The training progress of Lu You and Xie Yunjun has always been open to the public. Anyone who pays a little attention to them knows that the two have been working hard on 3Loop recently, and the difficulty reserve is no secret. Since Caveira asked, Lu You nodded.
"Mr. Olaf recently taught Anatoly and me some 3loop techniques. Would you like to listen to them?"
After saying that, Kavira jumped three times on the spot, and after landing and standing firmly after two small jumps, she blinked at Lu You.
Lu You and Xie Yunjun currently have 3 loops in their reserve of the highest difficulty in single jumps, but their success rate on ice is not high, so Lu Tingsong and Jiang Yang dare not let them use them in major competitions.
Many athletes can perform a 3A jump on land, but they may not be able to do it once they are on the ice, because ice skates with high blades and flat shoes are completely two different concepts. This is why many female athletes can complete the 3A jump during land training, but often cannot land smoothly when they are on the ice.
But the rotation speed of Caveira's 3-loop dry pull-up on land is very fast, and she seems to be able to control her body to start rotating only when it reaches the highest point, and when the 1080° turn is completed, there is still enough height surplus for her to land on the ice.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this 3Loop will most likely succeed even if it is placed on ice.
"Loop is a kind of edge jump, which tests our waist strength more than the starting ice jump. One thing worth noting is that we need to use our right arm to swing correctly, so that we can give greater inertia to drive the jump. When you jump, remember to open your shoulders, like this-"
Caveira said and did another 3 loop.
This Russian girl was not stingy with her knowledge. She enthusiastically explained to Lu You and Xie Yunjun in English how to improve the success rate of 3Loop. She also taught Lu You a set of land training methods.
Lu You listened to the whole thing half guessing and half guessing with a strong Russian accent. Although there were many words he didn't understand, they were all figure skaters, and the accent didn't prevent Lu You from understanding what Caveira wanted to express.
"But you'd better not practice 3Loop before the game. You'll probably get injured without a coach, and you still have the game to play later," Cavilla kindly reminded.
Lu You suddenly felt that Kavira was some kind of angel on earth. He even told them the martial arts secrets that could improve their strength. He simply did not treat his opponents as outsiders.
I wonder if Olaf would be so angry that his beard would stand up if he knew this.
"Actually, Anatoly and I would like to ask you and Jun some questions," Caveira scratched his chin shyly, "In your short program, you used a Bracket turn to enter the 2A with your hands raised. The synchronization was very high."
"We want to know if you have any tips when you practice synchronization?"
After Kavela said this, Lu You remembered that this girl was just like him. She entered the industry in women's singles skating. Because the Russian women's singles were too competitive, Kavela, who did not have quadruple jumps, had no chance of gaining a foothold in the Russian women's singles. That's why she switched to pair skating and partnered with Anatoly.
Caveira and Anatoly have not been partners since childhood, and they have only been working together for a little over a year, so naturally their tacit understanding is a little lacking - especially when compared with their fellow seniors Ivlova and Mosokov.
Ivlova and Mosokov, known as the YM combination, are the undisputed kings in the youth group of pair skating. Not only do they have a sandwich jump of 2A+1Eu+3S with a basic score of 7.1 points, they also posted a training video of successfully jumping out the Philips triple jump (3F) on the social platform.
As a powerful tool for harvesting basic points, the Sandwich Jump has always been one of Orlo's killer weapons.
In figure skating, no matter which jump is performed, the final landing foot is the right rear outside edge. For general combined jumps, because the landing foot and the take-off foot need to be consistent, the skater can only do the rear outside edge (T-toe) or the rear outside loop (Loop) in the second jump. If you want to do other types of jumps, you need to add a skating step between the two jumps to change feet.
However, if steps are added between jumps, the combined jump will be judged as invalid and can only be defined as a continuous jump.
When calculating the score for consecutive jumps, one-fifth of the basic score will be deducted.
Therefore, in order to obtain a higher basic score, athletes will use the legendary score-boosting plug-in - heartbeat.
If a competitor uses the Euler jump to change feet after the first jump to connect to the second jump, then this jump is defined as a sandwich jump. If the sandwich jump is likened to Oreo, then Eu is the "Li" in Oreo.
The sandwich jump is a combination jump recognized by the ISU and there is no discount on the basic score. In fact, the Euler jump was directly marked as 1Lo (rear outside loop jump) in the score table a few years ago. However, the Euler jump is landed on the left rear inside edge, while the normal Loop is landed on the right rear outside edge. In order to avoid misunderstanding, the ISU later standardized the writing method of the sandwich jump as 1Eu.
"My senior brothers and sisters with Kavira are siblings and grew up together, so we have a tacit understanding that others don't have," Anatoly said politely, "But if possible, Kavira and I would like to know if you have any special methods to improve your tacit understanding?"
Lu You and Xie Yunjun looked at each other and scratched their foreheads awkwardly: "Actually, Xie Yunjun and I grew up together... We usually live together."
Kavira: “…”
Anatoly: "..."
"But that's not entirely true!" Lu You quickly added, "For example, in daily physical training, such as skipping rope, you can face each other and try to keep your rope-swinging speed consistent with the other person. Tacit understanding is a very mysterious thing and needs to be cultivated in daily life."
"And... that is..." Lu You couldn't think of anything and tugged at Xie Yunjun's sleeve, "Anything else?"
Xie Yunjun thought for a moment and said, "If we just want to quickly improve our tacit understanding in skating, we can observe each other's little habits in skating, and then turn their habits into our own habits. This way, our sensory tacit understanding will be significantly improved."
For example, Lu You has a strange habit. Compared with the conventional long arc to enter the rotation, Lu You likes to use a short arc to enter the rotation. This requires a high level of blade usage on the player's part. The arc drawn by the skates on the ice surface must be sufficient to ensure the initial velocity during rotation.
While Lu You was being held by the ear by Lu Tingsong to correct his rotational entry method, Xie Yunjun was also trying to adapt to the short arc entry method. It took him a lot of effort to get used to this strange method of his female companion.
Caveira and Anatoly looked as if they had learned something.
The second-to-last group's game in the ice rink was coming to an end, and a staff member came to the warm-up room to lead the last group of players into the rink. As soon as Lu You entered the ice rink, Lu Tingsong and Jiang Yang came to greet him.
Lu Tingsong was worried like an old lady: "Why don't you two wear coats when you go out? It's so cold in the ice rink. Put on your down jackets quickly."
Lu You said, "It's too hot after the activity just now. Let's put it on after the sixth practice."
After the girl finished speaking, she quickly put on her skates and jumped onto the ice with Xie Yunjun. The pursuit of jump difficulty in pair skating is not so extreme, so the six minutes of practice before the game is not like the secret competition in single skating. Everyone just does routine twists and turns, and the time passes quickly.
The free skating performances of the first few groups were not particularly outstanding. The highest score was 118.42 points created by the German combination. After Nan Yazhu came on stage, the gap was directly widened to nearly 20 points. When the VA combination's program "Victory" ended, the score difference was directly widened to a terrifying 30 points.
11:00 AM Nagoya time.
The five-star red flag logo appeared on the scoreboard.
Two slender figures stood on the white ice. The girl's slender arm was placed on the boy's shoulder, and the coat reflected a tiny glow under the light.
The music of "Frozen Symphony" sounded, and their pace changed with the rapid sound of the piano. The girl moved lightly, like a naughty snowflake, swaying and spinning in the air, and the boy following closely behind her was like a cool wind, holding up the little snowflake with his body, protecting her and allowing her to have fun under his protection.
With the help of the music, the audience was quickly brought into the atmosphere.
These two children are very good at using their expressions and actions to convey their emotions. This is a unique talent, thought Olaf who was watching the game from the sidelines.
The first move for Lu You and Xie Yunjun was a triple twist.
The girl was lifted up by her male partner by the waist and thrown upwards. She still performed the standard one-handed twist and successfully obtained the fourth level rating.
The beat of the piano becomes noticeably faster and the sound of the violin blends in. The expression on the girl's face gradually changes from cheerfulness to confusion. She looks around. There are thousands of miles of ice and a blizzard ahead. Should the little snowflakes continue to move forward?
But she soon made up her mind that she was not alone, and the gentle wind would always be by her side. Lu You turned around and opened his arms, and Xie Yunjun also made a gesture of opening his arms to accept everything. He gently lifted up his female companion and hugged the little snowflake he had been silently guarding.
No matter what the road ahead holds, we will always be together.
The two of them did a small lift, and turned around on the ice while hugging each other. The four ice blades moved in unison across the ice. The symphony joined the ensemble, and the music reached its climax.
Jumping from the left rear inside edge, triple Salchow (3S).
Land, tap, and jump again! Double Toe Lutz (2T)!
The jumps in figure skating are always completed in a flash. Just when the audience thought that the jump sequence was about to end, two figures on the ice suddenly jumped again and their bodies rotated 720 degrees in the air.
This is actually a 3S+2T+2T jump combo!
No one would have thought that this Chinese duo, which was making their first appearance in an international competition and whose average age was less than 15, would challenge such a difficult triple jump during their free skating.
The whole audience was silent for a moment, and then someone started the applause, which spread like a tide.
Jiang Yang sat silently in the coaching seat, staring at the two small figures. Although there was no national flag on their performance costumes, Jiang Yang could still see that the golden stars were shining on the bright red flags.
That kind of brightness is enough to amaze the world.
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