wipe the ice and fire

The Chinese branch of the 23-24 season figure skating grand prix was held as scheduled in early November.Du Qingshao felt a lot more relaxed when he stood at the familiar home court for the first time after being promoted to the group. There was no problem with pre-match training and music confirmation.

There are a total of twelve contestants on this site. Judging from the list of contestants, there are just three star athletes who have appeared many times in the international arena. It seems that the top three are suspenseful.

After the opening ceremony in the morning, the athletes returned to the lounge assigned by the organizing committee to warm up and prepare for the competition.Du Qingshao didn't expect that a pair of duet couples came into his room. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the male contestant hugging the female dance partner to practice the lower back movements, and unexpectedly gave a single dog food.

He could only pretend to be nonchalant and look away, seeing Himuro Nagakawa, a player from country R, ​​sitting on a yoga mat.The two looked at each other, Du Qingshao politely stepped forward, he also got up and shook hands, and said hello in each other's native language.

Ice Room was only 19 years old when he won silver in the Winter Olympics last year. He is a young and powerful player, and he is also the biggest attraction of this site.When shaking hands, Du Qingshao even felt an inexplicable weight.But the ice room itself is an easy-going person, and he patted him on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

Athletes have their motherland, but sports have no borders.Especially in individual competitions like figure skating, most of the players know each other in private, and they are both enemies and friends on the court, and more respect and transcendence.

After the brief exchange, Du Qingshao found an open space to settle himself down.The head coach left him to the team doctor Pan Lishu when he was accompanying other players on the field.Seeing him chatting with players from other countries in his second foreign language for so long, the team doctor joked: "I didn't expect the kid's language talent to be so good."

He lowered his head and stretched his ligaments, pretending not to hear.Pan Lishu didn't speak any more, moved the stool to the corner, and looked at him from a distance with a chocolate bar in his mouth.

Ice dance and pairs are played first, and the men's singles is the last competition after the women's singles.As the race schedule progressed, players' information and rankings were continuously broadcast in both Chinese and English in the corridor, with an average of every five to six minutes.

The ups and downs of the host's voice made Pan Lishu sweat for him.Although after two years of observation, Du Qingshao's psychological quality and adaptability have made a qualitative leap, but in the end he is only a 17-year-old child.

The 17-year-old of most children is a set of college entrance examination papers and two invigilators, but what he has to face is a gymnasium with a full capacity of 2 people, as well as various pressures from opponents and public opinion.

But when I looked up, I found that the kid was playing with sandbags.Five or six sandbags the size of egg yolks were placed on the ground. As soon as he threw the sandbags out, he quickly picked up the second one from the ground, and then threw and picked it up again.

Similar to the game of picking up stones, it is a childhood memory of the post-[-]s generation.Pan Lishu did not expect that he would train his attention and reaction in such a way.

After playing a few rounds and clearing the level smoothly, he jogged on the treadmill for a while.After returning to his seat with a slight fever, he ate a vitamin tablet and raised his eyes at Pan Lishu: "Why, worry about me?"

He shook his head: "In the past few years I have led the team, you are the most reassuring one."

"Oh~" Du Qingshao flicked the multivitamin tablet in his mouth with his tongue.While putting away the medicine bottle, his hand touched a hard-covered notebook, and he glanced into the bag, running his fingers patiently along the edge of it.This is the notebook he used to record data and experience.Two months before the competition, he even quit playing games. Every night, he watched the computer and analyzed the videos of various competitions, and then put himself into it to simulate the feeling and make up for his lack of experience.

After chewing the vitamins, there was an astringent taste in his mouth. He took another sip of water to moisten his throat, and then said, "Don't worry, even if I'm trembling with nervousness, I can definitely show the most perfect image on the stage..."

The last two words didn't make sense, he raised his hand and stroked the bright red color on the left chest of the team uniform, thoughtfully.

The deep voice made Pan Lishu's pupils shrink, and he gestured with satisfaction: "Come on."

"Of course." Du Qingshao responded with a smile, raised his hand to fist bump with him, put on his earphones after speaking, and simulated the land version of the short program several times in front of the mirror.

The only thing he didn't expect was that when he heard the third accent mark in the second half of the music together, he was stunned by accident, remembering the version that he peeked at the little golden retriever dancing outside the dance room.

That was the first time he saw Luo Ming dancing jazz.

When he came back to his senses, the music had been playing for more than ten seconds.I don't know if it's because of nervousness or other reasons, Du Qingshao even felt his face was slightly hot, and gasped in disbelief.

Pan Lishu thought that his old injury was hurting again, so he hurried forward and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

He shook his head: "It's okay, just distracted."

Pan Lishu was still worried, he pinched his shoulders and knees, and only let go when he saw no special reaction.Du Qingshao listened to the game music several times, and felt relieved after confirming that there was no strange reaction.

Soon, the staff came to remind the men's singles athlete to check in. He went back to the seat, took out his skates and put them on, leaned over and carefully and patiently tightened the shoelaces round and round, and tied a few knots in a dazzled way.The two finally said cheers, and he went out to find the coach, checked the information with the other two teammates, and prepared to enter the field.

Du Qingshao was arranged to play third in the second group, Song Tanghao was also selected as the host country in the second group, and Ma Jiabo appeared in the first group.

The women's singles game has just ended, and the staff is pouring ice to make up for it.He glanced at the electronic screen, and Qi Yue really lived up to expectations, ranking first with 72.23 points after the short program.

After waiting for a while, I heard a bilingual announcement on the radio, and the warm-up of the second group of men's singles players officially started 6 minutes before the match.The head coach took the two of them to his side and patted his shoulders, sending them on the field with nervousness and excitement.

Except for the few seconds when Honey was distracted just now, Du Qingshao felt that his condition was not bad. After entering the arena, he lined up with other players and saluted the audience.

There were crowds of people all around, and the huge ice surface became so small that it was surrounded by the middle, it seemed to be just the point on the tip of the diamond.

It is impossible to say that he is not nervous. After warming up for a while around the field, he plans to try the more skilled quadruple jump (4T).

The timing of the jump was very accurate, and before I even had time to think about anything, I successfully landed on the ice with my body's muscle memory.This jump boosted his confidence, and he slid to the sidelines to take off his uniform.It happened that he was introduced on the radio, and the director's camera also turned around.Hearing his name, he raised his hand towards the camera and snapped his fingers crisply.

This scene was also magnified on the electronic screen at the scene.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Today's game was also broadcast simultaneously on CCTV [-], and the commentator Shen Yu couldn't help teasing him that he has a good sense of the camera, and it's not a problem to enter the showbiz after retiring.

"Get carried away." Ye Feihong tapped his head lightly with the protective cover.

"Don't worry, I'll be serious during the game." He said it casually, and the moment he turned away from the baffle, he already showed his eyes that he must win.

He started to try the most important Philips quadruple jump (4F), which was the first jump in the opening of his short program.The first attempt failed. He got up and patted the ice chips on his thighs and shoulders. He spent tens of seconds pressing his steps while recalling what the problem was. The second 4F finally landed on the ice successfully.

The time for the six training sessions before the game was coming to an end, and the contestants returned to the sidelines, leaving Song Tanghao to take the lead in performing.

His biggest shortcoming is his unstable performance, and today's game is no exception.In the opening four-three consecutive jumps, the unstable 4S landing on the ice directly led to the failure of the planned 3T, followed by the three-week jump on the ice, and two consecutive mistakes made the overall perception and execution scores greatly reduced.

This is also the reason why Ma Jiabo chose to entrust the future of men's singles to Du Qingshao.

The music ended quickly, and Song Tanghao was obviously not satisfied with his performance, so he slid to the sidelines with a sullen face.At the end of the game, the eyes of the two accidentally met, and Du Qingshao actually saw a trace of hostility in his eyes, so he bravely met his eyes and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Due to the number of entries and technical level, the relationship between the two is indeed a bit delicate.

Du Qingshao pretended nothing had happened, lifted up Kausten's cuff to reveal his talisman - that small hand twisted gourd, and rubbed it several times.

At the same time, Song Tanghao's score was reported in the waiting area, which is also called the Kiss&Cry area by ice fans.Du Qingshao looked up at the electronic screen. The total score was 75.81, which was not an ideal result.

"Don't think about other people's affairs." Ma Jiabo patted his shoulders, "You will face many things in the future."

"I know." Du Qingshao raised his hand to bump a fist with him, and made a light punch, "Don't worry, I said I won't let you down."

After the player from country X finished the game, the staff opened the small door of the baffle, he shook hands with the coach, stepped onto the ice rink in response, raised his arms confidently, raised his eyebrows towards the audience and the referee seat, and gave a noble golden test Stern made him extremely dazzling.

Of course, he didn't know that at the moment, in the broadcast room of Central Five, the commentator was joking.

"My country's young player Du Qingshao is just like his selection of short programs, with the imposing manner of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, which reminds me of the lyrics in Rebellion."

"On the turbulent battlefield, did the storm boy make his debut? Haha, it really looks like that emoji." The male commentator added the knife.

Du Qingshao used his left hand to draw a triangle along the shoulder blade to the navel, and found its vertical line to confirm the body axis. After finishing this series of movements, he finally lifted his shoulders and moved them, sliding to the starting position, and crossing his arms , bow your head and strike a pose.

The music starts.The melodious humming sounded, instantly pulling him into the vast African prairie.Du Qingshao woke up from a deep sleep and stretched his upper arms.Pass your fingers over your ears, listen to nature and feel the sound of the wind.

A lion cub was born.It is full of curiosity about everything around it, mischievous and cute, running and jumping on the vast grassland.Cooperating with the change of footwork on one foot and two feet, he circled to the side of the baffle at a very high speed. The tassel behind him jumped and undulated with his body, drawing a subtle arc, which really looked like a little lion from a distance.

The first quadruple jump 4F, who was promoted to the adult group, successfully landed on the ice. The ice blades slid across the ice and raised a large ice flower.In response to the thunderous applause at the scene, Du Qingshao spread his arms and slid out the deep blade.The success of this jump doubled his confidence. He slid to the judges' seat and happily jumped in the air.

Suddenly gunshots sounded, the massacre of human beings began, and the scene became chaotic.The young and ignorant little lion was at a loss for a moment, Du Qingshao jumped into the squat to the music, covering his ears as if he was trying to escape in a hurry.Then shift the center of gravity, switch feet and fold the floating leg.

When energy permits, he will count the number of laps to ensure the rating of technical movements.Immediately after the second change of feet and joint rotation, the cub who lost his mother in the war was extremely sad, and the music gradually became calm and cold. Still indifferent.

He still uses a jump to enter the swallow-style spin, and after three laps, he flips back with his left hand to hook the ice skate on his right foot, changes the donut position, and then changes feet and turns with a bow.

Compared with jumping and gliding, Du Qingshao's rotation is the real beauty of the arena.His body proportions are excellent, his limbs are slender, especially his upper arms, and the golden tassels are opened layer by layer, like the surface of a lake reflecting the stars.But at this moment, he pressed one hand on his chest, and raised the other hand high in the air, as if lying on the prairie, looking at the starry sky, and thinking about life.

The passionate theme sounded again, losing the protection of his mother, Miller was no longer a cub, determined to fight for the survival of the race.However, after entering the second half of physical strength, the sliding speed still dropped a lot.After two consecutive jumps, the 3Lz was completed. The four-three jumps were because the center of gravity was tilted backward when the 4T landed on the ice. Most of them relied on the strength of the waist to twist the body back, resulting in insufficient speed.He quickly adjusted his state, and took a crooked 2T from behind.

At this point, the whole program reached its climax, and the little lion established his own army, vowing to conquer mankind and tear up unequal treaties.The uniform drums sounded, and Du Qingshao started the creation of the new kingdom, marching fiercely from the side of the baffle, and completed three high-fives in line with the accent.The applause was loud and firm, like the beating drums of cheering before the war, and it also ignited the enthusiasm and resonance of the audience.There were even ice fans clapping for him along with the beat.For a while, there was a wave of noise, showing the momentum of the home game.He also forgot the previous mistakes, and slid past the judges and audience with a chic and confident bow step, and returned to the center of the field for the final spin.

After the song, he also completed all the moves as he wished, standing proudly on the ice rink like a lion.In a few seconds after the brain was short-circuited, the ice rink was surrounded by applause and cheers from the crowd.Holding his beating heart, he took a few breaths in disbelief.

"Du Qingshao's mother loves you!" A mother's fan screamed from somewhere, and a big blue pillow printed with "Five-year college entrance examination and three-year simulation" was thrown into the ice rink.It may be that Wusan's popularity is too high, which frightened the little ice boy who came to help pick up the dolls.

He took a few breaths, stepped forward and touched the little girl's head affectionately.The ice fan didn't have many gifts, so he leaned over to pick up a few bouquets of flowers, and picked a piggy Peppa in his arms, and slid to the sidelines with satisfaction.

"Yes, much better than I expected." The coach gave him a hug.

"Thank you." He stroked the other person's back lightly, and took the coat and protective cover.

Excited and hot after the game, he draped his clothes over his shoulders and walked outside the field.

When he was sitting in the Kiss&Cry section, he was completely relaxed.The details of his feet in the 4F jump were played back on the electronic screen, and the snow mist raised when he fell into the ice seemed to have a fairy spirit.The more he looked at him, the more handsome he became. Holding the little pink page, he raised his wet bangs for the camera.

"Du Qingshao from China scored 88.72 in the short program and currently ranks first. This is his best result this season."

His small score sheet popped up on the electronic screen, with a technical score of 48.33 and a program content score of 40.39, which is not bad.Du Qingshao whistled in relief, and the coach pinched his shoulders again: "Pay attention to your image."

He nodded, smiled at the camera again, stood up, thanked the coach, and left with him.

"Your footwork is too far behind the first-class players, so you're only rated at the third level. The content of the program is also based on the connection." Leaving the public eye, Ye Feihong began to criticize mercilessly, "Jumping GOE plus No points."

"But I was obviously very involved when I was skating, and my movements were not bad."

"Go back and reflect on yourself first. If this is your best level, you will never even think about winning gold medals." Ye Feihong dropped a harsh sentence and continued to go back to watch Ma Jiabo's game.Under the guidance of the staff, he turned and went to the rest area to watch the game.

In the end, the game ended with a high score of 104.35 by Himuro Nagakawa, and the top three are, as expected, Himuro, Sakoyev and Magabo.Du Qingshao ranked fifth and successfully entered the second group of the free skating on the second day.

But as Ye Feihong said, this result alone is far from enough to enter the "final circle" of the Grand Prix.

Perhaps the ranking on the field determines the winner, but technically, what an insurmountable gap between 88 and 104.In addition to the ice room, figure skating has developed so far, and there are already many players in the world who have broken through the [-]% mark in the short program.

He also gradually calmed down, and answered the post-match interview in a very official way, roughly saying, "The performance is not bad, but we still need to work hard; see the best and think about it, and reflect on ourselves."

Of course, this set of rhetoric was all told by Ye Feihong to recite it from the Analects.Based on Du Qingshao's speaking skills alone, the post-match interview is definitely an epic disaster movie.