from now on.

The spin stopped, the music died down, and his slide ended.

In the end, An Yi stood on the spot, looked up at the sky and roared silently, completing his short program.

The shots of several cameras on the scene were locked on his face at this moment, close-up his facial expression, the huge and spacious ice skating hall was silent for seven or eight seconds, and the applause and cheers that erupted in an instant were deafening.

After continuing to finish the movement for two or three seconds, An Yi let out a long sigh of relief, and first of all paid tribute to the scoring judges and the audience in the north auditorium directly in front of him.Then he turned around and bowed, thanking everyone who liked him and supported him.

But they didn't know that at the same moment, countless audiences who watched his performance through the TV signal had also exploded.Whether it was the Canadian who regarded An Yi as his own, or the domestic audience who once complained about him being Chinese, but why he had blue eyes, they were all convinced by his performance at this moment.

"Brilliant stars twinkled in the sky, and the boundless night covered the earth. The pure black was stained purple with blood, but I was still deceived by the sight in front of me, unable to see the strife and destruction hidden under all of this."

Feeling it, Hu Yue, who was in charge of broadcasting the commentary competition, was deeply moved by his program after An Yi finished the short program competition.

"How precious peace is, how hard-won peace is, An Yi once again told us this truth in his own way through a set of short programs with a performance time of two minutes and 50 seconds. Once again! Let everyone feel Here, he can be called a terrifying show performance!"

The voice increased, subconsciously aggravated the tone, and Hu Yue, who was obviously a little excited, was a little choked up as he spoke, sincerely happy for the boy he admired.

Looking back, when did she start paying attention to An Yi?

If I remember correctly, it should be when the video of the World Youth Championship was sent back to the TV station last year, and the post-production team edited and produced news.

She still remembered how excited she was after seeing An Yi's performance. She was deeply excited that such a genius finally appeared in the Chinese figure skating circle.

Later, after reporting and producing his free skating video and news, it was by chance that he accompanied the team to report and interview with the group. Through close observation, he got to know this boy who is sometimes mature and introverted, sometimes "willful and reckless".

Today, after watching his short program, she was captured by him again, immersed in the world he created, she couldn't help herself and almost shed two lines of tears.It almost made her bear a crying, too emotional name when she commented on the sports game for the first time.

From Hu Yue's throat clogged with tears in his eyes to his efforts to restrain his voice control, it only took a short ten seconds.

On the ice rink, after An Yi finished thanking the audience around him, he skated to the edge of the ice rink, and the tiger threw himself into his father's arms, causing a wave of laughter.When he was about to say something, he turned his eyes and found his good friend Johnny standing in the athlete's tunnel, talking to Joyce, and couldn't help but start guessing his friend's mood at this time.

I don't know how his friend felt after seeing him slip out of the short program, and whether the pressure would increase greatly, resulting in abnormal performance.I hope not, but who made him the last skater to skate?

Athletes who play in this order have both advantages and disadvantages. It depends on whether they have a strong heart and whether they can withstand pressure enough.If not, in more than 80.00% of the cases, his skating would be a disaster.

"Hey! I said how long do you want to rely on me, kid? Didn't you notice that the audience in the stands was laughing at you?"

When An Yi perfectly finished the short program and exited the stage, he was "attacked". An Zexian, with the attitude that a silly father should have, let his precious son play with his temper for a while.

Seven or eight seconds passed, and when he saw that his own brat was still lying on top of him, but his attention was on his friend in the athlete's tunnel, he became angry.He pushed the bastard's shoulder smoothly, stuffed the skate holster in his hand into his arms, crossed his arms and snorted coldly, implying that he was very upset.

Who is An Yi? Hearing his father's "tsundere" snort, he analyzed the cause and effect within three or four seconds of thinking. He casually put the ice skate on the blade under his feet, smiled at his own father, pushed his shoulder, and accompanied him. Seeing the good-natured laughter of the audience in the nearby stands, they sat in the equal seats.

I quickly reviewed in my mind, my performance in the short program just now, guessing whether it has met Julian Pat's psychological expectations.Personally speaking, his skating just now was not bad, at least he expressed that this third simplified version has [-]% to [-]% of the choreography.

Thinking about what was there and what not, An Yi sat on the waiting seats and waited patiently, watching the screen of his wonderful performance in the short program that was placed in front of the waiting seats and reviewed at the same time as the big screen in the arena.

How should I put it, it was still his previous thought. It is a pity that this program is put on now.If it was free skating or goe era, he is sure that he can perform better and interpret better. The two minutes and 50 seconds of the short program are just enough to skate the set of deletions, deletions, modifications, and at most, the connotation of the complete version compiled by Julian. , Interpretation and performance of a 2 version [-].

However, even if he is not reconciled, so what.The schedule of the program was like this, so he could still be an exception.Maybe he should first consider Julian's opinion when choosing songs in the future, after all, he did such a good job this time.There is no difference in music arrangement. When a choreographer arranges a certain set of movements, he must have an idea in his heart that is most suitable for the music.

While thinking, the slow motion playback ended.Although the scoring process of the nine referees on the scene was a bit slow, both An Yi himself and the supporters who followed him from the beginning were used to it.

Twenty seconds later, Johnny, who had been sitting on the waiting bench for half a minute, waiting for the game, couldn't hold back the fighting spirit in his heart, and started skating around the ice rink.The referees, who habitually delayed scoring as soon as they met him, finally gave him the final score for the short program.

All the audience at the scene, including the media commentary area, major TV stations, commentators who followed the finals, took a collective breath after seeing and hearing An Yi's results announced by the on-site announcer.Unable to control his emotions, he unanimously let out a voice of admiration.

'The contestant from China, Louis Watts (yian), the score after the short program is——'

技术分：5．95．95．95．95．95．95．95．95．9。

艺术分：5．95．95．95．95．95．85．95．95．9。

Ranking of referees: Germany 1, Australia 1, Japan 1, Russia 1, France 1, China 1, Canada 1, Czech Republic 1, Estonia 1.

place: 1

……