Chapter 52: Continuous Jump Rescue
Bai Ying was also very excited. The moment she saw the score, her voice became higher.
"He Hui's short program score is 71.03 points! The technical score is 42.83, and the program content score is 28.20. This is a very beautiful debut for the senior group!"
He Hui nodded with satisfaction when he saw the score: "Finally it's over 70 points. I can still compete with Tours."
Lin Xiaoman smiled and gave her a hug.
The undisguised ambition that his disciples always show and their determination to win as they keep climbing to higher heights are truly infectious.
Although she was in the first group, He Hui's score was enough to prove that she had already occupied a place in the eyes of the judges. Most of her program content scores were still concentrated between 6.5 and 7.5 points, but this was already a relatively good treatment among the promoted contestants.
He Hui returned to the backstage and began to concentrate on watching the performances of several main opponents.
The first to appear on the stage was the young Russian player Katerina Fedorova. She tied her beautiful long golden hair into a bun, high on her head. Her chubby face still had some baby fat, but she had a pair of confident and bright eyes.
"She was pretty good in the junior category last season, but there is still a gap compared to Diana Volkova. She only took fifth place in last year's JGPF."
He Hui nodded. She only had a vague impression of Catalina.
"I didn't expect that she would also choose to bravely upgrade to a higher group."
Lin Xiaoman looked helpless: "The new Russian loli has also been promoted to the youth group. She might as well give it a try and get promoted to the youth group."
This dilemma of having wolves in front and tigers behind is enough to prove how fierce the competition is in Russian figure skating.
Catalina's configuration is indeed not low.
The 3F+3T jump sequence opened the show. Although there was no bonus from raising her hands, the height was quite good. In order to gain more points and to make up for the loss of not including 3Lz in the routine, Katarina placed her second and third jumps in the second half.
The 3Lo in the second jump avoided the embarrassment of the wrong edge of the hook, adding color to the completeness of the program. The subsequent 2A tano was also completed with high quality.
In the end, Katarina's short program score was 63.79 points, which was very good without 3A.
"They performed quite well this time. The problem of being out of form from time to time last season may have been corrected." Lin Xiaoman nodded and wrote something on the list with a pencil. "There is a little hope for competition, but if the players in the first echelon of Russia don't show obvious regression and mistakes, this lineup is still a bit disappointing."
"The wrong blade is a fatal flaw." He Hui commented.
Veteran Lambert Darcy is 25 years old this year, and is the oldest player in the women's singles. She also appeared relatively early this time, mainly because she had to rest for the entire season due to myofasciitis in the back last season, which caused heavy loss of points.
This time, the Fodi Cup was her first comeback, which attracted a lot of attention. After all, Sochi is just around the corner, and everyone wants to know how Lambert-D'Asi has recovered.
But in terms of configuration, her difficulty is indeed one level lower.
Lambert-Darcy's combination jump was 3T+3T, and the single jump was 3Lz and 2A. There was only one jump in the second half, but the overall artistic performance was better than that of the young Katarina who had just performed.
"In fact, I feel that the score will be on par with Katarina's." He Hui speculated.
When the score came out, Lin Xiaoman was a little surprised, but it was also expected: "63.87 points, higher than Katarina."
"The program content scored 32.52 points. Basically, they all scored 8 points, and it's still the beginning of the season."
He Hui said he was a little envious.
Lin Xiaoman knew He Hui's little thoughts very well and patted her palms: "Keep calm, keep calm."
No, she is very envious!!
The next contestants' programs were very bland. Not only were they of low difficulty, but their performances were also weirdly poor.
He Hui's eyes gradually lost focus, and his head, which was supported by his hands, began to move uncontrollably.
The classical music turned into a hypnotic lullaby, allowing He Hui to sleep peacefully.
"Jenny Chen is about to perform." Finally it was the last group. Lin Xiaoman patted her shoulder and woke He Hui from her sleep.
"Ah... okay." He Hui rubbed his eyes and refocused on the screen in front of him.
Unexpectedly, Jenny Chen made a mistake at the beginning and fell down on her first jump.
Lin Xiaoman suddenly turned around and asked, "What if I fall on the first jump?"
It seems that he wants to take this opportunity to teach He Hui.
"First of all, it's unlikely that I'll fall." He Hui pouted, "Secondly, if this small probability event happens, I will perform a follow-up jump in the second jump."
Lin Xiaoman nodded, and Jenny Chen on the screen really completed the make-up jump in the second jump as they said, but because it was too sudden, she only made up for one double jump.
A good combo jump is better than nothing.
So, after the short program, Jenny Chen almost withdrew from the contention for the podium.
"Congratulations to He Hui for her outstanding performance in the short program of the first adult group in the Wudi Cup, leading with 71.03 points. We will continue to bring you live broadcasts of the free skating tomorrow." Bai Ying's bright smile represents the feelings of ice fans at the moment, "Whether the first quadruple jump of the adult group can be successfully certified, and whether He Hui can successfully win the championship in his debut, let us wait and see."
"I feel that He Hui is very stable! But the current program content score is still quite low. I feel that it does not match He Hui's actual skating and performance level!!"
"I agree. It seems that He Hui's skating is far ahead of others in the youth group, right? But it seems that it is still not reflected in the P score!"
"Oh, the judges are so hypocritical. I think the score they gave so far is already a sign that they didn't target me in particular. If I really go to Sochi and meet the top players in Russia, I don't know how they will score me."
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He Hui's free skating practice sessions were not entirely smooth. Even in the last melody before the performance, there were still some missed jumps.
Mary choreographed this free skate to the standard of Olympic gold medal, and the music behind it
Lin Xiaoman didn't want to put too much pressure on He Hui: "It's okay. The Wudi Cup is supposed to be a chance to get used to the adult group in advance and show off in front of the judges. It doesn't matter if I don't perform perfectly."
He Hui nodded, but did not want to cast any shadow on her debut in the adult group.
She walked onto the ice rink confidently and gave herself positive psychological hints in her heart.
You can do it, He Hui!
Ice hockey fans have been waiting eagerly in front of the TV for a long time.
He Hui was the last contestant to appear. Before that, Katharina took the lead with 121.82 points, Jenny Chen came in second with 119.32 points, and Lambert Darcy followed closely with 118.97 points.
"The song He Hui chose for her free skating is 'Eternal Vow', which is from the movie 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'." Bai Ying's voice sounded, "If you are a fan of He Hui, you will know that He Hui chooses a Chinese-style program every season. It has become a tradition."
All three sets of Costumes worn by He Hui this season are from the company's own designer Lu Xing. After a year of refinement and a deeper understanding of Costume design and production, He Hui's Olympic uniform is extremely beautiful.
Lu Xing designed a set of black and white ink-and-wash costuming elements for her free skating, which was both chivalrous and elegant.
The excerpts are from more elegant and tender segments, which form a sharp contrast with the fast pace of the short program. But it is much more difficult to express the deeper content of the music in a slow rhythm than to keep moving forward at the rhythm.
When He Hui accelerated her gliding and the breeze blew up her skirt, it was as if the wind blowing from a thousand years ago gave Costen a new meaning.
He Hui's performance began with a water-like melody.
Bai Ying: "He Hui's jump configuration for the free skate this season is the same as last season. She will complete a 4T and two 3A in her performance."
In the previous concert, He Hui changed 4T into 2T.
After turning three, He Hui changed his feet and suddenly tapped the ice with his left foot, sending him flying high into the air.
The reason why the word "fly" is used is because He Hui's jumping height is really amazing, half a meter high. You can imagine the weight she bore when she landed on the ice.
This time, He Hui focused entirely on the quad jump, determined to wash away the shame of his previous failure!
"It's done! It's a beautiful performance!" Bai Ying looked at the real-time technical scores and raised her voice happily. "You can see that this jump brought He Hui 11 points. Congratulations to He Hui for becoming the second skater in the history of women's figure skating to use a quadruple jump!"
After the authentication was successful, He Hui breathed a sigh of relief.
The most important and difficult jump in her free skate was passed.
The next difficult jumps were two 3A jumps, and He Hui thought he had a high level of mastery over these two jumps.
But after the first 3A jump, He Hui had a bad feeling.
Oops, I was careless. The axis is crooked!
The moment He Hui landed on the ice, the teeth of the knife flicked to the side, and ice flowers flew everywhere.
Then she lost her balance and fell to the ground.
Lin Xiaoman held her forehead helplessly: "I succeeded in the most difficult 4T, but I failed in the 3A which usually has such a high success rate..."
Unexpectedly, the jump-combination technique that Lin Xiaoman mentioned the day before was used by He Hui the next day after a low-probability event occurred.
He Hui quickly got up and took two steps to catch up with the rhythm of the music.
The Costen was covered with bits of ice, and He Hui looked a little embarrassed, but he needed to make amends immediately.
He Hui paid much more attention to the second 3A. From the preparation before the jump and the concentration during the jump, to the maintenance of the posture in the air and the balance when landing, He Hui tried his best to do his best.
However, after his rhythm was disrupted by the fall in the first jump, He Hui seemed to have exerted too much force in the second jump.
For the first time ever, there was a problem with the landing of the triple-axle jump. He Hui tried his best to stabilize his shaky body, and then he made a second pull-up jump shot with a barely effective 3T.
Bai Ying paused for a moment and said, "This triple T might not have the right angles, and the referee might catch it."
He Hui was well aware of this possible penalty.
Although she was thinking, she lifted up her black and white skirt as she turned and bent.
But He Hui knew that she couldn't panic, as she still had four jumps in the second half and she had to keep calm.
Fortunately, the music entered a segment where there was a short break. He Hui slowly stood still, completed two dance moves, and started again.
This brief respite allowed He Hui to regain his jumping rhythm.
She successfully completed 3Lz+3Lo, 3Lz, 3F+2T+2Lo and 3S in succession and entered the final connecting step.
call--
He Hui breathed a long sigh of relief; at last he didn't have a complete seizure.
After the free skating ended, He Hui bowed to everyone around him and returned to Lin Xiaoman.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm stable now." Lin Xiaoman knew that He Hui must have put more pressure on her than she did, so she hurried to comfort him.
"Yeah." He Hui was a little depressed.
Yesterday I was full of confidence saying that I would not use the combo jump, but today I was slapped in the face and not only did I use it, I also jumped a 3T that was saved for the week. It's such a shame!
But the final score was still pretty good, and he successfully reached the top and won the championship by achieving a higher level of difficulty.
Bai Ying: "The technical score is 81.68, the program content score is 59.01, and 1 point is deducted for falling. He Hui's final score is 139.69 points. Congratulations to He Hui for winning the championship in the adult group debut!"
It is worth mentioning that the ratings of CCTV’s live broadcast this time were higher than expected, even exceeding the ratings of the World Championships.
This made the leaders very happy and full of hope for the upcoming China Cup in the new season.
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