Chapter 76 Sochi Awards and Forum
◎A rising star among European and American players◎
"Dear audience friends! Today, our ice dancers, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi, made history! They competed with injuries, but still withstood the huge pressure and achieved excellent results! They won the third place in the ice dance event! They earned a precious bronze medal for our Chinese team!"
The host's passionate voice spread across the motherland through the live broadcast of the ice dance competition.
"Today, our country's ice dancers will stand on the Winter Olympics podium for the first time! This is also the first time in history that an Asian athlete has won a medal in ice dancing! Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi have created a miracle with their efforts! They have brought our country's ice dancing to a brand new world. Let us remember their performances and the glory they have created at this moment!"
Ji Tiantian put away the cold compress, slowly stood up, and walked out of the small house. She stared at the huge score display screen. Tears flashed in her eyes, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
Clear numbers show hard work and talent in a very concrete way.
"Tang Yi, look, we are only 15 points behind the world's number one." Ji Tiantian pointed at the display screen and said to Tang Yi behind her, "The initial 60-point gap no longer exists."
Some goals may seem far away, but when you actually try to do them, you realize that they are not so unattainable after all.
She and Tang Yi were still two small boats sailing through the sea, not knowing where the end would be. However, after thousands of trials and tribulations, they had become an indestructible fortress.
Tang Yi looked at Ji Tiantian's smile and was a little absent-minded for a moment. He couldn't help but reach out and gently lifted a strand of sweat-soaked hair from the girl's forehead.
"Hey, think about it carefully, a 15-point gap is really hard to narrow. I heard that the champion scored full marks in two events... This kind of thing... is hard to imagine..." Ji Tiantian lowered her head and thought for a while, then looked up at Tang Yi, "But we can still give it a try, right? We have even successfully challenged the legendary Level 4 step sequence!"
She held back her tears and smiled brightly.
"You will definitely be even better!" Jiang Lin came over and hugged Ji Tiantian tightly, tears falling uncontrollably. Countless emotions lingered in Jiang Lin's heart. There was heartache, pride, and a huge sense of accomplishment.
Xu Chi walked over, touched the back of Tang Yi's head, and then hugged Ji Tiantian and Jiang Lin.
"Coach Xu, you won't leave us again, right?" Ji Tiantian looked up and spoke softly to Xu Chi.
"Of course I will. I won't leave even if you kill me. I will support you even if the sky falls." Xu Chi said immediately, "Besides, who dares to touch the world's third-ranked coach? Our ice dancing status is very high in the figure skating team now! It's no longer like when you first joined the team! No one dares to touch me!"
"What big talk!" Jiang Lin wiped her tears and looked at the smiling Xu Chi, a little angrily, "Old Xu, you look quite calm?"
"Yeah, I don't know why, but I'm so calm right now. I'm happy, but not too excited. I just feel that this moment doesn't seem to be too unexpected." Xu Chi looked up and looked around the entire stadium that was still immersed in cheers. "From the beginning, I felt that Tiantian and Tang Yi could do things that others couldn't do."
"Please prepare the flower gifts, ice dance champion, third place, and second place teams." The venue broadcast began to play in Russian in both languages.
The Sochi Winter Olympics is more grand than the usual figure skating competitions. The top three skaters first stand on the podium built on the ice to receive a bouquet of flowers, which is called a flower ceremony. Then they go to a special podium outdoors to receive medals and hold a flag-raising ceremony.
There is no place for the flag-raising ceremony at the Iceberg Skating Palace, so the flower ceremony and medal presentation are not held in the same place. Now the audience sitting in the Iceberg Skating Palace will not be able to see the athletes wearing medals unless they want to go outside in the cold wind. But they can still see the athletes standing on the podium through the flower ceremony.
Jiang Lin touched up Ji Tiantian's makeup, and then watched Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi go to the entrance of the ice surface to prepare.
A flower ceremony podium was set up on the ice, and a conspicuous red carpet was laid from the podium to the entrance.
The gold medal-winning Canadian duo Victoria and William walked onto the red carpet first. They waved enthusiastically to the audience and then stood at the highest position.
Next came the silver medalists Dalia and Nikolay, who saluted the audience and then stepped onto the podium.
Finally, there are Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi.
"Ji Tiantian! Tang Yi! Ji Tiantian! Tang Yi!" The Chinese audience who came from afar cheered enthusiastically along with the rhythm.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi waved vigorously to the audience, and then walked to the podium together.
They hugged the gold and silver medalists. After the hug, Tang Yi carried Ji Tiantian to the bronze medal podium, and then he stood on it himself. Ji Tiantian had an injury on her leg this time, so she did not object to Tang Yi's action.
Beside the podium, there was a row of Russian ladies wearing national costumes and holding bouquets of flowers. The president of the International Skating Union came over and presented pure white bouquets of flowers to the three pairs of teams.
"Congratulations." The president of the USU shook hands with Ji Tiantian warmly with a bright smile on his face. "Your performance was very touching. Today, the whole world witnessed the rise of Asia's ice and snow power. I hope you can keep it up and achieve more brilliant results."
"Thank you." Ji Tiantian bent down and kissed the chairman on the cheek, then she and Tang Yi accepted the white bouquet of flowers presented to them by the chairman.
Ji Tiantian held up the bouquet and shook it vigorously towards the audience.
She heard the roar of cheers from the audience and the smile on her face grew even brighter.
"Next, please invite the champion, runner-up, and third place winner to skate around the field and receive cheers from the audience." A voice came from the radio.
Although there were no medals or flag-raising at the flower ceremony, the ceremony was very ceremonial. Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi followed the other two pairs of contestants, waving their bouquets while skating around the field.
"Victoria!" Then Ji Tiantian saw the coach of the Canadian team standing at the edge of the ice, handing a Canadian maple leaf flag to Victoria and William across the fence at the edge of the ice.
Victoria and William each held a corner of the national flag and continued to skate around. As they skated, the maple leaf flag was like a full sail, rising behind them, which was particularly magnificent.
Then Dalia and Nikolay from Russia also received their country's flags from the local Russian staff and glided while holding the flags high.
Ji Tiantian was a little confused when skating at the end. She didn't know there was a flag-raising segment, what would they do if they didn't have a flag.
Ji Tiantian subconsciously looked around but did not see any trace of their coach.
"Ji Tiantian! Tang Yi!" Just then, she heard clear Chinese.
She looked in the direction of the voice and saw a volunteer from China. The volunteer was standing on the edge of the ice, separated from Ji Tang by a fence. The volunteer held the bright five-star red flag in both hands and raised it over the fence with some difficulty.
Ji Tiantian immediately slid over and took the five-star red flag.
"You are the most beautiful!" the volunteers smiled widely, "and the strongest!"
"Thank you!" Ji Tiantian smiled sincerely.
She and Tang Yi each held a corner of the national flag and raised it high above their heads. They held the flag in one hand and the bouquet in the other, pushed hard on the ice, and skated forward side by side. In the wind as they skated, the five-star red flag fluttered.
When they saw the bright red national flag unfurling on the ice, many Chinese spectators present burst into tears again.
"Ji Tiantian! Tang Yi!"
"Wooooooooooooo sweet candy!"
"Sweet sugar! Asian miracle!"
“Woo woo woo mom, I saw the national flag at the ice dance arena!”
"China! Come on!"
"There can be miracles, when you believe..." Qian Xiyue sat in the corner, softly singing the free dance music used by Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi. As she sang, she couldn't help crying.
The boat that rides the wind and waves not only has a solid wall, but also hangs a bright flag.
Under the cover of the national flag, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi looked at each other and smiled brightly together.
"Now, the five-star red flag is flying on the ice rink." The TV host's voice was full of pride. "Our beautiful ice dance group has successfully made the national flag fly in the Sochi arena! Many people at the scene are shouting the names of Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi! Let's cheer for them! Cheer for our motherland! Congratulations to the Chinese ice dancers for realizing their dreams in Sochi!"
Wei Xiao and Chang Yu hugged each other in front of the TV and couldn't help crying. They never thought that the Sochi Olympic quota they earned would bring such a brilliant result.
Everything was better than they had imagined.
Jiang Lin and Xu Chi stood at the edge of the ice and watched their players skating around the field with high spirits.
Jiang Lin couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. She firmly believed that this exciting scene would not be the end. Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi would definitely create more and better achievements in the future.
She came back to her senses and noticed that Xu Chi was silently wiping away tears. "You said you were calm." Jiang Lin couldn't help laughing.
"It's all because of the flower gift." Xu Chi's voice was nasal, "There's so much ceremony going on..."
After the parade, the entire flower ceremony is over.
"Now the ice dance flower ceremony is over, and the ice dance competition is officially over. Our contestants will participate in the medal award ceremony later, which will be broadcast for you later." With the host's slightly reluctant voice, the live broadcast of the ice dance competition ended.
The audience at the Skating Palace left the venue one after another. Although it was raining outside, many Chinese spectators decided to wait outside for the medal ceremony.
The medal ceremony for all events in Sochi took place on a platform that was covered with a rain shelter.
Before waiting for the medals to be awarded, Ji Tang and the other two pairs of winners had plenty of time to change out of their coats and leggings and put on thick and comfortable national team uniforms and warm shoes. Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi also changed into bright red down jackets.
Not long after, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi stepped onto the outdoor medal podium and wore their Sochi bronze medals.
"Ahhhhh sweeties! You guys are the best!"
The spectators surrounding the podium shouted in the rain.
There was no awning around the podium, but the cold rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of the audience.
Then, the flag-raising ceremony began. Ji Tiantian, Tang Yi, and all the audience looked up and watched the dazzling five-star red flag rise slowly.
Before this, no one thought that the five-star red flag would be raised at the ice dance competition. But this moment actually happened.
Everyone will remember this miracle.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi walked down from the podium and came to the interview area accompanied by their coach.
Reporters from all over the world naturally would not miss the opportunity to interview Ji Tang and this Asian duo who made history in the ice dance arena, and they vied with each other to interview them.
Ji Tiantian first accepted an interview with a reporter from the motherland's radio station.
"Your achievements today will greatly promote the development of Chinese figure skating, or ice and snow sports. I think you must have a lot to say now." The enthusiastic Chinese reporter asked Ji Tiantian, "What do you want to say most now?"
"Well, what I want to say most is that I am very grateful to my coach, parents, and everyone in the national team who have been with me." Ji Tiantian looked at the camera lens and spoke very sincerely, "Thank you Qian Xiyue, thank you Wei Xiao and Chang Yu, thank you all, without you, I can't be standing here. Thank you very much for your efforts all the time. I am honored and proud to be able to come to the Sochi arena, and I hope my performance has not disappointed you. Then, I want to say to the friends who have always supported us, no matter what, you must believe in yourself, keep preparing, and miracles will come sooner or later."
"Do you think winning the medal this time is also a miracle?" the reporter asked again, "Keep preparing and a miracle will happen."
Ji Tiantian was about to answer, but paused. She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before raising them again.
"I think that my meeting with Tang Yi is a miracle. Everything that happened afterwards was an extension of that miracle." Ji Tiantian said this while looking seriously at the camera.
Tang Yi looked at Ji Tiantian who was standing beside him and was a little dazed for a moment.
Ji Tiantian carefully recalled everything that had happened in the past and was extremely grateful that she had met and teamed up with Tang Yi.
The ties of the previous life seemed to be a preparation for this life. Perhaps in some way, they had already prepared for the arrival of this day.
"I just forgot to thank an important person." Ji Tiantian smiled, then looked at Tang Yi beside her, "Thank you to my dance partner, thank you for always being there when I fell, got hurt, and was at my lowest point. Without his guidance, I would not have achieved what I have today."
"Me too." Tang Yi slowly came back to his senses, followed up on what Ji Tiantian said, and spoke to the camera, "Without my dance partner, I would not be able to reach my current height."
"Haha, I should thank my dance partner more." Ji Tiantian smiled and looked at the camera, "Tang Yi's skills are more mature than mine, and he really helped me a lot."
"I should." Tang Yi continued, "Without a partner, I can't perform smoothly..."
"Hahaha, alright, alright, you keep thanking each other like this, and the audience who sees the interview doesn't know what to say." The reporter laughed meaningfully, "We all know that you value each other very much."
Ji Tiantian was stunned. "Ah, no..." She hurriedly explained, "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to express my sincere gratitude..."
"Hahaha, it's okay. Congratulations again. I hope you can stay together and achieve better results."
"Okay...ok." Ji Tiantian responded softly, feeling her face slightly hot.
After the interview, Ji Tang finally had time to reunite with his family and friends.
Ji Tiantian was pleasantly surprised to see Qian Xiyue and Katelin. Ji Tiantian and Qian Xiyue first hugged and congratulated each other.
"I heard your interview." Qian Xiyue smiled, "In fact, the person you should thank the most is yourself."
"Okay, I'll eat oden to express my gratitude when I get back." Ji Tiantian smiled and then went to hug Katerin.
"Ceramic doll, you know you can do it." Katerin hugged Ji Tiantian tightly, "Looking at your scores, the moment you surpassed Aurora, I really felt so satisfied."
"That's good." Ji Tiantian patted Katelin on the back, "You have to cheer up too."
"Katerin!" At this moment a voice came from the side. Ji Tiantian looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Aurora Ivanov's coach who spoke.
She had seen this coach several times at the competitions, and she remembered him quickly because his bald head was too conspicuous. The staff said that this coach was quite a big name, and had coached many ice dance champions in the All-Russian Figure Skating Competition.
"Katerin, you and Ji are very familiar with each other. Do you want to ask Ji to stay in Sochi for a while? Ji, don't rush back. Come and compete with our players." The bald coach squeezed into the group of relatives and friends surrounding Ji Tiantian with difficulty and spoke like this.
"I'm afraid not. Ji is injured and needs to return home to recuperate." Katerin said.
"Oh, I see." The bald coach was a little disappointed, and continued after a while, "Ji, your step sequence and synchronized twist are really dazzling. Aurora and I both want to ask for advice on the techniques of these two technical moves. How about we make friends and ask each other for advice?"
After the bald coach finished speaking, he pulled Aurora over and urged her sternly, "Hurry up and ask for advice. This is a rare opportunity."
Aurora was very reluctant, but she didn't dare to disobey the wishes of the famous coach, so she had to bite the bullet, put down her airs, and whispered to Ji Tiantian: "Excuse me, do you have any experience in technical movements?"
"Actually, I don't have much experience." Ji Tiantian looked at Aurora with a smile, "We just rely on luck."
Aurora's face darkened visibly. She knew that Ji Tiantian must have heard the conversation between her and Judy.
"As for making friends, I think people who can't gain the trust of their teammates at home are not capable of maintaining international friendships." Ji Tiantian smiled and looked at the Russian bald coach. "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Then she didn't even look at Aurora, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and waved to Katerin, and went to greet Chen Yusheng and Wang Hao. Ni Chuan and Feifei also came over to hug them.
Because everyone had just cried and shouted in the audience, their throats were a little hoarse and they couldn't speak loudly. Everyone gathered together, looked at each other's faces, shed tears silently, and then laughed foolishly together.
Ni Chuan hugged Tang Yi and cried, his tears and snot all rubbed on his coat. Tang Yi was helpless, and he couldn't push him away.
"Tiantian, how are your legs?" Zhang Lilian hugged Ji Tiantian and asked with concern.
"I'm fine, Mom." Ji Tiantian said and looked to the side.
At this time, Xu Chi and Liu Hui were hugging each other. Both of them had red eyes. Under the influence of the competition atmosphere, the relationship between the two seemed to have become closer unconsciously.
"Mom, you guys go back home first, I'll be back soon." Ji Tiantian let go of Zhang Lilian and smiled sweetly, "Go back quickly and tell Dad what you saw on the court." Ji Ze was busy making money recently and did not come to watch the game.
Although the competition was over, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi could not go back yet. The Sochi Winter Olympics Gala exhibition skating was scheduled for the closing ceremony five days later. As a bronze medalist, Ji Tang naturally had to participate.
"Tiantian, you've grown up." Zhang Lilian looked at her daughter, who had delicate features, a slender figure, and was exceptionally sensible, with bitterness in her eyes, "Sometimes... I really hope you grow up slower."
"Only when you grow up can you and dad live a good life." Ji Tiantian looked at Zhang Lilian and smiled confidently, "Mom, don't worry, I will take good care of myself."
"I don't believe it." Zhang Lilian choked a little, but she soon stopped and touched Ji Tiantian's head, "Then take care of yourself. Mom... Mom will cook dinner and wait for you to come back."
"Tang Yi, take good care of Tiantian." At this time Liu Hui left Xu Chi and spoke to Tang Yi.
"I will." Tang Yi nodded.
It was time to say goodbye. Most of Ji Tiantian's relatives and friends had their own work and studies, and would not wait for the closing ceremony and GALA performance in five days, but would fly back to China in the next two days.
Ni Chuan and Fei Fei will wait until the closing ceremony, and have already bought the figure skating GALA performance tickets early.
Looking at Zhang Lilian with tears in her eyes, Ji Tiantian felt a little reluctant.
In her previous life, she knew very well that the time she spent with her parents would only decrease as she grew older.
In this life, she has achieved more brilliant results than in her previous life, but she also has a heavier burden on her shoulders. One of the prices for all this is that she is separated from her family. But she believes that one day, she can make up for the separation now.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi said goodbye to their relatives and friends and returned to their respective rooms in the Winter Olympic Village to rest.
The other three figure skating events were completed one after another these days. Yu Sha Gaozhe took third place in the pair skating, Ye Yidong took tenth place in the women's singles, and Ning Huai took sixth place in the men's singles.
The top six pairs, men's singles, and ice dancers will all enter the exhibition skating segment.
Before the exhibition skating begins, rehearsals are required. In addition to the individual programs, the four figure skaters also have to rehearse a group performance together. However, the rehearsal time is not long. Most of the time, Ji Tiantian will be in the room of the Winter Olympic Village holding a doll to recover from her injuries, or more accurately, holding a doll and playing with her mobile phone.
After this non-stop Winter Olympics season, she can finally take a good rest.
Ji Tiantian first opened Weibo and saw the topic about them prominently on the hot search list - "Chinese ice dance creates miracle."
One ice hockey fan cut together some of Ji Tang’s game videos starting from the 2010 National Championships and posted them under the topic, with the caption: “From the very beginning, you were destined to soar.”
Many people forwarded this Weibo post.
"Wow, I really shed tears. They are so great."
"I never expected to see the five-star red flag at the Sochi ice dance competition! Thank you, Tiantang!"
"From today on, I began to believe in hard work and miracles. Thank you, Tiantang!"
"Believe in miracles! Thank you, sweetie!"
Ji Tiantian logged into her and Tang Yi's shared Weibo account with a smile. The number of fans had exceeded 600,000 at some point, and the account's private messages had all gone viral.
She picked out some questions from fans and then changed her profile picture to a photo of her and Tang Yihuali on the tour. The photo was taken by a reporter at the scene.
In the photo, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi are wearing free dance costumes, smiling brightly, and are shrouded in the bright red five-star flag.
"We will continue to move forward with today's glory. Thank you for your continued company."
Ji Tiantian slowly typed out this line of text, and then sent it together with the photo of her receiving the award.
In an instant, congratulations from all over the world gathered in her comment section.
Then Ji Tiantian logged into the figure skating forum and took a look.
Needless to say, her forum account has been in a state of explosion since her vest was removed. There are too many private messages, and she has no choice but to ignore them and pretend that they are not there.
There is a hot post on the forum titled "Congratulations to Tian Tang for winning the bronze medal in Sochi" which has been pushed to the front.
1L: Woohoo, I want to see the five-week twist, woohoo, the legendary four-step sequence woohoo! Tiantang is a god!
2L: Wow, I was a little worried about Tiantian’s injury, but I forgot that at the critical moment, there is no need to worry about Tiantang at all!
3L: Yes. Tiantian looks delicate and gentle, but she has a will as strong as steel. You can always trust Tiantang!
4L: Wow, I want to say sorry to Tiantang. I was very depressed after watching the China Cup. I felt that Tiantang's performance would not be good in the future. I am sorry for saying something too radical in the forum.
5L: I am also... sorry. I underestimated Tiantang.
6L: It’s okay, we are all good sisters. Just don’t follow the foreigners to destroy our own prestige. We must always support Tiantang! Our ice dance has finally risen, they will not fall easily!
7L: Hahaha, many foreign netizens said before that Tiantang would not be able to make it into the top five. This time it’s really great.
8L: That’s right, not only did I make it into the top five, I also got third place, hahahaha.
9L: Never underestimate sweets, or you will only regret it.
10L: Hahaha!
11L: Sisters, excuse me, I want to ask, where can I find some sweet food? I have watched all the clips in the forum!
12L: I recommend you to watch Tiantang’s flower ceremony tour and the live interview in Sochi! The look in their eyes when they communicate with each other is absolutely amazing!
13L: Right, right, right. The more unintentional the revelation, the better it is! Woohoo, I want to watch it a billion times again!
Ji Tiantian pressed her forehead, silently browsed the foreign figure skating forum, and clicked on the discussion post about them.
There are almost half and half netizens abroad who support them and those who do not, and the discussion posts are particularly intense.
1L: It’s incredible that an Asian group ranked so high. Are they really that good?
2L: There are almost no technical flaws. The short dance is very layered. I won’t mention the free dance. The theme is very well chosen. It is appropriate to take the third place.
3L: Yes, yes, the theme of "Miracle" is especially suitable for China's JT. It is rare to see Asian groups in the free dance. It is a miracle that they can appear in the free dance and get such a high score. For this theme, we European and American contestants cannot express the shocking effect that they have.
4L: Oh, it's really touching. I can feel their fighting spirit from JT's lifts and footwork. It's elegant and full of momentum, which is what ice dancing needs!
5L: Yes, yes, the technique is flawless, the whole program is shocking, perfect! It is hard to imagine that such a young contestant completed it! Their strength is rare even in Europe and the United States!
6L: I haven’t paid attention to Asia. When did Chinese ice dancing evolve to be so terrible?
7L: It’s totally unimaginable! I can’t believe my eyes now! When I was watching the game live, I felt that JT performed a miracle for me!
8L: An unprecedented Asian team brought an exceptional free dance performance, and stood out among the European and American players... I will never forget the shock this Winter Olympics brought me! It would be unreasonable for the judges not to give high scores!
9L: Don’t you think that the free dance theme of China JT is too easy to please? The theme of miracle cannot be performed a second time. They will definitely not be able to perform such a shocking program next time, and their ranking will definitely drop.
10L: I think so too. And JT was lucky this time. Rita Thompson and Aurora Ivanov didn't have very good themes this time. It was just pure movie soundtracks, without deep and resonant expressions, which made JT surpass them. Next time, if the quality of the choreography of those two pairs improves, JT won't be so lucky.
11L: I also think that JT was lucky to win the bronze medal this time. Sochi must be their peak moment. They just won by luck this time, and they will definitely not be so lucky in the future.
12L: Aren't the three above afraid of getting slapped in the face? Those who thought JT couldn't make the top five are now silent.
13L: Hahahaha, the more you think JT can't do it in the future, the more I think they can do it. JT's face slapping may be late, but it is never absent.
14L: Hahahaha, this is true.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the performance skating. Ni Chuan and Fei Fei arrived in front of the Iceberg Skating Palace in advance and checked their tickets to enter.
Soon, the exhibition skating began. The lights dimmed one by one, and the top six skaters in the four events of figure skating appeared on stage in the order they had been arranged before. The higher the ranking, the later they would appear on stage.
Aurora and Ivanov, who ranked fifth in ice dance, skated onto the ice and performed a Russian folk dance.
Aurora wore a long white dress and white ice skates. The dress just reached her ankles and blended into the skates. She kept her upper body still while moving forward quickly on the ice in small steps, drifting on the ice like she was riding a balance bike. If you don't look closely, you can't tell the change of steps. And Ivanov danced with her.
At the end of the performance, the audience gave warm applause.
After that, it was the turn of several contestants, and it was Rita and Thompson, who were fourth in ice dance, to appear.
They used music from the movie "Star Wars" and fought and danced on the ice with lightsabers in hand. Props are allowed in performance skating, and their dashing postures won applause from the audience.
"It seems that the ice dancers are very well prepared." Foreign spectators sitting in the venue whispered.
"Yes, yes. After all, figure skating is a sport that places special emphasis on performance."
"It seems that Rita Thompson and Aurora Ivanov have put in a lot of effort and treated their exhibition skating as part of the competition."
"There shouldn't be anything to look forward to in China's JT's exhibition skating. They should have spent all their time preparing for the competition program, right?"
"I think so too. It's obvious that JT's short dance and free dance didn't require much preparation."
"Their exhibition skating will be outdone by the previous contestants."
"Hahaha, it's embarrassing for a bronze medalist to be outshined by the fourth and fifth place contestants in the exhibition skating!"
Feifei, who was sitting nearby, couldn't help but feel a little uneasy after hearing such discussions.
"Tiantang will take the stage soon. We must applaud loudly and not lose in momentum!" She quietly reminded Ni Chuan beside her.
Ni Chuan nodded.
"The next pair to perform are Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi, the Chinese pair that won the bronze medal in ice dance at the Sochi Winter Olympics." Soon, an announcement came over the radio.
"Tiantang! Tiantang!" Ni Chuan and Feifei clapped their hands vigorously.
The author has something to say:
After Sochi, the sweet girl will spend one and a half to two years recuperating and taking exams + establishing the Lu Bing dual-dance troupe to perform commercially to make money and develop a relationship. It will take about three chapters, and there may not be any competitions. Please read the chapter list as appropriate, and post it_(:з」∠)_
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