◎It seems like I can turn to the end of the world◎
Tang Yi looked up at the crowd of people who were talking. They received the warning in his eyes and quickly shut up. Then Tang Yi slid to Ji Tiantian's side and twisted with her.
He could switch his sliding feet to suit her habits and slow down the twisting speed, but he could not help her overcome the difficulties that only she would face.
Ji Tiantian lost her balance again and fell on the ice. Maybe she fell a little hard, Tang Yi held out his hand to her, and she took a long time to hold Tang Yi's hand and stand up.
"I'm fine." Ji Tiantian faced Tang Yi's questioning eyes, took a breath and waved her hand, "Let me rest for a while."
Coach Ma stood by and watched anxiously. Now she was just a bystander and could not interfere with Xu Chi's training of Ji Tiantian. She could only worry about Ji Tiantian in her heart.
It is true that you become stronger when facing stronger opponents, and it is also true that the stronger you are, the more difficulties you will face.
"Tang Yi!" Xu Chi, who was standing on the edge of the ice, waved to Tang Yi, and Tang Yi slid over.
"You should stop here today and find a gym to do strength training." Xu Chi patted Tang Yi's neck. "Tiantian might feel stressed if you are here. Let her train on her own."
Tang Yi looked at Ji Tiantian on the ice. Ji Tiantian was looking at the ice and did not receive his gaze.
Tang Yi nodded to Xu Chi, then changed his shoes and left.
Then Xu Chi called Ji Tiantian over and said, "Tang Yi has left first, you should practice by yourself, slowly, and think about the key points I told you. Don't be anxious." Then he repeated the key points of the movements to Ji Tiantian.
After listening to the coach's words, Ji Tiantian turned around and skated towards the center of the ice again.
She suddenly felt her heart ached and tears fell down.
She was like pounding on a door that didn't move. She tried her best, but there was no response.
She had done everything she should have done, so why was the door unwilling to open for her?
She sniffed, wiped away her tears, and smiled to herself. She was no longer a child, and she should know better than anyone that tears were useless. They could not alleviate pain, nor reduce difficulties.
"Coach Ma, Ji Tiantian hasn't made any progress in the past few days. This won't work. It will only be a waste of time." A city team member with side bangs who was watching Ji Tiantian turned around and pulled Coach Ma beside him. He couldn't help but raise his voice because he was too anxious. "Why don't you talk to Coach Xu for me and let Tang Yi and I give it a try? I will definitely perform better than Ji Tiantian!"
"Tang Yi chose Ji Tiantian." Coach Ma said after pondering for a moment.
"So what? Who hasn't made mistakes?" Side Bangs couldn't help but increase his voice, "No means no!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Tiantian fell onto the ice again with a snap.
"I told you!" The man with side bangs couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, with a hint of pride in his eyes that everything was as expected.
Ji Tiantian lay on the ice and got up after a while. Then she heard a burst of discussion coming from the side.
A tall girl walked into the ice rink and started chatting with Xu Chi. The two of them looked at Ji Tiantian from time to time, as if they were talking about her.
Ji Tiantian suddenly felt that the tall girl looked familiar and took a closer look at her.
"It's Qian Xiyue!" Slanted Liuhai exclaimed. Ji Tiantian heard it and was stunned.
Qian Xiyue actually came here?
While Ji Tiantian was in a daze, Qian Xiyue had already put on her familiar seven-star skates and skated over smoothly. Qian Xiyue was about 1.7 meters tall, with cool and elegant features. Perhaps because she had grown up, the petite Ji Tiantian looked like a little girl in front of her.
Qian Xiyue stood in front of Ji Tiantian and looked at her, and Ji Tiantian also looked at Qian Xiyue.
Qian Xiyue was once the strongest reserve player in the women's singles, but she failed to grow and her performance plummeted. Later, she was arranged by the national team leader to become Tang Yi's dance partner. Later, she retired in a hurry because she could not adapt to ice dancing. Whether in her previous life or in this life, she is a controversial figure in the ice arena.
"He obviously has the talent, so why did he retire? Is it because he can't bear the hardship? Isn't it all wasted on the taxes we pay to support the athletes?" There are always some people in the figure skating forum who speak harshly and rudely.
"An athlete must be the most uncomfortable if she can't get good results. As long as there is room for improvement, she will definitely try her best. She left because she knew that continuing would only waste more people's efforts!" Whether in the previous life or this life, Ji Tiantian could not help but reply and refute these extreme remarks.
Although Ji Tiantian had never met Qian Xiyue before and didn't know what this former top female singles reserve player was like, she couldn't help but speak for Qian Xiyue. In a corner of her heart, she felt that they had the same idea. She knew the pain and despair she was facing.
Is there a door in front of you that you can’t open no matter how hard you try?
"Qian Xiyue, why are you here?" Coach Ma skated over and asked enthusiastically. The domestic ice hockey world is so small that most players and coaches have met each other several times.
"I happened to be on vacation nearby, and I heard that Old Xu and Brother Yi were both here, so I came to see them." Qian Xiyue smiled at Coach Ma and turned his gaze to Ji Tiantian.
"This is Tang Yi's new partner, Ji Tiantian." Coach Ma introduced immediately.
"Yes, I heard from Old Xu."
Ji Tiantian was still in a trance when Qian Xiyue pinched her chin. Ji Tiantian was still very petite now, and she looked a little helpless in front of Qian Xiyue, who had a queen-like figure. She subconsciously shook her hands, like a little swan flapping its wings.
Qian Xiyue nodded with satisfaction: "She's good-looking and has a good figure. Brother Yi has good taste."
Ji Tiantian: “?”
"I haven't skated for a while, so I'm a little rusty." Qian Xiyue stepped around Ji Tiantian and moved her joints to warm up. "I saw your twist just now. Do you need my advice?"
"Yes, Tiantian, Qian Xiyue's twist step is very good. See if you can have new insights through communication!" Xu Chi said while standing not far away.
Xu Chi has always taught children like Tang Yi who are either starting from scratch or those who have already learned twisting elsewhere. He couldn't find a solution to the problem Ji Tiantian encountered, so he looked to Qian Xiyue to see if he could give him some inspiration.
Ji Tiantian was stunned for a moment, and looked at Qian Xiyue with some disbelief, "You... are willing to guide me?"
"Yeah. I don't have anything to do anyway." Qian Xiyue nodded slowly, "Why don't you learn some single skating jumps from me first?"
"jump?"
Qian Xiyue said nothing more, and stepped on the ice directly, speeding up and then doing a smooth one-loop Lutz jump.
This jump is common in single skating, but good skaters usually try the triple jump. For Qian Xiyue in her prime, the triple jump was not a problem. Now it is not possible, but the single jump is more than enough. She is very high above the ice and spins in the air, looking stable and light.
"Have you ever practiced waltz before?" Qian Xiyue asked Ji Tiantian.
"Yes, I can dance." Ji Tiantian nodded. Waltz is a common jumping action in ice dancing, which is a jump with a 180-degree turn.
"It just so happens that the waltz is the middle move of the one-loop jump. You can try to upgrade it." Qian Xiyue performed three one-loop jumps in a row to demonstrate to Ji Tiantian.
The difficulty of the one-step dance is not high, and Ji Tiantian can handle it with the ice skates she wears.
Ji Tiantian recalled Qian Xiyue's agile posture, slid faster, jumped, and straightened her body in the air. Because of the well-developed leg muscles trained by waltz jumps and ballet, Ji Tiantian successfully completed a round jump after falling once.
“In my opinion, the feeling of twisting is more like jumping than spinning on the spot.” Qian Xiyue did a few twists and then shared her experience with Ji Tiantian. “Your focus should not be on whether you can maintain the rotation, but on maintaining the axis. When jumping, the body will move naturally. If the axis is maintained well, you are halfway to success. You completed the jump well. Try to bring this feeling to the twist step. I think you are trying too hard. In fact, you only need to maintain the axis. I used to switch from women's singles to ice dance... and I was always trying too hard.” Qian Xiyue gave Ji Tiantian an encouraging smile.
"Okay, thank you, I'll try it." Ji Tiantian took a deep breath, stopped on the ice, and prepared to twist.
She closed her eyes, recalled Qian Xiyue's light and smooth movements just now, and began to take twisting steps forward.
She lifted her floating feet and glided forward, twisting.
Don't push too hard, just keep the axis.
It's okay, relax.
The skater's muscle memory, which has been formed unconsciously on the ice, will carry the body forward.
Ji Tiantian completed three twists almost in one go. This time, she did not fall down again.
She continued to twist forward with her changing sliding feet.
She already had a good dancing foundation, so when she was spinning, she would naturally tighten her upper body and keep her head down to maintain an elegant and effortless dancing posture, and she didn't need the coach to teach her any more.
Once she overcomes the initial difficulties, once she knocks on the door that has been closed, light will flow on her.
Finally, the door opened.
Her figure became dazzling on the ice.
Ji Tiantian spun quickly and smoothly on the ice, spinning forward in circles like a top, as if she could spin to the end of the world.
“Very good, Ji Tiantian!” Qian Xiyue quickly skated to Ji Tiantian’s side and shouted to her, “Let’s do it together now. I’ll match your speed and trajectory. First slide your left foot clockwise, then slide your right foot counterclockwise, then clockwise again… until you can’t skate anymore, and then we’ll do a synchronized twist!”
"Yeah!" Ji Tiantian nodded vigorously.
Then the two girls began to twirl together on the ice. Their movements gradually became coordinated, like twin lotus flowers blooming on the ice, tenacious and beautiful.
Behind them, an extremely clear and smooth sliding track was left.
There was no music, no fancy clothes, but they were still breathtakingly beautiful, attracting everyone's attention.
Tang Yi walked a short distance and then turned back. He stood at the entrance of the ice rink, silently watching the two figures on the ice.
Xu Chi and Coach Ma also watched silently. Twisting is actually not easy. Many professional skaters who have been skating since childhood need at least 2 months to master the triple twist.
And Ji Tiantian quickly mastered it.
Coach Ma sniffed and felt his eyes getting hot for some reason.
"Ice dancing is really beautiful." Someone nearby exclaimed.
Coach Ma couldn't help but curl his eyes, which were glistening with tears, and smiled.
"Yeah, it's really beautiful."
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