17 years on ice [figure skating]

◎This is the first small city to host a competition. ◎

After arriving at Herrick, we stayed at the hotel and started preparing for the finals.

The small city where the competition was held for the first time, both the hotel facilities and the catering treatment are very good, but in the actual training, the problems were exposed.

For example, a small corridor was added between the athlete's passage and the ice rink for the sake of aesthetics. As a result, the place where one could wear a knife cover to go back and forth had to be replaced with sports shoes.

The next day, under the complaints of all the athletes, the organizer hurriedly added an extra carpet that could be stepped on with a knife sheath.

The ice rink is quite good. The ice used by the figure skaters is formulated according to a certain formula to ensure that it is flat and hard enough for movements. Deng Chang said that the ice feels very good on the feet, and even used the word "extremely good".

It made Lucy really want to try it, but he is not a player and cannot go on the ice, so he was so angry that he was like a blowfish.Later, after coordinating with the organizer, it was said that after the official competition, he could be allowed to play on the ice for a while, so that Lucy's mood improved.

In the past few years, in fact, there are only a few top men's singles players, and they compare each other every year.This year, an Ace was supposed to emerge, but in the end, he made himself out.

Lao Wa's little junior brother Ilya did not show the strength in line with everyone's expectations, so they are still some of their old opponents, but there is one less Lucy this year.

That's good, they know each other well, and they will bump each other's fists during training.

Subaru Asano was injured by Ace in the Grand Prix, and he did not perform well in the World Championships after that, but now he has almost recovered, and came to play with Lucy again.

It’s quite funny to say, Lucy and Asano Subaru are chatting, and they are in a state of chatting with ducks all year round. Lucy can’t understand what he says, and he can’t understand what Lucy says, but the two of them can We had a great chat.

Deng Chang's comment on this is: Some cats like to get together to bask in the sun.

Lucy said, "I don't understand."

Asano Subaru innocently spread his hands.

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This time, Deng Chang was practicing on the field, and Subaru Asano came to find Lucy.

Lucy asked him, "How is your recovery?"

Asano Subaru: "Squeeze!"

Lucy reacted for a long time: "Does it mean "good"? "

Asano Subaru nodded happily.

Then Asano Subaru asked Lucy again: "How's Nephifu's?"

Lucy:"……"

"How about I go learn Japanese." Lucy said.

Asano Subaru held his forehead and passed out.

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After going to the place for two days of training, the Grand Prix finals officially began.

Lu Xi was bored swiping his phone before the start of the game.

Anyway, he didn't compete this year, so Chen Qi allowed him to watch social media, but he posted Deng Chang's black post, which made him half dead.

Deng Chang’s black post, it’s just a few points, some people have never won a championship, they are mediocre compared to Lu Xi, etc. Recently, they also added rumors related to Bao Zhongjie, but said There are very few of them, because Bao Zhongjie has already been dealt with, and Deng Chang is still playing normally.

This season, because Deng Chang's score has not been very high, he has been talked about a lot.

Lu Xi was very angry, and wanted to reply to those people by saying "You can go ahead", but felt that such a reply seemed stingy. Of course, he was really stingy about Deng Chang's matter.

He frantically swiped through the post, waiting for Deng Chang to appear on stage, and Deng Chang came on stage with the fourth overall pick.

Deng Chang's short program this year is "Carmen".

Before him, Subaru Asano, Kavalenko and Byung-kwon Kim all competed. Subaru Asano could see that he had recovered. He scored 106 points in the short program very well. Kavalenko and Byung-kwon Kim scored 101 points and 102 points respectively. Points, the two of them are almost capped at this level, and there is still a gap with the first echelon.

Carmen describes a beautiful woman who plays with men and love in the palm of her hand, so Deng Chang's dance is actually a bit of a crossover, but he is actually quite suitable for this kind of dance with neutral beauty, because his facial features are slightly changed The makeup will change from cold to glamorous, and the dance moves are very stylish.

Kosten in the short program is a black and burgundy outfit, a bit like the bright red dress worn by female flamenco dancers, with ruffles on the chest and burgundy bell sleeves.

Deng Chang is actually a top performer among domestic players, but because the international community has always believed that Easterners are reserved and conservative, while Westerners have good artistic expression, so Deng Chang is unlikely to have the kind of artistic points that break through the sky. Therefore, unless you are a very hardcore ice fan, you will not understand his artistic expression very well.

But his several very distinctive performances, such as the set of "Flying Apsaras" a few years ago, the deep and beautiful "Moonlight" before, and the current "Carmen", have received excellent responses from the audience.

The more exaggerated the performance, the stronger the nature of the performance, and the artistry, the better Deng Chang will do. The dance teacher Jiang Han even said that he can become an actor if he stops skating in the future.

So this set of "Carmen" is actually very suitable for him.

Anyway, Lu Xi didn't understand why a handsome guy who was usually indifferent and didn't say much off the court, who looked like a big brother, could instantly show the feeling of a little wave of hoofs on the ice, but it was quite exciting.

There are relatively few jumps in the short program. After a season of strong training, Deng Chang's jump stability and success rate have been greatly improved. The gesture ended the short program.

The score is 111.12.

Not to mention, the scores are pretty funny.

"Amazing!" When getting off the ice, Lu Xi enthusiastically clapped Deng Chang's hands, and then looked at Orihara and Jelsby.

After the competition between the two of them, Deng Chang ranked second, followed by Orihara with 112 points. This level means that tomorrow's free skating medal, even the gold medal is very promising.

Training in the evening as usual, preparing for the next day's free skating, but after the training was over, to my surprise, news came from the competition and asked Deng Chang to attend the press conference immediately.

"What press conference are you attending?" Chen Qi was immediately unhappy, "What time is it?"

"It's just an ordinary pre-match interview." The staff member who came to invite said, "There was a problem with the previous schedule, so we can only move to the present. All men's singles players will participate at this time, and there is no difference in treatment. Please come as soon as possible."

Chen Qi was very unhappy, and all the coaches would not be happy.

But apart from the competition, it is also the athlete's responsibility to cooperate with the event's publicity. They had to go to the venue. Sure enough, all the men's singles players were there, and they all looked unhappy. No one understood why they came to the press conference on the eve of the free skating .

The organizer said apologetically that it was because the time was not adjusted well at the beginning, and Daxue Airport was late, and all the reporters were late when they came by train.The launch can only start with a delay.

In fact, logically speaking, mature organizers should have contingency plans for such things, instead of forcing players to participate in the meeting, but it may be due to lack of experience, or it may be the first time to hold a big competition to save face. All in all, the organizers choose This is the most frustrating way.

No one expected that the press conference held on the eve of the match would go on until three o'clock in the morning.