Chapter 32: Sudden Intention
He Hui drew the last and third performance, and Hardy Irene and Yulia Ivanovna will perform before her.
Irene was troubled by a back injury some time ago, and her performance was mediocre. She was caught with a 3Lz save week, but still got 52.88 points based on the program content.
Yulia Ivanovna showed the strong strength that Russia is always good at, and scored 56.12 points in the short program.
He Hui was ready to go on stage at the fence, looking at Lin Xiaoman, who had not said a word since she learned that he had to change the configuration.
The host's announcement had already sounded in the venue: "The next person to come on stage is He Hui, from China."
Lin Xiaoman sighed resignedly, "If you want to try, just give it a try."
As He Hui's coach, Lin Xiaoman needs to be responsible for the performance of this only Chinese athlete. If He Hui makes a major mistake, she will definitely be blamed for temporarily agreeing to change the configuration before the short program.
Therefore, this nodding of agreement requires tremendous psychological preparation.
He Hui's eyes widened in surprise, "Okay, I will try my best to clean it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, He Hui walked onto the stage confidently and waved to the audience around him.
"Just don't take it off for me..."
Lin Xiaoman thought that the only one who dared to hone new techniques in the World Youth Championship was Miss He Hui.
At this time, the ice fans watching on the Internet were still chatting very calmly, and no one thought about the possibility that He Hui really temporarily upgraded his configuration during the official competition.
"It seems that He Hui was provoked by Anna in the sixth practice. Even when the opponent had 3Lo, she still wanted to show off. The girl is really so tsundere and cute!"
"Mom is now very relieved. I feel that being a fan of He Hui is a stable happiness. Who understands?"
"This moonlight set really suits He Hui. Her classical temperament coupled with the silky glide is absolutely amazing!"
The Moonlight Sonata sounded on the stage, and this time He Hui performed it before Eriko Sanada.
Amid the flowing notes, He Hui's skates carved marks on the ice. She accumulated energy in the music, waiting for the arrival of new jump challenges.
He Hui pressed the inner edge when jumping, and landed steadily on the ice with the first 3F jump.
With almost no pause, He Hui jumped up again on the spot, and this time his axis was much straighter than during the sixth practice.
She maintained a tight posture in the air to complete the 3Lo, landing cleanly and sliding out smoothly.
Done!
The top combination jump of BV10.4 was the most difficult in the era of figure skating before the introduction of quadruple jumps.
"Every time he plays in a formal competition, he performs exceptionally well." Lin Xiaoman was both pleased and helpless. "He is such a competitive player."
"??? Am I dazzled? Did He Hui change his configuration and jump to 3F+3Lo?"
"I am dying of laughter. Who said that happiness is stable?? I will give you a surprise right away (scary)~"
"Our eldest lady can dance whenever she wants, and upgrade whenever she wants. Mom will always support you!"
He Hui's sudden idea even scared Eriko Sanada and Anna who were watching the game backstage.
"No, she really dared to do that?" Anna said to her coach Natasha in disbelief, "She was actually serious about the six training sessions just now?"
Natasha adjusted her glasses and said, "It is indeed a bold choice."
He Hui on the field was still continuing his Moonlight performance, switching the jumping edge to the outside edge, and 3Lz tano flew one meter away.
Both the inner and outer blades can be executed accurately, which is closely related to the basic skills learned in childhood.
Next came the squat turn (FSSp) from the death drop jump. From the sideways posture to the forward posture, He Hui turned quickly and steadily with almost no translation.
The final 2A tano entry was a beautiful big one, with almost no extra preparation time.
With the crazy straight-line step sequence in the allegro part and the two final spins, He Hui pushed the atmosphere of the venue to its climax.
When Moonlight’s music ended, the entire audience even held their breath for a moment.
He Hui panted and bowed deeply to the audience.
Instantly, applause broke out in the ice rink.
When he came off the stage, He Hui smiled happily, with his chin raised slightly with pride.
"I did what I said." He Hui raised his eyebrows at Lin Xiaoman.
Lin Xiaoman had previously praised He Hui for being a competitive player, but now she deliberately curled her lips, "This isn't what should happen! Otherwise, both you and I will be scolded, don't you know that?"
This is often the cruelty of competitive sports.
If you succeed, it means you have the courage to challenge; if you lose, it means you don’t know what is good for you.
After the kiss and cry, Lin Xiaoman's anger subsided a little.
"Miss, I beg you. Next time, can you please not tell me that you want to change the configuration ten minutes before the game starts?"
He Hui stuck out her tongue and promised, "I will definitely do it next time!"
"Thanks to the excellent radio, I was able to hear the "friendly exchange" between the girl goose and the coach~"
"Lin Xiaoman: He Hui has no other shortcomings, except that he is a bit of a useless coach."
"Now back to the point, this short program has a BV of 32.2, which is a full point higher than the 1.0 version of 3F+3T. I feel like I have a better chance of winning the championship the more I watch it!"
"He Hui from China scored 63.25 points in the short program, 36.92 points in the technical score, and 26.33 points in the program content score." The host's announcement came quickly.
The first second the score appeared, He Hui and Lin Xiaoman looked at each other subconsciously.
"Upgrading?" Lin Xiaoman raised an eyebrow and asked.
In the 2012 youth category, the judges were quite conservative in their program content scores. A score of 26 points is almost a guarantee of world-class performance.
For He Hui, whose nationality is not an advantage, this score is even more valuable.
"The curtain in front of us has finally been lifted." He Hui snorted, quite arrogantly.
Lin Xiaoman took a closer look at the distribution of the referees' seats and whispered in He Hui's ear, "It could also be a factional struggle, and you are the one who benefited."
There are nine judges in total, with China occupying only one seat, and the remaining seats are almost all divided up by North American, Russian and Japanese judges. Although scoring should not be too biased, the so-called "noble nationality" does exist in the figure skating circle.
The reason why He Hui was able to get high scores today was of course her outstanding performance in consecutive cleans. Secondly, there were also several factions fighting each other. Some supported Anna, some supported Irene, and some supported Eriko.
Unexpectedly, He Hui was brought out unexpectedly.
As we all know, once a figure skater advances to a higher level, he or she will not fall back easily unless there is a major mistake. Therefore, He Hui gained a lot from this World Junior Championship.
Friends online were much more excited than the two people at the scene.
"Ahhhh, congratulations to He Hui for her program content entering the first-tier ranks! Sprinkle flowers!"
"It was a risky move to temporarily change the configuration, but it actually worked!"
"Chinese figure skating is really on the rise! I want my kids to learn figure skating too."
Anna, who was about to go on stage, frowned after seeing He Hui's score and thought to herself that something was not good.
Natasha patted Anna's shoulder gently and comforted her: "Don't be nervous, don't have any psychological burden."
Although Anna is young, she is also a veteran who has competed in various competitions.
She took a deep breath, stepped onto the ice skates, and waved and smiled to the audience around her.
He Hui was doing simple post-match stretching backstage while watching the game on a small TV.
After He Hui upgraded her equipment, she and Anna returned to the same starting line in the short program. The same BV, then the competition is about completion.
The familiar music of "Carmen" opened the curtain of Anna's short program.
Anna, with her red lipstick, is bright and flamboyant. Her black and red spliced skirt is lifted up by her, which is eye-catching enough at the beginning.
She jumped high, and landed on the ice with the emphasis on 3F on the first jump.
The 3Lo that was about to be connected was Anna's signature jump. Not only did she not make any mistakes, she even had enough time to raise her hand.
Compared to He Hui who barely completed it for the first time, Anna's goe in this jump was definitely superior.
Real-time score display: 10.4+goe 1.29
Previously, He Hui's goe for this jump was only 0.64.
"I'm so nervous!!"
"I'll be there soon. Although it's very unethical to wish for others to fall, I really want my daughter to win first place in the short program."
"I went to the most effective temple to pray before the competition started. I hope all the other contestants will be deducted points! (dog head)"
It turns out that the Chinese God may not care about foreign affairs.
Although Anna's 3Lz tano slid out a little slowly, it still stood.
After two jumps, goe went in and out, and Anna and He Hui's real-time scores were chasing each other.
In the following 2A tano, Anna's jump was not as difficult as Comet's, but the degree of completion was comparable.
The music was coming to an end and Anna began to do her final spin.
Just when everyone thought Anna also needed to be perfectly clean, an accident happened.
A sparkling rhinestone suddenly fell off her costume, flew away as she spun, and fell onto the ice.
Although this is a subtle detail, it is an important factor that can lead to point deductions in figure skating competitions.
Because any small debris on the ice will have a huge impact on the athletes' jumping and skating.
"? I didn't expect that the temple I worshipped would actually work?!"
"So funny! Just tell me if there were any points deducted? Trivia: Losing a diamond deducts one point."
"When two masters fight, one point is a huge one. I feel like He Hui is going to win."
Anna probably also noticed this accident and her face turned pale.
She kept covering her face with her hands during the kiss and cry, her eyes were red, and she looked very upset.
"Anna Victoria from Russia scored 62.75 points in the short program, 36.98 points in the technical score, 26.77 points in the program content, and 1 point was deducted."
"We... won?!" Lin Xiaoman couldn't believe it. He Hui actually defeated Anna by a narrow margin in a miraculous way.
If Anna's costen had not dropped the diamond, Anna, who was slightly better than He Hui in both technique and program content, would have successfully won the first place in the short program.
"We won." He Hui smiled.
Lin Xiaoman said with emotion: "Rechecking your kosten and every detail before the competition is on the list of things that figure skaters must do."
"Yes, after all, it's a scoring event where the winner is decided by two decimal places." He Hui became more determined to pay attention to every detail.
Eriko Sanada appeared after He Hui and Anna. Her performance was satisfactory. She was clean, but she didn't get many extra points for goe. In the end, she narrowly beat Yulia with 56.58 points and ranked third.
The last one was South Korean player Kim Hye-mi, who performed poorly and completely missed the chance to compete for the podium, ultimately finishing sixth.
At this point, the women's singles short program was officially completed.
He Hui, who mostly made a comeback in the free skating, won first place in the short program at the World Junior Championships for the first time.
After the game, CCTV reporters were already waiting in the mixed interview area.
As soon as He Hui appeared at the entrance, the reporter began to wave and shout: "He Hui, please stay!"
He Hui stopped in front of the reporter carrying a suitcase.
"Congratulations on winning first place in the short program at your first World Junior Championships!" The reporter couldn't wait to pass the microphone to her. "Were you nervous about the temporary change in the short program this time?"
"After all, I have never used the 3F+3Lo combo in a formal competition, so I would be lying if I said I had no concerns at all."
He Hui looked at the red dot of the camera and smiled appropriately and confidently.
"But the ice rink was in good condition today, and I had a good feeling during warm-up. Now that we've come to the World Junior Championships, I still hope to give it a try with the highest level of difficulty."
"As you can see, my 3F+3Lo modification was very successful."
The reporter nodded and asked, "Have you set your goals for the free skate?"
He Hui: "Of course! My goal has always been to win the championship."
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