17 years on ice [figure skating]

◎I will stand by your side. ◎

When Lu Xi heard this result, he was stunned, and his round apricot eyes were wide open.

He was afraid that he might have problems with his English listening, for example, he heard "201" instead of "210".

But his scores were also displayed on the big screen in front of him: 210.27, 315.47.

Both scores are imprinted in his eyes, both with the words "Season Best" (SB) behind them.

And (WR) which stands for "World Record".

And the number in the "Current Rank": 1.

These figures, as well as the reaction of the audience, cannot be faked.

If Lucy's vision is so blurry, what he has to consider is not his performance in the World Championships, but whether he should go to the hospital.

"Lu Xi!" Chen Qi roared, "You are number one now!"

Lu Xi's three souls and seven spirits, who were knocked out of the sky with a stick by this score, finally slowly returned to his body following Chen Qi's words. He nodded, smiled at the camera and gave a thumbs up. Qi and the hostesses guided them to the waiting area for the top three.

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The top three waiting area is only for the top three players in the current ranking, so newcomers and old players have to leave. After Orihara Chisato, who was originally third, left the waiting area, Deng Chang calmly moved to the third place , when Giles stood up from the No.1 position, he looked like someone pointed a gun at him from behind, and he had to forcefully smile and greet Lucy.

It was said before that it was because he did not perform well in the grand prix and was overtaken by Lucy. What about this time?He himself jumped up excitedly after the dance.

But he was still overwhelmed by Lu Xi, two world records in one competition, who can stand up to this.

How proud he was when he greeted Deng Chang just now, how unhappy he is now, and what's even more unhappy is that Lu Xi, as if he didn't see him at all, gave him a perfunctory hand.

Jayers was in a hurry, and wanted to say that you respect the old and love the young, do you understand?

Lu Xi was unaware of this, he sat down in his first seat, and gave Deng Chang a high five. Chen Qi looked at him with a little worry, because he always felt that Lu Xi's current state was not quite right.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, Lu Xi is now a calm and happy child, but Chen Qi knows that Lu Xi's aloofness is an illusion. If Deng Chang's reaction is normal, the real Lu Xi, as early as when he yelled When "You are number one", you should also shout "I am number one!"

It's so calm now, as if in a daze.

Chen Qixin said that there would be no such thing as Fan Jinzhongju, right?I don't think so, but I really care a little bit, but he can't stay here for too long.

He looked at Deng Chang, and Deng Chang nodded calmly, as if to say, "Don't worry, I will take care of everything."

Chen Qi thought again, hey, why does this make me look like an outsider.

But it is really relieved.

These two children feel very different. Lu Xi is the kind full of vigor and hope. Although Deng Chang is only one year older, he feels much more mature than Lu Xi. Chen Qi can leave things to him with confidence. Do.

I remember that Deng Chang left his hometown to go to the provincial team to train alone when he was very young. People who live independently at a young age will mature earlier.

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Now Lucy is sitting in the middle of the top three waiting seats, No.1.

On the left is Deng Chang, who is currently ranked third, and on the right is Gilles, who is currently ranked second.

He didn't care about Giles at all, he wasn't thinking about it, he looked at the screen.

After he left the field, a handsome and elegant man appeared in the center of the camera wearing a gorgeous blue-gold Costen, with light-blond hair and sea-blue eyes. Cheers from the audience can be heard in the equal division.

The emperor of the Moscow Ice Rink, Varichenko, finally made his debut in the last scene of this world championship drama.

With a short program score of 109.92, he has been ranked No. [-] in the world for six consecutive years. His home game is likely to be his last game before retirement.

On this night when all the contestants played perfectly, the world record was refreshed twice, like a grand piece of music was finally pushed to the climax in the melody of the roundabout.

Moscow's pinnacle night, a night destined to be recorded in the history of figure skating men's singles, if it can end with Varichenko's championship, it will almost be the ending that everyone expects.

——Is it what everyone expects?

Lucy stared at the screen.

Of course he hopes that Lao Wa can win. Lao Wa is the player he admires the most and his benchmark.

But now that he is sitting here, waiting for the first place in the division in real time, the stronger desire to win overwhelms that admiration.

His nervousness, the reason why he couldn't completely let go and be happy, were actually as simple as that.

World records are not enough, real-time firsts are not enough.

He did everything he could, and he wanted the ultimate victory.

And now it's not him who decides the ending, he doesn't even know how many people want to see him win.

So there was no way to calm myself down.

Varichenko skated to the center of the rink, his right hand resting on his left shoulder, and he wore white gloves trimmed with gold silk thread.

Salute your followers at the scene like a king about to be crowned.Everyone was applauding, including Jayers, Deng Chang, and Lucy.

Lucy bit her lower lip tightly.

He loves Lao Wa very much. It would be great if this was an ice show, but this is a competition, and there must be winners and losers.In the audience's cheers for Lao Wa and the banners they waved, Lucy realized that he was like an untimely challenger, even a villain.

If he loses, he's a loser, and at the same time everyone's saying "this is the perfect ending".

If he won, he would have disobeyed the wishes of the tens of thousands of spectators at the scene. At least half of the people gathered here at this moment came for the glory of Russia, Varichenko.

It is true that they will cheer for Lucy if Lucy wins, but they must feel that if Lao Wa can win, that is the best ending to the story.

Even Lu Xi himself felt that if it were another challenger, in this situation, as an audience, he would also hope that Lao Wa would retire with the gold medal at home. This is the most suitable choice.

Lucy was suddenly a little confused. Even though this emotion would not affect his desire to win at all, it doesn't feel good to be confused.

At this time, Deng Chang who was beside him tapped his shoulder.

Lu Xi turned his head and saw Deng Chang reaching out to him.

Deng Chang didn't wear gloves, and spread out his palms, Lu Xi was startled, and Deng Chang nodded slightly at him.

Jayers, who was next to these actions, saw them all, but he didn't understand what these two people were doing. The next second, he was surprised to see that Lu Xi held Deng Chang's hand without any hesitation.

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The temperature in the ice rink was very low, so Deng Chang's hands were cold, and so was Lu Xi himself.

The clasped hands were placed on the table without any need for concealment. Deng Chang was on the bottom, with his thumb resting on Lu Xi's knuckles, and the other four fingers clasping the back of his hand.

Varichenko had already stood still on the ice, lowered his eyelashes with a slight smile, and the audience held their breath, looking forward to their performance of the king on ice.

A lot of people want Varichenko to have a perfect curtain call, and they don't want everyone else to play badly for it.But some people don’t think so, such as Lao Wa himself, he must only have his own performance in his mind, and athletes who can climb to the top will not have any distracting thoughts in their minds.

Another example--

Deng Chang held Lu Xi's hand tightly with his cold and dry palm, without saying anything or even making eye contact.

Like an inexplicable weight falling down, all the scattered emotions have a way to return.

There is no consensus and no right answer.

He is no longer alone, he was never alone.

Lu Xi understood what Deng Chang meant.

He said I will be on your side, whether you lose or win.

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On the ice, Lao Wa shook his head chicly and started his performance.

Varichenko, the 2009 World Youth Championship, won the World Championship the following year.

He became number one in the world at the age of 19. Since then, for six consecutive years, even though Orihara and Giles have risen strongly, they have never been able to overtake him from the number one position in the world.

He has top-level jumping ability and super artistic expression. It is said that he has a quarter of Italian blood, which has become the source of his enthusiasm and appeal on ice.

If you really plan to retire at the age of 25, it seems too early for men's singles players. Men's singles can generally persist until 28 or 29 years old.

But it seems that this is indeed the case at present. He has experienced two hip fractures and a heavy back injury. When interviewing reporters before the game, Varichenko even adopted an implicit acquiescence.

And today he wears ear studs. The last time he wore ear studs was when he participated in the World Youth Championship at the age of 16. It was a pair of cross-shaped ear studs. He once said in an interview that the meaning of these ear studs is "commemorate".

Today Laowa is wearing a very gorgeous blue-gold Costen, like a cloak worn by kings in western legends.

Wearing this kind of Kosten on most players will have the effect of making the clothes eye-catching, but in Laowa, there is no such worry.His handsome face and his aura standing on the ice rink are the most gorgeous decorations.

Lao Wa's performance has begun.

The 3A take-off is flawless.

The 4Lz that followed was equally flawless.

4F, 4Lo, and single jump all adopt the highest difficulty, and then enter the second half.

Lu Xi watched the audience beat Lao Wa's music from the screen, and watched Lao Wa's passionate footwork. He was immersed in it, and almost forgot his nervousness, but he didn't know that he was holding Deng Chang's hand. How tight.

The double jump in the second half, 4Lo+3T, was perfect, and 4F+3T, also perfect.This is also Varichenko's most difficult set of performances. If the technical score is full, it will reach an unbelievable 120+. Lao Wa has never been on a show of this difficulty.

The highest value of the technical score is in the latter group of jumps, 4Lz+3T+3T, the hook is surrounded by two triple axels. Only Valchenko in the world dares to challenge the difficulty, but he has never jumped in the front I also do this continuous jump when I am full, and I have never been so bold as to put a jump that requires so much physical strength and state at the end.

Lucy could barely breathe as Varichchenko assisted, and he couldn't tell if he was more nervous or expecting more.

Varichenko hits the ice and takes off.

This jumping form was still perfect, but Deng Chang unconsciously clenched Lu Xi's hand the moment the ice fell.

Because it is not 4Lz, this hook jump only has three weeks.

3Lz+3T+3T is also a difficult jump, but it is far behind Lao Wa's original movement.

But this should not even be counted as a mistake. Triple jump, the highest difficulty, and the physical strength has been stretched to the limit, but Lao Wa's physical condition is not at the limit. This is an expected failure. If the audience is not very professional, they can't even see this. Mistake, Lao Wa has already found the optimal solution.

Footwork, joint spin, finish.At the end of the movement, Varichenko looked up at the top of his head, where there were countless scattered headlights on the ice rink. It took a long time for him to lower his gaze, and the toys thrown by the audience had almost flooded the ice.

Amazing.

Really great.

The ultimate appeal, the top technology, and the performance of retracting freely.

Lucy was speechless, he knew that if Lao Wa's set of moves was full, he would lose without thinking about the competition at all.

There may still be some games to play now, but it is only possible. Lao Wa's relegation will deduct more than a dozen points, but he still has the home court advantage, and Lu Xi himself is not a person who will make the referee team think for himself regardless of his qualifications or world ranking. He's a merciless player.

As if hearing Lu Xi's heartfelt voice, Deng Chang held his hand tightly, and when Lu Xi looked over, Deng Chang said to him: "Your performance is also very good, just as good as his."

Lucy froze for a moment and asked, "Really?"

"Really." Deng Chang said, "It's just that his emotions are more open, but the implicit emotions in your performance are very touching."

"Just comfort me." Lucy smiled.

"I haven't scored yet, so it's comforting." Deng Chang said.

Giles couldn't understand anything by the side, but he "hummed" from his nostrils to show his position.

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Lao Wa walked up to the first-class seats, and all of Lu Xi's nervous emotions were mobilized in an instant. He squeezed Deng Chang's hand tightly, and then realized that he was using too much force, so he quickly released it. Chang's hand was pinched with a red mark, "Hey, I'm sorry! I accidentally..."

"It's okay, you..."

"Player Deknev Varichchenko, representing the Russian team, has a technical score of 107.10, a program content score of 98.00, a free skating score of 205.10, and a total score of 315.02. The current ranking is second."

The sudden score report interrupted the conversation that the two had just begun.

Time seems to have stopped at this moment.

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Lu Xi kept pinching Deng Chang's hand with one hand, and her whole body froze.

He raised his head slowly and looked at Deng Chang, his eyes were full of bewilderment and shock, even Deng Chang, who was used to being calm, was full of shock and ecstasy.

In the picture, both people are frozen, but Giles is alive. He said "What" in disbelief, thinking that he should go to congratulate Lucy but he couldn't take this step, and now he should congratulate him knowing that Lucy Definitely won't talk to him.

At the moment when Chen Qi, Cui Xiao and the others yelled and rushed over, and Valichenko also lifted the curtain of the equal division with a smile on his face, Lucy finally came alive.

Those scores finally fell into his ears, and the "XiLu" behind the "1" on the refreshed scoreboard caught his eyes.He won, and it seemed as if the strength in the hand that had just held him was still in his palm.

Lu Xi bounced up from his seat in an instant, tears of excitement burst into his eyes, he ignored the coach and Lao Wa, rushed forward, and hugged Deng Chang tightly.