Chapter 5 05 Pick up three weeks
After Lu Xing was born, He Jianmu was still responsible for picking up and dropping off He Hui to the ice rink.
During the long time of companionship, He Jianmu found that his daughter was really serious. He Hui enjoyed every part of the training, whether on the ground or on the ice, even the endless repetition of simple movements, she completed them meticulously.
In August, the summer heat wave seems to be roasting people, and the ice rink with its chill becomes lively. Especially during the summer vacation, the ice rink is as crowded as dumplings, with people attending classes, people just coming to experience it, and couples going on dates.
He Jianmu glanced at the state of the ice rink and frowned, "There are too many people here."
"It's a commercial ice rink after all."
New Universe is the largest commercial club in the country. It has many outstanding former professional athlete coaches and has trained two active professional players.
He Hui tied up his ice skates, stepped on the ground twice, and went on the court.
There were many novices who came to skate. Most of them stuck to the boards, carefully moving forward holding the handrails, looking at the people who moved freely in the rink with envy.
He Hui followed the steps to practice from steps to jumps, but he had to keep an eye on beginners who might appear out of nowhere and didn't know what the next move would be.
The more He Jianmu watched from the sidelines, the more worried he became, fearing that his daughter would collide with someone and get hurt. By the time He Hui got off the ice safely, he even felt his shirt on the back was wet.
"You have to protect yourself, okay?" He Jianmu warned earnestly.
He Hui curled her lips, "I'm really fine! And we'll be together for the next six minutes of practice before the game, which is very common."
"Six minutes of practice?"
"Yes, each group does the final practice before going on stage together. This ability to adapt to changing circumstances is really needed."
But what He Hui didn't expect was that when the next Saturday, the ice rink, was open for the day, it turned out that the once bustling ice rink had become empty, without a single person around.
He Jianmu said to his daughter as if to take credit: "Dad will never let you see such a dangerous scene as yesterday again."
"Dad, are you... renting the whole place?" He Hui's mouth twitched.
"Of course." He Jianmu stood with his hands behind his back. "Dad will reserve the venue for you from 9 to 10 every Saturday morning. Just focus on your training."
Coach Li knew that He Hui's family was rich, but he didn't expect them to be so generous. The ice rink is located in a great location in the city center, and they are not traditional real estate developers.
He wondered, could it be that the overwhelming wealth and glory was finally coming to him? !
"Miss, what do you want to learn today?" Coach Li's attitude towards He Hui became better.
Isn't it true that money makes the world go round? Although Coach Li was known to be very strict with his students, under the dual temptations of talent and money, he was like a different person when facing He Hui.
"Then I won't be polite." He Hui was quick to follow suit and said with his neck tilted high, "I want to learn the triple jump."
To be honest, He Hui was a little anxious, anxious to prove to her parents her unparalleled talent in figure skating and anxious to open up another possibility of life. Perhaps, in the eyes of others, she was indeed a little too hasty.
"Triple jump?!" Coach Li thought he had heard it wrong. "You are only eight years old, right?"
"Is there an age limit for the triple jump?" He Hui wondered.
"That's not the case." Coach Li decided to accept his fate, "But I might have to find a hanging bar to assist you."
He Hui waved his hand, "I don't need it."
Coach Li hesitated for a moment, but decided to go find it. “It will be easier to practice this way, and it’s also safer.”
The so-called suspension pole is a common tool used in figure skating to assist jumping. It looks like a fishing rod and its principle is similar to that of a wire rope. It is equivalent to giving athletes an external force to assist in taking off and also helps them control their balance when landing on the ice, which has a lot of psychological benefits.
But after looking around, Coach Li still couldn't find the lifting bar.
This kind of auxiliary equipment was not popular in China at that time. Even in commercial ice rinks like New Universe, only one rink was equipped.
Coach Li was feeling distressed when the not-so-pleasant voice of his arch-enemy Coach Pei suddenly rang in his ears.
"Coach Li, are you looking for the hanging bar?" He said sorry, but the provocative look was bright. "I'm sorry, my student said yesterday that he wanted to practice for three weeks, so I made an appointment and left."
He Hui didn't want to get involved in the personal feud between the two coaches. After all, he had done a triple jump in his previous life, so the bar assist was not necessary.
But Coach Pei probably hated He Hui so much that he had to bark at He Hui as well.
"My young genius, you'd better protect yourself." The emphasis of this sentence is on genius, which inexplicably has a sarcastic meaning.
He Hui: “…”
The downside of returning to being a child is that you are inexplicably affected and looked down upon.
Without waiting for He Hui to say anything, Coach Li ordered them to leave.
"It's okay. We can train better than others even without the hanging bar."
Coach Pei snorted coldly and stood on the sidelines with his arms folded.
Coach Li turned to look at He Hui and touched his nose, "Let's start with the ice jump."
Coach Li started with a demonstration. "When you rotate, you must keep your body tight. It doesn't matter if you don't rotate enough at the beginning. You can increase the angle little by little. Safety first."
He Hui nodded and started to step forward from one side of the ice rink to speed up his skating.
As the speed increased, He Hui was getting closer and closer to the position where He Jianmu was at the baffle.
Coach Li clenched his palms, sweat dripped down his forehead, and his heart beat like a gong. Figure skating is actually a dangerous sport, and he has seen too many people get injured during practice.
When he was two meters away from hitting the wall, He Hui suddenly tapped the ice, then flew into the air, holding up the heart of the person beside him.
From the moment her feet left the ice, He Hui was fighting against gravity. Her core strength was tightened day after day, which helped her to keep her body as tight as possible in the air.
He Hui reached the highest point in one breath and then spun around without even tightening his body.
"What a straight axis..." Coach Li murmured, "Such a strong sense of lingering in the air... Is this a delayed turn?"
The so-called delayed turn is a high-quality jumping technique without any premature turn, which has an effortless and relaxed feeling.
He Hui's second and third laps were completed by accelerating during the falling process.
The blade makes smooth contact with the ice.
This is undoubtedly a perfect ice fall with enough weeks.
At this time, He Hui was less than 30 centimeters away from the baffle. It was thrilling and exciting.
Coach Pei, who was not far away, saw this scene, snorted coldly, and left the scene quickly without looking back.
"This 3T is amazing!" Coach Li exclaimed proudly.
How should I put it? Although I feel like I am of little use as a coach, it is a pleasure for my apprentice to win him honor by himself.
Although He Jianmu didn't know figure skating, his heart seemed to be struck when he saw his daughter spin three times in the air and then land.
The aura of genius is beyond language and can be seen at a glance. He couldn't help but applaud He Hui.
His daughter seemed to be shining in the air, and her clean jumps were constantly showing off to him how talented she was. He Hui seemed to understand everything at a glance, even though others might not be able to learn it in months or years.
So, when He Hui turned around, his father's slightly open eyes clapping came into view.
As if injected with new motivation, He Hui's success rate in the subsequent intensive triple jump attempts reached an astonishing 80%.
What astounded everyone even more was that He Hui not only successfully landed 3T, but also completed two other types of ice jumps - 3Lz and 3F.
Especially the 3Lz, which is a very competitive jump in today's women's singles competition.
He Hui not only completed the jump, but also used the blade very accurately. If we must find fault with this jump, the only shortcoming is that it is not high enough and does not float far enough.
"I think the GOE score might be a bit dry." Coach Li was afraid that He Hui didn't understand what the GOE score was, so he explained, "GOE is related to the height, take-off and landing, aerial posture, entry difficulty, and degree of integration with music, etc."
He Hui nodded to show his understanding.
Mistakes will make GOE unconditionally negative. It is said that it is easy to deduct points but difficult to add points. She has experienced this deeply in her previous life.
In order to get more points for his jumps, He Hui keeps trying to complete higher quality jumps on the ice rink.
When they were getting off the ice, He Hui tilted his neck and said to He Jianmu, "Dad, now you believe I'm not kidding, right?"
He Jianmu touched her head and praised her, "You did a great job on the triple jump today!"
He Hui couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.
Perhaps the stubbornness in He Jianmu's heart has only loosened a tiny bit, but for He Hui in this life, this is good news worth celebrating.
*
The news that the New Universe Club had produced a talented triple jump talent spread like wildfire and became the hottest topic in the figure skating circle recently.
Coach Li's phone kept ringing every day, and most of them were from coaches from provincial teams or other clubs. Coach Li understood the concrete manifestation of sweet troubles.
The person involved, He Hui, knew nothing about this. He attended every class he was supposed to attend, did not cut corners in ground auxiliary training, and took the ballet class, which is essential for figure skating, especially seriously.
Another day of ice training ended, and sudden applause broke out from the sidelines.
He Hui looked over curiously and saw a middle-aged woman standing outside the barrier. The moment he saw that face, He Hui was stunned and stopped where he was.
This is... Lin Xiaoman? !
Boom, boom, boom——
He Hui felt his heart beating very fast in his chest.
This is Lin Xiaoman, the Lin Xiaoman who once won the first figure skating championship title in history for China!
Lin Xiaoman, who was sitting high on the altar in her mind, was now smiling and waving at her, beckoning her over.
He Hui stepped on the ice in a hurry and almost slipped.
She calmed down and blinked her big watery eyes at the goddess in her heart.
Lin Xiaoman smiled and said, "He Hui, have you considered changing coaches?"
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