Chapter 62 The Butterfly Effect
On the flight back to China, He Hui, Lu Yanfeng and Lu Xing finally sat together.
When Lin Xiaoman saw Lu Xing in the camera, she asked her in surprise why she didn't travel with her family.
He Hui touched his head and said that he felt this was not a good idea.
Without saying anything, Lin Xiaoman explained the situation directly to the team, allowing He Hui and his family more space to spend time together.
In the first-class cabin of the plane, a family of three sat near each other.
After He Hui finished the competition, he finally remembered the previous online public opinion.
She asked curiously, "By the way, why did the He family suddenly issue a statement? I don't think there's any need to pay attention to those people, right?"
When Lu Xing heard He Hui's attitude, he immediately walked in front of her, put his hands on his waist and protested solemnly: "How can you ignore it?! The tabloid reporters ran to our mother and confronted her head-on! She almost scared her mother!! If we don't take action now, who knows how far they will go!"
He Hui was shocked when she heard Lu Xing's narration and subconsciously looked at Lu Yanfeng.
"Mom, are you okay?"
Lu Yanfeng waved his hand: "It's okay, the reporter later received a lawyer's letter from the Ministry of Justice."
Lu Xing continued to tell He Hui the whole story of that day in rapid succession, and his anger finally subsided a little.
"The Internet is not a lawless place! The He Group should strike back hard!" Lu Xing's conclusion was powerful.
He Hui immediately nodded in agreement.
She didn't know that this matter could be escalated into an offline incident before. Now that she knows, she naturally supports severe punishment.
Lu Xing looked at He Hui, who had a serious attitude, and said, "Well, that's about right."
Lu Yanfeng was watching his impish younger sister "scolding" his elder sister, and he covered his mouth and laughed secretly.
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Thousands of kilometers away in Russia, Natasha was convening a meeting of the contestants in her group with a serious face.
"Everyone has seen the performance of Chinese athlete He Hui in the NHK Cup. In her free skating, she used double 4T and double 3A, breaking the world record set by Tuart Nitia in Vancouver."
"Although I know that quadruple jumps may be a tough nut to crack for everyone, Anna from the next group has already started practicing quadruple jumps and has achieved good results. I hope that everyone in our group can keep up and not think that women can't do quadruple jumps."
Natasha's words were like a bomb dropped into deep water, causing the girls in the group to talk about it.
With only three months to go before Sochi, it was almost impossible to train for four weeks. But Natasha still mentioned this matter in front of everyone, as a response to He Hui, her strong rival, and also a wake-up call to everyone.
Amidst all the discussions, Tours, as Russia's current top female player, took the lead in stepping forward to take on this seemingly impossible task.
"I am practicing 4S and hope to make some progress before the opening ceremony in Sochi."
As soon as she finished speaking, there was another gasp in the ice rink.
Natasha nodded with satisfaction: "I hope everyone can learn from Tours and have the courage to challenge difficulties."
As a result, the entire Natasha team was filled with an enthusiastic atmosphere. It was not only Tours who was practicing the quad, but the entire Russian team was secretly competing with each other.
In particular, Natasha feels that younger athletes can more easily achieve breakthroughs by relying on rotation speed, and places more hope on the youth group.
It may be too late in Sochi, but every future World Championships, including Pyeongchang four years later, will require the accumulation of echelons.
He Hui herself probably didn't expect that the butterfly effect of her rebirth would be so powerful.
Tours is the fastest in Natasha's group. She has always been good at edge jumps, and she landed a triple A at the age of 12. She is also the first person to do a triple Lo jump in the figure skating world.
Therefore, 4S for her is like a fruit hanging on a tree branch that she needs to stand on tiptoe, stretch her arms, and try hard to reach.
With the help of the boom, Tours succeeded in 4S many times, but once she lost the external help, she failed most of the time.
It wasn't until half a month before the Grand Prix Final that Tours became the first 4S in her life.
After he succeeded, Tours found some tricks that only he knew, and the success rate of 4S rose to 40%. But this success rate is still a little short of joining the complete set.
Natasha's eyes lit up instantly.
"Are you going to try it in the finals?" she asked.
Tours was a little confused. She was a level above He Hui in terms of both GoE and program content. But if she added 4S, she could at least prove to the judges her determination to continuously improve her skills.
Natasha saw her hesitation and suggested, "I think it would be a good idea to try it in the Sixth Practice. Maybe it can put some psychological pressure on He Hui."
Tours nodded: "Okay, I'll try it. If the six practices feel good, I'll add it to the free skate."
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At the same time, the atmosphere of the Chinese team was also getting more and more enthusiastic. Especially the Chinese men's singles players, after seeing He Hui become a 4Lz in front of all of them, the atmosphere of practicing 4Lz was so enthusiastic.
Bian Jing even secretly sent WeChat messages to He Hui, telling him about the messy team events he encountered every day.
"Sun Hongfang's pre-slips have become more and more serious in order to practice quads. And I don't know if he does it on purpose, but he always slides onto my route during practice! Wouldn't he get hurt if he hits me?!"
"For some reason, more and more people in the team have started to practice the quad. I heard from the team doctor that the number of injuries has doubled recently. This is too scary!
"Sun Hongfang might really have done it on purpose! He told others in the locker room that I was your licker just to get you to teach me 4Lz! Damn it, he is such a gossiper!"
......
But what surprised Bian Jing was that He Hui never replied to him.
At first he thought that He Hui thought his complaint was too negative and didn't want to reply, but later he met Lin Xiaoman by chance, and after asking some questions, Bian Jing found out that He Hui's phone was turned off.
He Hui, a butterfly flapping its wings, is now in closed-door training mode
——The cell phone is turned off to cut off any external influences. The monotonous daily routine of going between home, school and the ice rink, plus the training intensity makes Lin Xiaoman a little worried.
Lin Xiaoman knew that when Anna jumped out of 4S at the Japanese station, He Hui would never give up the idea of joining the 4Lz set.
Moreover, judging by his current practice posture, He Hui probably wants to be the first to challenge in the Grand Prix Final.
This means that time is quite tight.
He Hui knew that Lin Xiaoman was worried about her health.
After all, in figure skating, any unfortunate fall may lead to a series of chain reactions, and in serious cases may even result in the entire season being ruined.
"I control the length of time I practice 4Lz every day, and I also do stretching and relaxation after training. I also go to the doctor for checkups every now and then, so don't worry."
Lin Xiaoman was surprised that He Hui actually took the initiative to report to her, and even took a minute to digest it.
"What's wrong?" He Hui blinked. "If I still get hurt like this, that's a very low probability event, right?"
"Puh, puh, puh!" Lin Xiaoman quickly interrupted He Hui, "You are not allowed to get hurt! Do you hear me?"
"Oh." He Hui nodded obediently.
Lin Xiaoman thought that Miss He, who was obedient and would report, was quite cute.
After He Hui confirmed that there was no problem with his skates, he started speeding on the ice.
Recently, in order to let her concentrate on practice, Lin Xiaoman specially chose a time when there was no one else on the ice.
Even on the eve of Sochi, when the physical and mental pressure was great, He Hui still enjoyed every minute on the ice.
When gliding, the wind will blow towards you, which can blow away all your worries and make you feel much better. Therefore, He Hui especially likes the feeling of letting her ponytail float in the wind.
After skating quickly for a few laps on the ice rink, He Hui felt his body warming up, so he started practicing with a simple triple jump.
However, He Hui does not just do a few single jumps, she now treats the ice rink as an amusement park, trying all kinds of wonderful continuous jumps.
For example, the extreme pull-up jump of 3Lz+3T+3T, or the infinite loop jump of 3F+3Lo+2Lo+2Lo, or just seven or eight 2A at random.
Lin Xiaoman looked at her having fun on the ice rink and shook her head with a smile.
These can only be regarded as warm-ups. He Hui's eyes gradually became serious. The real problem she faced was 4Lz, who had been getting more and more dramatic recently.
He Hui stared at the barrier on the other side of the ice rink, took a deep breath and started to move forward.
The wind blowing past my ears was louder than before, more like a knife.
Ice, tighten, and rotate.
He Hui's movements were done in one go, and his jumping height instantly reached an astonishing half a meter.
Lin Xiaoman, who was on the sidelines, commented: "It felt like there was a spring pressing on the sole of my foot..."
But such a height is necessary for the completion of 4Lz. He Hui completed four circles in the air like a gyroscope and landed steadily.
Except for a slight hitch in the final landing, He Hui's jump could be described as perfect.
"Tsk." He Hui shook his head secretly, took two steps forward and slid forward again to speed up.
"Very good..." Before Lin Xiaoman could even say her encouragement, He Hui on the field jumped again, "Okay."
He Hui continued his good form this time. His landing on the ice was smoother and his skating was in excellent condition.
But she was not too excited. She had achieved 4Lz more than once before. What she lacked now was the same continuous success rate as 4T.
On the empty ice rink, he kept stepping, jumping, stepping again, and jumping again.
In Lin Xiaoman's opinion, this was clearly an extremely difficult 4Lz practice day, but He Hui looked so relaxed as if he was wandering in an amusement park.
He Hui jumped again and again, and succeeded again and again.
After several days of repeated attempts, today He Hui didn't know if he suddenly turned on the switch called success and won every battle.
She felt her heart beating faster and faster, and suddenly a bold idea popped into her head.
He Hui took a deep breath and threw herself completely into the air on the ice rink, completing another clean 4Lz, but she did not stop. Instead, she used this speed to touch the ice again and followed up with a 3T.
This is a top combo of 4Lz+3T!!
"I did it!" He Hui shouted.
She couldn't help but kick her legs on the ice, then spun around several times on the ice rink, dancing with joy.
Lin Xiaoman was like a horse driver pulling the reins tight, and quickly shouted at her, "Don't get too excited!"
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