17 years on ice [figure skating]

◎Like the king's crown in western mythology. ◎

Lucy will always remember the day of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. He stayed up all night the night before, but the figure skating competition will not start until 1/3 of the schedule, so the problem is not big. It was normal to be excited, so Chen Qi let him go.

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was held at the track and field of the Olympic Sports Center. Although it is an athlete, it is the first time for Luxi to enter such a large venue.

The track and field is about as big as 10 ice rinks, which makes Lu Xi feel that there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor.

In the evening, they gathered at the athlete’s entrance, wearing the uniforms of the national team. Although they are all players of the winter sports team, the training venues for other sports are not in the first body. Many people met for the first time, such as the speed skating team, Lu Xi It was the first time we met.

The speed skating team has a very good male player who has won two Olympic champions. His name is Tian Wu. He Wenbo, Lu Xi's hair boy, admires him very much. He begged Lu Xi for an autograph, so Lu Xi went.

Lu Xi and Deng Chang are also popular in the winter sports team, especially among the female players, because they are cute. When the athletes sign autographs and take pictures with each other, they are like scenic spots. Make a card.

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After the opening ceremony, they entered closed training again, taking the bus from the Olympic Sports Center to the training hall of the first body every day to practice.

Lu Xi asked more than once: "Our home is in the community outside the capital, why do we have to take a 40-minute bus ride every day?"

"It's called a sense of ritual." Chen Qi said with a serious face.

Lucy really doesn't understand this sense of ritual.

On the fourth day of the opening of the Olympic schedule, the men's singles competition began, which also kicked off the prelude to the figure skating event.

In this year's Winter Olympics, in addition to Lao Wa's retirement, compared with the previous one, it can even be said that the lineup is stronger.

Deng Chang of the Chinese team has already rushed to the second place in the world ranking, second only to Orihara and Lu Xi, the future star before the injury. In the nearly three years after the injury, he only appeared in the Four Continents Competition once. But defeating Gao Zhuoxiao in the trials made people look forward to his current level.

Chisato Orihara of the Japanese team has gradually stepped into the ranks of veterans, but his condition is still very good. Japan's training methods have prolonged the career of players. Orihara has won all the honors that a figure skater can get. It is a pity that he lost to Lao Wa in the two Winter Olympics.He's here for the gold this season.

Asano Subaru has also matured day by day in recent years, besides Lu Xi and Deng Chang, he is the only player in the new generation.

Kavalenko of the Russian team, after Lao Wa retired, this gem that has not been very brilliant finally gradually glowed with brilliance. It may be because he slipped out of self-confidence, and his recent state has been all the way up.

The teenager Ilya, who was promoted to the senior group when Lao Wa retired, performed poorly in the first year, but in the second year, with the rapid growth of his body, his muscle strength skyrocketed, and finally found the trick, his level improved by leaps and bounds.

Geers of the US team, although his state has declined in recent years, is still in the first echelon, but he doesn't have many opportunities, and all the comments think so, because not only is Geers not in good condition, but also he has lost his temper.But no matter what, he was once the top three kings in the world, and it is generally believed that he still has a chance to win the medal.

After the promising star Ace was suspended indefinitely for attacking players and violating sportsmanship, Gary, the second seed picked up by the US team, was excluded from the medal range.

In addition, players such as Kadok and Jin Bingquan also have good competitiveness, but when it comes to strong contenders for medals, they should be Deng Chang, Orihara, Gilles, Asano Subaru and Kavalenko.

There is no Lucy, because Lucy's current state is unknown, and many people haven't seen his 4T in three years, let alone 4Lz. Without two quadruple jumps, Lucy has no chance to play.

So including the pre-match interviews, Lu Xi received less attention than Deng Chang.

But in the pre-competition interview, someone asked Deng Chang about his expectations for the Winter Olympics. Deng Chang's original words were: "I, Xiaoxi, we will all surprise you."

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The weather on the day of the short program was fine, and Lucy was in good condition, as if God had decided to let them put all their attention on the game.After a brief warm-up, it was time to wait for the game. Lucy was in the locker room, staring at the Olympic rings hanging on the mirror in a daze.

The four-year competition, the next time he is 25 years old.

Lucy knows that he is not a player with a very strong physique, and he should even be regarded as a glass man. He may be able to skate until he is 25 years old, but at the age of 25, he will definitely not be in the same state as he was at the age of 21.

In other words, if you really want to leave something behind in this game, if you really want to achieve the wish you said when you were promoted to the group: "I want to be the world's number one men's singles." Then this winter The Olympic Games may be Lucy's only chance in this life.

Objectively speaking, Lucy doesn't think he is the strongest now, but since he was young, he was rarely regarded as the strongest, but he never gave up because of this.

Of course it's the same this time.

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Having participated in too few competitions in the past two years, Lucy's world ranking has dropped a lot and he played in the penultimate group.Before walking out of the lounge, Deng Chang gently squeezed Lu Xi's hand, and Lu Xi turned around and smiled at Deng Chang.

The last time they competed in the same arena seemed to be years ago.

Not in the same group either.

At least after the short program, you have to enter a group to compete, right?

Lu Xi emptied himself so as not to be too nervous. With such loose thoughts in his mind, he walked into the ice rink area to warm up, and he immediately heard very, very enthusiastic cheers.

When Lu Xi officially entered the field to prepare for the game, the cheers became even crazier.

It was the second time to participate in a major competition in three years, and it was the first time to enter the top arena. Lucy stood in the middle of the ice rink, a little dazed.

The cheers for the home game, the cheers for Lu Xi's players, Lu Xi looked up and saw many, many support banners, on which were photos of every game he played in the past few years.

Lu Xi moved his hands and feet on the ice, and slowly felt a heat surge from his heart.

He remembered the first time he participated in the National Championships, when he saw the audience sitting there, his blood boiled with excitement.

Wanting to compete, wanting to perform for everyone, wanting to hear cheers, he seems to have gradually forgotten these things in the past few years, or maybe a certain corner of his heart feels that "for everyone's approval "Skating" seemed not enough pursuit, but at this moment he changed his mind again.

who cares.

He just wanted to skate, and he wanted everyone to watch him skate.

It is his mission to make the audience cry and cheer for him because of his high emotions.

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Lucy spun half a circle on the ice and settled down lightly. Kosten in the short program was dark royal blue with a velvet texture, dotted with gold threads and burgundy patterns, just like the king in western fairy tales. crown.

Lucy stood in the middle of the ice rink, staring at his fingertips.

There was a light "di" sound, and three seconds later, the familiar majestic melody sounded in the ice rink.

The short program officially begins.

The author says:

By the way, for the sake of rhythm, we don't set up a team competition, it's better than a single.