17 years on ice [figure skating]

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On the day I flew to France, the weather in the capital was particularly good. The Airbus A320 stood still on the tarmac, and the huge red phoenix pattern on the tail seemed to be flapping its wings in the sun.

Lucy was wearing a white down jacket and a full set of scarf and hat.

Even so, he was still froze by the three-nine-day cold air, rubbing his hands quickly, and ran across the boarding aisle in small steps.

"Why are you afraid of the cold?" Zhou Yuanxi looked at him a little funny, "Aren't you a winter sports athlete?"

"Athletes have a fast metabolism, you don't understand." Lucy shook his finger.

Zhou Yuanxi: "..."

In this Grand Prix in France, Zhou Yuanxi got the opportunity to interview with the team. In fact, except for the China Grand Prix, he was responsible for the interviews in the other sub-races of the Grand Prix.

Because there are no domestic players in other sub-station competition areas, the attention is not high, the language is difficult, and figure skating is essentially a niche event, going out to interview is hard work and no one is willing to do it.

Of course, the interview opportunity at the China station was taken away by a senior reporter. Later, Lu Xi found out about it, and said to Zhou Yuanxi: "Brother Zhou, you should tell me, why don't I ask you to interview by name? "

Zhou Yuanxi just smiled when he heard this: "Then it's like going through the back door."

So I didn't do that later, but I still appeared on the list of interviews with the team in France based on my own ability.

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France stood on the premise that there was only Deng Chang as a star player, and it attracted a lot of attention because of the determination of the place in the finals.

To put it simply, many ice fans only watch their favorite star players, but this time they all opened the live broadcast website, waiting for this game.

This was also the fiercest quarrel before the game, fans of Ace and Asano Subaru were all jealous on the Internet.

Just click on a post, even if it's a women's singles or doubles event, you can get it on "Ace Shabi" and "Asano Subaru White Lotus".

The night before the men's singles short program, Deng Chang had a joint training session, and Lucy patted the back of Deng Chang's hand and said, "Fuck him!"

Everyone knows who this "he" refers to.

But immediately after, Lu Xi rubbed Deng Chang's hand: "Forget it, I didn't say anything, I won't put pressure on you. Brother Deng, you can do a good comparison. Next year, I will do it myself/him."

Although there was a language barrier, the murderous look on Lucy's little face was almost unstoppable.

The ice fans outside the venue were holding flowers and waiting for their autographs to tremble.

Cui Xiao, the accompanying teaching assistant, worked hard to raise the corners of his mouth brilliantly: "My friends! Line up in an orderly manner! Xiaoxi is just cheering for Deng Chang!"

Zhou Yuanxi thoughtfully translated Cui Xiao's words in standard English and French.

Only then did the ice fans smile and tried to take a photo with Lu Xi and Deng Chang.Lucy accepted the group photo request with a smile, compared to a pair of scissors hands, and when the photo was finished, she turned her head and said to the fans: "YouKnowAce (Ace)?"

Bing Mi nodded ignorantly.

"Heis..." Lucy fell into a shell, and his vocabulary narrowed sharply due to jet lag, and finally he uttered a national curse, "SB."

French ice fans: ?

Cui Xiao stabbed out diagonally, covered Lu Xi's mouth and dragged him away.

Zhou Yuanxi explained to the ice fans with a gentle smile: "It means that Ace is an impressive opponent."

The ice fans all agreed and communicated in low voices: Chinese is really broad and profound, and such a short vocabulary can represent such a complicated meaning!

The innocent Deng Chang who witnessed everything happened: "..."

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The next day, the men's singles short program of the 2019-2020 Grand Prix France officially started.

In fact, Deng Chang's condition is still not good recently. Although he won the championship in China, it is still a relatively low score for himself, so Lu Xi didn't think he had to beat Ace, and he didn't want Deng Chang to have this kind of performance. pressure.

Even Lu Xi had made a preset in his heart, if someone slandered Deng Chang after this competition, he would have to do his best to slander him back.

Ace still played in the third group. The scene was very similar to the last time in Canada. He seemed to have become stronger again. This time he scored 104 points in the short program.

Then he challenged Deng Chang to the camera.

Lu Xi was sitting with Deng Chang watching the game as an assistant coach. The moment Ace made a "chang" mouth shape, he took over the game with a super fast hand that "has been preparing for this moment for ten years in advance". The remote control, exited the live broadcast instantly, and after a few seconds, guessing that Ace had shut up, he turned on the screen again.

By the way, imitating the way of the team doctor, he pressed Deng Chang's shoulders with two hands from both sides, coaxing a child and saying, "Don't be angry, don't be angry."

Deng Chang was actually not angry, what's the rush with the clown.

He glanced sideways at Lu Xi, who was usually no different from a firecracker, and would blow up at one point, now with a good-tempered appearance, and raised the corners of his lips: "You're so considerate."

Lucy nodded.

Deng Chang just laughed.

Chen Qi inexplicably felt that he was superfluous in this situation, and he didn't know what was going on.

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Waited for a while, to the last group.Kavalenko played first, with 100.5 points, followed by Deng Chang.

Although Deng Chang won a sub-station championship this year, his total score was only 298, and the short program barely broke three digits. But this time, he probably wanted to beat Ace. He directly played perfectly and took another 108.

Ace's face turned green.

But because of this, when he was about to go down for dinner at night, he saw Lu Xi hesitate for a while and said, "What do you want to eat? May I bring it for you?"

Deng Chang was stunned: "Why?"

"I..." Lu Xi clasped his fingers together awkwardly, "It may be cowardly to say this, but I think Ace will come to you."

"You don't want me to meet him?" Deng Chang asked.

"Yeah." Lucy turned his gaze away, biting his lip, "He's a little crazy, I'm afraid he...will fuck you."

Lu Xi, who is not afraid of anything, actually doesn't want to admit that he is afraid, he thinks it's cowardly.

But Ace is a lunatic, he doesn't follow any rules, and he knows how to take advantage of loopholes.Lu Xi couldn't forget the way Asano Subaru was knocked down by Ace, he was already worried enough at that time.

If that person was replaced by Deng Chang, and the same plot happened again on this ice, he would definitely go crazy on the spot.

Because the person who is going to face Ace is Deng Chang, so I am afraid.

If it was him himself, he wouldn't have any worries, and he could go on the ice and say he has the guts to fight.

Lucy couldn't even express these thoughts, he was essentially a little mute who was not good at expressing his feelings.

But Deng Chang understood.

"Don't worry." Deng Chang smiled and said, "Subaru Asano hasn't taken revenge yet, I will protect myself."

Words like rest assured are not reassuring at all. Lu Xi looked in Ace's direction, thinking that if something happened to Deng Chang, he would go all out, and he didn't notice that he was nodding with a tragic face. .

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The next day, the men's singles free skating competition started.

After the short program, Deng Chang ranked first, followed by Ace and Kavalenko.Normally such a result would make Chen Qi beaming, but today everyone looked cautious.

The reason is also very simple.

"Stay away from Ace." Chen Qi instructed in a low voice, "I'd rather not practice and watch him while warming up."

"Be optimistic about Ace's position." Lucy also said.

Deng Chang kept nodding.

Reporter Zhou Yuanxi arrived at the scene today. After the free skating competition, there will be results and he needs to report on the spot. He is at the media seat, familiarizing himself with debugging equipment and checking problems.

It doesn't look like a newcomer reporter who just started working.

After waiting for almost two hours, it was finally the last group's turn to play. When Deng Chang stood up, Ace walked over quickly from the other side of the aisle.

Still with the piercing big back, the rough iron-gray Kosten, who walks swaggeringly.

Under the nervous gaze of Lu Xi, Chen Qi and the others, Deng Chang walked quickly through the passage and onto the ice rink.

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After going on the ice, I could feel that Kavalenko was also very nervous, for fear that Ace's attention would be on him.

Lu Xi nervously looked at Deng Chang on the ice rink, his fingers clenched into fists, and his fingertips were stiff from the cold.

To his surprise, Deng Chang didn't follow Lu Xi and Chen Qi's advice to just do small movements after he got on the ice, and he quickly picked up his speed.

Almost at the same time, just like Lucy's worst imagination, Ace, who noticed Deng Chang's movements, also suddenly increased his speed.

Like a wild dog that suddenly found its prey.

The contest on the ice is undercurrent.

Ace's following method was very disgusting, he followed Deng Chang like a shadow.

When Deng Chang was skating fast, he followed leisurely behind, pretending to be looking for the feeling of skating, but when Deng Chang slid slowly, he quickly slid a few steps to overtake the front, making slow footwork, and stuck Deng Chang forward. route.

Deng Chang could only speed up and overtake him.

It has been like this cycle.

Lucy was going crazy on the sidelines. Ace was too obvious. He just wanted to harass Deng Chang to force him to mess up. After all, he couldn't have two collisions in a row, so he could only make trouble like this.

The question is why did Deng Chang fall for it!

As promised, I can skate on the sidelines!

During the 6-minute warm-up time, Deng Chang tried to jump several times. Either there was Ace in front of him, or there were other warm-up players, but he just failed once.

Lu Xi was in fear for 6 minutes, and in the last half minute, Deng Chang started to speed up unexpectedly.

Ace immediately followed suit, but Deng Chang didn't give him a chance to follow this time. The warm-up was almost over, and everyone was scattered on the sidelines. Deng Chang went straight to the center line, accelerated to press the center of gravity, and made a neat backside point around the ice.

From the start of the skating to the ice landing, the speed is too fast.Not to mention Ace, even Lu Xi and Chen Qi, who had been staring at him, didn't react.

Deng Chang looked at Ace when he landed on the ice, raised his chin and smiled.

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The ice around the back, that is, 4F, is a single jump that Ace can't do now. This bright provocation made Ace's expression froze.

Deng Chang was thwarted for 5 and a half minutes, but in the last half minute, he fought a very beautiful turnaround, as if saying that you are a weak chicken, you can't jump me, and you can't stop me.

He didn't need any words, and went off to the ice. Lu Xi and Chen Qi picked him up from left to right.

Ace was left on the ice with a face filled with rotten eggs.

Deng Chang smiled at Lucy when he got off the ice. He didn't dare to say too much for fear of being overheard, but his expression seemed to say, "Am I doing a good job?"

Lucy said in his heart that it would be good to let Ace suffer, but I'm worried to death!

He really wanted to say to Deng Chang, "Even if you are holding your breath and want to jump five and a half minutes before 4F, be careful", but when he thought about Deng Chang's competition, he swallowed all these words first Going back, he only gave Deng Chang a thumbs up.

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Ace himself has a big temper, and his psychology is a bit sick. He feels that he hates people who have higher scores than him. He couldn't influence Deng Chang during the warm-up time. Seeing his expression, he was already mad with anger.

When getting off the ice, he directly ignored the knife cover handed over by the assistant coach, and walked towards the waiting area as soon as he waved his hands. He didn't care that if the skates were not wearing a knife cover, it would easily hurt others if they collided, and other people on the path hurriedly backed away.

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Since Deng Chang escaped no danger and was not injured, his technical difficulty is higher than Ace's. Under normal performance, there is actually no suspense on both sides.

What's more, Ace didn't even perform normally. He was obviously out of balance, made a few jumps, and finally won the third place in France.

Kavalenko is second.

Deng Chang is the first.

When the score came out, Deng Chang was surrounded by congratulations, and Ace got up and left with a sullen face.

"Brother Deng is amazing!" Lu Xi shouted enthusiastically.

Although there was a small episode during the warm-up, let's not criticize him now, let's give him a good personal safety education when we go back.

"There is no danger, there is no danger." Chen Qi was beaming.

"Two division champions, and have advanced to the finals for three consecutive years!" Cui Xiao raised his hand and slapped Deng Chang, "It's amazing!"

-

For Deng Chang, this is a happy ending, but Lu Xi still has a little regret.

Because after everyone finished the competition, Kavalenko had 26 points, Ace had 25 points, and Asano Subaru had 23 points, and was stopped by Ace from the Grand Prix finals.

Thinking of this, Lucy sighed, feeling sorry for Subaru Asano.

It was obvious that it was put together by the little trash.

At this time, Deng Chang seemed to understand what he was thinking, and pinched his hand while no one was paying attention.

"?" Lucy raised his head sharply.

Deng Chang winked at him and mouthed: It's not over yet.

Lu Xi was taken aback, Deng Chang raised his chin, and clicked on the mixed interview area over there.

After the competition, the contestants will be interviewed here. Lu Xi doesn't understand what Deng Chang's intention is, but he understands the meaning of Deng Chang's action, so he immediately pulls off Cui Xiao's peaked cap, presses it on his face, and pretends to be a reporter Just run to the mixed mining area.

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The mixed mining area is an aisle. When the players pass through here after the game, the reporters waiting on both sides can hurry up and ask questions. Of course, the players may not answer.

When Lucy rushed over, Ace walked into the mixed mining area. Because it was too lively, no one noticed Lucy.

However, Lu Xi saw at a glance that the person in the dark gray casual suit at the end of the mixed mining area was actually reporter Zhou Yuanxi.

Lucy:?

Why did this guy come to interview Ace? ?

Then he remembered that Deng Chang asked him to come to the mixed mining area, and suddenly he was a little looking forward to it. These two top students probably colluded behind his back.

But Lu Xi hadn't figured out what he was doing, so he could only watch the scene first.

During the warm-up this time, Deng Chang didn't get stuck, and Deng Chang made a 4F on his face. In addition, he only took third place in the free skating. He was completely defeated, and his face was very bad.

A reporter handed over the microphone: "Excuse me, you entered the Grand Prix finals just after being promoted to the group. Do you have anything to say?"

Ace: "Go away!"

The two or three questions in a row were actually to please him, but Ace scolded each of them back, completely out of anger, and didn't want to deal with the reporter's posture.

Seeing that he was about to walk through the aisle, suddenly, someone asked very loudly: "Contestant Ace, Deng Chang defeated him in the short program and failed to pass him in the free skating. How do you feel now?"

The audience was in an uproar, and Lu Xi was stunned, and then found out that it was Zhou Yuanxi who asked the question.

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What kind of strategy is this?

Sure enough, Ace cursed manically again: "Get lost!"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yuanxi would not give up, and asked again: "I declared myself victorious after the short program twice in a row, but I was overtaken in both. What do you think about this?"

Ace stopped suddenly and looked back at Zhou Yuanxi.

That look was so gloomy that it looked like some kind of beast that would eat people.

-

Obviously, Ace's anger has reached the point where it is uncontrollable.

When he turned back and walked in front of Zhou Yuanxi, the reporters around Zhou Yuanxi couldn't help but took a step back.Even the coach next to him who tried to dissuade Ace was thrown away by him.

Ace stared at Zhou Yuanxi viciously, and Zhou Yuanxi returned a harmless smile.

Of course, this can't alleviate Ace's anger. He has been either angry with Deng Chang or being fucked by Deng Chang all day long. His emotions have been in a state of excitement. Now that he is provoked by Zhou Yuanxi, he is like a mad dog. .

He just wanted to let this ignorant reporter figure out how powerful he was.

Ace snatched the recording pen from Zhou Yuanxi's hand, stared at Zhou Yuanxi, grinned dangerously, and then asked slowly and clearly:

"You... ask me what I think?"

"Yes." Zhou Yuanxi replied in perfect English, "I'm asking you about the failure of two short program demonstrations, and this time I only got the opinion after No.3."

There was an uproar at the scene, thinking that this reporter is not crazy, is he?Ace's assistant directly raised his hand to push Zhou Yuanxi to let him go.

If a sane player would not answer such provocative questions at all, this is the crazy Ace.

It was still Ace who was repeatedly provoked to the point of being dizzy.

Before the security officer had time to react, Ace said viciously to the recorder:

"Listen well, my point of view is that you...reporter, like Subaru Asano, you have to be taught a lesson by me once, and you'd better be hit and hurt before you know your fear, right? Then you Think about whether you will break your hand or your foot today!"

The place was suddenly quiet.

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Ace usually swears like this, smashing the opponent's head and so on. Although he is criticized by the coach every time, he has not been punished for it.

But the key to this passage is not even what he said to Zhou Yuanxi, "A broken hand or a broken foot", but——

Lucy gasped, and his eyes suddenly opened wide.

The reporters around were also stunned, exchanging shocked and angry glances, and at the same time quickly jotted down the inspiration for the evening's publication.

In a rage, Ace didn't know how fatal he had missed. After scolding the young reporter with weak writing in front of him, he threw the recording pen on the ground.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yuanxi didn't have the bewildered expression as he imagined. Instead, he bent over to reach for his hand, quickly caught the recording pen, raised his face and smiled at him, and he looked extraordinarily happy after being scolded.

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Ace suddenly felt a little strange, he subconsciously looked at his teaching assistant beside him.

The teaching assistant now has an expression of wanting to cry and want to die.

It's just scolding someone, isn't it?Isn't it just a few fines for speaking rudely and nothing really...

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Ace suddenly understood vaguely.

But I didn't fully figure it out, mainly because I didn't want to believe that I was designed.

He looked at the ignorant reporter in front of him again.

Zhou Yuanxi still gave such a harmless smile, and quickly stepped back two steps to reach the side of the security officer who had just entered the venue.

Then, as if he was afraid that Ace hadn't figured out what happened, he said enthusiastically:

"It turns out that the collision between you and Asano was not an accident, it was you who "taught" him!Would you like to go into more detail about it later? "