Chapter 57 57 Double Four-Week Set
After the short program, He Hui was unsurprisingly ranked first with a large score, Anna Victoria was second, Japanese veteran Hanakami Yumi was third, Hardy Irene was fourth, and Tan Ling was closely behind in fifth place with a slight difference.
As for another contestant from the Chinese team, Zhu Xiangqing, he ranked seventh, fourth from the bottom.
"I'm not worried about He Hui at all, but does Tan Ling have any hope of making it to the podium? Woohoo, I really want to see two national flags raised at the same time!"
"I hope Zhu Xiangqing can get rid of the shadow of the development barrier as soon as possible. Sigh, Chinese women's singles are really difficult."
"Am I the only one who noticed that He Hui added a 4T to the free skate configuration he reported?!"
“Ah? Ah?? The free skating with a quadruple trap really opened my eyes!”
That’s right, after experiencing the failure in the Wudi Cup, He Hui decided to update his program configuration.
It doesn’t matter if 4Lz is not mature yet, just get a double 4T first!
According to He Hui's current 4T success rate, it is not too difficult to jump two in one breath.
After hearing this exciting news, scalper tickets for this China Cup match were once again driven up to an incomprehensible new height.
The selling point promoted by scalpers is to witness the new history of women's singles figure skating on the spot, which sounds very attractive indeed.
But at the same time, there are also many scalpers who cheat and defraud, making a lot of money by selling and cheating.
Therefore, even though it was only a short day, the local police issued a notice overnight to remind citizens to pay attention to protecting the safety of their personal property.
This treatment is truly unique among athletes.
*
Three hours before the game started, hundreds of spectators gathered in front of the Capital Gymnasium, and the bustling scene was comparable to a large temple fair.
However, it now looks more like a large-scale family reunion scene. Fans gather together based on each other's banners and the little fox dolls they bring, chattering about everything about He Hui.
"Are you here to see He Hui too?"
"Yeah, yeah! I flew here from the south specifically because I wanted to witness history with my own eyes, haha."
"Oh, yes! I saw that the girl is going to do a quadruple set, I'm really looking forward to it!!"
“You’re actually a mom fan too!!”
After the security check started to check tickets, the crowds of people began to enter one after another.
He Hui entered the venue from another entrance on a bus that was part of the queue. When the bus passed the main entrance, the dense crowds of fans still caught her eyes.
Those lively, excited eyes that regarded her as their life idol were like a shot of adrenaline for her before the game.
He Hui got off the car and walked on the familiar road with mixed feelings.
The failure of the Wudi Cup became He Hui's biggest knot in the past month. The failure of a genius always seems more glaring, making He Hui run forward desperately.
As soon as he stepped into the backstage, He Hui clearly felt that the atmosphere around him was a little more tense than yesterday.
Yes, free skating can decide life or death.
There are seven jumps, and the scores here and there are enough to overturn the podium.
During the six-minute practice, He Hui stepped on the beat seriously and showed off two consecutive 4Ts on the field. One of them was in accordance with the latest choreography of the free skating, and was easily followed by a 2T.
The audience in the audience exclaimed in surprise.
"Wow, I'm ignorant. This is the first time I've seen a girl do the 4T dance. I feel my blood boiling."
"Ahhh 4T+2T, high and far, this one should be a sure win!"
After the warm-up, He Hui was sweating slightly and felt his body warming up.
He Hui continued to do simple warm-up exercises backstage to keep her body functions active.
Tan Ling was at the beginning of the performance and chatted with He Hui for a few words before the performance.
"You are the last one to go on stage again." Tan Ling smiled and patted her shoulder, "You are the finale that everyone is looking forward to."
He Hui nodded.
Tan Ling looked at He Hui with envy: "It seems like you are not nervous at all."
He Hui was actually a little conflicted, with the pendulum in his heart swinging back and forth.
“Not completely?”
At present, she is very confident in her 4T technique. But the problem is that she has not performed this set of double quadruple jumps in free skating many times, and each time before, there were more or less some flaws. This brought subtle instability.
"You're actually nervous too?!" Tan Ling shrank her neck in surprise as if she had seen something supernatural. "I thought I was the only one walking around anxiously!!"
He Hui nodded, then shook his head, his mind in a mess.
The eldest lady's confused look made Tan Ling laugh uncontrollably.
"It's okay, I believe you can do it!" Tan Ling patted her shoulder, rolled his eyes, and added, "I can do it too!!"
"See you on the podium." He Hui's answer was full of ambition.
Tan Ling laughed again.
Then, she strode onto the stage as the host introduced her.
Bai Ying said in the TV commentary: "Welcome back, Tan Ling."
In a word, the ice fans who had learned about Tan Ling’s past in front of the TV burst into tears instantly.
"Wow, can the Huaguo Cup create a miracle and get on the stage? This is really important to me as a long-time fan!"
"My eyes are filled with tears! I have waited so long for the day when Tan Ling crawls out from the bottom of the lake."
Tan Ling was on the court, so of course he didn't know what was happening off the court.
She took a deep breath, and the hot air instantly rose from her mouth to the top of her head, and then her arms were posed in the fixed opening pose.
The seats were completely silent, as everyone was waiting for a perfect comeback witnessed by the home audience.
The music started and the free skating performance began.
Tan Ling needs to do a 3Lz+3T jump combination at the beginning. This jump not only tests whether she can use the outside edge to jump correctly, but also tests the number of rotations in the second jump.
He Hui bent her legs, her eyes and attention focused on the small electronic screen in front of her.
Tan Ling's entry was very smooth, the key was the strong moment of jumping up.
"It's done!" He Hui's breathing stagnated, and a look of joy crept up his eyebrows, "3T's number of cycles is also enough!"
Lin Xiaoman on the side also cast a gratified look.
"Come to think of it, I once thought about bringing Tan Ling with me." Lin Xiaoman's thoughts drifted back to the depths of her distant memories, "But then I met you, and I suddenly had the idea that I must win the championship with you."
"Yeah." He Hui originally wanted to say, "You are so lucky," but the words were stuck in his throat.
She used to be a person who spoke without restraint, but now she has learned to be considerate of other people's feelings.
After Tan Ling overcame the first difficulty, the second series of jumps was a sandwich jump - 3F+1Lo+3S.
She was already very good at the Philip jump before she reached the developmental stage, and now she can perform the Sandwich jump with great ease.
Tan Ling chose the emotionally rich song "Les Miserables" this time. If the young group skated to this song, it might have been a bit awkward, as if they were forcing themselves to express sadness, but when Tan Ling, who had experienced fame, silence, and then stood up again, performed this song, it was particularly layered.
Tan Ling's infectious performance gave free skating a meaning beyond completing designated jumps.
Not only the audience was stunned, but He Hui was also a little dazed. She was completely drawn into the tortuous story by Tan Ling, experiencing the joys and sorrows with the protagonist.
Lin Xiaoman looked back and saw He Hui who had completely stopped watching the game, and quickly reminded him, "Warm up, warm up, don't let your body get cold."
It was like a blow to the head from a bronze bell. He Hui reacted, stood up and continued.
Amid the audience's enthusiastic cheers, Tan Ling finished her free skating with perfect movements according to the prescribed movements.
"I did it..." Tan Ling said silently in his heart, feeling like he was in another world.
She bowed in thanks, and the long-lost rain of dolls fell from the sky along with the cheers that surrounded her.
Tan Ling was stunned by the dreamlike feeling. She tilted her head back, trying to keep the tears that were about to overflow back into her eyes.
"Don't cry! You are the best!" A loud voice suddenly rang out from the audience.
"Yes, I am the best." Tan Ling responded silently.
Bai Ying's commentary made many people who didn't know Tan Ling remember this female player.
"Tan Ling's first competition in the adult category was at the Huaguo Cup. She stood out from a crowd of outstanding players with her stunning performance and won a precious bronze medal for China."
"Tan Ling's final free skating score is 111.32 points!" Bai Ying's voice trembled a little when the score came out. She has been a figure skating commentator for so many years and has seen many geniuses fall, but rarely has she seen a Jedi counterattack-like rise.
He Hui didn't know when she had reached the end of the player's passage, and she opened her arms towards Tan Ling who was walking towards the ice rink.
Because the lights on the stage were strong and the lights backstage were a little dim, Tan Ling could not clearly see the face of the person at the other end of the aisle.
But judging from the silhouette of the figure, there is only one person with his arms open, and that is He Hui.
Tan Ling raised the corner of his mouth, took advantage of the light and held up his skates, speeding up his pace involuntarily. In the last few steps, Tan Ling even ran over impatiently.
Bang--
Tan Ling rushed into He Hui's open arms and wrapped He Hui up with his broader arms.
Because Tan Ling is a size larger than He Hui, the whole picture seems oddly unbalanced.
"Congratulations! You've completed two excellent programs!" He Hui's congratulations came, carrying the heat of excitement, lingering in my ears.
Tan Ling's pressure was completely relieved because of the completion of the competition. She leaned part of her weight on He Hui and rested her head on her thin shoulders.
"Finally... the competition is over..."
But He Hui hadn't done that yet, so Tan Ling stood up straight with interest.
"You'd better do your best later, and I will pass on the luck from clean to you." As he said that, Tan Ling made a pushing gesture with his hands, as if he was performing some magic.
He is obviously older than me, so why does he like to use such childish rituals?
"receive."
As if possessed by a ghost, He Hui opened his palms and made a gesture to receive the air energy waves.
The two looked at each other and burst into laughter.
*
I don't know if it was because of Tan Ling's two-eye performance in this competition that caused some pressure on her opponent, but the next player, Hardy Irene, was not very stable. Of course, her usual performance was also up and down, erratic.
Hardy Irene's first jump combination was obviously a loop, but the following triple hook shot missed.
This is a series of major mistakes!
Hardy-Irene, whose pace was disrupted by the opening mistake, completely lost control of the free skating as the music progressed.
Even during a simple 2A jump, her legs went weak and she fell.
After all these outrageous operations, Hardy Elin's free skating score did not even reach three digits.
"Oh, her performance was really like a roller coaster." Lin Xiaoman thought about Hardy Irene's performance in the last stop where she won the runner-up, and compared it with today, she couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand.
“I don’t know how Hanakami Yumi performed. It seems that it was not easy for her to make it to Sochi.”
Yumi Hanakami is 25 years old this year, which is an older age in women's singles. She has been holding on almost until today just for Sochi. Years of figure skating training have brought her various injuries, and her performance in competitions is not stable.
The treadmill was humming, and He Hui's eyes were constantly paying attention to the latest developments on the field.
Lin Xiaoman obviously looked more carefully, and sat there with a complicated expression: "Is this contagious?"
Yumi Hanakami was caught with the wrong edge and even missed two jumps. The scoreboard did not look very good and she only got 108.98 points in the end.
"Did Tan Ling overtake?" He Hui suddenly realized something and took a closer look at the ranking that flashed on the screen.
Yumi Hanakami is currently ranked second in total score, so it is self-evident who is currently ranked first.
"Sure enough, the total score exceeded 0.32 points." He Hui was filled with joy and applauded and cheered for Tan Ling from the bottom of his heart.
Surpassing Yumi Hanakami means that Tan Ling started from fifth place in the short program and overtook two players in a row in the free skating, successfully ranking among the top three.
After seeing the final score, Bai Ying's commentary continued: "This time, after experiencing developmental problems, Tan Ling improved her technique and physical fitness, and returned to the competitive stage of figure skating and stood on the podium again."
"I believe that the same medal should have completely different meanings at this moment. Congratulations, Tan Ling! Welcome home!"
Some ice fans couldn't help but shed tears while listening to the song.
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At present, the only ones who have not appeared are Anna Victoria and He Hui.
The focus of the battle for the Huaguo Cup gold medal will be between the two of them.
The audience couldn't help but straighten up and watch intently Anna who was about to go on stage first.
Compared to her youth group days, Anna has become more graceful, confident and beautiful after a season of experience in the adult group.
She glided lightly onto the court and began her free skate, which included all five jumps in the second half.
Without three and a half weeks and four weeks, Anna can only improve her competitiveness in these details.
All five types of triple axels, a good blade-no-success cycle, the combo jump can do 3Lo in a row, and you can also do hand-raising to get GOE points. This is the highest configuration in the Sochi cycle before He Hui, the butterfly flapping its wings, appears.
And now, Anna was forced to roll up with it.
From the beginning to the end of the free skating, Anna showed great control and her jumping performances were both on point.
"Russian player Anna's free skating score is 119.65, and her total score is 187.40, ranking first for the time being." Bai Ying said, "The next player to perform is our player He Hui. She will challenge herself to complete two 4T and two 3A in a free skating program. Let's wait and see, can this program, which will once again break the BV in the women's free skating, be presented perfectly?"
As soon as He Hui stepped onto the stage, the roar of applause once again made her eardrums vibrate.
Fortunately, after yesterday's short program, she is now completely accustomed to this decibel.
He Hui looked up, and the Flying Cat camera running smoothly on the track happened to capture her.
When the director cut the shot, He Hui just happened to curl the corners of his lips towards the camera with a bright red dot.
"Ahhh, killing with a smile. I'm already drowning in the goose girl's smile."
"I think it's no problem for He Hui to win the championship! Her smile really has the aura of a champion!"
"The championship should be within He Hui's grasp, right? I think the only question now is whether He Hui can complete such a difficult free skate and how many points he can get. Hehe."
He Hui, wearing a flowing Chinese-style kirsten designed by her own company, Lu Xing, had already become a character in the story just by standing on the ice rink.
The hem of her skirt lifted up slightly with the movement of her body, and was blown directly to her thighs by the wind as she accelerated her steps forward.
Soon, He Hui was about to complete his first jump.
After turning three, the 4T took off at high speed and appeared in the camera with flying ice flowers.
The cameraman on the left side of the ice rink didn't expect He Hui to jump so high, and habitually followed her with the same angle as the previous female players, but he didn't expect He Hui to jump out of the frame all of a sudden.
He quickly zoomed out the camera, and the director quickly switched to the other side's long-range shot, thus avoiding an obvious live broadcast accident.
After completing the high and far quadruple jump, He Hui followed up with the tano 2T. The whole process was very easy, so easy that it was hard to imagine that she was completing a quadruple jump that no other active female singles athlete could do.
But He Hui's pace does not stop there, she is about to complete her second 4T.
The cameraman wiped the sweat from his forehead.
After the mistake in shooting the first jump, he specially adjusted the shooting angle this time and moved the camera further away.
Thus, He Hui's second quadruple flight, which was of astonishing height and distance, was recorded completely and clearly.
Bai Ying: "No problem! Congratulations to He Hui for completing two quadruple Lutz jumps in the free skate! This is the first time a female figure skater has completed a double quadruple jump!"
He Hui’s gallop on difficult jumps was far from over, and the following 3A+3T pushed the atmosphere of the home court to the highest point.
The cameraman continued to learn from his mistakes and took a medium shot.
This move also made the series of jumps, which were almost one or two meters in the air, appear perfectly in front of the audience.
"I dare say this jump sequence is better than most male players'!"
"Too strong! He Hui is so terrifying!"
"After two quadruple jumps, he did a triple A+3 T jump as if nothing had happened..."
The three jumps in the first half were completed one after another in the rhythm of the music. The performance was so smooth that there was no sense of separation between the jumps and the performance.
This is an ability to understand and interpret music that most children who have just been promoted to the youth group cannot achieve.
The opening of the second half is a beautiful 3Lz+1Lo+3S.
After adding the second 4T, He Hui changed the original 322 triple jump to a 313 sandwich jump in order to stabilize the BV at a higher level.
If she could do the incredible jump of 3A+3Lo, she would have changed it long ago.
"You think this configuration is outrageous enough? But He Hui still has a 3A to jump, and the second half is multiplied by 1.1."
"This is terrible! Help!"
Netizens' discussion went wild again after He Hui completed his second 3A.
"This triple A is so beautiful!! To be honest, many male singles players can't do this distance."
"And He Hui still looks very energetic!"
"He Hui has only two jumps left in her free skate. Let's see if she can do a perfect clean."
Bai Ying felt her heart pounding, and she was looking forward to this historic performance just like the other ice fans.
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