Blade of Glory [Figure Skating]

When another heavy sound sounded, Sparta's martial nature that had lasted for more than 300 years seemed to suddenly awaken from that body that could not even be described as strong.It was like... the first roar of a lion waking up from its deep sleep.

It was another take-off after the opening and the second of eight in the long program, Axel's triple axel.A strange wildness roared out from the body of the person on the ice rink, as if it could send a shocking wave to everyone present.Stretching his arms, he quickly slid from one side of the ice rink to the other, and a breathlessly waiting circular step came out.

If it was in the past, Qing Yue would definitely start a set of complicated choreography movements with his fingers when he passed the periphery of the ice rink, making the audience in the stands amazed by him at close range.And this time...

But he seemed to be one of the three hundred warriors who heard the call, rushing towards their king with yearning for glory.

Yes, the greatest glory.For the Spartan warriors, fighting to the death for Sparta was the greatest glory they could achieve in their lifetime.

In the director's room, the commentator who was staring at Qingyue in the field couldn't even hide his panting, and he became louder in excitement.

This is not a show like what the outside world imagines when they hear the name of the show.Although Qing Yue has successfully expressed that almost sad sense of heaviness.You may say that this is a long program that is completely different from Qingyue's masterpiece "Lucia de Lammermore", but if you search carefully, you can also find the similarities between the two.

That is... the beauty seen in the midst of despair.

As Lucia heard in hell... the hymn of heaven.What I saw after stabbing my groom to death... the church bells, and the blessings sent by everyone for her and my lover.

Like... the three hundred warriors of Sparta... laughing before sacrificing themselves for freedom and glory.

Wang said, it is my honor to have lived side by side with you.

So warriors, it is our honor to fight side by side with our king to the death!

The originally heavy music became exciting at this moment, and the companions who died side by side uttered magnificent humming sounds amidst the interweaving of swords and blood.Qing Yue is also stretching his body almost to the limit when performing every movement at this moment. The almost dazzling footwork combined with the choreography that stirs the fighting spirit almost makes people's heart slow down with the rhythm of the music. Slowly squeeze...

Kones, who appeared before Qingyue and waited for his score in the long program, had an unconcealable joy on his face, but was deeply...shocked when he saw Qingyue's performance .He couldn't imagine what kind of strength and passion such a men's singles player who could even be described as slender in his opinion had to burn to show such a show.Let every trace of heat emanating from his body seem to burn their skin.

Freire, who had already finished the long show, watched Qing Yue's performance outside the ice rink with his eyes wide open and motionless.Chu Xuan, who has always had a good relationship with Qingyue... at this moment, his eyes are almost popping out.

There is no other reason, but... at this moment, Qing Yue has changed himself from the beginning to the end.Not only did his skating lose the feeling of lightness and elegance that he once had, but his signature jump turned into a feeling of oppression that made people feel as if he was being strangled by it. Even his rotation... was filled with a faint sense of war .

"His...his choreography...you changed it?"

Just as Cornes was walking towards the periphery of the ice rink in shock, he heard the conversation between Chu Xuan and Freire.

When Chu Xuan swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked the doubts that bothered him aloud, Freire seemed to have not recovered from the shock that Qingyue brought him, until Chu Xuan gave him his elbow After slapping him for a while, the light of Planden, who was destined to be on the podium of the Olympic champion today, realized it in a daze, and nodded slowly belatedly.

"So simple, no, not like you..."

Chu Xuan's words made Freire dumbfounded.However, he could only continue to say: "This is Qing Yue's idea. He said that he wanted a set of movements that were not too many, but had enough shocking choreography, so that he could have enough time to get into the music and bring him Everything you feel is shown to others. So I removed a lot of hands and even body movements, and added a lot of dance movements that require legs to complete, so that his entire choreography looks more powerful .”

Hearing Freire's words, Chu Xuan nodded in a daze, and then continued to ask: "What about the choreography of footwork? That's... not like him..."

"It seems... that teacher Xiu changed it..."

Chu Xuan continued to nod, and after realizing the seriousness of the problem, he yelled out "Ah!?"Didn't Xiu, he never pay attention to footwork?How could...?

Chu Xuan and Freire, who are not familiar with each other, stood together on the sidelines, almost dumbfounded, looking at Qingyue who had changed greatly, watching the continuation of the game...

Those who are familiar with Qingyue would be so surprised...it's not unreasonable.After all, it's not difficult to change the programming or choreography of the show.The difficulty of changing... lies in jumping, sliding and spinning, the three basic elements that make up figure skating....

It is conceivable that if Qingyue's original jumping, gliding and even spinning styles are combined with this long show that expresses such a majestic fighting spirit, how uncomfortable it will be.That kind of feeling is like... Assembling slender limbs on Wei'an's body, it's indescribably weird.

That's why Naxiu strongly opposed Qing Yue's preparation of this program at the beginning.

However... At this moment, Qingyue has changed all the jumping that he was originally good at.As we all know, Qing Yuena inherits to Naxiu's jump is higher than any other player, and is lighter, so he can easily complete the quadruple jump that many players will never be able to achieve in the game.

But this time... Qingyue's jumps are still as high as before, but his aerial posture... has changed from a stunning beauty to... a strong sense of power.If this step is achieved... it will not be as simple as just changing one's air state.

It was a difficult process of overthrowing and rebuilding again.It seems that only Qing Yue and Na Xiu, who is guiding him, can know the hard work.

Such a change made Koness walk over in disbelief, and looked at Qingyue who was completely different from what he saw yesterday...in the field.

4T-3T, quadruple jump on the back to the ice, followed by a triple axel on the back to the ice. 3A, Axel triple axel. 3Lutz, triple hook jump. 3A-2T, Axel's three-and-a-half-week jump followed by a double-jump on the ice.Circular successive steps, joint squatting and rotation...

Qing Yue completed the first half of his long program almost impeccably, which deeply shocked everyone present who knew him well, and even the referee group buzzed with discussion.

It is undeniable that Qing Yue is a figure skater who is good at showing the story in the music to the audience through his every movement.Watching his performance, it seems that the old movie screen shot half a century ago is presented in front of people's eyes again.The magnificent palace built of stones, the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield, the warriors holding swords and shields, the enemies like a torrent, and even the Hot Spring Pass that was almost destroyed in the torrent of history...

All of this is built through the majestic music in the field and Qingyue's shocking performance.

His movements and footwork full of fighting spirit seemed to be forgotten by people... the beautiful show he brought to people yesterday, and he even forgot that he was skating on the ice with a pair of blades at this moment.Every movement of his seems to bring inspiring power to the audience.

Even though he couldn't do level four footwork, but at this moment... the movements he danced with the ice blade, and the scratches he left on the ice were enough to impress him.This is a set that requires extremely strong gliding skills, and even needs to be continuously jumped on the ice to support it... a seemingly simple choreography that contains countless skills.

Different from the brilliant and dazzling choreography of the past when the music reaches its climax, it has a heavy accumulation and requires more strength to complete it.

What Qing Yue is showing at this moment is a Spartan boy who was taken away from his mother by his tribe at the age of seven and thrown into a cruel and violent world.Cool training makes them scramble, makes them aggressive.The punishment of whipping and clubbing taught them to hide their physical pain from the enemy.

However, it was such an ordinary Spartan boy who chose to follow their king when powerful enemies invaded.

The Persian envoy came to the king's steps with the head and crown of the conquered king.

They wanted to deprive the proud Spartans of the freedom they most admired.

They use the sweetest words to seduce the most proud warriors to become their slaves, and they will never stand up again.

Therefore, the three hundred warriors of Sparta, they followed the king to the war, and they proudly rushed to a battle that knew the end before it started, and guarded the last piece of pure land for the holy Greece.

The people in the field slide across the field from the outer edge to the inner edge with a big one-word footwork.He raised his head, and slowly raised his hands along with the majestic music, his eyes flashed a magnanimity and arrogance that the powerful enemy army could not understand, and even a frightening madness...