Blade of Glory [Figure Skating]

In February of the following year, a Winter Olympics that was particularly special after the world ice circle fell into a period of silence was finally held as scheduled.And this Winter Olympics has a special significance for the men's singles event of figure skating.A splendor that originally belonged to the last era, a past that ice fans thought would never come back, its brilliance has returned to this ice and snow kingdom again.

Perhaps, Qingyue's return is not only his personal return, but also the return of the good memories of the past.

Although it belonged to Qing Yue's era, a group of outstanding men's singles athletes who were not talented enough suffered irreparable physical damage in order to practice quadruple jumps, and because of this, they withdrew from the stage prematurely.As a result, the International Skating Federation has made a lot of changes to the scoring rules, allowing players to pay more attention to balanced performance, and even... players can still get high scores even if they give up the quadruple jump that symbolizes that era.

But because of this, every name belonging to that era will appear so brilliant.

And the return of Qingyue, in the eyes of the disheartened ice fans... coincidentally means the return of that era.

Even though Qingyue is no longer the youthful and frivolous person he was ten years ago, he is no longer the miracle that landed on the ice altar like a comet overnight, nor is he the one who met with the light of Planden, Freire, and the famous general of Jia, Alek. The light of glory has been fighting for several years.

Qing Yue is now 27 years old.

He was stabbed all over his body due to an irreparable mistake, and he disappeared for three years.In the country of ice and snow, the 27-year-old is destined to go from bad to worse.He just missed the best years.

But anyway, he's back.

With countless expectations, with a kind of hope carried by faith.

Men's singles players, even women's singles players, pair skating, and ice dance groups who had been in the same era as Qing Yue and competed with him all gathered in Scott's Winter City.No matter how busy they are at this time, or the long-planned itinerary, they have put aside those, and will come to this city no matter what, and watch Qingyue's last performance with a kind of respect that makes them feel tears , watching the... last game of their time.

Before the start of the short program, many TV media, print media, and even radio stations wanted to interview the most special figure skating men's singles contestant.However, Qing Yue in front of the camera just smiled and didn't say a single word or a word other than these.

On the surface, Qing Yue, who has applied for a wild card from the International Skating Federation, has helped Xi Shu, who should only have two Olympic spots this year, earn a meaningful spot again.But those who have watched the Xishu National Championships three years ago will know how much Qing Yuehui, as a competitive athlete, resented returning to that stage that was too cold and unfeeling for him.

In this way, Qing Yue jumped out of the system of the Xishu Ice Association, and once again entered the Olympic stage directly as the champion of the Grand Prix Finals.

Although he has never been in contact with the Xishu Ice Association since his comeback, and he didn’t even go to the Xishu sub-station of the Grand Prix, he just chose Pulan, the homeland of Freire, who had left him fond memories. ascend.But in the last Olympic Games that he participated in, Qing Yue still chose to enter the list of Olympic Figure Skating Men's Singles as a Xishu person...

"Friends from the audience, here is the men's figure skating short program finals at the Suzexi Olympic Games! Now Qing Yue, from Xishu! He won the silver medal in the Olympic Games with his impeccable jumping skills in 13! However, in the last Olympic Games, Qingyue failed to show his due strength in the long program competition due to physical reasons, and disappeared after this Olympic defeat. He disappeared without a trace, and no one knew where he went. Until October last year, Qing Yue miraculously returned! Then, my partner, do you think that the former jumping genius Qing Yue can still make an impact this year? Is there hope for a gold medal?"

As Qingyue's name was reported on the on-site broadcast, the broadcast rooms of various TV stations started their own live broadcasts. The hosts of different nationalities and different TV stations also stared excitedly at the center of the ice rink.Although the music of Qing Yue's short program has not sounded yet, even though he is still listening to his coach Freire's last instructions at the edge of the ice rink.

"From a technical point of view, to be honest, the new rules adopted by the ISU two years ago are not good for Qing Yue. All the skills he is good at have been greatly reduced, and all the skills he is not good at have been increased. For a competitive athlete, there is nothing more cruel than this reality."

"It sounds really bad. But partner, Qing Yue won the finals in the Grand Prix not long ago? Doesn't this mean that he also has the possibility of hitting the gold medal?"

"For this, my feelings are actually very complicated. On the one hand, I hope that Qingyue can continue to stick to his previous style in the last game for him. On the other hand, I hope that he can compete in this Olympic Games. Get a good result commensurate with his strength. But under the new rule system, these two desires are destined to be difficult to satisfy.”

While the two narrators were sighing, Qingyue, who looked so different in this Olympic Games, had already skating to the center of the ice rink.His eyes didn't look at anyone, as if he was thinking about something, and there was a smile related to nostalgia on his face. He closed his eyes and felt everything here, and then slowly opened them, carefully catching them with his ears. The sound of the ocean tide that represents the beginning of the musical prelude.

"Qingyue's short program comes from the music specially recorded for him by the violinist Carlos of Planden, soloist!"

With the sound of piano and heavy drums sounding in the ice rink, Qingyue's short program finally started.Everyone in the audience held their breaths and looked forward to what kind of short program this Qing Yue, who had been silent for three years... belonging to the most outstanding men's singles player of the last era, would bring to everyone at the Olympics.

It is different from the skating that most men's singles players directly enter the jump preparation after the opening.Qingyue, who emphasizes artistic expression, brought a series of dance moves when the music gradually sounded.Such a dance has a softness with strength, and a sense of rigidity that can be retracted freely, which is incomparable with the rhythm, just like a violinist pulling the strings, full of enthusiasm and unrestrained, but beautiful. It's amazing.

On the ice, he danced with footwork and limbs in parallel, and then turned a beautiful arc when sliding to one side of the ice rink, and then began to slide backwards.When the camera zooms in, people can easily see that at this moment Qingyue has buried his consciousness deeply in the violin music, but he is taking a deep breath.

This made many ice fans who sat in front of the TV and covered their mouths and noses with their hands nervously worried about him.

Three years of disappearing and not being in competition after the golden age is almost irreparable for a figure skater.So... will the current Qing Yue not be able to maintain a sufficiently shocking quadruple jump to start?

Perhaps, the worry at this moment is not because of suspicion, but just because of... caring too much.

It is precisely because he cares so much that he hopes that he can have the same outstanding performance in this station as before, so that many Cai who have just come into contact with figure skating, a fascinating competitive sport, can learn something through Qingyue's short program It is figure skating, which is too good and fascinating sport.Moreover, they hope that those who have never seen Qing Yue skating can see him at his best, not his fading appearance after missing his best years...

When the sound of the violin, the protagonist of the whole piece, appeared, he was dressed in a black performance costume with dazzling decorations, exuding a classical melancholy temperament that became thicker with the passage of time, his figure looked slender but unexpected The powerful Qing jumped backwards.

Qing Yue's jump, which was unmatched even in the previous years when the quadruple jump was flooded, finally appeared in the eyes of the world again.

His jumps are extremely high and look effortless.He has an unmatched graceful ice fall in the ice world, which can be said to be the most beautiful jump in the whole ice world.

4T + 3T, double jumps with quadruple jumps on the backside and then triple axel jumps on the backside.This can be said to be the 4-3 jump that Qing Yue was best at and the easiest to complete.In the era when he was competing with Freire and Alec, such a jump can be said to be not that incredible.Because of such a 4-3 jump, Freire can jump, Scott's Koness can easily complete it, and even Alek, who specializes in footwork, can complete it in official competitions.

However, in today's ice world, such a dazzling jump is so exciting, whether it is someone who has watched Qing Yue's game before, or someone who actually saw him perform on the ice for the first time today , They all couldn't help standing up and cheering for the 27-year-old men's singles player.

But under the increasingly rapid violin playing, Qing Yue didn't have time to appreciate the applause and shouts he received when he returned to the Olympic stage again, or... now he won't go again Care about that and just focus on your own performance.

According to the programming practice of the short program, the athletes will complete all three jumps in the short program at the beginning, and then they will show their footwork and spinning skills with all their physical strength.This means that after this beautiful opening jump that is almost unbearably beautiful, Qingyue will show two high-quality jumps in succession.

Although Qing Yue didn't rush to complete all three jumps like other skaters, and then he continued to show the rest of the spin and footwork with a sigh of relief, but he also showed off his ice skates while changing his footwork. One can't wait for the dance moves that never end in the short program to enter the next jumping gliding acceleration track.It was only after reaching the ice rink that Qingyue slid forward with a smooth skating track with a firmness in his eyes that other people could not understand.

Since it is sliding forward, it is undoubtedly Axel's triple axel.Many ice fans who still have some knowledge of figure skating thought so, and continued to watch with great interest.

But when Qingyue took off again, everyone, all the eyes watching him discovered...his Axel jump height was actually higher than the Axel jump he jumped in the short program during the heyday of the last Olympic Games. Purcell's triple axel is much higher, light and dazzling.People were even stunned by this kind of jump that was too much higher than ordinary players. They could only stare blankly at his graceful and perfect landing on the ice without knowing at all what happened to Qingyue's extremely fast jump just now. How many times did it turn in the air...