17 years on ice [figure skating]

◎No.17◎

From the defeat in the Four Continents, to the two consecutive victories in the Grand Prix, Lucy's recent competitive state has bottomed out and has come to an excellent moment.

No matter how good the condition is, the success rate of jumping is even higher than that of Deng Chang, but there is also a reason that Deng Chang is growing taller.

Every 1 cm increase in height will affect the difficulty of the quadruple jump, which means that Deng Chang has been running in with himself throughout the season.It's just that his state is really stable and his basic skills are solid, so in his on-the-spot performance, it's hard to see the pain that this kind of running-in has brought him.

But Lu Xi, who gets along with him day and night, naturally knows.

Deng Chang’s jumps in the overall program did not reach the highest level of difficulty, because he was worried that his current center of gravity could not be controlled well, and the success rate of 4Lo and 4F jumps dropped significantly during training. Take a short rest and find the rhythm of all your other movements first.

Otherwise, if you practice forcibly, the success rate will not be sure, and you may get injured.

After the race, there will be half a month of rest before the grand prix final. In addition to training during this period, there is also a big event that is the national team's New Year's party.

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Winter sports competitions are held in winter, which coincides with the Spring Festival, so athletes seldom go home for the New Year, and often have to spend New Year’s Eve abroad preparing for the competition.

Therefore, the figure skating team holds a very lively New Year's party every year, so that the young athletes can at least feel the joyous atmosphere of the New Year.

Even if you are preparing for the game, you have to spare time to prepare for the New Year's party. The coaching staff will not take up too much time for the athletes, and they all have a plan in their hearts.

In previous years' New Year's Gala, every contestant had to perform. Lucy always appeared in the chorus and opened his mouth.

But this year things have changed.

"We want to arrange a small dance drama." Tian Yuwei from the women's singles side said, "The theme of Plants vs. Zombies is the computer game, so we need a zombie captain."

She gestured a very stiff arm movement, "It may be more difficult to make the dance movements like this... Is anyone willing to join our group?"

Before Lucy could speak, all the men's team players said in unison: "It is recommended to choose Lucy."

Lucy:"……"

The men's team players participated in dance training with Lu Xi, and everyone can see Lu Xi's dancing talent. The stiffness of Lu Xi's arm movements has reached an astonishing level. Letting him play a zombie not only does not require additional rehearsals, but may even have miraculous effects .

Lu Xi knew his own dancing level quite well, so it was expected by him when everyone said that, and it was even quite funny.

"Is Lucy willing to come?" Tian Yuwei asked.

Before Lu Xi could speak, Deng Chang on the side lip-synced to him, saying "I can do it too".

Deng Chang was the one who was dragged by Chen Qisheng at last year's New Year's Gala, so he barely managed to get a place in the chorus group, and he came out to perform for others, which is truly earth-shattering.

But Lu Xi doesn't need Deng Chang to do this kind of sacrifice, it's quite fun to play a zombie captain.

He shook his head at Deng Chang, gave another thumbs up quietly, and went to Tian Yuwei's to register his name.

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Tian Yuwei is still very caring, knowing that Lu Xi is going to prepare for the competition, the content arranged for him is very simple. In the dance drama, the zombie captain just needs to bring his deputy captain forward and dance with his arms. All the lines are written by their daughters. Team members come.

Anyway, no one in the women's singles made it to the final ==

"My vice-captain?" Lu Xi was stunned for a long time after hearing Tian Yuwei's words, "Why do I still have a vice-captain?"

"Deng Chang." Tian Yuwei smiled and said, "I heard that you are the only zombie, so he suggested that we add another one. The stage effect is also good. I think he is right, so I added him."

"Oh—" Lucy nodded thoughtfully.

"Deng Chang is so nice to you." Tian Yuwei said enviously.

Although Lu Xi wanted to think so, but after rational thinking, he told himself and Tian Yuwei: "He should simply think that this show has no lines."

Deng Chang, who was training far away on the ice rink, sneezed a series of times.

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The New Year's party happened to be two days before the grand prix, so the performance turned into a ceremony at the same time.

Lu Xi and Deng Chang, who were wearing zombie costumes but not wearing headgear, and the pair skating pair that had entered the finals of the Grand Prix, accepted everyone's blessings.

After that, the wobbly little zombie Lucy and the little zombie Deng Chang performed a cute stage play for everyone.

The walking posture of the zombie played by Lucy is completely real, vivid and vivid.

What Cui Xiao secretly said to Zhu Sibai in the audience is: "The zombie captain can survive until now, all thanks to the zombie vice-captain to protect him."

Everyone also made dumplings together. In this session, Lu Xi showed an extraordinary level. After all, Gu Qianqian would force him to make dumplings every year. Not only could he make ordinary dumplings, but he could also make small ingots and small tigers, which were chosen by Wang Lili. It is the "King of Dumplings".

Lu Xi secretly wrapped two [-]-cent coins into the dumpling, made small marks on the folds of the dumpling, and said to Deng Chang, "Remember this dumpling, and eat it when the time comes!"

Deng Chang said: "I'm not in a hurry to get rich."

"Are you stupid?" Lu Xi pointed at Huang Chengcheng's five-cent coin, "This is a gold medal, and we each get one."

Deng Chang froze for a moment before saying, "Oh, good."

They also took a group photo, a group photo of a dance drama wearing heavy zombie clothes, with Lu Xi and Deng Chang in the middle, and next to the female contestants who played the pea shooter, sunflower and corn pitcher.

Lu Xi held up his own zombie headgear, his eyes widened, and he made exaggerated grimaces, while Deng Chang kept a quiet face beside him.

This photo was posted on social media, and a bunch of people commented on "kdl". Lu Xi asked Deng Chang what it meant, and Deng Chang replied, "I don't understand either."

The short-lived casual atmosphere brought by the New Year's party dissipated the next day.

Lu Xi, Deng Chang and the pair skating pair went to Munich to prepare for this year's Grand Prix.

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Lu Xi knew before that Deng Chang's condition was not very good this season. Height growth is the most important factor. Height most affects jumping. Deng Chang's strongest skill is jumping. Obviously, this will affect him.

Lu Xi didn't ask because he felt that Deng Chang should not be willing to be asked, and he also had a headache. Why Deng Chang Asano Subaru had one or two problems this season is really not worrying.

Deng Chang's most difficult combo before was a triple combo of 4F+3T+3T, but he can't jump now.Although he is unwilling to accept it, the increase in height has indeed affected his jumping ability. He is struggling to find a new center of gravity and increase strength training so that he can support quadruple jumps of a higher body.

All this is actually very grueling, especially if I don’t know whether I will grow taller again, or whether I have to practice again before I have finished training.Deng Chang began to feel Lu Xi's mood when he was injured, but he didn't want to show it.

He has done a good job. Even in such a difficult running-in period, he still qualified for the grand finals. However, Deng Chang has always been a character who puts pressure on himself. Deep down, he is actually quite anxious.

After arriving in Munich, Deng Chang trained with Lu Xi. When Lu Xi practiced jumping, he tried the 4+3+3 jumps he had prepared, but as expected, he still failed.

After jumping a few times, feeling a little frustrated, and feeling that it was expected, Deng Chang slid to the sidelines to get water, and suddenly saw Lu Xi slid straight towards him.

In fact, they didn't talk much during training, and they were very focused on themselves, so when Lu Xi slid over, Deng Chang imagined that he might have some questions to ask, but Lu Xi stood still in front of him, looking at him with dark eyes: " Reach out."

Deng Chang froze for a moment, then stretched out his hand obediently, what to do if there is no problem.Lu Xi slapped something in his hand, and then it quickly fell to the ice.

Deng Chang stared at his back in a daze for a while, then stretched out his palm, with a golden five-cent coin spread out in his palm.

Lucy said it meant "gold medal."

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On the other side, Lu Xi walked quickly in the aisle and ran away because he didn't know what line he was going to say when he gave Deng Chang the coin. Maybe it was because he was getting older and could say "you can win the gold medal" smoothly before. It made him a little embarrassed that he couldn't say it now.

In fact, he is not in a good mood right now. Seeing Deng Chang struggling for the jump, he feels a little uncomfortable.

Height, injuries, these are the force majeure of athletes' setbacks. No matter how determined the will is or how hard the training is, they seem to be unable to escape.Although he felt that Deng Chang must be fine, and Deng Chang played so well in the grand prix, he still worried about this person.

Just when Lucy was worried, a microphone was suddenly handed to his mouth, "Contestant Lucy, what do you think of Nick Ace, a fellow student of Jayers, who won the World Youth Grand Prix this year, and Jayers won the World Youth Grand Prix this year? Claiming that the previous World Youth Championship champions were relatively weak, and did not get the achievement in line with the level of their own youth group?"

The words were too long, and Lucy realized after a while. The reporter meant that Geers had a younger brother who was going to be promoted soon, and he was good at skating, so Geers started yin and yang and they couldn't do it anymore.

Normally, Lu Xi would deal with it for a while, but thinking about Deng Chang's situation today is really annoying, he said angrily: "I don't have any opinion, please tell Giles, don't be so up-and-coming junior, be careful yourself Come on, don't you brother have not been promoted to the senior group yet, so I carried him away first this year."