Blade of Glory [Figure Skating]

"Freyer said that if it goes well, he will let me go to their dance troupe the day after tomorrow and learn how to dance with him. He also told me not to worry about not being able to keep up. He can teach me step by step if I don't know how to do it."

After Qing Yue said this sentence, Xue Liya's house immediately went up and down. The whole family no longer felt sleepy. Liya's husband, who does not belong to this circle, seemed to be in high spirits. Even the two young twin brothers of Xue Liya's family surrounded her excitedly, looking at her with big round eyes that were related to admiration. Qing Yue seemed to be narrating silently, "Big brother, are you actually friends with Freire? Big brother, you are so amazing!"

Such an atmosphere made Qingyue, who was completely confused about the situation, feel extremely stressed, his body was stiff, he couldn't help swallowing saliva, and he was confused by the whole family who asked him about the details of everything that happened that night.Under such heavy pressure and questioning, Qing Yue appeared extremely innocent, and seemed to have no idea why Xue Liya's family was so excited.

"Do you even know who Frere is?"

After coming here for a long time, Shelia's native-born Planden husband finally discovered an extremely serious problem.

"Isn't he... a top-ranked figure skater in the world?"

Hearing Qingyue's answer to this question, Xue Liya's husband sighed, took Qingyue to the computer desk in the study, and left a sentence: "You'd better check the information about Freire." Together with Xue Liya, they picked up a child and led another child, took them back to the room, and put them to sleep.

Qing, who was left alone, looked more... unusually puzzled.

He knew that Freire's skating, spinning, and even dancing were amazingly good.But... the fact that Freire was willing to teach him how to dance made a world-class choreographer like Xue Liya feel so incredible?Perhaps it is surprising that Freire's father was such a great dancer, and that he himself developed so much knowledge in dance at such a young age.But...why did Xue Liya's family who don't belong to the figure skating circle at all...surprised by this incident?

This was unexpected by Qing Yue.So Qing Yue sat down amidst the doubts that bothered him, and clicked on the search bar.What happened after that...everything seemed to hit him like a monstrous wave, shocking him so much that he could hardly make a sound...

【Frell, born in a family of high art.Father Reynolds is a famous dancer with great influence all over the world.Mother Mia is a national treasure singer of Planden.

In his childhood, Freire learned the acoustic guitar because of his father, and learned the piano with his mother.At the age of seven, he was able to perform in the concert hall using these two instruments. At the age of 12, he entered the Plandon National Academy of Music and began to learn how to play the violin. In the graduation performance three years later, he shocked the audience with a ensemble with the music prodigy Carlos.

Not only that, Freire's achievements in dance are even more talked about by people in Planden.He studied dance with Renault since he was a child, especially good at flamenco and modern dance, and he is also an excellent flamenco singer.Often follow Renault's dance troupe to tour around the world.His dance performances have received considerable acclaim around the world.

Now, at the age of 17, Carlos, a music prodigy who was once famous at the Plandon National Academy of Music with Frere, has made frequent successes in the field of classical music.But Freire, who has always been highly expected by the people of Planden, has created a world alone, and has won unprecedented glory for Planden in the field of figure skating...] Qing Yue continued to scroll down the webpage, I opened many different webpages, which even clearly listed the important events that happened every year between Freire's birth and the present, and attached several photos of Freire from childhood to adulthood from time to time.

A very cute little boy was ignorant but very serious sitting in front of the piano and playing some beautiful melody, and then he was picked up by a gentle and beautiful female singer and kissed his cheek...

Although he is still a child with short hands and feet and a round belly, he has a decent dance move...

Falling down on the ice, but still smiling very happily...

Playing violin music in a golden hall with a cold, blue-eyed boy...

The boy who has grown up is holding up the medal confidently and dazzlingly on the Olympic podium...

Shocking, unable to calm down for a long time...

When Qing Yue returned to his room, he found out that Freire had sent him a message two hours ago, asking if he had successfully returned to the choreographer who was currently staying.After realizing the distance between the arrival time of the message and the current distance, Qing Yue decided to call the other party back after hesitating for a long time. If the phone rang three times and the other party didn't answer, he would hang up immediately.But he never thought that the phone would ring and be connected immediately, as if... the other party was waiting by the phone for someone to call.

"Have you got home? Because you haven't responded to my messages, I thought you were still outside until now."

"Ah, I'm already home. But...Shelia and the others heard that you were willing to teach me how to dance, and they were a little...surprised, so we chatted for a while longer."

The voice on the other end of the phone is as pleasant as the voice saying goodbye before parting, which makes people feel better, and there is no trace of being disturbed in the middle of the night, or the irritability of waiting for a long time without a reply.Qing, who had already thought about saying sorry, was even more at a loss.

"Frell..."

"what?"

"I just searched your name online..."

"Huh...? You actually searched for my name?"

"Because, Shelia's husband discovered that I...doesn't seem to know the meaning of your name in Planden."

Qingyue's words obviously made Freire laugh, "So, now? What about after you know? Are you trying to say that you don't want to be friends with me?"

"How come! I just... just..."

Just when Qingyue "just" didn't come up with a result, Freire smiled and said the news that shocked Qingyue: "I have already made an agreement with my father, if your side If there is no problem, you can come to the dance company from tomorrow. I didn’t say it in the text message, because I want to know what your reaction will be when you hear the news.”

It was a smiling, peaceful voice.However, Qingyue's pupils shrank slightly, and even his right hand holding the mobile phone suddenly let go, causing his mobile phone to drop to the ground with a "snap".

Ever since that night, when the words that seemed to extend from a dream came out from the other end of the phone, Qingyue started a different... brand new life in this strange country.

First of all, he will go out at six o'clock every morning to go for the morning run that he has been insisting on since learning ice for three years.It may sound unbelievable, but it is indeed a necessary training for a figure skater.In the official competition, they need to show a 2:50 short program and a 4:40 free skating to the referees and spectators.

Maybe this is just a very short moment for those who are watching and enjoying all this, but for the skaters who have shown all this, they need to perform many times of physical exertion in four minutes and 40 seconds. Jumping, spinning seems to be able to exhaust all human strength, not to mention the fast gliding that lasts almost every second, the footwork is displayed, and the physical strength required for dance moves.

If there is not enough physical strength, it is impossible to complete a high-quality free skating, and even leave an impression of exhaustion on the referees, not to mention the possible serious consequences of inability to take off.Therefore, a five-kilometer morning run every morning is almost a must for Qingyue.And as the age rises and the level of competitions he participates in increases, Qingyue must add more jumps to the program.This means... he will need more physical strength for his consumption in the game.

So the morning run of five kilometers every morning was gradually increased to seven kilometers.But... even though he was made miserable by that damn morning run every day, Qing Yue still felt that it was not enough.It was as if there was a sense of crisis chasing after him all the time.He always hopes... one day, he can feel his abundant physical strength during the free skating, and even feel that he can do three jumps and a multi-posture spin, instead of doing it in every free skating. When it's over, it's all gasping like a fish thrown ashore.

After the morning jog, it was a short shower. After Qing Yuehui had a simple breakfast, he went to the entrance of the building where the dance troupe had its daily training.At this time, he could see Freire who was waiting at the door with a glass of freshly squeezed pomegranate juice for himself and Qing Yue.

"Whether it's as an athlete or as a dancer, we all need to know how to keep ourselves healthy."

Freire seems to be convinced that a daily glass of freshly squeezed pomegranate juice will help them stay healthier and even slow down the aging process.This is very important for figure skaters.

Whether it's Freire, Qing Yue, Chu Xuan, or other figure skaters, they all know that due to the special nature of men's singles in figure skating, their golden age is only as short as 23 to [-]. short period of five years.They are not like ice dancers, who are not allowed to add spins and jumps in the competition, nor are they like pair skating athletes who focus on showing the tacit understanding between the two, and even Axel's triple axel is not used. .

Men's singles... it's the toughest competition of all the figure skating disciplines.Whether it's jumping, spinning, or footwork.It is even the only quadruple jump possible in all figure skating events.It is precisely because of this that those techniques have very high requirements on the physical fitness of the players, and will also invisibly bring greater damage to the body.It made the body full of pain no longer able to perfectly display those amazing techniques.

"I will be 21 years old in the next Olympics. But I don't want to retire at the age of 21. At least I have to skate for another Olympic season, right? But at that time, I will have passed the golden age of 25 years old. So, Be very careful in every aspect. Do everything possible to prolong my sports life."

Sometimes, Freire would look at the sky and say this with a slight smile, and Qing Yue couldn't understand the indifferent melancholy.

"If you want to prolong your sports life, wouldn't it be better to choose ice dancing? It's not uncommon for male athletes to persist in ice dancing until they are 30 years old, right? What's more... that one is more suitable for you, it can make you fully Is it a project that gives full play to the strength of dance? If that is the case, why did you switch to men's singles later?"

Hearing Qing Yue's doubtful voice, Freire turned to look at him, and then laughed out loud.

"Fool, jumps and spins are not allowed in ice dancing. Without spins, is it still Planden's Freire? What's more... don't you think that figure skating is all about the ultimate splendor and brilliance? Just Like fireworks, it blooms in a moment to illuminate the night, even if it is short, it is more memorable."

While speaking, Freire imitated the appearance of fireworks blooming with his hands, and said "pound!", making Qing Yue stare at him and think silently.

"Just like Naxiu? Then let those who have seen his performance remember it for the rest of their lives?"

"Yeah. But most of us, even 20, [-] years after him, wouldn't be remembered like him."