17 years on ice [figure skating]

◎Everyone performed superbly today. ◎

"May I ask what is the future goal of player Lucy?"

In the post-match interview seat of the 2017 World Youth Championship, someone asked this question.

At that time, Lucy was just over 16 years old, with a childish roundness on his face, he replied without thinking: "I want to be the world's number one men's singles."

The audience was in an uproar, some people were shocked and praised him, some people laughed at him.

For Lu Xi, who hadn't been promoted to a group at that time, and had never been to the first physical training, "the world's number one" was just a distant statement, like "I want to go to Tsinghua University".

World number one?At that time, he was not even the first in the provincial team, and his real goal should be how to learn the next jump faster than Deng Chang.

Now, two years later, Lucy appeared in the World Championships as the second overall ranking after the short program.

With all his opponents, including players ranked No. [-], No. [-], No. [-], and No. [-] in the world, all displaying their normal strengths, he entered the free skating as the No. [-] short program.

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The night before the free skating, Lu Xi refused all interviews, which was quite abnormal, and it was even more abnormal for Lu Xi, who has always spoken boldly.For a while, some people speculated on the Internet that something happened to Lucy, and he had been injured before, not because he was injured on the spot before the game, right?I have a bad temper, so it's not because I quarreled with the coaching staff, right?

A reporter asked his teammate Deng Chang: "Why didn't Lu Xi come to participate in the interview today?"

Deng Chang replied: "He wants to prepare for the battle with peace of mind, there is no other reason, don't worry."

Most people breathed a sigh of relief, while a small number of people were a little bit disappointed, because the guess of "discord within the team" was no longer needed.There are even a smaller number of people who speculate whether Deng Chang is "covering the eyes".

In fact, what Deng Chang said was the truth, and Lu Xi just wanted to prepare for the battle in peace.

The head coach Chen Qi used to think that the kid Lu Xi was too mature, or too big-hearted, as if he had always had his own ideas, and he didn't know what nervousness was.

As coaches, they are willing to see such players because they can save their worries, but now that Chen Qi knows it, he will also be worried, because such a 17-year-old boy with an overly stable mentality is completely unreasonable.

A young man who is completely unreasonable will not be able to see him through, what he is thinking, and how to guide him. This feeling is like a fuze buried somewhere but can't be found. Maybe it will boom at some point. Disturbing.

So Lu Xi was nervous at the moment, so nervous that he didn't want to participate in the pre-match interview, Chen Qi was relieved instead.

It's the first time for such a big game to get such a crucial ranking, so it's time to be nervous.

Now Lu Xi steps on his free skating steps even when he eats and walks, which makes people worry whether he will bump into the wall while walking, and he maintains that lazy and melancholy expression when he is picking up the food.

Now he understood the melancholy very well, and Chen Qi was so infected by him that he didn't want to eat anymore.

Evening training is the last chance to have fun together. The training hall is cleared, leaving only the field management that must be left, and the rest are members of the national team.

Lu Xi had fun together, and then Deng Chang had fun together.

Lucy's hook jumped four times and fell three times, but the degree of completion is not bad, and it has been a full week since the fall, so too many points will not be deducted.

Deng Chang's side is not bad either. Although the influence of being tall is still obvious, he has indeed adjusted to a very good level with difficulty.

The increase in height can easily make an outstanding young figure skater sink into the lake, and the ceiling will drop again and again. This step is a bumpy step for Deng Chang, but at present, it seems that he is barely making it.

Don't grow any longer, Chen Qi prayed in his heart.

Pray to all the gods who control height, don't let this kid grow up again.

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The weather in Moscow was very good on the day of free skating. It had snowed the day before, and the ground was covered with snow, but the temperature was suitable for getting up early this day, and the weather was neither dry nor humid.The sky was exceptionally blue, and the flags at the entrance of the venue were flying high.

Lu Xi and Deng Chang were wearing down jackets, scarves, and carrying their own ice packs.

In front was Chen Qi, and behind were other coaches, translators, and assistant coaches of the national team. A mighty wave of people lined up to enter the arena from the athlete's entrance.

Chen Qi followed with a serious face and ordered: "See, have you brought all the drinks and snacks? Have you got all your documents? Did you forget to report the forms you had to report earlier? Is it the last half hour?"

"Ready!"

"I've brought the sports drink, peach flavor, in an insulated bag. The energy bar also has their favorite flavor."

"I submitted the form last night and brought a copy!"

Amidst the tense and orderly reports, the core of the crowd, Lu Xi and Deng Chang, were playing one-on-one, one-on-one.

Chen Qi: "..."

Well, let them play.

There are a total of 24 free skating skaters in the World Championships. There are four groups. Lucy and the others have been stretching and stretching their legs in the land training area since they entered the arena. up.

When the staff came to call, he was still a little confused. Is this about to appear?

Lu Xi didn't watch the previous game. If he watched it, he would always think about the show he was going to dance in. He felt that it was already at this time, and he should relax.

It was only when I arrived at the scene that I found out that Subaru Asano, who was the last player in the third group just now, performed exceptionally well in the free skating and scored 203.3 points. The total score of 306 can basically win a medal in previous competitions. It took the whole game to a high level that took people's breath away.

When the last group of contestants entered the field, the crowd shouted frantically.

At first it was cheering, and then it turned into shouting Lao Wa's name together.

It's hard to say what kind of mood Lao Wa is in now. He smiled very relaxedly, and even waved to the audience around the stage, directly turning the warm-up into a thank you ceremony.

In this kind of scene, even Orihara Qianli was passively invisible, and only Lao Wa was the only one in the audience's eyes. Lucy didn't hate this feeling. He went around the field twice, made a hook for a week and another hook Three weeks, find the feeling.

Lucy's nerves were always tense, and he got better on the ice on the eve of the game.

After falling off the ice, he habitually looked for Deng Chang's gaze. Deng Chang made a 4F, which drew applause from the scene.

This is a very strange emotion. No matter how much uneasiness and apprehension there is, the crowd only needs to look at Deng Chang. Maybe it is because Deng Chang has too many childhood memories, no matter how strange the place is, he is familiar with him. Always reassuring.

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The last group of competitions begins, and the contestants appear in reverse order of short program ranking.

Kadok, 192.6 in free skating, took the lead to withdraw from the competition.Deng Chang played next. His "Moonlight" set a new world record of 207.1 points in the Grand Prix. This time he performed very well, with a score of 205.5 and a total score of 310, temporarily ranking first.

The score of 310, in the previous competitions, was considered to be a score that would securely win a card or even have a chance to win a gold medal, but this time it is obvious that everyone is in very good condition in the World Championships.So this 310 does not make people feel particularly at ease.

After that, Giles played the "Black Swan" for the last time this season. Although he didn't like this player very much, Lucy had to admit that the "Black Swan" set of Giles played his world's top player. level.

There are almost flawless high-difficulty jumps and spins, wild and sickly tension, the only shortcoming is that the footwork is fixed at level 3, and it does not reach the highest rating of level 4.

But it is still flawless.

When Subaru Asano played the last place in the second group, he had already brought the atmosphere to the decisive stage ahead of time with his medal-level performance. Deng Chang's perfect performance of "Moonlight" contributed to the flames, and Gilles' "Black Swan" ", the atmosphere reached a climax.

The audience was immersed in his red eye sockets during the dance stage, as well as the paranoid look in his eyes that was almost crazy.

Giles himself was very satisfied with his performance, and jumped up excitedly after the end and punched the sky.

The final score of "Black Swan" is 209.5, setting a new world record. The total score of 314.08 also set the highest record in Geers' personal career, and the highest score of the ISU under the new rules so far.

Geers was triumphant as he sprinted from his seat to the waiting seats of the top three, a performance that was a sure thing for him to win a medal.

Chisato Orihara was next to appear.

Orihara Chisato's program is also very good. This ice rink has become a blessed place. So far, none of the last group of players who appeared on the stage has made such a big mistake as jumping and falling.

He had a jump and landed on the ice with one hand, and lost to Deng Chang with a 0.1 point disadvantage in the final total score, currently ranking third.

Lucy needs to slide to at least 210 points to surpass Jayers, which is basically the score he can only get if he plays the program to the fullest.

Lu Xi jumped twice on the spot, let out a breath, and stepped onto the ice rink.

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This season, Lucy performed well in the free skating several times. The free skating is his strong event, with the highest score around 201.

This score is actually very good, but the difficulty is not enough in this World Championships.

However, before the World Championships, he felt that he had enough physical strength, so he took up the difficulty. The updated free skating has now reached the difficulty score of the first echelon.

Luxi stands on the ice rink. This year's free skating uniform is a pure white top and black trousers. The relatively simple design creates a lazy and beautiful texture. The theme of the free skating is "The God of Beauty".

The cheers of the audience can be vaguely heard, but it is not very clear, and the attention is not there.

When going on the ice, Lucy took two quick steps, the familiar wind passed by his ears, he glanced at the big screen, and showed a shot of the waiting seat, with Jiers crossing his legs, and Deng Chang watching the TV intently. Cutting back to Lu Xi, Lu Xi thought for a while, smiled at the camera, and then looked away.

From this moment on, everything outside the show has nothing to do with him.

I have gone through all the tension from last night until now, and now I am completely relaxed standing in the middle of the ice rink.

He forgot all about everyone's superb performance today, and the 314 total points to overcome.

Lucy felt that he was in a very good state at the moment.

Lucy stretched out his hand, and the initial movement was like a god picking a flower branch.

He was wearing white gloves, and his slender fingers were like marble statues. Lucy's silhouette was very beautiful, with dark eyebrows, small and upturned nose, red and full lips, a slender neck, and a smooth and delicate chin, just like in a sculpture. There will be teenagers.

With a sound of "ding", the music starts and the game begins.

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At the beginning, it felt like a god walking in the clouds, opening and closing momentum, Lu Xi directly increased the speed to the highest, his gliding movements were extremely smooth, and he was like a cloud in the sky. Start the first difficult movement directly, 3A single jump.

Finished flawlessly.

Then there is the 4F single jump. Compared with Deng Chang's cold and neat style, Lu Xi's jump has the same vigor as his people, especially the ice jump. This sense of momentum is more sufficient.

Before hitting the ice, his center of gravity will be very low, and his floating legs will be raised very high and then smashed down. The visual effect will be higher than the actual hovering in the air.

Ice falls lightly.

Then it’s still a single jump, 4S. In 17, it was Lucy’s killer move. In 19, it was already a point-keeping move of “If you make a mistake, you have to go back and review it”.

Also perfectly done.

The last move in the first half was a triple jump. Because it was too exhausting, I still wasn't sure about getting it to the second half.

4Lo+1Lo+3T，4+1+3的连跳，相比433的跳跃难度低了不少，但同样是高级连跳。

I finish it neatly.

Lucy's performance in the first half can almost be described as "perfect". Whether it is the completion level of technical movements or the god-like holy and beautiful demeanor displayed during skating, they are all intoxicating.

The show enters the second half.

The dance that has been honed repeatedly under Jiang Han begins with the exciting soundtrack.

After Lucy stopped briefly in the middle of the ice rink, he started a walk on the ice that was dominated by step-by-step. He first turned around as if he was wandering, then tilted his head slightly, and lowered his eyes thoughtfully.

For the first time since he started skating, Lucy really used facial expressions to express some emotion.

His gait looks like a leisurely walk, but in fact, the small rotation of his body is enough to raise the grading of footwork to level 4. No matter how complicated his feet are, Lu Xi's expression and upper body dynamics are still stable. This is the top skating talent belt. Give him the advantage.

There seemed to be flowers blooming on both sides of his road and yellow birds chirping, but it was obvious that he didn't care.

The strong emotional expression is enough to make the audience forget that this is a competition field in a short time, and simply regard this slide as a short dance drama.

Until the music took another big turn, Lucy suddenly started to speed up.

After the handsome big word is the fifth set of jumps, 4F+3T jumps, the axis in the air is a bit crooked but the ice is still perfect, that is, there will be no penalty points.

Followed by the sixth jump, 4S+3Lo, a very awkward and low-cost combo, but Lucy can jump, so he jumped in order to get more points.

Still perfect.

There are seven jumps in the free skating under the new rules, and Lucy has completed six perfectly. The audience was almost crazy when the sixth jump landed on the ice. The last piece of music changed from romantic to joyful. Lu Xi walked around the ice rink lightly, changed his blade, lowered his center of gravity, raised his floating leg, and tapped the ice!

Jump around the hook, the killer is 4Lz.

When the physical strength reached the end of the crossbow, this jump reached the most perfect quality in the audience, light, high, far, and perfectly landed on the ice.

The moment the ice fell, an uncontrollable smile appeared on Lu Xi's face. Deng Chang stood up in the waiting seat, and Chen Qi and Cui Xiao hugged each other tightly. A perfect performance, without faults, perfectly echoing the background sound of the last part of "The Road to God".

In the jubilant atmosphere of all members of the Chinese team and the tense expression of Jayers, Lucy completed the last joint rotation from beginning to end.

The end sound fell, and three seconds after the freeze-frame action, applause, cheers and whistles almost overturned the sky.

Lucy clenched his fists and waved vigorously several times, then waved to the audience with a smile on his face.

He is very tired now, and there are gold stars in front of his eyes, so he slid to the sidelines after making two moves. Chen Qi rushed over to help him immediately. Lu Xi was almost carried to the waiting area by Chen Qi, and took a bottle of drink to drink. Waiting for the score there.

The skating was very good this time, and Chen Qi felt that Lu Xi's score should be higher.But he wasn't entirely sure.

Because of the home field advantage, the history of Asian divisions being undervalued, and the fact that figure skating powerhouses get better scores, Chen Qi knows it very well, and Lao Wa will be the last to appear, which also means that Lu Xi, who is in second place May be scored.

He put his arms around Lu Xi's thin shoulders, happy for him but also a little worried. The child's performance this time was the top in the world in every aspect, which made Chen Qi worried, afraid that if the score was not satisfactory, Lu Xi will be disappointed.

Amidst Chen Qi's nervous heartbeat, the broadcast on the field began to announce the score.

At the same time, the domestic live broadcast commentary in his hand also read out Lucy's score:

"Contestant Lu Xi, representing China. The technical score is 113.77, the program content score is 96.50, the free skating total score is 210.27, and the total score is 315.47. The total score is currently ranked first."