Chapter 55: Hook Around
After winning a gold and a silver in two back-to-back B-level competitions, ice fans have even more expectations for He Hui's performance in the Sochi Winter Olympics.
"I can fight against Tours head-on without losing. My girl is amazing."
"It seems that He Hui was in a very bad mood after winning the second place. She was so funny that her smile in the group photo was uglier than her crying."
"It feels like it's too difficult to win a championship at home. I think it's really great to be able to break the Russian monopoly!"
Although the netizens’ demands are very practical, He Hui’s own goal of realizing their demands is very idealistic.
On the first day back to daily training, Lin Xiaoman had a vague feeling that something big was going to happen.
After finishing the warm-up, He Hui skated to Lin Xiaoman and said seriously: "Sister Lin, I thought about it and I still have hope of winning."
Lin Xiaoman's right eyelid twitched: "What do you mean?"
"I have two plans."
Lin Xiaoman felt her eyes go dark, and she thought these were “two ways to die”.
"Well, you say." But she needs to be strong. Being a talented coach also requires a strong heart.
“I want to add a quad toe in the free skate.”
"Well, this will indeed help your BV reach a higher level." Lin Xiaoman nodded, thinking that this plan was not too outrageous.
But what He Hui said next almost gave Lin Xiaoman a heart attack.
"Also, I think one four-week cycle is not enough. I want to practice 4Lz."
"A four-way hook?" Lin Xiaoman even suspected that she had heard it wrong, and confirmed it again, "Really?"
He Hui nodded as a matter of course, eyes sparkling: "Yes, 4Lz worth 13.6 points!"
Thanks to the good foundation she laid when she was young, He Hui's hook jump with the outside edge is very obvious, and she also found the trick to use the inside edge in the Philip jump. If she wants to find a new breakthrough, 4Lz is more suitable for her technical characteristics than 4F.
Of course, He Hui had considered trying 4S before, but after trying several times and almost twisting her waist and injuring herself, she decided to give up.
He Hui's plan sounded like a fantasy, but Lin Xiaoman had no doubt about He Hui's firm confidence at the moment. Her apprentice's eyes were full of seriousness and ambition, which could not be hidden or faked.
Lin Xiaoman thought that at this moment, she seemed to have no other choice but to fully support her.
"There is less than a month until the Huaguo Cup, and the NHK Cup is back-to-back." But Lin Xiaoman poured cold water on her, making her face the harsh reality, "Can you quickly master the quadruple lutz in a month? Even if you succeed in practice, can you ensure that you can stand out in the tournament and be certified as a success?"
"I want to try to challenge 4Lz this month. For the race, I want to try to add a 4T first and make some changes to the jumping configuration." He Hui talked about her plan.
What could Lin Xiaoman do? She could only accept her fate and said, "Come on!"
After discussing the new plan with Lin Xiaoman, He Hui immediately started the new attempt.
Lin Xiaoman's heart began to beat fast just by listening to the "dong, dong, dong" sounds. She knew how terrible the situation was on the first day without even watching.
The last time He Hui practiced 4T, he used a life-threatening training method in which he was not afraid of falling and kept trying repeatedly.
This time, she decided to do the same.
In order to be able to turn four times in the air, He Hui used his large outer blade to point at the ice forcefully, using the sliding speed and the power of pointing at the ice to bring himself to a place half a meter above the ground.
The height was enough, and He Hui hurriedly completed four circles of rotation.
Unfortunately, the distance was too far and He Hui lost control of his body. He fell down and even hit the baffle directly due to excessive inertia.
He Hui patted his body, stood up from where he fell, and continued to start the next jump as if nothing had happened.
But success did not come instantly like in the movies.
On the first day of trying 4Lz, He Hui fell and his arms and thighs were bruised all over, and his training clothes were covered with ice chips.
Lin Xiaoman was a little worried when she saw He Hui's condition. 4T was also something He Hui figured out at the time, and she hoped that practicing 4Lz this time would help her fall less than twice.
Suddenly, she remembered what Zhu Jianyong had said to her a while ago.
"By the way, Bian Jing and the others have also been practicing 4Lz recently. I think you could communicate more with them." Lin Xiaoman suggested.
He Hui nodded immediately after hearing this: "Okay! How about arranging for me to train with them at the same time? I'll observe first. What do you think?"
"The men's and women's teams don't usually train together..." Lin Xiaoman stroked her chin and thought for a moment, "I'll talk to their coach and see if we can arrange one or two times."
"good!"
There were also Chinese male players who succeeded in 4T, but 4Lz was truly crossing the river by feeling the stones.
Everyone is starting at the same starting line. He Hui thinks that if he observes the practice methods of different players, he might find some unexpected surprises.
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Five days later, He Hui was successfully arranged to train at the same time as the men's team.
During this period, He Hui never gave up trying to reach 4Lz every day, nor did he stop continuous training of his endurance.
When a girl suddenly appears among a group of boys, naturally people can't stop looking at her with curiosity.
"I heard you're going to practice 4Lz!" Bian Jing was familiar with He Hui, and he ran to her side directly, his eyes shining, like a little fanboy, "You really are a genius!"
He Hui smiled helplessly and replied jokingly: "What if I still say I want to practice 4A."
"You want to practice 4A!" Little Bian Jing really took it seriously, "Really?!"
He Hui had no choice but to explain: "I'm not kidding. I mean, I haven't even started to have a 4Lz."
If everyone can be called a genius just by stating their goals, this is a world of empty talk.
Bian Jing scratched his head and retorted: "That's true, but if it's you, He Hui, I think it will definitely succeed!"
He Hui was stunned that Bian Jing actually had unconditional trust in him.
"Then you can teach me how to jump 4Lz." Bian Jing smiled.
He Hui: "Okay."
Apart from being able to chat with Bian Jing, He Hui was not very familiar with the other players on the men's team.
Lin Xiaoman had something urgent to do today and couldn't come, so she was told to just observe more and train appropriately.
However, He Hui will try his best to complete the training volume and content every day with quality and quantity, regardless of success or failure, and regardless of when and where.
As soon as He Hui stepped onto the ice, he attracted countless pairs of concerned eyes and whispers.
"Why is she here?"
"I heard that you are here to practice 4Lz together."
"Huh? Neither Bian Jing nor Sun Hongfang succeeded, why would a female player like her join in the fun? To be honest, 4Ts are more than enough, right?"
"Who knows, 4T..."
He Hui didn't hear the discussion, but when the topic turned to 4T, he jumped into one.
The quality of its completion silenced the two people who were originally gossiping.
"Damn, this 4T is a little too easy and smooth."
"I think 4Lz might be a good choice..."
"No, no, no, I think 4Lz is still too radical for female players."
He Hui trained on his own, but he would also pay some attention to other male athletes who were trying the quad.
From everyone's jumping attempts during training, she soon discovered that in addition to Bian Jing, another player from the national team, Sun Hongfang, was also practicing 4Lz.
The relationship between the two of them has a subtle sense of tit-for-tat competition.
He Hui didn't want to get involved in the competition for the men's singles Winter Olympics quota, but both of them were practicing 4Lz, which gave her many opportunities to observe closely.
As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while those who are not involved can see things more clearly. Although He Hui would review his own jumping attempts, it was sometimes difficult for him to find the mistakes.
Compared to the crazy attempts on the first day, He Hui was more observing today.
Bian Jing jumped very high, and every time he lightly tapped the ice, it felt like his whole body was thrown up.
His 4T is of this style, high and floating, when it works, GOE can start with +2, when it doesn't work, it is common to fall down and get bruised and battered. In general, the stability is slightly poor.
The same was true when Bian Jing was practicing 4Lz.
Several times, he had clearly completed four rotations in the air, but because he exerted too much force, he was unable to control the angle of his landing and fell directly.
"Did you just fall down?" Bian Jing's recovery ability is amazing. He can fall down three or four times a minute but still slide over and ask He Hui with full energy.
He Hui nodded: "It is indeed a full week."
The angle of the side background difference is about 70 degrees, which should be certifiable.
"Alas, the problem is that I have never been able to stand still once." Bian Jing scratched his head in distress, "I fell down reflexively."
He Hui thought that it would be difficult for him to stand still the way he was jumping.
Perhaps it was because Bian Jing's previous foot-spinning throw had attracted a small crowd of onlookers, and Sun Hongfang glanced over and sped up on the court.
As if responding from afar, Sun Hongfang also made a 4Lz with two less than signs.
But when he landed on the ice, he stood still and even slid out quite well.
Sun Hongfang's jumping height is not as high as Bian Jing's due to his height and strength. But he is good at blade jumping and his rotation speed is amazing. Therefore, in addition to 4Lz, which he uses to fight Bian Jing head-on, he is also trying 4S.
He Hui thinks that the feeling of trying hard to increase the speed after taking off is also worth learning from.
Seeing recognition in He Hui's eyes, Bian Jing suddenly became angry.
"It's useless to look at him!" Bian Jing pouted unconvincedly, then controlled his temper and whispered in He Hui's ear, "Don't you think his early rotation is a bit too much?"
He Hui thought back to Sun Hongfang's jump just now and nodded slowly: "A little bit."
Bian Jing was very angry: "Is this called a little?!"
Bian Jing's personality was straight, and he always completed his jumps with high quality. What he disdained most was not turning in advance. In his opinion, this was called stealing the week!
"Shouldn't you join me in condemning this shameless behavior?" Seeing that He Hui didn't speak, Bian Jing accused him in a voice as low as possible.
If it weren't for the fact that everyone was so close together on the ice rink and could be heard, Bian Jing's complaints would probably have been heard three miles away.
He Hui didn't often see this kind of question, so he didn't know what to say for a moment.
In the era of triple jumps in women's singles, the phenomenon of pre-turning is very rare. But in men's singles, which are gradually starting to compete in quadruple jumps, the problem of pre-turning does show signs of emerging.
"Not very well," she replied.
On the issue of honest competition, He Hui and Bian Jing are on the same front.
Bian Jing immediately grinned: "I'll go practice for a while!"
He Hui carefully observed the two male players with very different styles for a while before slowly walking around the field and accelerating.
She seemed to have grasped something. Although it was not obvious, He Hui wanted to give it a try.
Amidst the curious gazes of the crowd, He Hui calmly used an obvious outside edge to tap the ice and jumped high.
When ordering ice, be quick and decisive, with the confidence to do it in one go.
This is what He Hui learned from Bian Jing's unreliable but extremely high and far-reaching jumps.
After taking off, he immediately rotates to increase the speed, which is in sharp contrast to the 3Lz with delayed rotation that He Hui always likes to use.
This is what she absorbed from Sun Hongfang's jumping habits.
For some reason, He Hui felt that after jumping this time, his vision in the air became much wider, and the comfortable feeling of flying returned to his body.
The body begins to fall, three weeks are completed, and the last week is halfway through.
He Hui's heart was beating fast, but he completed the last half circle of rotation under such high pressure.
When landing, He Hui held his breath, as if he had turned on some slow motion special effect, and concentrated his mind completely on the blade teeth measured in millimeters.
Squeak——
The ice skates carved into the ice, leaving a short, slightly bumpy mark.
There was deathly silence at first, and then there was a cry of surprise.
"He Hui, you actually became 4Lz first!" Bian Jing stopped immediately and shouted excitedly.
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