The next day, the Asago Stadium was still packed with people.
This year, the Milan team competition only has package tickets for sale. The audience can freely choose to buy short program packages or free skating packages. They can watch four games by paying once. Therefore, even if the popularity is not as good as the men's and women's singles doubles events, the attendance rate is still considerable.
At nine o'clock, the ticket office opened and the audience entered one after another.
Xu Xinyi was holding a bunny doll, and sighed as she watched the long queue of people line up. "It's a pity that I didn't get a ticket for the A-level seats, otherwise I could have gone through the VIP channel. Then, when there were fewer people, I might have been able to see the contestants coming out for some fresh air from a distance."
Her friend asked in confusion: "Aren't you and Lu You and Xie Yunjun high school classmates? Didn't you contact each other before coming here?"
Xu Xinyi nodded, then shook her head: "I definitely can't disturb them before the game. Besides, to be honest, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
After the college entrance examination, I went to Wujiaochang to study biological sciences. In my junior year, I came to the Polytechnic University of Milan as an exchange student. Although I had a good relationship with Lu You and Xie Yunjun in high school, the two were busy balancing training and studies. She was also a biological science student with a heavy course load. The three of them were the type who could not spare time to attend class reunions.
If this year's Winter Olympics had not been held in Milan, Xu Xinyi probably would not have had time to watch the games in person.
"I'll just sit in the audience and cheer for them." Xu Xinyi clasped her hands together and prayed sincerely, "I hope you can win the gold medal this year and complete the Grand Slam of your career."
The admission team moved forward slowly. It was half an hour later when Xu Xinyi and her friends entered the venue. She looked around and finally found the Rabbit Village cheering team in the East C area.
Compared with the last Winter Olympics held at home, there are far fewer Chinese ice hockey fans at this year's Milan Winter Olympics. After all, not everyone can afford the financial cost of traveling across states to watch the games. However, many Europeans holding posters of Lu You and Xie Yunjun can be seen on the scene.
As figure skaters with eight-figure annual incomes, Lu You and Xie Yunjun's popularity in the world is unquestionable. Many ice fans who only follow men's and women's single skating are also willing to hold up their posters today to cheer for the two.
The Italian uncle sitting next to the Rabbit Village cheering group scratched his head and looked at Xu Xinyi in front of him: "You want to exchange your North C zone ticket for this seat with me? Are you sure?"
The referee's seat for this competition was arranged in the due north, and many of the contestants' actions were displayed towards that direction. Those who chose the front seats in the north area while scrambling for tickets were the luckiest of the lucky ones. No wonder the Italian uncle had an expression of "what kind of new scam is this?"
Xu Xinyi pointed at the national flag in her hand and then at the Rabbit Village cheering group: "I am a Chinese student studying abroad. I want to cheer for the Chinese team with my compatriots."
The Italian uncle suddenly realized what was going on and stood up happily. Before leaving, he gave Xu Xinyi a thumbs up and said, "Your Chinese team is very strong this year. I wish your Olympic athletes good results."
Xu Xinyi smiled and said in Italian: "Grazie (Thank you)."
The second day of the team competition is the pairs skating and ice dancing competitions. According to the world rankings, Lu You and Xie Yunjun will be the last to appear.
Haruna Anjo and Kentaro Yoshioka were reserved in the team competition, getting several double-level gradings and finally obtaining a short program score of 80.17. Apolova and Biman who came on later gave a high score of 80.64, adding fuel to the fire of the big goose's gold medal race.
"Without the ability to do quadruple jumps, the scores for pairs skating are now heading towards 80 points," Bayekov, who was sitting in the audience, touched his chin. "If they can add the 3ATh throw, they can surpass Hagiana's short program score."
Olivia Li leaned gently in her husband's arms, playing with her fingertips: "Don't worry, your assumption will soon come true, because "Poseidon" is the most satisfying program I have edited in these years. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is perfect."
"Their skating and body movements are unique in pair skating, and from what I know about them, these two kids will definitely go all out in the team competition."
Micha stared at the ice surface intently, and when the broadcast sounded, he stretched out his chubby little hand and made a gesture of silence to his mother.
"Shh, Poseidon is about to take the stage."
At the baffle, Lu You and Xie Yunjun stood together, both of them beating their thighs to wake up their muscles and using breathing techniques to adjust their moods.
"——Representative of China, You Lu/Yunjun Xie!"
Although the announcer tried very hard to pronounce Lu You's name correctly, he did not understand the Chinese pinyin culture and after looking at it for a long time, he finally pronounced the word "酉" as the sound of the English word "你".
Fortunately, Lu You was already used to having her name changed in international competitions. She waved to the audience, stepped onto the ice and entered the arena. She spun the skates lightly under her feet, nodded and half-knelt in salute.
After the camera zoomed in to give a few close-ups of two blue figures on the ice, the audience who thought they had calmed down in the face of the Lu and Xie duo's good looks became uneasy again.
No matter how many times you see it, Poseidon's costume is always so beautiful that it leaves you speechless. Compared to the leaked photos from Heleshi, Lu You and Xie Yunjun made some adjustments to the styling today.
Lu You's black hair was still tied up, and a slender silver chain with pearls and jade was adorned on her head. The teardrop-shaped pearl at the end fell right on the girl's forehead, contrasting with the mica sequins under her eyes.
Xie Yunjun's hair was pulled back and fixed with hairspray, and a pattern of Poseidon's trident was drawn between her eyebrows with gold powder.
Lu You lowered her eyes, stroked Xie Yunjun's hand on her waist, and leaned lightly in her male companion's arms.
At this time, Guan Lin's voice sounded: "There are mermaids in the South China Sea, living in water like fish, crying and turning their tears into pearls. Next, Lu You and Xie Yunjun, who hold three world records, will present their short program - "God of the Sea."
As the yangqin played, the sound of rolling waves was heard. Lu You was held horizontally by Xie Yunjun around the waist. The girl turned over nimbly, stretched her arms toward the sky with her back supported, and looked into the distance.
A skilled performer can draw everyone into the story with just one move; Lu You and Xie Yunjun have this ability.
Everyone present seemed to have seen this scene - the mermaid on the reef slowly opened her eyes and looked towards the horizon where the sea and sky merged into one. There, an ocean-going ship loaded with cargo was hoisting its sails and sailing through the waves.
The crisp sound of tapping the ice rang out in the competition arena. Lu You and Xie Yunjun performed a pair of triple lutzes at the beginning, um... still with their hands raised. After a year and a half, ice fans finally saw the Lu-Xie combination's iconic hand-raised single jump again.
Previously, at Bayekov's suggestion, Lu You practiced the basic skills of stabilizing the axis for a year and a half. During this period, she did not try to adjust the axis by raising her hands to jump.
Although this method can greatly improve the success rate and GOE, it is actually a cheating technique. It will lead to a certain degree of weakness in the basic skills of jumping. Once you stop raising your hands, the jump will fall straight down.
Since he didn't want to form this kind of dependence, Lu You forced himself to change the habit of raising his hands. As for now, there are five types of triple axels, no matter whether it is putting hands on hips, holding head or making a V-sign on top of the head, there is nothing that Lu You can't do, as long as the coach can't think of it.
Lu You had many fantastic ideas since he was a child. After they started dating, even Xie Yunjun's painting style would occasionally go astray. Xue Chengze had personally seen this young man with a beautiful face pinching his nose and dancing 3Lz.
Being so adept at this, it would be no problem for them to earn GOE just by raising their hands.
The second move they performed was a triple twist. Lu You and Xie Yunjun were famous for their fast skating speed, so they were particularly decisive when doing the twists. In less than two seconds, Lu You had already landed on the ice.
The mermaid swung her tail and broke through the water, splashing sparkling water.
The mermaid girl overheard the humans' conversation and learned that they wanted to explore whether there were other continents in the ocean, but they accidentally lost their way in the storm.
What is on the other side of the sea? The world is vast, and there is another vast oasis over there, where people living have different eyes, hair color and skin, a brand new civilization.
Spiral lines, connecting steps, Lu You and Xie Yunjun used the symbol of level four to fulfill their promise of giving their all.
Italian commentator: "Four sets of wrist presses, splits in the air with legs hugged - by the way, the fin design on their Kosten this year is really beautiful."
Lu You, who had been put down, spun lightly with his ice skates, slid around Xie Yunjun, and then reached out to touch Xie Yunjun's face.
"Lord Poseidon, can I lead the way for them?"
The innocent and naive mermaid girl swam around the sea god. During the joint rotation, their right ice skates hooked together. The gauze on their clothes fluttered during the rotation. Ito Yuri looked at her work and showed a satisfied smile.
This is what she wanted, the feeling of Poseidon-sama and the mermaid girl.
At this point in the performance, only the last technical move was left to be completed.
Throw jump.
The Chinese duo on the field are the only pair in the world who can complete 3ATh.
When the mermaid girl led the ship, the sea god dispersed the storm, and even the waves became gentle wherever she passed.
Lu You and Xie Yunjun performed a waltz posture and then leaped forward lightly!
One lap, two laps, three and a half laps.
Beautiful Axel three and a half weeks!
At this moment, Xu Xinyi couldn't hold back any longer. She stood up, waved the national flag, and cheered for them with all her might. As she did so, more and more Chinese audiences also stood up.
One, two, and finally they come together to form a group.
The five-star red flag fluttered in every corner of the audience, weaving into the brightest color on the field. All the sons and daughters of China stood up proudly at this moment and told the world - these are their Chinese athletes!
The sound of the chimes rang out, and even the music became grand and passionate. The ship on the long journey finally found its direction and headed for the unknown continent, and the civilizations of Europe and Asia began to collide.
“Woo——”
The deep sound of the horn heralds the arrival of the ship and the arrival of victory.
After completing the short program, Lu You and Xie Yunjun looked towards their teammates and raised a finger.
First place, there is no doubt about it, even though the scores have not come out yet, everyone knows that they will be first.
As expected, when the scores came out, the 10 points that were crucial for the team competition fell into China's account. At this time, the Chinese team's points had reached 24 points.
When the ice dance rhythmic dance ended in the afternoon, everyone counted the points and found out that their Rabbit Village had miraculously ranked second.
In the camera, Zhao Zixuan bit a pen, discussed quickly with the coaches, and walked towards the staff with the free skating list.
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