Chapter 2626 Tournament Records
The next day, the women's single free skating competition.
Tan Ling was the first to perform. Due to her development, she was forced to lower the difficulty of her skating. Although she completed a free skating that looked clean, her score was not very good, only 102.37 points.
Zhu Xiangqing appeared before He Hui this time. Without the mental pressure of He Hui's perfect performance, she completed the set smoothly.
Except for a slight shake when landing on the ice during a jump, there were no major problems.
In the end, Zhu Xiangqing's free skating score was 108.98 points, which was already very competitive.
If He Hui had not emerged out of nowhere, Zhu Xiangqing's score should have been enough to win the gold medal in the women's singles free skating at the 12th Winter Olympics.
The most surprising thing for all ice fans in this Winter Games is Kong Ziqiu, who is still in the youth group, as young as He Hui and seems to have a promising future.
This time she not only stood firm in the advanced triple-three, but also completed two of them in a row - 3Lz+3T and 3F+3T.
This made her impression score in the eyes of the judges soar, and her program content score reached a new level compared to before.
Kong Ziqiu scored 106.23 points and is currently ranked second.
"Kong Ziqiu is a senior three-three player who was just released this year, right? He was in the local team last year, but unfortunately he didn't get a spot in the JGP. Otherwise, I think he could go out and show off his face first."
"He's just been promoted to the B Province team. He seems to be in good spirits. I'm looking forward to next year's JGP."
"Now only He Hui is missing, right? Kong Ziqiu has secured the podium."
He Hui is the last one to appear. She is about to perform "House of Flying Daggers", which has been upgraded to version 3.0 this season.
If the second 3A can be completed, this 3.0 version will have another 2.58 points more BV than the 2.0 version, which will tie the record of Tours' double 3A set.
Lin Xiaoman submitted her new free skating choreography at the last minute. The judges looked at this ambitious arrangement in their hands and looked forward to it seriously.
Amidst applause, He Hui appeared on stage in a black and white ink-colored costume.
She took a deep breath to encourage herself, and stood firmly in the center of the ice rink.
"I heard that He Hui is going to have a double 3A set, I'm already looking forward to it!"
"Rub your hands together~ The first 3A is coming!"
After the flute prelude, He Hui completed the difficult 3A+2T jump at the beginning without hesitation and with a sharp look in her eyes. The 3A was incredibly high and far, and it looked very graceful on the ice.
Although the BV of 3A+2T is only 9.8, which is 0.3 less than 3Lz+3T, in the hearts of referees and ice fans, it has completely different value.
This is a display of confidence and absolute strength.
Instantly, warm applause broke out in the ice rink.
Lin Xiaoman, who was standing outside the fence, dared to say that this was the loudest noise she had heard in two days.
He Hui did not immediately challenge the second 3A. She followed Mary's original choreography and completed a jump-swallow spin to the music. Her spin was fast and full of emotion, and her posture was as graceful and beautiful as a swan.
This is an arrangement that is more in line with the mood of the music. He Hui does not want to artificially ruin an originally wonderful program just to save a little so-called physical energy.
After the sound of the pipa wheel, He Hui entered the second 3A standby state. She raised one foot slightly to accumulate strength.
After everything was ready, He Hui's ice skates left the ice surface with a swish, and he flew into the air.
He Hui once again completed a beautiful 3A.
This success has caused the success rate of He Hui 3A to rise sharply, and it seems that it will become He Hui's new signature jump.
"3A big sale! Double 3A is done!!"
"Ahhhh, He Hui has a promising future. I'm starting to look forward to the World Youth Championships!"
The quickly connected 3Lz+3T is also light and far-fetched, so easy that one can hardly tell that this is an advanced triple jump.
He Hui used the deep blade to dig out an arc on the ice surface. She stretched her arms and fingertips straight, turning into a handsome knight with a sword.
Lin Xiaoman breathed a sigh of relief as the two most difficult jumps were over.
The first half of the free skating came to an end.
The second half was "New Version of House of Flying Daggers", and the addition of big drums in the music made the audience feel very involved.
In addition, it was a Chinese-style song, and everyone clapped along with the dong-dong rhythm, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.
No athlete would dislike such a home atmosphere.
The eldest daughter He Hui is no exception.
She followed the applause and stepped vigorously, her thighs driving her calves, and the wind blew up the hem of Costen's skirt as she glided.
The 3S and foot-changing combined rotation was completed without any mistakes in the excitement.
He Hui is about to usher in the final three series of jumps - 3F+2T+2Lo, 3Lz, 3Lo.
The difficulty here is that the choreography is very tight, so tight that if there is a big mistake like falling, it may not be possible to complete the performance before the music ends.
He Hui transformed into a female warrior and completed three series of jumps in one breath with high quality.
The beautiful teardrop-shaped Bellman at the end pushed the atmosphere on the ice rink to its highest point.
He Hui put away his sword just as the last note of the music fell.
The whole audience burst into applause and people kept shouting her name.
Although He Hui did not raise her hands in the tano posture in the free skating due to the physical challenge of adding two 3A movements, her smooth and highly completed program still won her a lot of points in terms of goe and program content.
He Hui bowed and the applause that was about to die down was increased in volume again.
"He Hui's double 3A set is successful! He is the champion."
"It feels like there's a new difficulty level every month. It's too strong, so strong that it's scary..."
He Hui slowly slid towards Lin Xiaoman, his eyebrows slightly raised, "I feel like I can break the record again."
"Yes, Miss~" Lin Xiaoman drew out her voice and handed He Hui her coat. Although the address was a bit teasing, the doting in it was not false.
"Lin, teacher, trainer." He Hui called out the name that Lin Xiaoman disliked the most in a rhythmic manner.
Lin Xiaoman immediately blinked her eyes, closed her mouth and pursed it into a straight line.
From the moment He Hui cleaned up her 3A free skating routine, everyone knew that the gold medal belonged to He Hui. But what everyone was looking forward to more was how the judges, who had already given her top treatment in the short program, would score her this time.
You should know that He Hui's 3A set is making its debut at this 12th Winter Games, and there is no international competition standard to refer to.
Boom, boom, boom——
He Hui pressed his right hand on his chest, feeling the violent beating of his heart. The vibration coming from his chest was extremely real.
Lin Xiaoman and He Hui sat side by side, hands interlocked, waiting for a score nervously and expectantly.
He Hui gasped heavily, waved towards the kiss & cry camera and smiled.
"A long time." He Hui turned around and whispered to Lin Xiaoman.
"Without a reference, it all depends on whether you dare to go up."
Finally, under everyone's expectant eyes, He Hui's free skating score appeared on the screen.
"Oh my god, this score is outrageous! Huge gap!!"
"He Hui is really generous. Has she never failed in any competition since her debut?"
"I was hooked right away. I like this kind of stable happiness!"
——Technical score: 72.12 points, program content score: 54.04 points, total score: 126.16 points.
There was also an MR logo on the total score, which meant that He Hui set a new tournament record.
He Hui said "what a pity" that the content of the program did not make any breakthrough.
There are not many referees in China who are qualified to referee international competitions, and everyone always has concerns when giving scores.
"Congratulations anyway!" Lin Xiaoman gave He Hui a tight hug, "This is a new record."
"Yes, we made history together." He Hui was very emotional.
Compared with her previous life, the life that has sped up to today has completely exceeded her imagination.
She achieved 3A, broke the Chinese record, and was rushing towards the world record.
*
Province B reaped rich rewards in the figure skating event of the 12th Winter Olympics and has become one of the strongest teams in the country.
Except for ice dancing, which they were not good at, all the members won medals.
He Hui won two gold medals in the short program and free skating, and Kong Ziqiu won the precious bronze medal in the free skating. In the men's singles, Bian Jing won one silver and one bronze, and the pair skating combination of Zhu Qingxue/Yu Lang won a bronze medal.
Therefore, the atmosphere on the bus back to the provincial team training ground after getting off the plane was extremely lively. The children were chattering and not tired at all.
Zhu Jianyong picked up the microphone, his voice full of pride, "Everyone's performance in this 12th Winter Games was very good. We must continue to work hard in the future to win glory and medals for our Province B!"
Clap, clap, clap. There was applause in the bus.
The team members still gave Zhu Jianyong a lot of face.
Only He Hui was leaning against the glass the whole time. She closed her eyes to rest most of the time, and occasionally raised her eyelids to look at the endless stream of cars outside the window.
That is, her glass was obviously cleaner than the ones before and after. I guess she wiped it repeatedly many times to get rid of the old dust and dirt.
Lin Xiaoman and He Hui next to them were no worse off, wearing eye masks and neck pillows, with their seats tilted back a bit, and they were also snoring.
“Sizzle, sizzle—”
A shrill sound came from the low-quality microphone, waking up He Hui, who was not sleeping very deeply.
She frowned and listened to Zhu Jianyong's still high-pitched voice.
"By the way, I have another piece of good news to share with you all." Zhu Jianyong continued in his hoarse voice caused by years of smoking, "This May, the country will support outstanding young athletes to go to Russia for a two-week intensive training camp, all expenses covered. Our provincial team has one recommended spot in each event."
As soon as Zhu Jianyong finished speaking, He Hui felt several gazes coming at him, some were eager and some were admiring and affirmative.
"But don't worry, our team is very fair and just. We will hold an internal selection competition for this spot."
"ah??"
"What are the specific rules?"
"Only look at the results of the trials?"
One stone caused a thousand ripples, and the bus immediately became lively.
Zhu Jianyong coughed and began to answer the questions one by one, "I know this opportunity is very rare, so don't be anxious."
"The trials will be held next week. You will have to skate both programs, so please be prepared. The results of the trials will account for 80% of the final selection. The remaining 20% will be based on your performance this season."
After this statement was made, many young players who had not performed well this season were eager to try. Everyone was back to the same starting line, and it was hard to say who would win the final spot.
He Hui glanced at Lin Xiaoman who was still sleeping beside him, yawned, and slowly closed his eyes.
Let’s talk about next week’s things next week.
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