While the hotel provides food and lodging for the participating athletes, the organizers will also specifically monitor the sources of special ingredients to ensure that the meals provided to the athletes do not contain any stimulant-causing ingredients.
In the corner of the restaurant, Caveira was struggling with the noodles with a fork. The girl had been trying to lose weight recently, and there were very few noodles in her bowl.
She just couldn't bear to suck them one by one.
Caveira and her senior sister Ivlova were born in the same year. Ivlova just turned 17 some time ago, and Caveira will also celebrate her 17th birthday after this World Youth Championship.
Olaf has always been very strict in controlling the body fat percentage of female figure skaters, not only to keep them slim, but also because a low body fat percentage can delay the development of the human body to a certain extent.
If they were ordinary people, 17-year-old girls like them should have almost completed their development, and at most they would need to grow another year before all the data would stabilize.
But looking at Evlova and Kavela, it is clear that these two girls are still far from full development.
However, these two sisters have been frantically testing the edge of the development barrier.
——For example, Caveira gained five kilograms in just one month.
For example, Ivlova's height and weight in the past two months have exceeded the warning line. The Philips triple jump (3F) and 3S+1Eu+3S sandwich jump that she had already practiced have not been used in a formal competition yet, and the success rate has dropped to only about 30%.
After finishing her dinner, Kavira licked her lips with satisfaction. When she saw the rich food in Lu You's bowl, she enviously said, "I really want to be like you and not gain weight. Unlike me, I only dare to eat a little because I am afraid of gaining weight."
Her sentence structure instantly amused Lu You.
Of course Lu You understood that Caveira was sighing sincerely, but to passers-by who did not know the truth, this sentence could be regarded as one of the classic quotes of Green Tea.
Lu You looked around quietly, and after confirming that it was safe, he quietly picked up a small piece of boiled chicken breast and gave it to Cavera, not even daring to add vinegar or oil sauce.
She had lost weight before and knew how painful it was to not have enough to eat.
When she was in the sixth grade, she and Xie Yunjun participated in a figure skating training camp in China. Because she was overweight, Lu You only had a boiled cabbage for dinner, and she was so hungry that she didn't even have the strength to speak.
Lu You still remembers that day when Xie Yunjun was rewarded with a small cookie by the coach because he practiced 3S well. He saved it and didn't eat it, but secretly gave it to Lu You in the evening.
Late at night, Lu You was still hiding in the quilt, crying on the phone while eating biscuits.
"Just eat it quietly. I can only give you a little bit." Lu You lowered his voice.
"You, you are my angel."
Cavila blew a kiss to Lu You, quickly took the meat into his mouth, and after chewing it twice, he was reluctant to swallow it.
In this situation, Lu You could only be thankful that her coaches were kind-hearted. Although they didn't let her eat too much, they were reluctant to let her starve.
In the free skating on the second day, pairs skating was assigned to the second event in the morning. According to the ranking of the short program scores, Lu You and Xie Yunjun were the last to perform.
“We noticed that the composition of the final group of this WJC (World Junior Championship) has changed compared to the last JGPF (Grand Prix Final).”
"Except for China's LX, Russia's YM and VA who are still in the last group, German, Swedish and Italian players replaced the United States, South Korea and Canada and successfully squeezed into the last group."
"It seems that the accident at the last Grand Prix had a big impact on Erica," the commentator analyzed before the game, "and South Korean representative Nam Ya-joo is already an older player in the youth group, and is still less competitive than the younger players."
As for the American combination that can fill the entire Pacific Ocean with water... those who understand will naturally understand, the commentator did not mention them at all.
The Xinluo ice rink is an old building from the last era, and the indoor heating system is not very good. Because of the cold, the players who played today were a little nervous, and their bodies could not completely relax. Several players in the first few groups fell.
Lu Tingsong and Jiang Yang put their long coats on the two children and urged them to do high-leg warm-up exercises.
"Move around. It's too cold in here. Your muscles will get stiff if you stop," Lu Tingsong said to Xie Yunjun as he straightened his collar. "Does the area you stretched yesterday not hurt?"
Speaking of this, Lu You scratched his head uncomfortably again.
Xie Yunjun nodded: "It's fine now."
"That's good. Listen to me while you warm up," Lu Tingsong took out his notebook. "Currently, the Italian team has the highest score in the free skating, but this score will definitely be updated after Caveira and Anatoly's free skating is over."
"I'm sorry, but this is probably the last time you'll be competing with these old acquaintances. Next year, everyone else will be promoted to a higher group. We'll see each other again only after you've been promoted as well."
Jiang Yang reminded Lu Tingsong: "Hey, hey, press the corners of your mouth. What's going on? Is this the expression you should have when you are very regretful?"
Lu Tingsong coughed twice to cover it up, but he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
After all, next year his two cubs will be able to dominate the youth group, how can he not be happy!
Lu Tingsong: I regret it, I was just pretending.
Lu You asked in confusion: "Last year's Youth Winter Olympics was postponed to this year, so after the World Youth Championship, there will still be the Youth Winter Olympics, right?"
The full name of the Youth Winter Olympics is Youth Winter Olympic Games, abbreviated as YOG. It is just a competition with a flashy name. In fact, its value in the figure skating world is not as high as that of the World Youth Championships and the Grand Prix.
There are few countries that actively apply to host this thankless competition. And on the eve of last year's Youth Winter Olympics, an earthquake occurred in the bidding country, causing serious damage to the ice rink. The local ice association announced that it was no longer able to host the Youth Winter Olympics that year.
The International Skating Union could not find a suitable takeover country for a while and kept delaying it before finally deciding to hold the Youth Winter Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the ISU headquarters is located.
Jiang Yang explained: "The Youth Winter Olympics have only been held twice so far, and there is not enough foundation and no points. For those who are about to be promoted, it is better to participate in some B-level events recognized by the ISU to earn points instead of participating in the Youth Winter Olympics."
"Not only that, the age requirement for the Youth Winter Olympics is also very strange, and does not cover all age groups of youth athletes," Lu Tingsong said. "According to the previous ISU regulations, only athletes who happened to be between 16 and 17 years old could participate in the competition every year."
"Although the UFS introduced a new policy this year, lowering the age limit to 15, there are still very few athletes participating in the Youth Winter Olympics."
If the Youth Winter Olympics had not been postponed last year, Lu You would not even have met the requirements to participate.
The real seeded players in the women's singles are promoted to the next group at the age of 15. Although adult players can also participate in youth competitions, if the seeded players choose to participate in the Youth Winter Olympics, it means that they have to compete in four consecutive events within half a year: the Grand Prix, European/Four State Championships, World Championships and Youth Winter Olympics.
No player can handle this high frequency of competition.
——There are no points, and age is used as a factor, so the quality of the athletes is not high. Naturally, fewer people choose to participate in the Youth Winter Olympics.
Jiang Yang said: "But this time you should still represent the country in the Youth Winter Olympics."
No matter how the Youth Winter Olympics is called a wild competition, the name YOG still sounds pretty good, and without competition from other national seeded teams, the possibility of Lu You and Xie Yunjun winning gold medals has skyrocketed.
Generally speaking, a figure skating Grand Slam refers to winning gold medals at the Grand Prix Final, World Championships and Olympics, while a Grand Slam requires adding gold medals at the Junior Grand Prix Final, World Junior Championships, Four States or European Championships.
The Super Grand Slam requires adding a gold medal from the Youth Winter Olympics to the Grand Slam.
However, due to the various strange regulations of the Youth Winter Olympics, many athletes may not even get to participate in the Youth Winter Olympics once in their entire careers, so the term "Super Grand Slam" has not yet been recognized.
Lu You's birthday seems to be tailor-made for figure skating. Not only can he catch up with the promotion to a higher group in the first half of the year, but it also happens to fit the strange age rules of the Youth Winter Olympics.
Jiang Yang thought, maybe they could really cultivate the first legendary super grand slam in the flower planting industry.
On the ice rink, when the passionate tune gradually calmed down, warm applause broke out.
Anatoly and Caveira's free skating performance came to an end.
"The free skating of Victory by Kavela and Anatoly from Russia has ended. Although there were some minor mistakes in the process, their total score still jumped to first place without any suspense."
"The next ones to appear will be their seniors Ivlova and Mosokov."
"This Russian brother-sister pair has a very high difficulty configuration. They are also the gold medalists of the last World Youth Championship. I wonder if they can win the World Youth Championship again in the last year of the youth group?"
When the bilingual announcement sounded in Chinese and English, Lu You and Xie Yunjun both turned their eyes to the ice rink.
Ivlova and Mosokov stood still on the court. Lu Tingsong scratched his face and said, "Why do I feel like these two Russian kids glanced at us before they came on the court?"
Jiang Yang raised his eyebrows: "We are the first in the short program, who else would you watch if others don't watch us?"
Facing Ivlova's burning fighting spirit, Lu You opened the thermos cup and sipped his saliva.
"On the ice, from Russia, Evelova & Mossocov."
"Now on stage is the Russian team, Ivlova and Mosokov, and their free skating song is 'Dawn'."
The piano keys danced lightly, and Ivlova smiled as she gently drew a circle on the ice with the tip of the knife.
At six o'clock in the morning in Moscow, Russia, Olivia Lee turned on the TV on time to watch the World Youth Championship.
Olivia frowned when she saw Evelova's smiling expression.
"I've told Eve many times that Dawn should be skated with a holy and pious expression. Her festive expression, as if spring is coming, is really terrible."
Her husband patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Eve is still young, it's normal that she doesn't understand the song very well."
Their young son stared at the TV intently, recognizing the type of jump faster than the commentator could: "Triple Lutz-Double Lutz-Double Lutz."
At the beginning of the free skating, Ivlova and Mosokov replicated Lu You and Xie Yunjun's 3S+2T+2T combination jump.
When the music was about to reach the middle, the brother and sister had completed a series of moves including 3LoTh throw jump and triple twist, and their technical score reached 40.12 points.
"Next they will complete a 3S single jump," the commentator said quickly, "Now they are in the standby slide before the jump... Ivlova and Mosokov take off!"
“Left back inside edge takeoff…Oh!! They used the right blade to touch the ice! This is not a triple Salchow jump! This is a triple Phillips jump!!!”
No one expected that Ivlova and Mosokov would choose to increase the difficulty temporarily during the competition.
Although Ivlova reached out to support the ice surface when landing, there was still warm applause from the audience.
This 3F foot circle made Evelova excited and she obviously got into the state more and more as she skated.
Until the end of the show, neither of them made any mistakes.
In the audience, Nanako Yamamoto, who was holding a purple rabbit doll over one meter tall, was secretly worried about Lu You and Xie Yunjun.
Tori-chan, Kimi-san, you guys need to keep working hard
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