When the camera turned to the chaotic scene outside the barrier, the few spectators in the audience burst into laughter.
Xie Yunjun, who already had a good-looking appearance, looked even more fairy-like next to the muscular Spanish contestant - the boy's soft hair fell in front of his forehead, his pupils were pure black, and the contours of his entire face were very soft, but the peak of his nose and the chin line were smooth and clear. The whole person was like a landscape painting with alternating shades of ink.
Even in the figure skating world where looks are generally high, Xie Yunjun's looks are still very attractive.
The key is that this child is very photogenic, which makes many viewers sigh that when Xie Yunjun grows up, he will definitely be ranked No. 1 in the figure skating appearance circle.
Previously, when someone wrote some useful information on the forum and analyzed the current reserve team of figure skating in China, he used the words "gentle as jade, unparalleled gentleman" to describe Xie Yunjun.
Although such a description is a bit exaggerated for a teenager of this age, it is enough to prove indirectly that everyone really likes Xie Yunjun's looks.
The muscular man hugged her unexpectedly and Xie Yunjun was startled at first. After she reacted, she reached out and patted the Spanish male player who was hugging her and crying.
The Spanish male player suddenly cried even louder.
In the end, the contestant's female partner couldn't stand it anymore and pulled his male partner off Xie Yunjun by the ear. The two of them went to the Kiss & Cry area to split the points.
After Xie Yunjun regained her freedom, the first thing she did was to pull Lu You to sit down and squat down to check her feet.
Although Lu You said it was okay, he was still a little worried unless he saw it with his own eyes.
Lu You poked the boy's shoulder and said with a smile: "I was just exaggerating just now, I really wasn't stepped on."
After Xie Yunjun confirmed that everything was fine, he said "hmm" and helped the little girl to stand up. Lu You jumped and put on his shoes. He watched a few games with Xie Yunjun before returning to the warm-up room to prepare for the game.
Although the figure skating short program was very fast, there were too many participants in the World Junior Championships, and by the time it was the last group's turn, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon.
In the middle of the training, coaches from each team asked staff to send some food to the backcourt. These were all prepared by the coaching staff themselves to ensure that the food would not cause problems in the urine test after the game.
Because each country has its own eating habits, the contents of the coach-branded love lunch boxes that the contestants received were also different, but there was almost the same thing in everyone's food - bananas.
Bananas are rich in carbohydrates, which can quickly replenish energy and create a feeling of fullness. They are also low in water, so it is not easy to cause the embarrassment of having to go to the toilet after eating. Therefore, they have always been a common food for athletes before and during competitions.
Not only figure skating, athletes from many other sports also have the habit of eating bananas, especially those who play long ball games. They are often found sitting aside and peeling bananas during the halftime break.
Not long after, staff came to the warm-up room and guided the remaining people into the venue.
The World Junior Championships is the most prestigious annual competition for the youth group in figure skating, and even attracts more attention than the Youth Winter Olympics.
In the passage leading to the ice rink, media from various countries focused their cameras on their own players.
"Contestant Lu, contestant Xie," the CCTV cameraman said, carrying his camera, "Can you please say hello to the audience in front of the camera?"
Lu You stretched out his hand and waved as he hurried on his way, full of energy: "Hello, everyone!"
Seeing that Lu You was not at all restrained in front of the camera, the cameraman confidently pointed the live camera at the two of them.
Lu You talked about what he had for lunch and what he was going to eat after the game. He chatted with the cameraman about all sorts of things. During the conversation, he would cue his male companion from time to time to get him involved in the topic.
But Xie Yunjun was extremely patient with Lu You's nonsense.
【Hahahaha, Lulu seems to have that social awesomeness. 】
[Everything is settled, every sentence has a response, is this what favoritism is? I can read the details of childhood sweethearts until I die. ]
[LX looks good, is there hope for a gold medal at this year's World Youth Championship? ]
[The shredded pork from the gold medal upstairs is not illegal even if you dream about it! Put your hands on your hips! ]
[It may be difficult to win the gold medal this year, but when everyone else is promoted to a higher group next year, LX will be the real boss of the youth group. 】
Not only was the live broadcast discussion area lively, but when the last group of players entered the ice rink for the sixth practice, the atmosphere on site was obviously much more heated.
According to most of the audience, the most exciting part of this pair skating performance is about to begin.
Caveira and Anatoly were the first to appear and they got off to a great start. Their difficulty level did not change much compared to the Grand Prix Finals, still using the 2A+3LoTh+3Tw configuration. There were no visible mistakes throughout the entire process, and both the GOE and the final P score were very good.
When the blonde girl was holding a bear and making a heart shape towards the camera in the KC area, Jiang Yang and Lu Tingsong pressed their two children's shoulders respectively: "Today is our home game, the referee has to give the host some respect, seize this opportunity!"
He always knew that Lu You and Xie Yunjun had a very stable mentality before the game, and no matter how well or badly other players performed, it would not have much impact on them.
Jiang Yang simply put some pressure on them: "Remember, you are on your own territory this time, representing your own country."
Both children nodded seriously, and when Lu You finished eating the remaining half of the banana, the announcement began.
"On the ice, from China, You Lu & Yunjun Xie."
Jiang Yang said in a resounding voice: "Go!"
Go ahead, fly freely in the competitions hosted by your motherland and feel the score you truly deserve based on your strength after removing the prejudice against nationality!
Jiang Yang clenched his fists.
At the same time, on the TV, the clear voice of the special commentator of CCTV-5 sounded: "Good afternoon, audience friends. Now we will continue to broadcast the World Youth Figure Skating Championships held at the Xinluo Provincial Stadium."
"The second players in the last group are our young players Lu You and Xie Yunjun. They have only been participating in the competition for less than a year, and they have won the bronze medal in the Grand Prix and the silver medal in the finals."
"In the previous national championships, their results were second only to the top two domestic adult players. If the 2020 national championships are ranked uniformly for the adult and youth groups, as in the past, we may be able to see them receiving awards together with the adult players."
"Today, they will once again bring you the short program 'Howl's Moving Castle'."
On the TV screen, two small figures looked at each other, and after the petite female companion nodded, the two skated to the center of the ice rink together.
Compared with the chattering commentary mode of other countries, the commentators in China prefer not to disturb everyone from enjoying the show. They will only mention the technical movements at key points and keep their microphones muted for the rest of the time. They will only start the formal commentary after the contestants have completed the entire program.
"Axel two and a half jumps."
"Three twists and lifts, and got a level 4 rating."
"Four sets of wrist presses, this aerial split they used in the Grand Prix Finals."
"The landing of the triple lutz was a little unstable, but Lu You managed to stabilize it with the strength of his knees and hips, and received a GOE bonus of 1.1."
As the music progressed, the CCTV commentator accurately reported every technical move of Lu You and Xie Yunjun.
Compared to the scoring panel in the upper right corner of the screen filled with English abbreviations, the commentator's words are obviously easier to understand for figure skating novices.
To understand figure skating competitions requires a certain amount of knowledge. In fact, most viewers still don’t understand what these professional terms used by the commentators mean, but this does not prevent them from enjoying the show.
This is the charm of figure skating, a sport known as "ballet on ice".
In the follow-up steps after the throw jump, Lu You put himself into the role of Sophie, and his emotions gradually changed from surprise at the beginning of the show to enjoying this wonderful journey.
The white ice surface under her feet seemed to have turned into the blue sky. She had an innocent smile on her face, and was close to Xie Yunjun, while outlining beautiful patterns with her ice blade.
When Lu You and Xie Yunjun put their hands at their sides and did the cross-rock step, the audience was completely brought into the rhythm and spontaneously beat the beat for them.
Amid the neat beats, Italian skater Erica praised: "What a fast skating speed. At this speed, the edge and step patterns are still clear. Compared with blindly piling up difficulty, the development of Chinese pair skaters is very comprehensive."
"Yes," their coach agreed. "In the past, the only shortcoming of Chinese pair skating was the single jump. Now that this problem has been solved, the programs they present will be very smooth and natural."
"Not only pair skating, but all Chinese figure skaters pay great attention to aspects such as tacit understanding, skating and edge use, and artistic beauty," Olaf also said.
Chinese skaters have always paid great attention to the content of their programs. Perhaps in the eyes of judges and other skaters, they are just wasting time on unimportant details, but Olaf, who once competed with Chinese pair skaters, understood that this is the influence of 5,000 years of cultural heritage on the nation.
Programs like "Butterfly Lovers" and "Lanling King's March into Battle" that once amazed the world are still some of the programs in the history of figure skating that are repeatedly appreciated by people.
The figure skating programs presented by these Chinese athletes in the last decade may have been technically outdated, but their charm and rich artistic expression are exactly what the current athletes who are pursuing difficulty lack.
Figure skating is people's pursuit of limits and also people's pursuit of beauty.
While Olaf was reminiscing about the past, the short program was already halfway through and he was entering the spinning part.
Lu You and Xie Yunjun's synchronized rotation has always been their signature move. Including in the adult group, there is currently no other pair in the world who dares to perform vertical rotation in front of the judges like them.
The two people skated to a position one in front and one behind, supporting themselves on one foot, with the floating leg and torso parallel to the ice surface. After doing a few 180° leg-swinging spins, they both jumped off the ice at the same time, with both legs leaving the ground at the same time, and jumped into a crouching spin, as light as a butterfly spreading its wings.
The CCTV commentator couldn't help but say a long paragraph: "Butterfly Spin is so beautiful. The two even controlled the time they stayed in the air to the exact second. The synchronized double spin of these two young players is a well-deserved visual feast."
In the short program of pair skating, the synchronized rotation of the pair needs to include at least two basic postures, and each basic posture must rotate at least 2 times. If full points are to be obtained, the two people must complete the three basic postures of crouching, upright and swallow, and each foot must rotate at least 5 times.
If you want to get higher rating and execution points, you must meet different upgrade conditions such as acceleration, foot change, and edge change.
Lu You and Xie Yunjun added a jump to change feet in the middle of the jump. When the rotation changed from a swallow style to a bent spin, Ivlova frowned.
"Why do I feel that their rotations seem to be... simpler than in the Grand Prix? Can they successfully get the fourth-level rating?"
Mosokov shook his head. “It’s not getting easier. They are preparing for the final move.”
"We have entered the final upright rotation. Isn't this the last rotation?" Ivlova opened her mouth slightly. "They can't be..."
On the white ice surface, when Lu You and Xie Yunjun hooked up their skates at the same time and pulled their floating legs up from behind, with their entire legs shaped like a smooth teardrop, the whole audience was shocked.
After many years, the Biellmann spin appeared again in the pairs skating competition!
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