Chapter 71 Sochi Winter Olympics Team Battle
◎We can't lose to the Asians at home◎
"Happy New Year, sweetie."
A familiar voice suddenly sounded from the entrance of the ice rink.
Ji Tiantian looked in the direction of the voice and saw Liu Hui coming.
Behind her, followed Zhang Lilian, Ji Ze, Jiang Lin and Xu Chi. "Coach, you are here too!" Ji Tiantian said with joy.
After the Spring Festival, they will go to the Sochi Winter Olympics, so the two coaches did not return to their hometown.
"I just found out that Tang Yi bought an ice rink." Liu Hui smiled and said to the people around him, "He asked me to bring you over to have a look now."
"Xiong Wa is really getting more and more capable." Xu Chi's eyes widened, and he looked Tang Yi up and down, "Where did the money come from? Such a big thing, and he didn't say a word before!"
So Tang Yi went over to explain to the coach, and as expected, he was hit on the back of the neck a few more times.
"Mom, Auntie, do you want to try ice skating?" Ji Tiantian turned to Zhang Lilian and Liu Hui and said, "It's fun. I'll help you!"
"Let's give it a try." Zhang Lilian reached out and poked Liu Hui a few times.
Because of Zhang Lilian, Liu Hui no longer rejected dancing and ice dancing. After hesitating for a moment, she and Zhang Lilian put on the ice skates rented from the ice rink.
Ji Tiantian also changed into a pair of public skates. She first helped Zhang Lilian onto the ice. Then Zhang Lilian held the handrails at the side of the ice rink and slowly moved forward. After she saw that Zhang Lilian was fine, she helped Liu Hui onto the ice.
"Wait, Tiantian, you are injured, don't work so hard!" Jiang Lin saw it and immediately pushed Xu Chi, "Go and help them!"
Xu Chi reacted quickly, changed his skates, and then reached out to help Liu Hui. Liu Hui looked away for a moment, but she didn't refuse and took Xu Chi's hand to get on the ice.
Ji Tiantian looked at Xu Chi and Liu Hui getting along harmoniously, and felt a little emotional for a moment.
As far as she knew, Liu Hui had never supported Tang Yi's skating in the past, and she often had conflicts with Xu Chi, who led Tang Yi in skating. Whenever the two met, they would quarrel.
However, this situation is changing. Liu Hui gradually accepted her son's preferences and strengths, and also accepted Xu Chi.
Xu Chi held Liu Hui's hand and they skated slowly on the ice. In the wind brought by their skating, Liu Hui smiled unconsciously.
"Ah, this... is really fun." Liu Hui looked at Xu Chi with a smile.
"That's right." Xu Chi also laughed.
"Hey, you two make a great team!" Jiang Lin stood at the edge of the ice, looking at Xu Chi and Liu Hui with an appreciative smile, "Let's skate and dance together soon!"
"Not bad, not bad!" Zhang Lilian kept clapping her hands. "Huihui, you are really good at skating! A tiger mother will have a dog son!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liu Hui turned her head to look at Zhang Lilian, her face slightly flushed.
Afterwards, Jiang Lin also skated onto the ice, holding Zhang Lilian's hand. They didn't want to tire Ji Tiantian.
Ji Tiantian stood quietly by the side, watching the coaches and parents skating. She saw Tang Yi also on the ice, so she skated to his side quietly and whispered, "In your previous life, after Coach Xu got divorced, was he still single?"
"Yes." Tang Yi nodded.
Jiang Lin and Xu Chi were once an ice dance partner. After retiring, they each found a life partner.
However, compared to Jiang Lin, who had a happy marriage, Xu Chi was not so lucky. After his divorce, he devoted himself to his work and treated Tang Yi as his own child.
Ji Tiantian looked at Liu Hui and Xu Chi, who were extremely harmonious on the ice, and suddenly thought that these two people actually... seemed to be quite good together?
Now Liu Hui has no prejudice against Bingwu, has gotten rid of the shadow of an unhappy marriage, and her small supermarket is on the right track, so it's time to start her next relationship. As for Xu Chi, Ji Tiantian naturally believes in his character and ability.
"In the previous life... nothing happened between Coach Xu and your mother?" Ji Tiantian asked Tang Yi in a low voice.
"No." Tang Yi was silent for a while after saying that.
Ji Tiantian didn't say anything for a while. She listened to the laughter and the sound of the blade cutting the ice. It was so pleasant.
She couldn't help but take a deep breath and smile.
Ah, she and Tang Yi now have an ice rink all their own. She thought about the good news in her heart and felt extremely happy.
"In her previous life, my mother didn't meet either your mother or Jiang Lin." Tang Yi suddenly said, "She has never been as happy as she is now."
Ji Tiantian knew that Jiang Lin was recruited by Xu Chi from the local area because of her and later joined the national team. Tang Yi's dance partners in his previous life all had their own coaches. When Tang Yi worked with these dance partners, the partner's coach naturally became Xu Chi's deputy, which is Jiang Lin's current position.
Ji Tiantian calmed herself down and couldn't help but look at Zhang Lilian and Jiang Lin who were applauding Liu Hui and Xu Chi.
Without Zhang Lilian's encouragement, Liu Hui would not have broken through the old shackles and stepped onto the ice. And without Jiang Lin's urging, Xu Chi would not have held Liu Hui's hand and started this skate.
She changed the trajectory of her own destiny, and the trajectories of many people were also changed as a result.
"I feel like... a lot of surprising changes will happen in this life." Ji Tiantian couldn't help but say, "I'm really looking forward to the future."
"Yeah." Tang Yi lowered his eyes to look at Ji Tiantian, then turned his head and looked at Liu Hui and Xu Chi. There was always a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
Of course he knew that Ji Tiantian was the origin of all these changes.
Suddenly, Ji Tiantian's cell phone rang. Ji Tiantian turned on the phone and found that it was a number from Russia.
"Happy New Year, Porcelain Doll." The voice of Katerin, former World Youth Champion, came from the other end of the phone. She spoke English with a Russian accent, but her voice was full of tears.
"Today is your Chinese New Year, right? I'm sorry... I actually did this..." Katerin choked up.
"What happened?" Ji Tiantian asked with concern.
"It's nothing, I just can't go to the Winter Olympics..."
"How could it be?" Ji Tiantian was secretly shocked.
Around January, countries around the world begin to hold domestic figure skating competitions to select their own athletes for the Winter Olympics.
Ji Tiantian knew that Canada and New Zealand, which performed well in last season's World Championships, could send three pairs of ice dance athletes to this Winter Olympics.
At the recently concluded Canadian national competition, Lucas and Mia won the third place and will go to the Winter Olympics with two other pairs of seniors. However, the childhood sweethearts of Spain, Ana Relo, were not so lucky. Spain only had two ice dance qualifications in the World Championships, and Ana Relo failed to make the top two in the national competition, so she missed the Winter Olympics.
However, Ji Tiantian never expected that Katerin would not be able to go to the Winter Olympics. Although the competition in the four events of goose figure skating is very fierce in China, Katerin is still very strong.
"Do you know Aurora? She's our country's second best ice dancer... fourth in the World Championships... She was the one who deliberately seduced Ilic, and that's why Ilic and I almost broke up. I didn't expect that she would do it again this season..." Katerin choked up and continued, "Ilic and I have broken up now. We... didn't perform very well in the national competition, and we may even face the possibility of being disbanded..."
"I'm sorry, Katelin..." Ji Tiantian sighed silently.
Katelin’s experience immediately brought Ji Tiantian, who had just been a little dizzy, back to her senses.
Having an emotional relationship with a partner is like a double-edged sword. When you are in love, you will gain tacit understanding and cooperation, but after breaking up, every cooperation will become painful. It is indeed the best ending to have a successful career and love, but many times, it will end in a mess.
So it is safest to maintain a pure partnership and concentrate on the competition. Ji Tiantian thought so.
"Aurora's current dance partner... was also snatched from someone else by her. She is very good at this, interfering in other people's feelings, weakening the competitiveness of other groups, and then ensuring her own position in the country..." Katerin continued.
Ji Tiantian felt sad for Katelin, but she didn't know how to comfort her.
"It's okay, Katerin. Our project has a long life span. You can still participate in the next Winter Olympics." Ji Tiantian encouraged Katerin, "You can also chat with me at other times."
"I have friends. If I want to complain, I won't make this long-distance call." Katelin sniffed and said in a serious tone, "I'm calling to ask you for a favor."
"Defeat Aurora for me. Chinese porcelain doll, don't let that bitch step on your shoulders to move up." Katerin spoke with a vicious voice as if she was gritting her teeth.
Ji Tiantian fell silent. She was not sure that she could defeat Aurora, the second ice dancer of the Great Goose Country.
Let’s consider the top five pairs in the Ice Dance World Championships as the first echelon, and the first echelon all have an unshakable divinity.
These combinations can generally obtain higher P scores. Even if there are technical errors, they can rely on P scores to maintain their rankings and not fall. The same is undoubtedly true for Aurora, who ranks fourth.
In terms of technique alone, Ji Tiantian felt that she had some chance of winning. But ice dancing is not just about technique. Godhood, nationality, and many other factors affect the scoring.
"Ceramic doll, are you listening?" Seeing that Ji Tiantian had not spoken for a long time, Katerin asked.
Ji Tiantian wanted to reply like she had in the past, saying that she would try her best, but when the words came to her lips, she suddenly didn't want to say that.
New year, new goals, just like in the past, she will make many impossible things possible.
There can be miracles, When you believe.
"I will definitely defeat her." Ji Tiantian gritted her teeth and said, "Just wait for me."
After saying goodbye to Katerine, Ji Tiantian hung up the phone and looked up to meet Tang Yi's inquiring gaze.
"Tang Yi, let's set a small goal." Ji Tiantian looked at Tang Yi with a sharp gaze, "We want to get fourth in the world."
However, this is not an easy goal to achieve. Some netizens have a point. Except for the top two in the world, whichever team in the first echelon can perform the 4-level step sequence first will have the upper hand.
And if they want to get into the first echelon after being promoted to the previous group, they must, in a sense, reach level 4 of the follow-up step.
They must strive for the legendary rating.
Ji Tiantian clenched her hands into fists at her side. Her fingertips felt cold and her fists were trembling slightly. Tang Yi reached out and gently wrapped his hand around her fists.
After that, everyone left the ice one after another. Under Liu Hui's arrangement, everyone went to Tang Yi's house for a dinner. There were so many people that the living room and Tang Yi's small room were packed.
Considering that the Winter Olympics were approaching, the dinner did not last long. Everyone wished each other a Happy New Year and then went back to their homes to rest.
In the blink of an eye, the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics will begin.
The day has arrived for the national figure skating team to set off.
Figure skating athletes from the four Winter Olympics, wearing uniforms printed with the five-star red flag, gathered in the venue, waiting for a ride to the airport.
"Four years of hard work depend on this moment!" The head coach of the figure skating team shouted to the players in front of him, "Everyone, compete well and show your true level. Let the world see the strength of our figure skating project! See our determination!"
"Good!" Everyone shouted together, their voices filled with fighting spirit.
"Athletes participating in the team competition must do their best to finish the race. The goal of our team competition is to get into the top five as much as possible!" said the head coach of figure skating, and then comforted the athletes of each event one by one.
He asked about Ji Tiantian's injury, and Ji Tiantian replied that she was fine and it should not have any impact.
"Then try your best to compete and strive to get into the top five in ice dancing," said the head coach.
"Okay!" Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi gave strong responses.
The head coach walked away after saying this, muttering to himself as he walked.
He has been working in this position for so long, and this is the first time he has made such high demands on the ice dance athletes. He himself finds it incredible, as if the words just now were not spoken by him personally.
In the past, it was a relief to be able to get into the top 20 in the short dance and make it to the free dance.
Theoretically, the top five in the world is not too high for Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi. They beat the fifth in the world in the sub-station. If the requirements are too low, the leaders of the Sports Bureau will not be satisfied.
However, thinking about the development of ice dance in China and the ages of Ji Tang and the others, he still felt that the requirements seemed a bit high.
The head figure skating coach subconsciously paused and turned to look at Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi. The two skaters stared at each other with smiles in their eyes, as if being fifth in the world was not that difficult for them.
The head coach suddenly felt dazed and stopped worrying about ice dancing.
Ji Tang flew to Sochi with other figure skaters.
Athletes from other countries' ice and snow events will arrive at the Sochi venue one after another.
Qian Xiyue, a former women's singles player and current alpine downhill athlete, finally obtained the points required to participate in the Winter Olympics and qualified for the Winter Olympics after a season of hard work.
Her event, alpine downhill, will be held six days after the figure skating team competition, so she will arrive at the Winter Olympics later. Alpine skiing is a large category, and there are very few Chinese athletes participating in this event. In addition to Qian Xiyue who participated in alpine downhill, there was only one male and one female giant slalom athlete. Everyone did not form a team and went to the venue alone.
Ji Tiantian arrived at the Winter Olympic Village, received a physical examination, and soon received the key to her room. The spacious and clean room was decorated with Sochi's mascots, snow leopards, rabbits and polar bear dolls.
Ji Tiantian liked these little animals very much. She immediately took a photo and posted it on Weibo, and also reported their safety to the ice fans who cared about them.
"Come on, sweetie!"
"Go Chinese ice dance!"
"Woooooooooo, just come back safely, don't get hurt!"
Ji Tiantian took one last look at everyone’s blessings in the comment section, then smiled and fell into a sound sleep while hugging her dolls.
When they woke up, there were still four days left before the team competition. Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi went to the designated practice field to practice.
On the way to the practice field, Ji Tang met Lucas Mia. The two pairs hugged each other and looked at each other with emotion.
Lucas Mia ranked top in the Canadian national competition and is participating in the Winter Olympics as Canada's third ice dancer.
The Spanish pair Reloana missed the Sochi Winter Olympics due to domestic quota reasons, while Katerin Ilic was unable to compete due to a breakdown in her relationship and was facing disbanding.
The companions who once walked side by side with them, now they are the only ones left.
"Let me introduce you to Victoria and William." After greeting each other, Lucas and Mia introduced Canada's number one duo, Victoria and William, who were not far away, to Ji Tang and the others.
Victoria and William were ranked first in last season's World Championships. They are obviously aiming for the gold medal in this Winter Olympics.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi hugged Victoria and William in turn. The average age of Canada's No. 1 team is 30 years old. They have a lot of experience in the arena and their gestures are full of veteran style. Unlike newcomers like Ji Tang, they look like old-school aristocrats.
Although the game has not started yet, Ji Tiantian can already feel the blood flow in her body speeding up.
Canada's No. 1 ice dancer, Victoria Williams, ranked first in the World Championships. Canada's No. 2 ice dancer, Judy Jayne, ranked fifth in the World Championships. Canada's No. 3 ice dancer, Mia Lucas, just moved up this season and was previously ranked third in the World Junior Championships.
If Ji Tang is two small boats sailing through the storm, then Canada is like an aircraft carrier coming to participate in the Winter Olympics ice dance competition. When the small boat sees the aircraft carrier, it is impossible not to stir up waves in its heart.
"We really appreciate your dance, especially you, Ji." Victoria, Canada's number one female partner, smiled and looked at Ji Tiantian. "You look very slender, smaller than most European and American female contestants, but you have a strong energy in your performance. That energy forms a strong contrast with your body, which is unforgettable."
"Thank you." Ji Tiantian smiled gratefully.
"I have always been looking forward to having an excellent Asian ice dance team in the world. Finally, you are here." Male partner William also gave Ji Tang a kind smile.
"Really?" Ji Tiantian was a little surprised. After she was promoted to the next group, she encountered many contestants who were hostile to them or neutral. Victoria and William were a rare group that showed a friendly attitude towards them.
"Only with change can there be innovation. If ice dancing has always been dominated by Europe and the United States, it will decline sooner or later." William smiled at Ji Tiantian, "Keep it up."
"Okay, thank you."
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi said goodbye to the two Canadian pairs and went to the practice venue to practice.
Soon, the Sochi Winter Olympics opened amid everyone's anticipation.
The figure skating team competition was scheduled on the first day of the Winter Olympics, with ten teams from various countries competing fiercely.
Ji Tang's relatives and friends, as well as many domestic ice dance fans, did not show up. There are nearly 10 days between the team competition and the short dance. Even if the team competition tickets are easy to buy, the accommodation fee for so many days is not a joke. There seemed to be many foreign ice fans who thought so. On the first day of the team competition, there were not many people sitting in the audience.
In the first round of the team competition, the four short programs and short dances will be competed first. The ranking system is adopted. The first place in the short program or short dance will get 10 points, the second place 9, the third place 8, and so on. The more points you get, the higher your ranking will be.
The first competition was the men's singles and pairs short program. Ning Huai of the Chinese team played steadily and won the fourth place in the men's singles and earned 7 points. Yu Sha Gaozhe also played steadily and won the third place in the pairs and earned 8 points. The total points after the two events were 15, tied for third place with Japan. The top three were Russia with 19 points and Canada with 17 points.
Then the third team competition, the short ice dance, began. The ice dance powers at the front row all sent out their strongest number one players.
Ji Tang was the only Chinese ice dancer on stage.
Ji Tang was drawn by lot to play the first game. Being the first to play, one's mentality is easily affected, and ice dancing is a sport that requires precision and is easily affected by one's mentality.
Ji Tiantian made mistakes in two key points of the second part of the pattern dance, but all other technical movements were performed normally, and her final score was 64.32.
They fell behind the Spanish pair who also missed two key points but had a better P score than them. The Spanish pair scored 64.93 and they were also sixth in the World Championships last season.
The ice dance teams from Canada, Russia and the United States basically only made one or more mistakes. They were also ranked ahead of Ji Tang. Ji Tang won fifth place for China in the short dance and earned 6 points.
Women's singles athlete Ye Yidong finished sixth in the women's singles short program and earned 5 points.
This marks the end of the first round of the team competition.
The ranking of the top five points in the group short program/short dance competition is as follows:
Russia ranked first with 38 points. Men's singles second, pairs first, ice dance second, women's singles first
Canada ranked second with 37 points. Men's singles third, pairs second, ice dance first, women's singles second
The third place is the United States with 28 points. Men's singles fifth, pairs fourth, ice dance third, women's singles fourth
Fourth place Japan 26 points. Men's singles first, pairs sixth, ice dance eighth, women's singles third
China ranked fourth with 26 points. Men's singles ranked fourth, pairs ranked third, ice dance ranked fifth, and women's singles ranked sixth.
China and Japan tied for fourth place, entering the top five and moving on to the second stage of the team competition, the free skating and free dance, together with the other top five teams.
Ji Tiantian was a little disappointed that she ranked fifth in the group short dance, but the fact was already established and there was no way to change it.
She once again confirmed that if she wanted to get a higher ranking in the international arena, she had to have strong technical skills, otherwise she would be surpassed by European and American players with P points.
Soon, the second round of the team competition began.
The ice dance free dance in the team competition is also the last part of the whole team competition. Before Ji Tang took the stage, the other three athletes had already finished their free skating competitions.
"Tiantian, how is your leg injury now?" Jiang Lin asked Ji Tiantian before warming up for the free dance in the team competition. The Winter Olympics season was packed with activities, and Ji Tiantian's injury from the China Cup had not fully healed.
"It hurts a little. Maybe I'm too nervous." Ji Tiantian said honestly.
"Relax, the situation is almost settled anyway." Xu Chi said to Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi, "Don't try too hard, just twist and turn for four weeks, and play steadily. As long as we can beat the Japanese team, that's all."
The top five teams all know that ice dancing is a sport that relies on experience and godhood. The performance of the top players is completely different from that of the bottom players. It is basically impossible for a newcomer to make a stunning move and surpass a group of veterans to leap to the front. Therefore, everyone sends the top players of their own countries to the ice dancing event. It is not so easy to surpass the top players of Canada, the United States and Russia.
"You should save your strength for the individual events first, and then try your best." Xu Chi finally reminded the two players, "In the team competition, you should first feel out the other players' abilities."
Ji Tiantian nodded her approval. She and Tang Yi followed the coach's instructions and performed smoothly in the free dance, scoring 98.76.
They were behind the American combination with 103.23 points, but higher than the Japanese combination with 83.88 points, finishing fourth and earning 7 points.
The team competition is over, and the top five free skating/free dance results are:
Russia ranked first with 39 points. Pairs ranked first, men's singles ranked first, women's singles ranked first, ice dance ranked second
Canada ranked second with 35 points. Pairs ranked second, men's singles ranked second, women's singles ranked fourth, ice dance ranked first
Third place Japan 30 points. Pairs fourth, men's singles third, women's singles second, ice dance fifth
Fourth place: the United States, 29 points. Pairs, fifth; men's singles, fourth; women's singles, third; ice dance, third
China ranked fifth with 27 points. Pairs ranked third, men's singles ranked fifth, women's singles ranked fifth, ice dance ranked fourth
The total score of the last two stages was added together. Russia ranked first with 77 points, Canada ranked second with 72 points, the United States ranked third with 57 points, Japan ranked fourth with 56 points, and China ranked fifth with 53 points.
Ji Tang and the other three team competition participants from their country gathered together and looked at the score display screen in silence.
Given their overall strength, it was expected that they would be ranked fifth. There was no big surprise, nor was there any unexpected result.
"If only I had tried harder." Female singles player Ye Yido said sullenly.
"Don't say that, fifth is good enough." Yu Sha, who was in the double group, said with a smile.
"Yes, the important thing is that we can compete together." Gao Zhe, the duo, nodded, "Let's come again next time."
"I hope we can still gather here four years later. This time we are just feeling the way, next time, we will try to win a medal!" Men's singles player Ning Huai stretched out his hand and shouted, "Come on, Chinese team!"
Everyone put their hands together.
"Come on, Chinese team!"
The team competition is over, and next comes the individual competitions in various figure skating events.
On the largest figure skating forum abroad, dedicated discussion threads for various events of the Sochi Winter Olympics have been opened.
After watching the live broadcast of the figure skating team competition, many people were discussing it enthusiastically in the posts, and many people were also paying attention to the JT (Ji Tang) group from China.
223L: I originally thought that JT should be the strongest dark horse this season. But I feel that their condition is not so good this time, maybe it is because of injuries?
224L: They only got fifth place in the short dance when there was only one pair of contestants from the top countries... that means they definitely have no chance of getting into the top five in the individual events. Their advantage in the free dance is not that strong compared to the first tier.
225L: Oh, I was expecting JT to be in the top five. But now it seems a bit uncertain... And did you notice that JT's twist this season has never been more than five weeks? Although it doesn't seem obvious in the scores, has the overall level declined?
226L: Maybe it's because of Ji's injury. I don't think we can expect too much from JT in this Winter Olympics. We can already see some signs in the team competition.
227L: Anyway, I am most looking forward to the players from Canada, Russia and the United States. The old ice dance powers are more stable.
228L: I was expecting JT’s step sequence to reach level 4, but I feel like it’s definitely not going to happen this time. Just don’t let his level drop.
229L: Asian players are not good at footwork. It’s impossible for them to reach level four, hahaha.
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Amidst the noisy sounds, the ice dance short dance competition arrived.
That day, Ji Tiantian changed her clothes and accessories early, put on her coat, and waited at the entrance of the Winter Olympic Village to meet her coach and dance partner, and then everyone went to the competition venue together.
"I'm telling you, be careful with the Chinese contestant. It's best to widen the gap in the short dance, otherwise the free dance might not be good."
When Ji Tiantian was waiting for someone, she suddenly heard a familiar voice. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was indeed Canada's second pair, Judy, who ranked fifth in the World Championships last season.
She had competed with Judy in the previous two races and was very familiar with Judy's voice.
At this time, Judy was indeed chatting enthusiastically with other contestants again, and this time, the contestant she was chatting with was Aurora, the female partner of Big Goose's second ice dance contestant, who ranked fourth in the World Championships last season.
Ji Tiantian couldn't help but narrow her eyes.
Katerin had called her on New Year's Day to remind her to defeat Aurora, who liked to interfere in other people's relationships. So naturally, Ji Tiantian had collected some information about Aurora before coming to the competition.
"I'm not you. I won't be defeated by the Chinese team." Aurora didn't notice that Ji Tiantian was standing next to her. She smiled indifferently at Ji Judy's instructions. "I asked the referee from our country to watch our free dance before. The referee said that our step sequence can reach level four. By the way, this referee will be sitting on the referee's bench today."
"That's amazing..." Judy couldn't help but show an envious look.
"But didn't the Chinese team beat your Katerin? They are still strong," Judy said again, as if to explain why she was behind the Chinese team in the race.
"Katerin was defeated by the Chinese team because she broke up with her dance partner and her performance was affected." Aurora still didn't care.
"Speaking of which, why didn't Katerin and the others come to the Winter Olympics?" Judy asked, "As former champions of the youth group, they must be strong enough, right?"
"They didn't perform well in our national competition. Maybe their bad mood affected their performance." Aurora smiled lightly.
"In the Asian leg, Asians will definitely be given higher scores. In my opinion, the Chinese team's performance this season is not outstanding, and the team competition is not very good either. They haven't performed a quintuple twist all year... Even if they did, it wouldn't be of much use, as it can't make up for the inherent defects in footwork of Asian players." Aurora continued.
"Yes." Judy nodded, and was encouraged by Aurora's words. "One race doesn't mean anything. They were just lucky. They are not as good as us in skating skills."
"Anyway, I'm not worried at all. This time it's our country's home court. We can't possibly lose to the Asians at home, especially the Asians who won the World Youth Gold Medal by luck." Aurora's voice was full of confidence, but also revealed a hint of contempt.
"Tiantian, how are you today?" Just then, Xu Chi's voice came over.
Ji Tiantian turned around following the voice, and Jiang Lin and Tang Yi also came over.
"I'm fine." Ji Tiantian took a deep breath and clenched her fists. She couldn't be better and could go to the stadium to fight to her heart's content.
Ji Tiantian exchanged a firm look with Tang Yi, and then, accompanied by her coach, went to the Sochi figure skating venue, the Iceberg Skating Palace.
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