Figure skating went to the Republic of China to write novels

From the outsiders' point of view, the short program and free skating are the most exciting and exciting parts of the figure skating competition. This is not entirely true, because for most first-line athletes, the prescribed figure is the only way for them to catch up with Zhang Sushang. The place.

Even if he is a skating master in the 21st century, the difference in rules caused by the times makes Zhang Sushang not so familiar with the prescribed graphics, at least not as good as those veterans who eat the prescribed graphics. This is his relatively weak project.

So not to mention Gillis and Bock, even the two kids Misha and Lucas regard the prescribed graphics as the focus of practice.

Everyone is an athlete, and they are always unwilling to kneel in front of Zhang Sushang for the rest of their lives, but they will hold on to any hope of surpassing Zhang Sushang.

And this has led to an unprecedentedly fierce competition for the prescribed graphics.

It was the first time for Zhang Su to enjoy the treatment of being sniped by a group of top players in such a big business. He was very moved by this.

It is probably the first time that such an introverted graphic battle has been established after the establishment of the International Skating Federation. A group of referees kept wiping their sweat and felt that they were dazzled. Most of the other athletes were also under great pressure. , Some athletes made slipping mistakes.

According to the rules, it is stipulated that the starting foot of the figure must be the left foot, and there must be no redundant movements before starting the sliding. The whole set of ice blades must completely fit the ice surface. Standing with the tip of the knife is also not allowed. Once something is wrong, it will be considered a wrong start , If you make three mistakes, you will eat zero eggs.

Athletes who can be sent to the World Championships will naturally not make three false starts, but one mistake is enough to destroy their mental state. The athletes who made these mistakes will come to the bottom in the subsequent competitions as expected.

As for the top athletes, the gap between them is not big, and the ranking depends on the referees.

The chief judge was sweating profusely while scoring, and simply closed his eyes, scoring according to the rules with other judges.

When everyone is very strong, whether the graphics drawn by the blade are standard, the size of the circle drawn, whether the graphics are symmetrical and beautiful, and even whether the athlete's upper body posture is graceful when skating are all scoring factors.

In the 6.0 scoring system, 1 means that the technical action has not been completed, 2 means that it is barely complete, 3 means that it is slightly different from the rules, 4 points are no major problems, 5 points are slightly flawed, and 6 points is perfect.

Originally, in a game, the referee was in a good mood if the players scored a 5.5, but in the case of the genius battle, there were actually 6 players who scored 4 points.

Gillis once again came up with a new prescribed figure with the best posture, so he got 3 6 points, while Bock also came up with a new pattern, but with a slightly inferior posture, and got 1 6 point, Zhang Sushang did not The new prescribed graphics, but the movement is perfect, also 1 6 points, ranking third because there is no innovative movement.

This kind of rating is generally fair, Zhang Sushang has no objection, only secretly decided to regain the ranking in the short program and free skate.

But the brave and hard-working Misha ranked fifth this time, and the Austrian rookie Carl Schaffer beat him and took the fourth place.

Compared with the men's singles side, the women's singles side is more lively. Sonia is the strongest, but the rookie Anfisa is in good shape, and Nastya is not to be outdone. The three girls are serious opponents, facing each other, No one will let anyone.

After Zhang Sushang finished his match, he wore his coat and ran to the women's singles side to watch the match. There are five basic figures in the prescribed figure-8-shaped, 3-shaped, S-shaped, knotted ring, and bracket. Can be combined with each other to create more complex graphics.

Sonia's foundation is visible to the naked eye. She is very good at all five types of graphics, and she can challenge advanced graphics with ease. It can be seen that Gillis is teaching this disciple, but Nastya is weaker. The knot ring is a bit flawed, and Anfisa has too little competition experience.

The women's singles competition ended at the end, and the result was that Sonia easily won the first place, Nastia took the second place with difficulty, and she was full of unwillingness when she finished, while Anfisa ranked third, but this result was regarded as the first place for her. It exploded.

Gillis was also standing on the coaching bench, and at this time he teased Zhang Sushang: "The rule is that we will besiege you. When tomorrow comes, you Russian players will challenge me."

Zhang Sushang scratched his head: "Have I been regarded as a member of the Russian faction?"

Gillis: "More than that, you don't know yet, right? You are now known as the godfather of Russian singles skating."

Zhang Sushang: "...call it whatever you want, but I haven't become a Russian citizen yet, and I won't be in the future."

He does not train domestic players now, and he really has no talents at hand. Domestic families who can afford figure skating are more willing to send their children to study science and engineering. This thing can contribute more to the country than figure skating, and those who cannot practice figure skating Since the family has struggled to the level where they can afford training, they will not want to spend their resources on skating. Even Zhang Sushang himself is a part-time skator, and his main business is learning. It can be seen that there is no soil for cultivating figure skaters in China. .

Zhang Sushang himself has no complaints about this, because he knows that when peace comes and the country can develop with peace of mind, there will always be a group of outstanding players in the country as time goes by, so he doesn't need to worry about this.

And his positioning of himself is also "It's a good thing that my skating and winning prizes can give the Chinese people blood, which is a good thing."

In short, it is very thoughtful.

But at the moment when he was recognized as a Russian skater, Zhang Sushang still missed the spectacular sight of the Chinese figure skaters who had won medals in A-level events lined up and could circle the stadium more than a hundred years later.

At that time, he was just a junior in the national team, supported by coaches, brothers and sisters. If he hadn't had a champion father, many people would not even see him who looked a bit ordinary among a group of geniuses, but at that time, no one I think the Chinese can't do it.

Speaking of which, in 36 years, China will be able to send a team of 69 athletes to participate in the Olympics. Although it is the Summer Olympics team, there are also many talents in it. For example, they almost jumped into the pole vault final with a borrowed broken bamboo pole. Another example is the four big boxing champions in the boxing competition. Two of them almost made it to the finals. Unfortunately, the referee blew the whistle... These talents, as long as they can be born in a peaceful age, are the talented party to win the Olympic gold medal.

In order to soothe his mood, Zhang Sushang made pork shredded noodles with Beijing sauce for dinner. Here, he would like to solemnly thank Ambassador Peng. His old man is from Beijing. His family lived in the suburbs of Beijing in the early years. His grandfather worked in a roast duck restaurant. The sweet noodle sauce is his which provided.

Ambassador Peng also passed on a secret to Zhang Sushang: "Steam the sweet noodle sauce for half an hour first to make it taste better."

Zhang Sushang: "Thank you, Ambassador Peng! This is my own Russian-style sauerkraut, please don't hold it against me!"

The two Chinese exchanged the special delicacies at hand in far away Norway. They also talked about whether shredded pork with Beijing sauce is Shandong cuisine or Sichuan cuisine.

Zhang Sushang said: "I heard that this is a dish discovered during the period when Huguang filled Sichuan."

Ambassador Peng was not happy when he heard this: "Fart, this is the authentic Shandong cuisine, which evolved from the roast duck! But the boiled cabbage over there, the way they serve the broth is learned from Shandong cuisine! "

While chatting, the shredded pork with Beijing sauce was ready, and the noodles were cooked. Several Russian apprentices, Mr. Peter, and Maxim squatted beside them to suck their saliva. At this moment, Lucas ran in and said: "Coach, that Vaschka is here again!"

As soon as Zhang Sushang went out, he saw Vaschka standing at the door in a daze, and beside him was a cute little girl, looking at twelve or thirteen years old, and shyly said to them: "My father wants to come to your place for dinner. I, we will pay."

Everyone was speechless after hearing the words, only Zhang Sushang was very calm: "Okay, you guys come and eat, it happens that I bought too much flour this time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it before I go back to Russia."

Zhang Sushang was really afraid of wasting ingredients, but soon he realized that his worry might be a little unnecessary. Vaschka's daughter was small, but her appetite was no worse than that of an adult, and she ate three more bowls than her father.

But when everyone was busy eating, Misha looked at Vaschka, frowning slightly, always feeling that this person's face under the light looked familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

When they were leaving, Anfesa squatted down and asked the father and daughter if they wanted someone to send them off. The little girl grinned: "Jila and Mom and Dad have already moved to a nearby hotel, don't worry."

Misha's pupils shrank suddenly, until they walked out of the hotel, Lucas waved in front of his eyes: "Milochka, are you okay?"

The water glass in Misha's hand fell to the ground with a bang, which startled everyone. Zhang Sushang, who was dipping steamed buns in meat sauce, turned around quickly: "What happened?"

His eldest apprentice turned his head stiffly: "Coach, do you remember posting a lot of photos in Giselle's dance classroom?"

Zhang Sushang replied vaguely: "I remember, they are all pictures of Diaghilev's dance troupe, what's wrong?"

Misha: "It's him."

Everyone was confused: "Who is it?"

Misha: "Vaslev Nijinsky!"

On the second day, the short program competition officially started. At this time, there were a lot of people in the auditorium. It seemed that everyone felt that the prescribed graphics were not worth seeing, so they officially entered the arena today.

Nijinsky sat down supported by Romula, and Nijinska held Gila's hand tightly, for fear that she would get lost in the crowd. Unexpectedly, after a while, a chubby bear-like middle-aged The man came over.

He has a very "Jewish" face, with shrewd eyes, and he smiled at several people: "Mr. Nijinsky, Mrs. Romula, Miss Gila, we have seats in the front row, do you want to go there? To watch the game?"

Romula was not at all surprised that her husband was recognized. When the God of Dance was at its most glorious, every time he performed a performance, many nobles would scramble to tear off his costume. She looked at her husband, and Nijinsky's eyes moved. , she nodded immediately: "Okay, we are all willing to go."

Maxim raised his hand: "Please."

Several people moved to the players' seating area, which attracted the attention of some people, including many reporters. The Russian Legion is a highlight of this World Championships. They generally have a strong ability to hit the podium of singles skating events. And their coach is the only Asian face in the current figure skating arena, which makes them have a lot of attention.

A native Norwegian reporter wondered, "Who are they?"

The photographer beside him shook his head: "I don't know."

At this moment, a British reporter pointed there and exclaimed: "It's Nijinska! That's Nijinska, Nijinsky's sister, a very famous dancer!"

Since this is also a venue for international competitions, there are quite a few people who can speak English. Following the reporter's shout, many people turned their attention to it, and everyone's eyes were full of curiosity.

Why did the legendary Nijinska who insisted on taking his brother to a foreign country just after a verbal fight with his sister-in-law appeared here?Who are the people around her?Could it be...

Gradually, some people began to whisper.

"Is it him? Didn't he go crazy long ago? Why did he come here?"

"God, I can't believe what I saw."

"Is that Romula? The lady who is said to have interposed between Diaghilev and Nijinsky? It is said that Nijinsky would not have left Diaghilev if it hadn't been for her. What a pity, he would have I can be the God of Dance for a few more years, just sleeping with Diaghilev, and it’s not like I haven’t slept before.”

"How many men has he slept with, although Diaghilev is a bit ugly."

The commotion of the crowd did not affect Romula at all, because she had long been accustomed to all kinds of gossip. She looked at her husband's profile and found that there was a clear light in his eyes that could be called concentration.

Following his gaze, she saw the Chinese youth jumping on the land.

The young man called "Chuka" by his companions was tall and tall, but his jumps were powerful and light, as if breaking free from gravity for a moment. Will continue to maintain this jumping ability.

Beside him, there are two girls practicing jumping on a rotating board. Their movements are flexible and graceful, just like ballet dancers.

For some reason, Romula's eyes blurred, she wiped her eyes, put her arms around her daughter's shoulders and pointed there: "Gira, look, their rotations have obvious ballet shadows. Mom used to dance too, I see Come out."

Romula didn't know that figure skating was not so beautiful last season, but today, including Gillis and Sonia, mainly Russian players, many athletes have introduced ballet elements into themselves In the performance, this was the scene she saw.

From now on, another name for figure skating is "ballet on ice".