legend on ice

"Contestant Guangyi! Contestant Guangyi!"

Click, click, click.

The game is over, and the score is determined.Saying goodbye to the audience and leaving the waiting area, Matsumoto Koichi walked through the athlete passage to the media interview area with a little regret, walked to the designated position and stood still under the guidance of the backcourt staff, and asked questions to the reporter with the sound of camera shutters The sound instantly locked him.

A few meters away, Wang Yi looked proudly at the disciples who began to answer questions under the guard of the Four Great War Gods, feeling proud in his heart.Pretty sure I've grown to love the feeling of helping my athletes grow, of being behind the scenes, of strategizing, and ultimately embracing victory.

"Contestant Guangyi,? First of all, congratulations on getting the highest score in the short program of your career! 110 points [-]_[-] points, really amazing!"

A reporter from NHK asked a question.

"For tomorrow's free skating, what kind of arrangements do you have? Will you challenge a higher program difficulty under the premise of taking an absolute lead?"

"Through today's short program competition, the world is paying attention to your figure skating fans,? Have seen your growth,? Are you satisfied with today's results? Will you try to refresh your career in the free skating competition? Best score in skating?"

One side asks, one side answers.Koichi Matsumoto's expression was calm, and his tone was unhurried or slow. In the next 10 minutes, he fully satisfied the curiosity of the reporters in the backcourt.

At the same time, Shunsuke Yamamoto, Ryoma Oshima, Chiryu Yamamoto, Shin Nakamura and others completed their respective competitions successively.However, perhaps affected by Matsumoto Koichi's superb competitive state, they made big mistakes during the game, and there were no small mistakes. The short program scores were lower and lower, and the audience in the frontcourt sighed again and again.

At 20:08, Naoto Sato, who drew the last lot of the last group, played.The fifteen-year-old gifted boy shouldered the expectations but failed to withstand the pressure, using practical actions to deduce what it means to perform abnormally under pressure.A set of three jumps in the short program, in addition to the successful completion of the Axel triple axel jump, the planned quadruple single jump and quadruple triple axel jump, one fell down and the second jump was almost lost with both hands on the ice. After the game, the score was straight Dropped to No.6.

For this result, Wang Yi said that it is normal, most young athletes will always be influenced by opponents who care about.

Standing on the field, wanting to catch up, wanting to prove myself, facing the unfavorable situation, worrying about gains and losses and finally failing, learning from the failure bit by bit, and growing step by step.

'...'

'Excited! ! 110.64 points to create a career-high short program score!Xeon Light!Koichi Matsumoto won the first place with over 30 points! '

'The 91st All Japan Figure Skating Championships, the men's single skating competition may have ended early!The second and third places are being decided!Can Naoto Sato, whose short program performance is seriously abnormal, save himself in the free skating final?Tomorrow at 1:8 pm, NHK-BS[-], NHK-[-]K? Sports will be live! '

——NHK Comprehensive Station Evening News

'Quadruple-turn Lutz made big progress!The three-turn Axel, the four-turn Loop and the three-turn Loop sealed the victory. On the evening of December 24, Matsumoto Koichi brought a white Christmas Eve to present a Christmas gift to the figure skating fans who love and support him all over the world. '

At the press conference after the short program, Koichi Matsumoto said that this game helped him gain more confidence and made him believe that he was walking on the right path to the highest point of his career.He is very grateful to the former absolute king of men's singles skating, Wang Yiyan, for his help.I hope that under his guidance, I can achieve more achievements than before in various figure skating competitions at home and abroad. '

——Asahi Sports News

'Preliminary ratings data released!21.37% in the northern Kyushu area, 30.11% in the Nagoya area, and 33.95% in the Kanto area. Matsumoto Koichi set a new record for Japanese figure skating men's single skating. '

Takaguchi Ueno, Chairman of the Japan Figure Skating Association: I am very optimistic about the future of Koichi Matsumoto, and I am also optimistic about the possibility of rising star Naoto Sato.He is looking forward to the progress and performance of domestic professional players, eager to see them prove themselves and win glory for the country in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina d'Ampezzo. '

——Japanese Sports News Network Bulletin

'...'

At 2022:08, the first match day of the 30 All-Day Championship ends. At [-]:[-], the press conference after the men's singles skating competition was in progress. Various media broke the news for the first time to review, and together with the ice fans who followed the competition, they took a closer look at the live competition that ended not long ago.

As a supporter of Matsumoto Koichi, the experience of watching the game tonight is undoubtedly quite perfect.

Whether it was the performance of their own baby Slay, who set a new record, or the performance of the hostile athlete who was abandoned by God, they were hooked. They wished that time would speed up and the free skating finals would start in 5 minutes.

Schadenfreude, no empathy?Fuck his schadenfreude, no sympathy!Before the game, I don't know how many people attacked their favorites and bad-mouthed Wang Guang's cooperation. They will not repay good for bad.

They hope that today's short program is not the highlight of their cooperation, but the beginning of countless face-slaps and successive victories!

All Day Championships, World Championships, ISU Grand Prix, Winter Olympics step by step.

They are eager for their favorite athletes to create brilliance.

"...Okay mom, I remember, I will find a chance to thank Wang Yi SAMA specifically."

"How are you and Dad doing tonight, is the date going well?"

"Very happy? The restaurant opened by Mr. Ishihara's disciple tastes good? Well, after finishing the competition, I might give it a try."

At 09:30 in the evening, the post-match press conference ended, and Wang Yi, Matsumoto Koichi and his team returned to the hotel where they were staying by commuter bus.

Matsumoto Koichi separated from Wang Yi on the front heel, and received a call from his mother Matsumoto Misaki on the back. He was very grateful to his mother for her concern, but ended the call as quickly as possible, dialed the hotel room service number as soon as possible, and ordered a bunch of food and drinks The person sent it to the room, and then carefully checked every corner of the room, for fear of missing any unseemly dissonance.

As for why he was so nervous... One reason was what Wang Yi had informed him before parting with him.

An hour later, he was looking for him in the room, how could he not pay attention?Even if he is not sure about the real purpose of Wang Yi's coming to him, in his eyes, this meeting is infinitely equivalent to a Christmas Eve date.

Speaking of dating—

That's right!

Gifts, since it's a Christmas Eve date, how can there be no gifts?In case that person is prepared, wouldn't it be rude if he wasn't prepared.

Time...damn it!

Why is it past 22:20, it's too late Hey!

Is there anything in your carry-on suitcase that you can gift?Have it?There's none?God, please give me a little more time!

Knock, knock, knock.

Matsumoto Koichi:? ? ! !

When there was a knock on the door when he was entangled and upset, Matsumoto stopped searching for things, and subconsciously rushed to the door to open it. The next second he opened the door, he suddenly remembered the sundries he had spread on the ground, his cheeks flushed and his heart flustered. Leaving Wang Yi who greeted him with a smile outside the door, he ran back to the suitcase and hurriedly stuffed the scattered things on the ground into the suitcase.

Behind him, Wang Yi stepped into the room, glanced across the single room of about 25 square meters, his eyes fell on the man kneeling on the ground packing his luggage, and then smiled at the flower arrangement and fruit plate placed by the floor-to-ceiling windows.The left hand holding the gift box behind his back shook up and down, looking forward to the young man's reaction after seeing the gift.

So he did.

Out of spite, he did it.

Taking a few steps forward, he walked to Koichi Matsumoto's side when he was struggling to cover the box and was about to zip it up, and put the specially repacked carton on his shoulder. When the gift looked at him again, he smiled and threw out a sentence of Happy Christmas Eve.

As I wished, I got a look of surprise and regret, smiling at the usual self-discipline and perseverance, at this time the man who was obviously in a mess stood up hurriedly, took the gift with both hands and bowed to thank him, and kept apologizing.

surprise?

frightened?

Bad taste?

Hehehe, I have to admit, he was indeed very happy.

"Wang Yi SAMA, thank you for your gift. It's just that I... I'm so sorry that I forgot to prepare a Christmas present for you. Please forgive me."

Opposite Wang Yi, the black-haired man with an embarrassed expression bowed again, straightened his body and apologized.

"Do you have anything you like? I - no, no, no! How could I ask such an impolite question? A gift is a heart, how can it be measured by simple preferences, it's really bad Matsumoto Koichi! You... "

"Okay, Koichi-kun. Didn't you give me Christmas presents in today's game?"

Seeing that the man didn't apologize enough to start a deeper self-examination, Wang Yi found it interesting but at the same time he couldn't bear it. He decisively interrupted Matsumoto Koichi's deep reflection, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, raised his chin to face the two sides of the wooden table in front of the window. The seat on the side gestured for a moment, walked over and sat down, picked up the fork, inserted a grape from the fruit plate, put it in the mouth, bit it, and continued with a smile.

"You know? As your coach, there is nothing more gratifying than seeing you win. I hope this is the beginning of your dominance. I was very successful as an athlete. How can I fail as a coach? As long as you can ensure that the competition State, to win every game as much as possible is to express your heart and thank me for the best gift.”

"..."

Is that so?

In Wang Yi's reassuring voice, Matsumoto Koichi walked to the left seat and sat down.The fingers holding the gift box were unconsciously exerting force, and they woke up suddenly after hearing a slight sound in their ears. They lowered their heads for a look, carefully placed the gift box on their thighs to protect the palms of their hands, and solemnly faced the front side. Outside of Mido, on the seat, the handsome man who helped him relax his nerves nodded with a relaxed expression, opening and closing his mouth, and kept talking.

Looking further away, behind the man, outside the light blue glass window, flakes of snowflakes drifted with the wind, spread on the edge of the window frame, brushed against the glimmer of light through the window, and swept his heartstrings.Calm his tense and flustered emotions, let him immerse himself in this person's voice and silhouette, his ears hear but he doesn't hear, his eyes are only in his heart, he may nod or make a sound stupidly, um, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. his words.

Guarantee the state, try to win every game as much as possible, express your heart, the best gift?

Wang Yi SAMA, you have such low requirements on me, but I can't allow myself to do what a professional athlete should do.

Your affirmation to me, your help to me, your support to me, and your encouragement to me mean more to me than anything else in the world, and I will do my best to let you understand!

I will be more strict with myself, strive to win all the victories, fulfill you and me.Let me, let Matsumoto Koichi, be qualified to accompany you.

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The author has something to say: return on June 6th.