17 years on ice [figure skating]

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After all the contestants in the short program finished, Lucy ranked first, followed by Subaru Asano at 98.28.

A point difference of a few points is basically equivalent to being on the same starting line. However, anything can happen in the free skating field. Even if you lead by 10 points, it does not mean that you can win.

At least this time, Lucy stood at the forefront of the starting line, so she didn't have to work hard to be the one who was catching up.

Competitive sports, ability to speak, after the end of the day's short program, Heizi lost the right to speak, and the forum post bar Weibo was immediately occupied by Lu Xi's fans.

Of course, Lucy still doesn't know these things, he has already started preparing for the free skating.

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In the evening, Lucy was on the field preparing for the free skating together.

Because it is a home game, he has some preferential treatment, such as training time, he can choose his favorite time first.

Lucy was chosen last.

His training has always been overtime, and he is placed at the end. If he delays for a little time, no one will say anything.

When Lu Xi was playing together on the court, Chen Qi and Deng Chang were all watching from the sidelines. Lu Xi was in good condition these days. After a few times of music and jumping practice, the coach gave him a 10 minute break.

During the break, Lu Xi thought about going to the bathroom, walked to the bathroom, opened the door and was startled.

Asano Subaru leaned against the sink, staring out the window in a daze, the night wind blowing his hair.

Hearing Lucy push the door, he turned his head to take a look, smiled and showed his small canine teeth, and then said something in Japanese.

Hmm...the picture is special...Two-dimensional.

Although Lucy didn't know what Subaru Asano was talking about, at least he knew that Asano should be with his coaching staff instead of being alone in the toilet.

He immediately smiled and asked, "Why don't you go back to the hotel?"

Asano Subaru shook his head, meaning he didn't want to go back.

Subaru Asano belongs to the type who can understand English, but it is difficult for you to understand his English, so it is difficult for Lucy to communicate with him, but Lucy can probably guess a little bit without him saying it.

Just now Deng Chang told him that Subaru Asano was having trouble with the party at night. 4F and 4lo failed even a few difficult jumps. At that time, Subaru Asano was a little emotional.

As for Asano Subaru's current situation in their country, to be honest, it's rather embarrassing.

They all stepped into the adult group as "genius teenagers". They are all World Youth Championship champions and have a lot of expectations, but they have not yet achieved enough results to prove their strength in the adult group.

Subaru Asano was even in a worse situation than Lucy.

As early as 2017, he mastered the difficult 4F jump, but his performance was not stable. After two years, his best performance was only a gold medal in the Four Continents Competition.

Although it is a gold medal, in the three more important competitions of the World Championships, the Grand Prix Finals, and the Winter Olympics, his results were fifth and sixth.

He beat Deng Chang to win the World Youth Championship that year, but in the two years of the adult group, Deng Chang's results have always been better than him. In the 17th World Championships, Deng Chang didn't participate in the premise of his own mistakes. Only got sixth, lost to Deng Chang in the 18 Winter Olympics, and lost to Lu Xi in the World Championships.The grand prix didn't even make it to the final.

In Japan, where single skating has always been a strong point, Asano Subaru, who debuted with the title of "Youth Rising Star", obviously did not meet everyone's requirements for "Successor of Chisato Orihara".

Japan has a mature men's singles training system, and the level of men's singles has always been among the top in the world. If Subaru Asano still can't prove his strength this year, newcomers will soon come out and take away his resources. One can imagine the pressure on him .

After yesterday's short program, Lucy ranked first, Subaru Asano second, and Kadok third.If there is no accident, the champion of China should be born among the three.

At such a juncture when he had to prove himself, it was completely understandable that Subaru Asano was under pressure due to his poor performance in training.

Lu Xi thought about it and said to Asano Subaru: "Let's go back first, there is still a game tomorrow."

Asano Subaru shook his head, very sad, but didn't want to go back.

He even quarreled with the coach and said something serious.

Lucy thought about it.

It's not wrong to drag Asano Subaru to the coach of the Japanese team, but he can't be left here alone, so Lucy said: "Then come out with me, let's go skating for a while."

"Ice skating?" Subaru Asano asked in a daze, "Training?"

"It's not training, it's skating." Lucy said, "just for fun."

Subaru Asano doesn’t really understand what it means to be “not training, but skating”, but he understands “just for fun”, for fun.

He was still wearing ice skates, so he just followed Lu Xi out.

When Chen Qi and the others saw Lu Xi go to the bathroom and come back with the second seed of the Japanese men's singles, they were so scared that their eyeballs almost fell out.

Lu Xi briefly explained the situation to Chen Qi. Subaru Asano was very good at the side. He couldn't understand Chinese, but when Lu Xi said a word, he bowed and said "Hi", just like Lu Xi's little assistant.

After Chen Qi heard it, he immediately knew what to do, and said to Lu Xi: "Then take him to the ice, and I'll contact the coach over there."

Lucy: "Okay!"

Subaru Asano didn't know: "Hi!"

Lu Xi & Chen Qi & Deng Chang: "..."

When going on the ice, Lucy gave Deng Chang a hand: "Let's come together."

"He doesn't even have an ice skate." Chen Qi tried to stop him sullenly.

"I'll get it." Deng Chang replied quickly.

"..." Chen Qi sighed, "I'd better go to the coach of the Japanese team."

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Taking Subaru Asano on the ice, that's all Lucy knows how to play, with fast footwork and circles, but after playing it, you know it's really interesting.

The better the skater, the more fun he can find in the act of "drawing a messy trajectory on the ice". Soon Deng Chang also came up, and the three of them raced fast.

In the past, when Lu Xibi circled, his opponents were Zhu Sibai and He Wenbo, who had a good relationship with him in private, but his skating level was not on the same level. This time, Deng Chang and Asano Subaru were both on the same level as him. between.

Lu Xi's skating is the best in the world, but it's not much better than these guys. They chased each other on the ice, laughed and laughed, and took turns to overtake the front. Lucy shouted at the top of his voice: "Deng Chang ! Stop him for me! Don't let him overtake me!"

Deng Chang turned around to block, Asano Subaru shook him left and right and tried to overtake him, shouting with a smile, but he couldn't understand what he was saying, anyway, it probably meant "No, get out of the way!"

After playing for more than 20 minutes, all three of them were sweating, and the coach of the Japanese team ran back to pick them up.

Asano Subaru sneaked out at first glance, and his face turned pale when he saw the coach, but after the coach said a few words, he ran over obediently, like a child who lost his temper and ran away from home but was homesick.

Soon the coach of the Japanese team took Subaru Asano away, and even chatted with Chen Qiluxi and the others for a long time.

Lu Xi felt relieved after seeing that nothing was wrong, and sighed with Deng Chang next to him: "Everyone has their own difficulties."

Deng Chang nodded and handed Lu Xi a bottle of sports drink.

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On the next day, in the men's singles free skating field, Lu Xi scored 200.02, with a total score of 300. The high score of the free skating short program double topped the championship in China, followed by Asano Subaru with 295.22.Afterwards, Deng Chang won the gold medal at the French station, and Lucy won the silver medal at the Russian station. The two children each achieved one gold and one silver, and secured their places in the Grand Prix finals.

Not long after, at the last Japan station, the domestically controversial player Subaru Asano broke out from the "death group" and won the silver medal in the Japan station.

With the sixth record in the total points, he got his ticket to the Grand Prix Finals.