Lu You didn’t know how the ice surface at the French station was, but the ice surface at the Chinese station was of the best quality.
It is said that in order to welcome the Grand Prix, the organizers of the Fog City deliberately added milk, alkali and a series of comprehensive agents into the ice when pouring it, making the legendary milk ice with just the right toughness and hardness.
During the pre-match music session, many players were already fascinated by the milky white ice rink beneath their feet. Even Zhao Zixuan, who was not very good at skating, felt that his steps were much smoother when he stood on the ice rink.
The Fog City is different from Huai City. As a northern city, Huai City seems to have been forgotten by autumn. It went from summer to winter in a flash. Before the provincial team came, Huai City had already started heating, but the temperature in the Fog City still remained around six or seven degrees above zero.
This is a very comfortable temperature for ice rink maintenance, but the provincial team can hardly stand the magical attacks of the southern winter.
At 12:30 noon, the flower planting team's bus stopped in front of the venue.
Lu You put her hands in her pockets and walked into the competition venue trembling with every step. Most of the players on the national team were from the north, so the others were not much better than her. They all rushed into the room trembling.
Only Lin Yinian, who grew up in the foggy city, was strolling leisurely in the garden.
When he got to the air-conditioned room, Lu You felt alive again. The order of the short program had been drawn yesterday. Xue Chengze held a process document and said, "The opening ceremony will be held at 3 pm. The audience will enter the venue at 2 pm. Do you remember the order of the competition?"
15:30-16:10 Ice dance rhythmic dance
16:40-17:27 Men’s singles short program
18:00-18:47 Women’s singles short program
19:20-19:54 Short program for pairs
Everyone on the national team nodded and answered in unison: "Remember."
As a traditional advantage event of figure skating, pair skating is still put at the end and the highlight. It takes a long time for figure skaters to warm up. After Yi Zhu and Wu Tianrui changed their clothes, they went to the preparation room without stopping.
Not long after, the Japanese team came in, chatting and laughing.
This year, many well-known players in the youth group chose to move up a group. After the World Championships, the condition of Olympic gold medalist Aurora declined. Several young female singles players with quadruple jumps came up on the big goose side. On the men's singles side, the more well-known ones are Lin Yinian from the Flower Planting Team and Arturo from Canada.
Anjo Haruna and Yoshioka Kentaro were also promoted to the adult group this year. As Japan's precious doubles team that they had finally found, they enjoyed the same treatment as Lu You and Xie Yunjun when they were promoted to the adult group - they were assigned to two stations in the first year of their promotion.
If nothing unexpected happens, one month later, Lu You and Xie Yunjun will meet the Anji group again in the finals.
In this off-season, Italy's Margherita & Fici and Canada's Isabella & Aubrey have announced their retirement, while Jiang Ran and Yu Botao are still unsure whether they can finish the season.
Veterans are gradually leaving the stage, and are being replaced by new and vibrant faces.
Anjo Haruna was wearing a woolen coat. The little girl skipped to Lu You's side. Her self-taught Chinese pronunciation was not standard, but her pronunciation was very clear. She asked quietly, "Tori-chan, do you want some cookies?"
While Lu You was swallowing her saliva, Xie Yunjun and Yoshioka Kentaro had already skillfully taken a step forward at the same time to block the coach's sight for them.
Kentaro Yoshioka helplessly called his female companion by her nickname: "Haru, eat less, I can't even lift you up."
Kentaro Yoshioka is only 1.73 meters tall, while Haruna Anjo is about the same height as Lu You before puberty, about 1.55 meters. But looking at Kentaro Yoshioka's chest muscles and arms that cannot be hidden even by thick clothes, Lu You feels that he can easily hold on to Haruna Anjo if she gains ten pounds.
Lu You took the snacks handed to him by An Cheng Haruna, hid behind Xie Yunjun and chewed them, then stood on tiptoe and stuffed a piece into his male companion's mouth.
Xie Yunjun is not the same type as Yoshioka Kentaro. Because of his height, he looks very well-proportioned, and his muscles are not as exaggerated as Yoshioka Kentaro's. But only Lu You knows how safe it is to feel when your male partner exerts force, the power that instantly bursts out from your whole body can make people feel.
Well, it not only exudes a sense of security, but also exudes attractive hormones.
After the women's short program ended, the first group of pair skaters came on stage one after another to conduct six pre-match practices.
Lu You took off his knife sheath and handed his hand to Xie Yunjun. Just as they were about to go on stage, Xue Chengze patted Lu You on the shoulder and said, "Good job. Don't do it again next time."
Lu You: “…” Who can understand the sadness of a non-African?
After entering the court, the two did not practice jumping, but instead skated around the ice rink to confirm the position of each technical move.
The two have not yet recovered their 3ATh and twist four, so the choreography of the short program "Stray Cat" is not difficult, and even if Lu You has just recovered from his development stage, he can easily handle it.
Seeing the relaxed look on the flower-planting contestant's face, the other contestants in the first group suddenly became more nervous and practiced the various twists, throws and single jumps that would be used in the program over and over again.
As she skated past the female skater from England, Lu You's pleasant voice rang out: "Don't practice too much. If you use up all your energy in the official competition, you'll be very tired."
When Natasha turned her head, she saw only two figures holding hands and running on the ice. The hem of Lu You's sapphire blue skirt curled up and gently rubbed against the back of Xie Yunjun's hand, with an indescribable intimacy.
They kindly remind their opponents and are confident but not arrogant.
Natasha knew that the Chinese female athlete was struggling with the dreaded growth stagnation, and she was afraid that after she grew taller, she would lose all those difficult moves that had amazed the world.
But she still loves to smile like a little sun, and her body is surrounded by a warm and bright atmosphere.
At this moment, Natasha suddenly understood why this pair of Chinese players frequently appeared on Twitter and Instagram of major celebrity players. It is really hard not to like such positive girls who always spread positive energy.
Ten minutes later.
"On the ice, from China, Lu You&Xie Yunjun."
It’s still that familiar announcement.
The voice of CCTV's official commentator Tang Baifeng rang out: "Now on the field is the familiar Lu Xie combination. They were the bronze medalists in the last Olympics and won the Dennis Tan Memorial Tournament not long ago. Although they have only been in the adult group for a year, they already have a lot of experience."
"They are on the court, the Empire Twins who stood on the Olympic podium in the year they were promoted, a young combination of 17 and 18 years old." At the same time, commentators from other countries also became excited.
A European commentator's love for Lu You and Xie Yunjun almost overflowed the screen: "This age is very young for pair skaters. They are the future of Chinese pair skating, and perhaps the future of world pair skating."
"God, Lu has completely changed her style this season. It seems that the little princess who loves fairy tales has grown up." The European commentator said with a smile.
Ice fans all over the world know that every year the LX group always selects a song with a dreamy fairy-tale style.
Whether it is "Sky Walk" or "Beauty and the Beast", the innocence and beauty they show can always touch the softness deep in people's hearts. Even the judges are particularly fond of their style.
In the most difficult development season, they actually gave up the convenience brought by impression points and chose a country rock song instead.
Lu You's coat this year is a deep V open-back design. As figure skaters train on the ice rink all year round, their fair backs are matched with beautiful butterfly bones. The spine line presents a smooth groove, which disappears into the sapphire blue skirt. I wonder how many female stars secretly envy such a graceful back curve.
Xie Yunjun also changed into a V-neck coat, but men's coats are usually simple. His V was opened on the chest, and the neck and lapel were simply decorated with a circle of sapphire blue fabric.
The makeup design for the new season's SP "A Stray Cat" was done by Kosteng from the Capital Institute of Fashion Technology, and the North American ice dance queen Selena helped to modify the makeup. It has to be said that Selena captured the essence of the cat girl very well.
When Lu You raised the corner of his eyes, the ice fans at the scene seemed to really see a little stray cat raising its paw elegantly, inadvertently revealing its sexy and charming side.
The drums and electric guitar play together to create a dynamic beat.
Lu You raised his chin slightly, put his hands on his waist, twisted his shoulders, and glanced lightly with the corners of his eyes. The ice fans and referees in the audience immediately felt as if their hearts were scratched by a kitten.
Selena, who was sitting backstage watching the live broadcast, curled her red lips slightly and nodded with satisfaction at the effect.
"The black and orange stray cat was sitting on the fence."
When the lyrics came out, Lu You patted himself lightly on the shoulder, then did a crab step with Xie Yunjun, and then used the inner edge of the skates to hook inward and entered the first jump of the short program.
This is a Salchow triple week, which is two levels lower than their commonly used 3F.
But few people paid attention to this 3S at this time, because Lu You and Xie Yunjun did the inner edge hook very quickly. When the ice skates under their feet came sideways, their waists and hips would inevitably twist, which made it difficult for people not to notice.
As we all know, boys who practice figure skating tend to have fuller buttocks, and Xie Yunjun is the typical skater with broad shoulders and narrow waist. In such movements, his superior waistline makes his waist and hip lines more beautiful.
Although they are used to seeing the peach buttocks and heart-shaped buttocks of various male contestants, several female contestants, including Yumi Oe, still started coughing frantically. If you listen carefully, you may even find that some male contestants are also clearing their throats to take advantage of the situation.
For an excellent athlete, he will have a lot of good-looking muscles on his body, but he will never deliberately build a muscle just because it looks good.
The gluteus maximus is very powerful. When there are large movements that require full coordination, the gluteal muscles need to be used. Not only jumping, but also rotation and basic steps rely heavily on the waist, hip and leg muscles for braking.
Peach buttocks and heart-shaped buttocks are pleasing to the eye, but they are definitely not created to look good.
This is born for figure skating, and is earned by the athletes day by day and with every drop of sweat. Such beauty will not be superficial, but will be integrated into one difficult move after another, radiating from the inside out.
"I walk with my tail up."
"I walk with my head held high. I am a cat fanatic."
There was another crisp sound of ice being tapped.
3FTh.
Lu You's height obviously affected not only her single jump, but even though Xie Yunjun had adjusted the direction and angle of force, because she had not practiced for long enough, the throw jump still went crooked in the air and was obviously doomed to fail.
Even the European referee who was commentating the game couldn't help but scream, but Tang Baifeng was as steady as an old dog.
Sure enough, Lu You stretched out his legs and stretched out his legs, controlling the jump steadily.
Tang Baifeng, who had been in hiding, finally spoke calmly: "Excellent ice control ability."
Fortunately, the European commentator couldn't hear it, otherwise he would definitely punch Tang Baifeng.
You are so calm that I seem like a fool who has never seen the world.
After successfully saving a jump jump, Lu You completed the following movements. After an off-season, her figure had become taller and her curves had become more graceful. People discovered that this little princess who loved fairy tales and the knight who always stood by her side had become a better match.
At her coming-of-age ball, the princess danced a tango with her beloved knight, and when they revealed their sexy sides, they easily charmed all the spectators in the castle.
It may not be right to describe this show as charming and sexy, but it is indeed a seductive performance.
It is not sexiness that makes people desire, but self-confidence that confuses people's hearts. When the wind blows up the corners of their clothes, it is just like the lyrics say -
You are such an unruly young man, you stray cat who flirts with other girls.
I don't know when it started, but the audience at the scene has spontaneously started beating the rhythm for them. The audience is impressed by their carefree and relaxed appearance. This is a manifestation of their enthusiasm, but it may also disrupt the rhythm of the contestants themselves.
However, Lu You and Xie Yunjun on the field were not affected by the audience's rhythm at all. They kept their skating speed within a controllable range. The two of them turned in unison, like two light kittens taking off.
Butterfly jumps into swallow pose!
They completed a set of double synchronized rotations that were rated level 4 by the referee, and the triple twist and lift they completed before that were also level 4.
Even without difficult moves like the quad twist and 3ATh, the quality of their moves alone can ensure that their scores will not drop drastically. This is the confidence of world-class athletes and the source of their self-confidence.
Finally, the short program "Stray Cat" ends with an outer spiral.
Meow~
Accompanied by a cat's meow in the music, Lu You stood up in a spiral line, pulled Xie Yunjun's collar, turned around and looked back at the audience, and just like at the beginning, he reached out and touched the corners of his eyes.
Like a cat walking in the dark, shaking its white and pink ears, and gently curling up its long tail, sweeping across everyone's heart.
Xie Yunjun lowered his eyes and ran his fingertips along her waist, as if to confirm whether there really was an alluring tail there.
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