The black and white keys bounce, and the lively piano sound flows out slowly.
Lu You held Xie Yunjun's arm and turned his head to stare at the young man, as if he was walking down the stairs of an ancient castle.
The two turned around and slid past the referee's seat with a series of smooth looping steps, completing their appearance.
The Italian commentator was stunned, then he joked with his assistant commentator.
“Whoops, is it a fairytale style song again? This is the nth fairytale style song selected this season? If I remember correctly, a pair of contestants just skated to Sleeping Beauty.”
His companion said: "Yes, it is very different from their free skating style, but the performance of Chinese skaters has always been excellent. I wonder if they will bring everyone a fairy tale that will surprise everyone."
Their first move was a triple twist.
The young man gently put his arms around the girl in the yellow skirt's waist, and like the prince who turned into a beast in the movie and spun Belle in the air, he turned around and threw her up lightly.
"The three-stroke twist with both hands raised is very beautiful," the Italian commentator immediately added, "This competition is the first time for Lu and Xie in the adult group. They are also the youngest pair of players in this competition, with an average age of less than 16 years old."
Lu You raised his hands above his head, making a jumping Rippon posture, while Xie Yunjun had already put his hands back to his sides.
Kentaro Yoshioka, who was watching the live broadcast, said: "The difficulty is entered, the female partner makes a split-leg position before the spin, raises both hands above the head during the spin, and the male partner brings his hands back to the side during the twist... This twist has met the conditions for the fourth level."
Anjo Haruna couldn't help but sigh: "Tori-san's body is getting lighter and lighter. He has completed three level-up requirements by himself."
She and her male partner can only get level three in the current twist, and she can only barely complete raising one hand in the air. The other two points for advancement need to be completed by Kentaro Yoshioka.
In pair skating, it is generally the female partner who bears the main responsibility for advancement.
Anjo Haruna thought to herself that if she wanted to become a player as good as Tori-chan, she had to work harder!
As the first technical move was completed, the on-site scoring screen and the scoring box in the upper left corner of the broadcast screen lit up.
3Tw4 (Triple twist lift, graded as level 4)
BV (Basic Score): 6.00
GOE (execution score): 1.71
Qin Siyu was a little flattered when he saw the three-pointer score: "This score... I feel like the GOE doesn't seem to be very low?"
As it was his first performance in the adult category, he was mentally prepared to perform to the point of being chilled to the South Pole.
"If this twist is put in the youth group, the GOE can be close to three points," Jiang Yang said. "The quality of our country's twists and throws is also recognized by the judges. If the GOE of such a level 4 twist is less than two points, the scores of the subsequent single jumps and combination jumps will only be lower."
The BV of the three-level twist was 5.7 points, but the judges gave GOEs of more than 2 points to several groups of players who were only rated three levels.
But this phenomenon is understandable. Many players have been in the adult group for several years. As seniors, it is normal for them to be favored by the judges. This is also an unwritten rule of figure skating scoring.
If the referee is not lucky enough, he will have to fill the gap with difficulty.
Lu You and Xie Yunjun are rare all-round players. Olivia Li is not only their choreographer this season, but also works part-time as their skating coach for several months.
As an ice dancer who makes a living by skating, Olivia was once described as having her feet on butter. Now Lu You and Xie Yunjun, who are holding hands and skating smoothly in a waltz posture on the ice rink, have vaguely reminiscent of her old feelings.
Anyway, you can enjoy the smoothness and fast speed. Basically, the person is flying in front and the camera is chasing behind.
The Italian commentator laughed and said, "It is said that both Lu and Xie's programs this year were choreographed by former ice dancer Olivia. This waltz posture really has the flavor of ice dancing."
"Their next choreography is... a triple Philips throw followed by a triple Philips jump."
"This Chinese pair used the 3F series to complete a comeback at the World Junior Championships and successfully won the WJC gold medal," the commentator said as the program progressed. "Wow, after entering the adult group, their 3F series has become more stable."
The second commentator was silent for three seconds: "This Choctaw-counter-turn-three-connection Philips triple jump entry method, I remember it was the usual difficulty entry method used by the former men's singles No. 1 Bayekov."
Wow, this is a choreography and I also took Olivia’s husband’s class at the same time.
You have to know that Bayekov, who switched careers to become a coach, is not only expensive, but also hard to get a lesson from.
Once this news gets out, I'm afraid Moscow will be filled with contestants looking for Olivia's choreography.
Ice flowers flew as the two figures on the field completed a single jump, then jumped up in unison and entered into a swallow spin.
The two did not use the traditional swallow pose with hands behind the back. Instead, they opened their arms and looked like two swifts flying against the wind, spinning gracefully on the ice rink. After an acceleration, their posture changed to a crouching position, and then slowly pulled into a Y-shaped rotation.
The two pairs of ice skates draw two circles, one large and one small, on the ice. From the rotation trajectory, we can see that this is a high-quality rotation with a very small displacement amplitude.
In figure skating rotations, in addition to changes in posture, the athlete's displacement amplitude is also a consideration. Some athletes who are not good at controlling the axis often spin out of the camera.
FCCoSp4 (double synchronized rotation, graded as level 4)
BV (Basic Score): 3.50
GOE (execution score): 1.05
Qin Siyu smiled: "The GOE of this rotation is almost catching up with the bonus points of the top players. Yay, the vertical rotation is the coolest!"
Looking at all the pair skaters around the world, the number of those who dare to do vertical synchronized rotations in front of the judges without making mistakes can be counted on one hand.
In addition to Lu You and Xie Yunjun...well, the pair of dark horses in the Japanese youth group this year can probably be considered one.
Actions that others need to avoid through positioning can even be turned into plus points by them.
"Candlestick: "Why did you let her go? The witch's rose is about to wither, and she is your only chance to become a human again."
Mrs. Teapot: "Because he has fallen in love with her."
The waltz in the castle ended and the Beast listened to Belle's wish.
When Lu You was supported by Xie Yunjun and sent high into the sky, Lu You showed an expression of longing and worry. At this moment, she saw through the magic mirror her father who was walking in the wind and snow to save her.
The beast prince finally let go for the sake of his beloved and willingly set Belle free.
Lu You completed the change of lifting posture in the air, and after being caught and put down by Xie Yunjun, she gently held the boy's face and stared into his clear eyes.
She is leaving.
The clear and lively sound of the sound beam rang out, Lu You turned and ran away. Xie Yunjun stared at his lover's back, slowly lowered his hands, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.
The music continues to lengthen, as if telling the loneliness in someone's heart.
The roof of the castle.
The beast sat alone in the night, telling himself over and over again that she would never come back, but he was stubborn and unwilling to give up the hope of reuniting with his lover.
At this time, only the last petal was left of the rose in the crystal cover.
Everything was over. Belle never came back. The Beast was besieged by the townspeople. The wounded Beast merged into the loneliness.
He didn't find true love, and the curse wasn't lifted...is that right?
No.
A piece of bright yellow clothing reappeared in sight, and Lu You threw himself into Xie Yunjun's arms again. The two of them did a small lift, and the surprise of regaining what they had lost, the endless longing and the tension of being hunted were all integrated into their subsequent steps.
"You're back."
"Of course I'll be back."
Amid the tightly rhythmic accompaniment, a heavy hammer suddenly fell.
It seemed to be a gunshot. In the plot, the Beast was shot by Gaston. After completing the last step of the snake-like connection step, Xie Yunjun half-knelt on the ground.
The last petal of the rose fell, and the magic that held the castle together disappeared.
The vitality of teapots, candlesticks, clocks, pianos, and wardrobes disappeared and they gradually became ordinary objects.
On the ice rink, Lu You gently lifted the boy's chin. Facing the lover who was about to leave, Belle finally said the words hidden in her heart that could break the spell: "I Love You."
The sound of bass saxophone sounded, Xie Yunjun held Lu You's hand, and the young man stood on the white ice. Lu You raised his head, stretched his body, and driven by inertia, he smoothly completed one spiral circle after another.
The yellow skirt and tulle were lifted by the wind, and the broken diamonds that spread from the fingertips to the elbows were like stars, sparkling and shining.
This performance, which shows the curse being lifted and everything returning to its original state, was interpreted by them as the inner spiral, and the magic of the witch in the fairy tale seemed to become real at this moment.
After Lu You stood up, she hesitantly looked at the beast that turned back into a prince after the curse was lifted, and gently stroked Xie Yunjun's face until she touched those familiar eyes, then she truly smiled.
Beauty is not just about appearance, it is more about the heart.
As the tail of the last note fades away, "Beauty and the Beast" comes to a perfect end.
The attendance rate of the Lombardy Cup is not high, but all those who buy tickets to watch this ice show are veteran ice fans. In addition to throwing dolls to their favorite players, they often prepare some roses for other players.
Accompanied by applause, roses wrapped in plastic paper fell onto the ice rink like raindrops.
For ice fans who only pay attention to the adult group, Lu You and Xie Yunjun are unfamiliar. Their only impression of the combination You Lu & Yunjun Xie is that they are the last group named in the ice show.
After hearing that they were newcomers who had just been promoted from the youth group, ice fans didn't even have high expectations for this show.
But what did they see? In the short program with only seven technical moves, they saw high-difficulty configurations such as 3F and 3FTh, and in the remaining five graded moves, they all got a grade of four!
This was a near-perfect short program without any mistakes!
Lu You picked up a rose and waved it to express his gratitude towards the first blond-haired, blue-eyed boy who threw the flower onto the ice rink. Xie Yunjun took the big bunch of flowers and dolls handed over by the ice boy with one hand, put his arm around Lu You's shoulder with the other, and slowly slid out of the barrier.
Joyce's friend watched the Chinese girl still hugging her male partner's waist after the show ended, and whistled at Joyce who was the first to stand up and throw flowers.
"Joyce, it looks like I have a boyfriend."
"Congratulations, you just fell in love and you're broken up."
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