◎You guys are...skiing at Swan Lake?◎
"This year's national championships are incredible. The first two groups were so impressive."
“It’s completely different from the past.”
"Yeah, I don't know what the next game will be like. I'm really looking forward to it."
There was a lot of discussion and appreciative applause from the audience.
Ji Tiantian stared at the ice silently. After getting the points, she was no longer as nervous as before the game, and her heart was at ease. But she really couldn't take it lightly, because Lin Aili's summer and autumn group was really strong.
Because of what happened between Xia Qiu and Coach Ma, Ji Tiantian didn't really want to lose. A burning fire of war burned in her chest. Free dance, must work hard.
After Lin Xia's group, other youth groups started to compete. Although everyone was looking forward to it, it was a pity that the youth group players who came on the court later were not at the same level as the first two pairs.
In order to get the basic score of level 4, the contestants will perform level 4 twists and level 4 lifts, but the quality of completion is worrying. Not to mention the rotation speed, not many can maintain the posture and synchronization when turning, and maintain the difficult posture when lifting. Even fewer can complete the pattern dance and the step sequence.
The scores of Lin Xia's group were also very different. The total score of the short dance was over 30 points, and there were many combinations with more than 20 points.
"It really seems like they are being rushed. It seems like they are preparing in a hurry." Xu Chi looked at the skaters struggling to skate on the ice and said with emotion, "At this rate, even if we make mistakes, they won't be able to take our place."
"Look at how proud you are." Jiang Lin glanced at him, "I saw that you were very anxious before the game."
"I'm proud." Xu Chi chuckled and said, "Tiantian and Tang Yi, you will definitely be able to go to a bigger arena in the future. This is just a place for them to test the waters."
Then it was the turn of the adult group. There were eight pairs in total in the adult group. Four pairs warmed up in groups and performed a five-star golden waltz in a short dance. Accompanied by beautiful three-beat dance music, a fierce competition unfolded on the ice.
The first adult pair had a pretty good speed, but when they were doing the face-to-face attitude pattern dance, they bumped into each other and fell to the ground. They fell hard and it took them a while to get up. So the footwork was interrupted, the pattern dance was interrupted, and the basic score could only be the lowest level. Because falling down will also deduct extra points.
Ji Tiantian also realized later that the National Championships had a reason for not dividing the teams into groups. There were few professional players, and even fewer top players.
After watching so many pairs of contestants, she realized more and more clearly that Lin Xia's group was indeed special. The only contestant who could maintain the upper body dance posture while maintaining the skating speed was Lin Xia.
The other contestants either had no dancing awareness or were unable to balance the two. If it weren't for the mistakes made by Lin Xia's group in the twist, the score might have been very close now.
Thinking of this, Ji Tiantian became a little nervous again. Her stomach suddenly growled, she was hungry.
Tang Yi and Chen Yusheng beside them heard Ji Tiantian's stomach growling at the same time, and almost at the same time they took out two small bags of handmade additive-free snacks and handed them to her.
One is kelp knot, the other is konjac shreds, both of which are Ji Tiantian's favorite. Ji Tiantian was stunned for a moment.
Chen Yusheng was also a little dazed. After she came to her senses, she said, "Tang Yi, you know Tiantian's preferences very well."
"I sometimes eat in front of him." Ji Tiantian whispered, and then looked to the side. The head teacher and mother were there, but they didn't look at her, but it was not good to eat snacks in public.
"Come here, both of you." Ji Tiantian pulled Tang Yi and Chen Yusheng closer, then slid down, hid in their shadow, opened the package and ate secretly.
"I have a question. If Tiantian gets fat, will it affect your free dance performance?" Chen Yusheng made a lifting motion and asked Tang Yi, "Will lifting or something like that be affected?"
"It's okay." Tang Yi lowered his eyes for a moment, turned his head, and showed a gentle smile to Ji Tiantian who was hiding in the shadows and chewing snacks desperately, "Eat slowly, and don't eat anymore after you finish."
Ji Tiantian gave him an unpleasant look.
"Tiantian and her friends are still in first place now. That's amazing." Tiantian's father Ji Ze did not notice Ji Tiantian's movements. He looked up at the performance display screen, his eyes filled with shock and pride.
When he said this, other relatives and friends all raised their heads and looked at the display screen.
After several rounds of competition, Ji Tang still ranked first in the short dance, and Lin Xia was still second. The third was a group that scored more than 30 points, and it didn't seem to pose any threat to Ji Tang.
Zhang Lilian looked at the screen with surprise in her eyes, "Now it's the adult group that's competing... which means no matter what, Tiantian is the best among her peers...?"
"You can't say that." Xu Chi paused deliberately, waiting for all the parents' attention to focus on him before he continued slowly, "Tiantian is the youngest ice dancer in the competition. She is not better than her peers, but she is better than many older kids."
"Now that we're in the adult category... there should be a lot of people who are better than her, right?"
"I don't think so. Apart from Wei Xiao and Chang Yu, it's hard for anyone to be better than them, unless there's a dark horse that emerges."
"I always thought Ji Tiantian was a very capable girl, but I didn't expect her to be so amazing." Teacher Shen looked surprised and relieved.
After she finished speaking, all the relatives and friends turned around to look at Ji Tiantian, but they didn't see anyone for a while.
"Tiantian, what are you doing hiding there?" Zhang Lilian paused, then immediately realized what was happening and raised her voice, "Eating snacks again!"
Ji Tiantian’s little head popped out, she blinked at Zhang Lilian, and after a while, she wiped off the chili seeds stuck to the corners of her mouth with the back of her hand.
"The kid has worked hard in the competition, so it's okay for him to eat something to replenish his energy." Teacher Shen, who has always been strict with his students, spoke up for Ji Tiantian for the first time.
"Hey, I didn't stop her from eating." Zhang Lilian couldn't help but teach him, "Eat it properly next time, don't hide there and be sneaky, and use your friend as a shield."
Zhang Lilian paused, took out a piece of whole wheat bread and handed it to Ji Tiantian: "Are you still hungry?"
Ji Tiantian glanced at Tang Yi and said, "I won't eat anymore, Mom. If I eat more, Tang Yi won't be able to lift me."
"That's right." Zhang Lilian nodded and decisively threw the bread onto Tang Yi's lap. "You must be hungry too, eat it. Good luck in the free dance tomorrow."
Tang Yi looked at the bread that suddenly flew over his legs and fell silent. After strenuous exercise, he usually had no appetite.
“Thank you, Auntie.” But he still tore open the package and took a big bite.
The fierce golden waltz competition on the ice continued. Ji Tiantian felt that she would not be able to watch the exciting competition for a while, so she thought about going to the bathroom to wash her hands.
Before she got close, she heard a quarrel near the bathroom. When she got closer, she saw that it was Xia Qiu and Lin Aili.
The two people were arguing about a twist error, accusing each other of not skating according to the prescribed choreography and not maintaining a good distance, which led to the error.
"I've never seen someone like you, so unreasonable!" Lin Aili's Mandarin was not very fluent, and her cursing momentum was much weaker. But she opened her red eyes wide and tried to raise her voice, "It was obviously you who bumped into me, and you're still trying to shirk responsibility!"
"If you are really not satisfied, go find someone else." Xia Qiu looked at Lin Aili with a sneer, "You don't know how many people were lining up for me to choose!" He left with a cold face and anger.
Lin Aili stayed there alone, wiping her tears silently. Ji Tiantian was silent for a moment, then walked over and handed her a tissue.
"Thank you." Lin Aili took the tissue and wiped her face, then gave Ji Tiantian a sad smile, "I envy you so much, you skate so well and have such a good dance partner... Actually, I have been preparing for today's competition for a long time, I didn't expect to make mistakes..." Perhaps thinking of the hardships in the past, she couldn't help but choking up again.
"Mistakes are inevitable." Ji Tiantian consoled him, "Look at the bright side. You have gained experience this time, and you won't make mistakes again in bigger competitions in the future."
"Bigger competitions? Can I really go..." Lin Aili smiled sadly again, "But you're right, free dance... I will work harder. I want to fight for the opportunity to go to the World Youth Championships."
After she finished speaking, she raised her head again and looked at Ji Tiantian with a pair of red eyes. There was a fire of war burning deep in her eyes.
The level of ice dancing in China is not high, and the number of places for the World Junior Championships is limited by the level of the players. Now, China only has one place for the World Junior Championships.
In other words, if she wanted to go to a bigger competition, Lin Aili had to defeat Ji Tiantian, even though she knew that Ji Tiantian was also a very hardworking girl. There was no way, the truth was so cruel.
"Yeah." Ji Tiantian handed another tissue to Lin Aili, "I will try my best. Get yourself ready, and we will compete on the field tomorrow."
"Thank you, Ji Tiantian." Lin Aili thanked Ji Tiantian and left.
Ji Tiantian went to the bathroom to wash her hands, and when she came out she saw Tang Yi sitting on a chair beside her. He was looking at his nose and his heart, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Why are you here?" Ji Tiantian asked, shaking the water off her hands.
Tang Yi: "Your parents have been asking me questions, I came here to avoid them."
Ji Tiantian: "What did they ask you?"
Tang Yi: "Does my family support me in skating? What is my financial situation? Where do I study? What are my plans for the future?"
Tang Yi paused, and a look of helplessness that only belongs to adults flashed across his face: "I have never been interrogated like this in my previous life."
Ji Tiantian couldn't help but curl her lips: "In your previous life, you were an adult, so they definitely wouldn't ask so directly."
"By the way, I just saw your third girlfriend arguing with her quasi-ex." Ji Tiantian sat next to Tang Yi, swung her legs and spoke, "I comforted her."
Tang Yi frowned: "Don't say it in such an ambiguous way."
"I suddenly feel that the relationship between dance partners is sometimes more complicated than that between lovers." Ji Tiantian looked at her legs and fell into deep thought.
If you feel your partner is not suitable, you can divorce and still focus on your career during the emotional window period. But if your dance partner is not suitable, your life and career will become worse before you find a better one.
Ji Tiantian turned her head and looked at Tang Yi's profile.
During this period, her cooperation with Tang Yi was not smooth sailing.
When she was practicing lifting, she couldn't help but think of the injuries he had suffered in his previous life, and she would be terrified and unable to let go of the movements. After the coach corrected her several times, she gritted her teeth and crossed this threshold.
And when a quarrel broke out, she couldn't help but think of similar scenes in her previous life and couldn't help but feel suffocated.
Of course, none of this matters. It took her a while to figure out why she was so reluctant to team up with Tang Yi or have more contact with him.
The reason was that she had always been Tang Yi's pursuer in her previous life. She was his fan in teenage years and became his wife when she grew up. She was used to giving one-sided feelings and was used to the days when her eyes were always chasing him. Even when she was on tour and making work plans with Chen Yusheng, she would think about him and whether he had taken good care of his injuries.
Then gradually, her work goals and life focus became blurred. She began to wonder where to work hard. As long as Tang Yi was fine, it seemed that anything would be fine.
In her previous life, her financial situation was not good. But poverty was never a problem, it was the result of a problem. The problem was her own loss.
If she worked with Tang Yi for a long time in this life, then Tang Yi would undoubtedly occupy a large proportion of her life. And not only that. With Tang Yi's status in the ice dance circle, he could almost dominate her life.
She might lose herself again and make him the center of her life. This is not what she wants in this life.
In this life, the only way Ji Tiantian could think of to get out of the predicament was to leave Tang Yi and concentrate on her career.
However, the reality was a little more cruel than she had imagined. She had originally planned to find a dance partner at the National Championships, but after witnessing so many competitions, she realized that she had thought too simply. It was difficult to even find a potential male partner who was not strong enough at the moment. The score gap was too great.
Even Xia Qiu, whom she disliked, was considered the tallest among the short guys.
Therefore, if I want to continue ice dancing and participate in bigger competitions, I may have to team up with Tang Yi.
Or maybe there are other ways.
After the free dance, let's talk to Tang Yi. Ji Tiantian hesitated for a while and then calmed down, pulled Tang Yi up, and went back to watch the game together.
The performance of the next few groups of adults was OK, and they were able to finish the Golden Waltz, but it was just barely enough, with many mistakes in the use of the blade, and the grade was very low. The score still did not surpass Ji Tang and Lin Xia.
Even Ji Tiantian herself did not expect that before the last group, Wei Chang's group, came on stage, she and Tang Yi would always maintain the first place in the short dance.
Finally, it was the turn of the adult national team, the Chinese duo Wei Xiao and Chang Yu, who are currently active in international competitions.
"Always smile! Always win!"
The ice fans shouted slogans enthusiastically, and the originally quiet audience seats suddenly became lively.
Many ice fans come here just for Wei Xiao and Chang Yu. The two started to cooperate in competitions when they were 17 years old, and they have been going further and further since then. They will come to participate in every national championship.
For many ice fans, watching the Smiling Face combination at the National Championships has become a regular event at the end of the year and has become a habit.
"Finally it's Wei Chang's turn. I always feel like the ice dance competition is incomplete without them."
"Yeah, yeah. The first few matches made me feel really uncomfortable. This time, I can finally feel comfortable."
“I hope I can go to one of their international games in person someday.”
Many ice fans are discussing this.
"Keep smiling! Come on!" Amidst constant whistles and applause, Wei Xiao and Chang Yu entered the ice rink hand in hand.
The two waved to the audience and smiled at each other, their eyes seemed to speak. The romantic atmosphere between them was so vague that it was hard to tell whether it was real or not. This made the CP fans at the scene scream non-stop.
The scale was well-controlled, not artificial, but very natural, and the atmosphere was captured perfectly. The audience was immediately enlivened, and the subsequent short dance performances were even more infectious.
"Do you think we can operate to the same level as them?" In the audience, Ji Tiantian held her chin with her hand, lost in thought.
"It's not difficult." Tang Yi said lightly.
Ji Tiantian looked at Tang Yi suspiciously. In her previous life, she rarely received emotional responses from Tang Yi, so she was deeply skeptical about this.
Fortunately, she is still a child now and doesn't have to worry too much about business matters.
Ji Tiantian began to concentrate on watching Wei Chang's group's competition. Wei Chang was already good at waltz, and before the national championships, he had also participated in international competitions for experience. Their golden waltz was obviously much more skillful than that of other adult group players. They were in a completely different world.
Chang Yu held Wei Xiao's hand, and the two of them changed their steps closely and in unison to the elegant music. Wei Xiao bent backwards under Chang Yu's powerful lead, always with a happy smile on her face. It seemed that this was not a game, but a date that belonged only to them.
Two people skate at high speed on the ice, facing each other, holding hands and raising them above their heads, with their floating legs bent backwards and outwards, completing the face-to-face attitude. Crane Standing Pose is the signature move of the Golden Waltz.
For many combinations, it is difficult to perform this graceful movement while skating at high speeds, and it is also difficult to keep in sync with the partner, and it always looks awkward.
But Wei and Chang did it very elegantly. They lifted their legs high, clasped their hands, and put their faces very close. Wei Xiao almost couldn't help but smile at Chang Yu, and her smile was brighter than before.
"Ahhh, this is so beautiful I could watch this a thousand more times!"
“I really hope they don’t retire and keep sliding!”
Watching the previous matches, the audience could only exclaim in amazement, but when it came to Wei Chang's group, Ji Tiantian heard a lot of screams around them.
And Wei Chang's group is indeed worthy of this love. They really enjoy every minute and every second on the ice. They belong here.
Ji Tiantian looked at them and couldn't help but feel a little more longing in her heart.
I really want to be in this group. I want to enjoy every minute of the game and be loved by so many people.
I want to keep sliding like this until I die.
After completing all the technical moves beautifully, Wei Chang saluted on the ice. There was warm applause and cheers from the audience, and many smiling dolls were thrown onto the ice.
The little ice boys came in one after another and picked up the dolls thrown on the ice.
Wei Changzu was sitting in the waiting area with a bunch of dolls in his arms.
Soon their scores came out, with a technical score of 26.73, a program content score of 25.20, and a total score of 51.93. They ranked first in the short dance.
Both the performance and the technique are remarkable.
Amidst cheers, the short dance competition on the first day of ice dancing ended.
Current top three rankings:
First place: Wei Xiaochang Yu 51.93
Second place: Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi 49.61
Third place: Lin Aili Xia Qiu 45.86
"Wow, second place. Keep it up and you can get the silver medal!" Chen Yusheng jumped and danced while holding Ji Tiantian's hand.
Ji Tiantian looked at her best friend and couldn't help but smile. She didn't expect the short dance to have such a good result, but after watching the competition today, she also had a clear understanding of the domestic situation.
To launch an impact on the international stage, looking down is not feasible. She must catch up with Wei Chang's group and cannot stop moving forward. Only in this way can she break through the shackles in front of her.
The first day of competition ended and the ice fans left reluctantly, talking as they walked.
"The national championships are quite polarized."
"It's always like this. The national team is always far ahead. Local governments have neither the means to find good seedlings nor the resources to cultivate good seedlings."
"Alas... this is the current situation. There is nothing we can do about it."
"But you know what, Tang Yi's new dance partner is really good."
"Yes, yes, the third pair is also good. I wonder how the two groups of contestants will perform tomorrow."
"The third group made a mistake. If not, we wouldn't know who would be third and who would be second. The free dances of the two groups tomorrow will definitely be very intense."
"I wonder how Brother Yi's dance partner will perform tomorrow."
"Anyway, I don't think she's a good candidate. I hope Tang Yi can find a professional dance partner soon."
"Lin Aili from the third group is pretty good. She has been learning ice dancing for a long time. I think she is a perfect match for Brother Yi."
"Just wait and see, we'll know tomorrow."
Tang Yi's fans also stood up and left.
A venue that was originally bustling with people gradually became quiet.
Ji Tiantian and her group went to the bathroom one after another before leaving. When Ji Tiantian went to the bathroom, the others waited for her outside.
Tang Yi was waiting and felt that Zhang Lilian was looking at him, as if she had something to say.
"Auntie, if you have any instructions for me, I will definitely do it." Tang Yi turned around and said to Zhang Lilian.
He thought that Zhang Lilian was probably worried about her precious daughter who had come from afar to participate in the competition and had suffered so much.
"It's nothing, actually..." Zhang Lilian was also struggling. She wanted to say a few words of advice, but she didn't want to add unnecessary pressure to Tang Yi.
"Our girl Tiantian really loves ice skating. If you want to keep skating with her...please don't let her get disappointed in ice dancing." After thinking for a long time, Zhang Lilian said this.
"Okay." Tang Yi said solemnly.
"Then tell your auntie," Zhang Lilian looked into Tang Yi's eyes seriously, "Do you want to slide down with us sweetly?"
Tang Yi looked at Zhang Lilian silently.
"I think." He lowered his eyelids, "My will is much stronger than you think."
She should not be willing.
After the game, I will inevitably have to spend some time to talk to her again. Tang Yi couldn't help but rub his forehead.
"Mom, what are you talking about?" At this time, Ji Tiantian came out of the bathroom and pulled Zhang Lilian's hand. "I want to eat snacks myself, don't blame Tang Yi."
"Do you think I'm the same as you, eating snacks every day?" Zhang Lilian poked Ji Tiantian's head unhappily, "Okay, let's go back to the hotel and rest."
So a group of people returned to the hotel in a mighty manner.
After a dreamless night, it was time for the free dance competition.
Ji Tiantian still got up early in the morning, changed into costume makeup, and then put on her coat to go to the stadium.
There were 11 pairs of contestants in this free dance competition. After the short dance, three pairs of contestants were unable to participate in the free dance competition due to injuries or other reasons.
According to the current number of contestants, the referee divided the contestants into three groups, namely four teams, four teams, and three teams. The order of appearance is determined by the short dance scores in reverse order. Ji Tang, Lin Xia, and Wei Chang are in the last group. The order of appearance is Lin Xia No. 1 in the third group, Ji Tang No. 2, and Wei Chang No. 3. The competition is not completed, and it is unknown what the final ranking will be.
In this free dance, Ji Tiantian wore a modified romantic tutu costume. The tutu is one of the most common costumes in ballet, with a slim sling on the upper body and a fluffy tulle skirt on the lower body. The romantic tutu mainly refers to a tulle skirt with a long hem.
In order to comply with the dress code for ice dancing, Ji Tiantian's long gauze dress is also short in front and long in the back, with a long white skirt fluttering behind her. The slim white sling on the upper body is dotted with feathers, full of elements from the ballet "Swan Lake". This costume was also picked out by Ji Tiantian from Zhang Lilian's performance costume.
Just like the short dance, after arriving at the scene, Ji Tang checked each other's clothes to make sure no clothing accessories would fall onto the ice.
Tang Yi still wore a white shirt and black pants this time, but the top was a little more flowing than the shirt he wore during the short dance. The deep V-neck went straight to his abdominal muscles.
"Are you giving benefits to your fans?" Ji Tiantian couldn't help but complain.
"I didn't expect Chang Yu's clothes to get bigger and bigger." Tang Yi said helplessly. He paused and asked, "Why are you staring at this one? Do you like this one?"
"I think you don't follow the male ethics and don't fit the elegant style of our group!" Ji Tiantian said angrily. Deep down, she was a little worried that Tang Yi would catch a cold and affect the competition.
"Just wear it for now," Tang Yi paused and spoke softly to Ji Tiantian, "I'll sew it up later."
At this time, Lin Xia's group also arrived at the competition venue.
Lin Aili's makeup today is very aura, with dark eyeliner and smoky eyes, which is particularly stunning with her deep eye sockets that are unique to mixed-race people. She looks wild and beautiful.
However, the focus is not on Lin Aili's makeup, but on her clothes.
She is wearing a black ballet tutu skirt today, and the suspenders on her upper body also have feather elements. She is dressed like a black swan.
The charming black swan costume and her mixed-race appearance made Lin Aili's aura instantly overshadow Ji Tiantian, who still looked like a child.
Lin Aili and Ji Tiantian looked at each other, not saying anything for a while. Their male companions also stared at each other without saying anything. The atmosphere suddenly became subtle and tense.
"Oh wow, black and white swans." Chang Yu from the national team's Wei Chang group came over and asked curiously, "Are you guys... all skating at Swan Lake?"
The author has something to say:
Speaking of Swan Lake,
I have to mention the ice dance competition of Ilinykh & Katsalapov, the bronze medalists of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The black crane dance of I was very beautiful, and the male partner K was also very impressive with his strong lifts.
Everyone is interested in watching it, but I am not here to recommend this program. I am here to share some gossip.
It means that the two broke up after the Winter Olympics because of relationship problems. It said that K proposed to break up because he was dissatisfied with the relationship between I and his coach, but in fact he already had a girlfriend.
These are not important. What is important is that my current husband is Sergei Polunin, the youngest principal of the Royal Ballet. We have a child.
I just ate this cross-border melon, and I was a little shocked_(:з」∠)_
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