Chapter 45 The Strictest Judgement
But when it came time to go on stage, Kong Ziqiu was still nervous. This was her first World Youth Championship, and she encountered new unexpected situations, so how could she not be nervous?
After the performance, Kong Ziqiu looked at the score and lowered his head, apologizing to Lin Xiaoman out of habit: "I'm sorry, I was too nervous."
The F jump edge that had finally improved had problems again due to nervousness. Although it had improved a lot, it was still caught by Louis Polly.
"It's okay! How long have you been changing for?" Lin Xiaoman was helping Kong Ziqiu change her habit of apologizing first when she was undecided, and encouraged her, "Why don't we just work hard in the free skating?"
"That's right, your success rate is already very high now!" He Hui joined the ranks of those who encouraged education.
She also didn't expect that the domineering president who was decisive in killing people in his previous life has now mastered the little tricks of comforting people.
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He Hui was the second to perform in the last group in the short program, Volkova was the fourth, and Simona was the last.
The three of them are recognized as contenders for the podium.
The host's announcement rang out on the ice rink: "He Hui, representing China!"
It's her turn!
He Hui took a deep breath and gave Lin Xiaoman a reassuring look.
She accelerated twice and confirmed the final position of the jump while skating on the ice rink.
Compared to the deserted Grand Prix races, the attendance rate of the World Youth Championships is quite good, and every player receives a lot of applause when they take the stage.
"He Hui!" "Come on!"
Two standard Chinese words suddenly broke into my eardrums.
He Hui followed the sound and saw the familiar red cheering group, a smile appeared on her face.
No one knows when it started, but He Hui's ice hockey fans all started wearing red clothes. They appeared all over the world to cheer for He Hui.
Even in remote places like Courchevel and Zagreb, He Hui has seen Chinese ice hockey fans.
Wearing red is not only eye-catching and festive, but also has a good meaning. He Hui even quietly considered whether she should buy some small red items.
He Hui quietly waved in that direction, instantly causing a scream.
"Ahhh, the goose girl dotes on her fans!"
"What a sweet smile! My flying was not in vain."
......
He Hui concentrated on the field and quickly got himself into the state that "Black Swan" wanted to present.
Louis Polly's deterrent power is strong enough, and many players have suffered before He Hui.
Therefore, He Hui was extremely alert and prepared more thoroughly before jumping. As a result, she jumped higher on the ice rink.
Especially the first 3Lz+3Lo combo, He Hui's hook shot jumped three feet high.
When she landed on the ice, the angle of her skates was particularly clear.
Different from some players who like to quietly perform small moves by swinging their edges after landing on the ice, He Hui performed an uncompromising triple lutz and also did a tano.
3Lz maintained a good speed after landing on the ice. He Hui breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and jumped up, and continued to raise his right hand out of habit.
The Lo jump is the hardest hit area that Louise Polly has been strictly focusing on in this short program.
Because it is an edge jump and the force point is not particularly strong, in the short program that has not been completed today, three athletes who are usually not easily caught suffered a setback on this jump.
With a swish, He Hui's 3Lo tano landed steadily on the ice.
Lin Xiaoman estimated that the gap was only about 40 degrees, which was extremely difficult to distinguish.
The final 2A was not only flawless, it was even a bit too much because He Hui exerted too much force.
He Hui silently adjusted himself in the air to prevent himself from falling over due to unstable landing on the ice.
Fortunately, 2A was not difficult for He Hui. She focused on controlling her balance and landed smoothly.
Lin Xiaoman held her forehead with her hand on the sidelines: "At least nothing went wrong..."
He Hui, the black swan, danced gracefully on the field with her neck held high. Her eyes and movements were beautiful, bold and aggressive.
At the end of the song, He Hui made a perfect farewell.
Lin Xiaoman's heart slowly settled down, and the two of them sat comfortably in the kiss and cry area.
He Hui comforted Lin Xiaoman in return: "Don't worry, there is absolutely nothing wrong with what I did this time. Besides, if someone as standard as me is arrested, I think Volkova and Simona will not be able to escape the fate of being arrested, right?"
Lin Xiaoman nodded. She watched He Hui complete the whole process.
There was no problem with the other jumps, but she was a little unsure about the 3Lo.
This time the waiting time was particularly long, which exacerbated Lin Xiaoman's uneasiness.
In the silence that was so quiet that one could not even drop a pin, the score of He Hui's short program finally appeared on the big screen.
——58.25 points.
"Ah? Not even 60 points?" He Hui widened his eyes in disbelief and looked at the score again, confirming that his name was indeed displayed before the score.
Lin Xiaoman patted her shoulder and expressed her guess: "It might be Lian 3Lo's problem."
He Hui frowned, his whole face filled with disbelief.
"But there is no problem with Lian 3Lo." He Hui replied affirmatively.
But there is actually only one possible explanation for such a low score.
——That means He Hui was caught by Cun Zhou!
After saying that, she stood up and strode away from Kiss & Cry.
When she got backstage, He Hui became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it. The anger surged in her chest, drowning her.
"Strict enforcement doesn't mean spreading rumors, right?" She tried to stay calm so as not to curse too harshly.
Lin Xiaoman was also speechless. She was watching the whole process from the sidelines. No matter how she calculated it, this jump could not be more than 90 degrees.
"Actually, I don't think it exists either..." Kong Ziqiu said softly.
But just the opposite, this Louis Polly, who is known for his ruthless men, just caught you and left you speechless.
"Is it really impossible to complain?" He Hui felt like his forehead was burning with anger.
Lin Xiaoman was silent.
"We can react, but it won't change the outcome."
The referees hold the power of life and death over the players to a certain extent, and the Chinese nationality does not have an advantage, so most of the time they can only swallow their anger and accept the situation.
"So, we're just going to let them confuse right and wrong?!" He Hui clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his palms.
Lin Xiaoman smiled bitterly: "I will react, but this is all I can do."
A feeling of powerlessness overwhelmed He Hui.
This was the first time that He Hui felt that her destiny was not in her own hands after her rebirth and embarking on the path of figure skating.
This feeling of being dominated was very uncomfortable. Her chest felt like it was being pressed by a huge rock. All her emotions were blocked there, and even her breathing became difficult.
He Hui's voice was very depressed: "I'm going to lie down in the bathroom."
Lin Xiaoman: "Okay."
He Hui took a deep breath, controlled his emotions that were on the verge of losing control, and left.
Kong Ziqiu was very worried: "Is He Hui okay?"
"Let her calm down." Lin Xiaoman calmed down, "I will also do useless work."
On the Internet, He Hui's fans were even angrier than He Hui and Lin Xiaoman at the moment. They were typing away like crazy on the Internet -
"I'm so angry! I want to fly over here and teach this technical referee a lesson!!"
“What, are Louise Polly’s eyes protractors from outer space? With such a clear angle, what nonsense is she talking about??”
"You want to send a razor blade to this technical referee? Are you blind?"
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The sound of splashing water rang out in the quiet bathroom, and He Hui scooped a handful of cold water and splashed it on his face.
The physical cooling method really worked, and He Hui felt much calmer.
"Are you okay?" A girl's voice came from the bathroom door.
He Hui looked up and saw that it was Li Chumiao.
"I see that you are not in good spirits. I'm worried that you might have an accident in the toilet." Li Chumiao said, handing her a few tissues.
He Hui took the tissue and wiped the water droplets off his hands and face.
She smiled and said to Li Chumiao, "For example, an accident of falling into a toilet?"
"You can still joke around, it doesn't seem like a big deal."
Li Chumiao shrugged and threw a piece of gum into her mouth, "Do you want it?"
"No." He Hui was afraid that he would break his back teeth.
Li Chumiao continued: "Good news or bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"
“Good news.”
"The good news is - Volkova and Simona were also arrested, and no one survived the women's short program."
"Ah?!" He Hui was stunned for a moment and said with emotion, "Is Louis Polly so willful?"
Li Chumiao: "Yeah, I guess the organizing committee specially invited him to sort out everyone's basic skills, right?"
"So the result is that I am temporarily ranked first?"
"That's right."
Well, that's only half good news. He Hui's dissatisfaction did not decrease because his competitors were also caught and given low scores.
"What's the bad news?" He Hui asked.
"The bad news is that the sub-score tables are out, and your 3Lo has indeed been sentenced to a week of storage."
He Hui was not convinced and snorted: "But I think she just misjudged me! I am very sure of this."
Li Chumiao looked at He Hui's angry expression and asked, "Will you still skate the 4T in your free skate?"
"Why not? The worst that can happen is that you'll be caught!"
When Miss He got angry, no one could stop her.
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Because Louise Polly punished every athlete equally, He Hui finally won the first place in the short program with 58.25 points.
Louise Polly's crackdown not only sparked heated discussions on domestic social media, but also attracted netizens from the United States and Russia to the ISU official account to ask for an explanation. The front row was immediately filled with angry fans, who were furious.
The status of Chinese ice hockey fans has changed, and they have returned to being just spectators.
"It's so funny. They punish every contestant equally."
"I think we should still be vigilant! I and several other ice enthusiast friends have watched the video again and again, and there is really no problem with He Hui's 3Lo!! Unless it is to catch the early rotation, but isn't it well known that there are too many pre-Los?"
"Same here. Just because everyone else has been arrested, we can't ignore the fact that He Hui was wrongly convicted."
"You will be the last one to perform tomorrow. Will you still perform the 4T set as planned?" Lin Xiaoman had mixed feelings about this. "You have a 3Lz+3Lo in your set, and it's in the second half when your stamina is running low."
If it was just a 4T jump on the field, it would not be a big deal for He Hui at this stage, but this program requires a 4T, two 3A, plus the most difficult 3Lz+3Lo combination, which leaves no chance to breathe.
"It's time to see the results of my devilish training for these two."
"So you insist on having 4 Ts on this field? I don't think the technical referee will let go of any of your flaws."
He Hui nodded firmly: "I am mentally prepared for this."
After yesterday's inexplicable arrest of Cun Zhou, He Hui felt that his psychological maturity had reached a new level.
She did not accept the penalty, but accepted that the game was undoubtedly full of uncontrollable unexpected factors.
"If I can get certification from Louis Polly, wouldn't it prove the value of my 4T?" He Hui raised his eyebrows and spoke arrogantly.
Lin Xiaoman sighed: "This is really... a very special angle."
"I'm leaving."
He Hui turned and left, but Lin Xiaoman found that she did not return to the room.
"where did you go?"
"I'll go lift some weights for a while." He Hui said loudly, "I can't sleep anyway."
Lin Xiaoman: “…”
What a flexible Miss He!
So after making these harsh remarks, He Hui said that he still had to do the necessary exercises.
She did several sets of strength exercises and completed land jumping exercises on a soft mat before returning to her room to sleep contentedly.
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