The winter vacation for Huai City High School will last from the beginning of January to the middle of the next month. During this period, Lu You and Xie Yunjun, who started the four-twist training, became frequent visitors to the physical therapy room. Even their winter vacation homework was written accompanied by the tingling sensation of electroacupuncture and Xu Yangbing's massage.
After actually entering into the actual combat training of the Nian-Si, the two realized that the difficulties Nie Hanhan mentioned before were just the tip of the iceberg.
Moving from three weeks to four weeks is not as simple as just making one more turn.
Lu You first carried out aerial rotation training for half a month with auxiliary equipment under the guidance of Nie Hanhan, while Xie Yunjun was trained by Han Feiyang to strengthen his core strength so that he could throw the ball to a sufficient height when twisting.
"Twist in the air, do five sets of ten first."
"Tighten your body, use your hip and leg muscles, and try to reduce resistance so that the speed can keep up."
In the sling training room, Lu You and Xie Yunjun conducted simulated twist training with the assistance of three coaches.
The coach in charge of the sling protection was someone Jiang Yang had specially borrowed from the weightlifting team next door. He was muscular, and it was very easy for him to hold up Lu You, who weighed only 45kg.
"We can start now."
At Nie Hanhan's command, Lu You turned her back to Xie Yunjun, tapped the ground with her toes, and waited for the young man to throw her up. When she reached the highest point and was about to descend, the protective measures on her waist began to exert force, assisting her to rotate at high speed while hanging in the air.
Nie Hanhan tapped the writing board and reminded seriously: "Youyou, the split legs before you started the spin were not obvious. If you meet a referee who wants to catch you, it is entirely possible that he will not count you in the grading. Spread your legs a little further and do another set."
Lu You endured the dizziness after the rotation and said with a bitter face: "But if I spend too much time on splitting my legs, I won't have enough time to rotate in the air, and it will be easy to deviate from the axis. I feel like I need to hold on to Xie Yunjun's shoulders when I am caught."
In pair skating, if any part of the female partner's upper limbs, except the waist, touches the male partner before being caught, she will lose grade.
"Then why doesn't your one-handed tano stance axis get crooked?"
Lu You scratched his face and said, "Maybe I'm just used to raising my hands. Actually, it's not impossible to raise both hands..."
Nie Hanhan had three black lines on her head, muttering: "Sister Ranran and I both think that twisting and raising hands is more difficult than splitting legs, why is it the other way around for you..."
After she finished speaking, she thought of the 3S+2T+2T combo jump that Lu You and Xie Yunjun performed, which was like a piece of cake, by switching between one and two hands. She suddenly felt that it was not surprising for this to happen to Lu You.
Han Feiyang said: "Since Youyou thinks raising your hands is easier, then give up the split legs and practice raising your hands. In short, the goal of reaching the next level will be fine."
According to the current scoring system, the BV of the level 4 triple twist (3Tw4) is 6 points. If Lu You and Xie Yunjun do not make mistakes, the GOE can generally get about two points. In other words, the value of a 3Tw4 to Lu You and Xie Yunjun is more than eight points.
Although as long as the quadruple twist is completed, the BV can be 0.4 points higher than the triple twist even without any grading, the lack of grading also means that the GOE is not high. If the GOE is really counted, only the quadruple twist with a grade of level two or above will be more cost-effective than the full-level triple twist.
However, the second level twist four will only be about one point higher than the full level twist three.
The saying “If you practice the quad twist well, you’ll have a chance to stand on the podium” does not mean that you just need to be able to spin four times in the air.
There are a total of 19 teams of athletes participating in the pairs skating at this year's Winter Olympics. They are divided into six groups, with three teams in each group and four teams in the last group. Based on Lu You and Xie Yunjun's current points, if they want to be at the tail end of the second-to-last group in the short program, they will have to perform well in the Four Continents Championships before the Olympics.
The Winter Olympics uses world points to determine the order of appearance, which means that the later the groups are, the stronger they are, and accordingly, the judges will give higher scores.
Therefore, if you want to make up for the difference in points caused by grouping, then this twist four needs to be graded at least three levels.
Under the guidance of his coach, Lu did several more twists and was sweating profusely when he was untied from the wire-like equipment.
Her feet were shaking as she stepped on the anti-fall cushion, and the girl's lips and face were pale. Because the salivary glands in her mouth were constantly secreting acid, she had to swallow continuously.
Seeing this, Nie Hanhan handed over a black plastic bag at the right time: "Do you want to vomit?"
Lu You took it and said, "Yes."
After the girl finished speaking, she skillfully hung the bag over her ear, squatted down and began to dry heave: "——Hehe."
Nie Hanhan took out a bottle of electrolyte drink from the box next to her and coaxed her softly, "Youyou, open your mouth. You need to replenish fluids in time after exercise."
Lu You thought about the sweet and salty taste of the electrolyte drink and suddenly heaved loudly again.
Xie Yunjun half-knelt beside her, patted her back gently, and took out a green tangerine that he had prepared long ago from his pocket, peeled it and passed it to Lu You's nose: "Smell this."
The refreshing and bitter smell of orange peel reached his brain, and Lu You took a deep breath in comfort.
"It's normal to feel dizzy at the beginning of training. Be good, you won't feel dizzy when you get used to it," Nie Hanhan touched Lu You's head, "You see, our training has been very effective in the past half month."
Nie Hanhan took out a notebook and flipped through the training records. "Now with the assistance of the equipment, your average rotation speed per second has increased from 1.5 to 2.5."
- Of course, this is just the data that Nie Hanhan observed with the naked eye by slowing down the video, and when he leaves the auxiliary equipment, Lu You's rotation speed on the ice will definitely drop significantly.
"Xiaojun has achieved some results in his core strength training. Let's go on the ice for some practical training in the afternoon," Han Feiyang planned.
Lu You held Xie Yunjun's wrist, leaned over to smell the orange peel to relieve his physiological nausea. His head was dizzy and he made two "hmm" sounds, and he didn't hear clearly what the coach said.
Because the two children were in the training team all day during the winter vacation, Lu Tingsong simply set up two small beds side by side in his office so that Lu You and Xie Yunjun could come over for a nap at noon.
After returning, Lu You didn't even eat. He went into Lu Tingsong's office and fell asleep.
Xie Yunjun picked up a small blanket and covered her with it. Then he sat on the edge of the bed and took his female companion's hand to pinch the acupoint of her thumb.
Because he lifts weights in his daily strength training, Lu You has thin calluses on his hands from the training equipment.
Xie Yunjun pressed gently and slowly. Lu You hummed comfortably in his sleep, turned over, and placed Xie Yunjun's hand under his head.
Lu Tingsong gently pushed the door open a crack and walked in quietly.
"Xiaojun, come quickly."
The uncle opened his down jacket and took out two lunch boxes from his arms: "I guessed that you didn't eat because you were with Youyou. Today, the cafeteria has your favorite stir-fried shrimp, pickled mullet and vinegar-fried cabbage. I packed some for you..."
"Oh, there's one more thing."
After Lu Tingsong finished reading the names of the dishes, he took out a still-hot barbecued pork crisp wrapped in oil paper from his pocket and stuffed it into the boy's pocket: "Ding'an black pork barbecued pork, I bought it outside, it's for you, don't let Lu You see it."
Otherwise, this kid would complain tearfully about her uncle not giving her food.
A smile filled Xie Yunjun's beautiful eyes. He said "hmm" and took a bite of the barbecued pork.
When Lu You woke up, snowflakes began to fall outside the window. Lu Tingsong was sitting at his desk with a document open on the computer screen. It was the training plan for Jiang Shi and Chi Hui.
After waking up, Lu You felt fully recovered and refreshed. He even felt that he could do ten more sets of twists.
She looked at the other empty bed and tied her messy hair into a ponytail: "Uncle, where is my boyfriend? He was next to me before I went to sleep. Where is such a handsome boyfriend?"
"You're looking for someone right after you wake up. Your male companion won't get lost," Lu Tingsong muttered as he typed on the keyboard. "Xiaojun is going to practice strength training. You eat that salad first and come over too."
Lu You said "Oh".
After picking up a leaf, Lu You moved his nose and wondered, "There's a suspicious aroma in the air. Did you guys eat something delicious without telling me?"
Lu Tingsong smiled: "That's impossible, you must have smelled it wrong."
"Okay," Lu You didn't doubt him. She nibbled on the leaves and dug out a few pieces of chicken breast and hand-torn crab sticks from under the salad. She cheered, "I knew my uncle loved me the most! He always thought of me when he had something delicious!"
Lu Tingsong laughed guiltily twice, then continued typing the plan.
Lu You quickly finished a box of salad. She walked around the office to digest the food, then washed her face with cold water, opened the drawer and took out a roll of sports bandage.
She put elastic bandages on her ankles, knees and other easily injured parts, moved her joints, and then wrapped the bandages around her wrists and elbows a few times.
Lu Tingsong stopped what he was doing and asked: "What's wrong with your hand?"
Lu You shook his wrist: "I stretched it a little when I was practicing the spiral line last time, and it's a little sore."
"After training, ask Lao Xu to give you a massage," Lu Tingsong instructed. "Don't underestimate the importance of legs for figure skaters. For pair skaters like you, shoulder and elbow health should also be taken seriously. Twists, lifts, and spirals all rely on the hands."
"I know."
Lu You picked up his sports bag and ice skates, waved goodbye and went out. January was the time when Jianglin Province snowed the most. The cold wind blew the snowflakes, and Lu You, who had just come out of the greenhouse, shivered.
The girl, who wrapped herself up like a bear, stomped her feet and walked towards the training hall, stepping deep and shallow on the snow.
The provincial team's figure skating hall was divided into a warm-up area and an ice rink, separated by a transparent glass door. When Lu You arrived, Xie Yunjun was doing sit-ups in the warm-up area following the rhythm of Han Feiyang's whistle.
On the ice rink, several girls gathered together, holding onto the backboard with excitement on their faces.
The provincial team's ice rink is open to the public on weekends, and many ice sports enthusiasts in Huai City also come to the provincial team to find coaches and take interest classes.
Some people start learning this sport under the influence of their favorite athletes, while others simply do it because they were born in the north and have nothing to do on weekends and ask friends to come and skate.
This group of girls clearly belong to the latter.
Lu You followed their line of sight and saw the young man lying on the abdominal board with his head in his hands. His skin was as smooth as jade, and the black hair on his forehead was soaked with sweat. The hem of his sports short-sleeved shirt moved as he lay down, revealing his tight and strong abdominal muscles half-hidden and half-visible.
"So handsome," one girl stuttered, "He has a nice face and a nice figure..."
Lu You mixed in: "Yeah, yeah, I also think that whoever becomes his female companion will be so happy!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the boy turned his head and looked over here, as if by telepathy.
Click.
The girl who just spoke dropped her cup on the ground.
Faced with this male companion who was flirting without realizing it, Lu You could only take two steps at a time, run over, jump on Xie Yunjun, and hug his neck.
Xie Yunjun held the girl's butt and brushed the snow off her hat: "What are you talking about?"
Lu You: "They praised you for being handsome."
Xie Yunjun said, "Hmm," and then, "What about you?"
Lu You tilted his head and thought for a moment: "I will praise you for being handsome together with them."
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