Chapter 51 51 Wu Di's Debut
Shortly after the test match, invitations to the sub-races were sent to the players one after another.
Lin Xiaoman found He Hui's office and got straight to the point.
"Good news, the Japanese station really wants you to compete there, and has extended a very sincere invitation to you."
Lin Xiaoman's pause made He Hui raise his eyebrows slightly.
"What's the bad news?"
"The bad news is that the Chinese Ice Hockey Association doesn't want to let you go to other events. After all, you have a huge fan base in China." Lin Xiaoman said, "So, you have to compete back to back."
The so-called back-to-back means that after participating in the Huaguo Cup on November 3, she will participate in the NHK station starting on November 8, five days apart. This is a great test of her physical fitness.
"Of course, several other stations are also interested in you. But the organizer of the NHK Cup has invested a lot of money and reached a private agreement that if you can come, you can give China another invitation spot." Lin Xiaoman continued.
"Give us another one? So generous?" Lin Xiaoman was a little surprised. You know, there are only three invitation quotas, and giving two to China at once is considered the greatest sincerity within one's ability.
"This should be hard to refuse, right?"
"Yes, so you will have to work hard and fight back to back."
"It shouldn't be a problem." He Hui nodded in agreement, "So who will be given the other spot?"
Lin Xiaoman: "Let's talk about Ling. She has recovered well recently."
He Hui smiled knowingly, feeling that her past life and this life had countless intersections again.
“That’s great.”
He Hui and Lin Xiaoman planned the competition arrangements for next season in detail and found that this Winter Olympics season is indeed very challenging.
After finishing the calculation, Lin Xiaoman felt a little headache.
"To be honest, I think there are not enough competitions where we can get P points. If our goal is to win an Olympic medal, or even an Olympic gold medal, we need to give the judges enough time to recognize our programs."
He Hui's expression also became serious. She thought for a moment and said, "I think I need to do more B-level competitions to ensure that I am familiar with the two programs and let the judges get to know me better."
You know, some contestants will even use the music selections from last season for the Olympic season, using two sets of programs that have been polished to perfection to present their best competitive state.
He Hui also thought about continuing the idea at first, but since she is a person who always loves new challenges, and the choreography requirements for the adult group are somewhat different, Lin Xiaoman did not insist.
Lin Xiaoman supported He Hui's idea: "Although we don't often send people to the B-level competition, I can go and talk about this matter again."
After a heated debate, He Hui's new season schedule was finally announced, and everyone's race schedule was finally settled after some debate.
He Hui's season is very full, with the B-level competition Wudi Cup opening the adult group, followed by the back-to-back Finland Cup. These two events serve as a foundation after the promotion, allowing him to show more in front of the judges and accumulate experience for the subsequent sub-station competitions.
After a short break in October, the November race will follow.
In terms of the allocation of quotas for the individual races, He Hui and Tan Ling both participated in the China Cup and NHK Cup back to back, while Zhu Xiangqing got the first stop in the United States and the China Cup.
Kong Ziqiu, Lu Nanfeng and Cheng Ran agreed to train in the youth group for another year.
He Hui was not surprised by this result. After being promoted to the next group, it was difficult for them to get a place in the sub-station competition. It would be better for them to stay in the youth group and achieve more results.
"This year, the Huaguo Cup has filled all three invitation slots. That's great!"
"I feel like it's going to be hard to get tickets this year! Wow, I can't be so indifferent to He Hui's competitions in China, right?!"
"I see that He Hui signed up for the Fodi Cup and the Finnish Cup this year. Oh my god, they let him go to the B-level competition! I am really looking forward to Sochi this time!!"
*
At the end of September, in Oberstdorf in southern Germany, the fierce competition for the Fodi Cup is about to begin.
This small ski town at the foot of the Alps becomes busy with the arrival of athletes from all over the world.
The Wudi Cup is where many players make their first appearance after being promoted to a higher group, and it is also a way for players from small countries to brush up on their technical points and obtain GP spots.
It is worth mentioning that this time the Wudi Cup will also serve as a qualifying tournament for the Sochi Winter Olympics, giving countries that did not get a place in the World Championships the last chance.
He Hui chose this place for his first battle in the adult group.
"Russian newcomer Katerina Fedorova also chose this station as her debut." Lin Xiaoman gave He Hui final instructions before the game, "Her difficulty is not low, but she is not very stable at ordinary times."
"But she may not be able to secure a spot in the women's singles competition, right?"
He Hui thought about the current list of Russian women's singles players. The intensity of the competition was simply staggering.
"Turles Maria, Anna Victoria and Diana Volkova, their strengths should not be underestimated." He Hui pointed out their names and curled his lips.
"Then Katerina will be more serious. She will also prove to the Russian Figure Skating Association that she is also qualified to get an Olympic quota."
"The other is Italian veteran Lambert D'Arcy, who returned from injury this season. Her P score is definitely at least one or two levels higher than yours." Lin Xiaoman continued to circle the list with a pencil. "Then there is American No. 3 Jenny Chen, who is of Chinese descent and has a good reserve of difficulty."
"These three people should all be your strong contenders for the podium," Lin Xiaoman concluded.
He Hui nodded and wrote down the names one by one.
She will appear at the front in the order of appearance, so after the competition, she will have enough time and energy to focus on observing these players.
*
"CCTV, CCTV. Welcome everyone to watch the live broadcast of the figure skating Wudi Cup, also known as the Sochi Winter Olympics qualifying tournament. I am the commentator Bai Ying."
The importance China attaches to He Hui is reflected in the fact that, although the Wudi Cup is a low-level competition, they still chose to broadcast the entire event live for He Hui.
Moreover, this is 5 pm Beijing time, a prime time before the evening sports news.
But the enthusiasm of ice fans clearly proves from the side that CCTV's decision is not without commercial logic.
At that time, it was popular to create a live broadcast forum in the forum. The live broadcast in the forum of the Wudi Cup was so popular that many ice hockey fans could not keep up with the pace of discussion. There were even ice hockey fans who came from Japan and Russia and tried to join in by using poor machine-translated Chinese and simple English.
He Hui was the sixth to appear and received a lot of screams as soon as she appeared.
When He Hui looked up, a large area of red on the seats came into view, more than in the youth group competition.
That’s right, some fans are no longer satisfied with cheering for He Hui on the Internet, and choose to spend huge amounts of money to fly to watch the game in person. Many of them even checked in only their dolls in their suitcases, just waiting to give He Hui some face after the game!
This time, He Hui waved more obviously in the direction of the red area, and then stood still on the field.
The more people cheer her on, the more energy she seems to gain.
"He Hui's short program this season is the third movement of Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata. This movement has a fast tempo and passionate emotions, expressing resistance to fate. Let us look forward to He Hui's performance together."
As soon as Bai Ying finished speaking, He Hui's performance began.
The tension-filled opening with two diminished seventh chords and He Hui's several forward steps with outstretched arms were extremely powerful.
He Hui then started a series of steps, preparing to enter the first consecutive jump.
After the high and low notes gradually increased, the music suddenly turned very weak. He Hui's arrangement went the other way, choosing to jump lightly in silence. The sound of the second jump, 3Lo, sliding across the ice, was particularly clear.
"A very beautiful tano 3Lz+3Lo, the height and distance of both jumps are very good." Bai Ying commented, "There is no problem with the number of rotations of 3Lo. You can see that the real-time GOE scored by the referee is now +0.8 points."
After the introduction, the music entered a crescendo again. With the advancement of emotions, He Hui completed a 3A lightly and effortlessly, which did not seem like a three and a half weeks, but rather a two and a half weeks.
Bai Ying: "Even though we have watched it many times, we are always shocked by this 3A every time."
Tension built up as the melody rose and the rhythm quickened. He Hui completed a series of combined spins with a change of feet, and the speed even increased after the change of feet.
"It was a very musical series of spins, followed by a jump-squat spin. In the past two seasons, He Hui chose the swallow style for the jump-squat spin."
In the short program, He Hui showed a strong control over the program. Even in the interweaving of emotions with the crescendo of rhythm and melody, He Hui's skating speed did not slow down at all.
After a brief pause, new, passionate melodies once again intensively fell on the ice rink.
He Hui beautifully completed the second half of the 1.1x bonus of tano 3F, and then started a straight line connection step without any breath.
Amid the piano music that fell like heavy rain, He Hui completed his final bow and turn.
As the music faded and things returned to calm, He Hui's short program came to an end.
"This is a passionate and courageous short program, just like He Hui's promotion from the youth group to the adult group, with great energy to break free from the shackles." Bai Yingbei was moved by He Hui's program, and her voice trembled slightly, "He Hui completed her adult group debut brilliantly!"
No mistakes, no pauses, no deviations.
He Hui performed the short program with great pleasure. After the song was over, she felt her blood boiling and she couldn't hold back her excitement.
She took several seconds to calm herself down and bowed to the judges and the audience.
The red ocean that belonged to He Hui was filled with cheers and applause. Fans threw the dolls they brought to Germany onto the ice rink. The dolls were colorful and had different images, full of fans' love for her.
But after giving his all, He Hui actually felt a little exhausted.
The moment He Hui stepped off the ice rink, his legs went limp and he instantly lost control of his body.
Lin Xiaoman held her arm and used her body to support He Hui who fell into her arms.
"Are you okay?" Lin Xiaoman asked worriedly.
He Hui straightened up first, then shook his head slowly: "I just lost my strength."
Lin Xiaoman patted her head and praised: "You performed very well today!"
"I hope the score is good too." He Hui sat there kissing and crying, her eyes full of anticipation.
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