Chapter 65 Creating a Miracle
The man curled his lips, and his relaxed and quirky look slowly echoed the long-lost memory.
"You don't remember me?" Feng Liying saw the confusion in He Hui's eyes and blinked, "Feng Liying, short track speed skating."
He Hui remembered! This was the short track speed skater that she had met before at the overseas training camp at the Winter Center, the one that was called by the leader and pulled to the front row with her.
"He Hui, from the women's singles figure skating." He Hui introduced herself fluently.
Feng Liying smiled, showing her eight teeth: "I know you, you are the woman who broke the world record twice!"
ha?
He Hui felt a little embarrassed by being called this and touched the back of his head.
She tried to search for the other party's recent good grades in her mind in order to answer, but because she had been in seclusion for too long and had not looked at her phone much, she thought for a long time but came up with no results.
So He Hui could only smile and say, "You are also very good!"
Well, although I don't know exactly how great she is, but judging from the craziness of the reporters just now, Feng Liying is definitely a strong contender for the gold medal, and should also be the captain of the relay team.
"This is my first time attending the Winter Olympics, and I'm a little nervous." Feng Liying took the initiative to start the conversation.
He Hui nodded: "It's my first time too."
"Well, I don't know if the food in the cafeteria is good." Feng Liying pouted.
He Hui: “?”
Wait, what’s the connection between these two topics?
"By the way, I'm really looking forward to the opening ceremony!"
Oh boy, the topic has changed again?
The journey to the Athletes' Village was not long, but He Hui felt like his CPU was about to run dry after listening to Feng Liying change the topic eight times.
The conversation between the two ended with Feng Liying saying, "We all want to win the gold medal."
By the way, this is the ninth time Feng Liying has changed the topic.
*
The Sochi Winter Olympics added a new event to the figure skating program - the team competition.
The countries participating in the team competition are the top ten after a comprehensive ranking of the World Championships, Grand Prix and other competitions last season. China successfully won a place.
The team competition also requires short program and free skating. Of course, ice dance is called rhythmic dance and free dance. But only the top five teams in points after the short program can continue the free skating competition.
However, participants in the team competition must first obtain Olympic qualifications, which means that the Chinese team's men's singles, women's singles and ice dance players must fight on two fronts without stopping.
At the same time, countries with multiple quotas, such as Russia, the United States, Canada, etc., can selectively send different participants.
The day before the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, the short programs of the men's singles and pairs team competitions started first.
"We agreed that everyone should cheer for Bian Jing and the Zhu Qingxue/Yu Lang combination. No one can be left behind." Team leader Xu Qing said solemnly at the pre-match meeting.
Zhu Qingxue/Yu Lang are the third seeds in China's pair skating competition. If they successfully enter the second stage of the team competition, they will then send the first or second seeds for pair skating.
He Hui glanced at the list and discovered that not only himself, Bian Jing, and Zhu Qingxue/Yu Lang were from Province B, but the only pair of ice dancers who met the Olympic technical score requirements were also from Province B.
"Are all these from our Province B?" She leaned over and asked Lin Xiaoman.
Lin Xiaoman glanced at her and whispered, "Yes, but I'm in a meeting now."
Well, He Hui shrugged. It seems that Zhu Jianyong is doing a pretty good job as the head coach.
She rested her arms on the table, supporting her head as she listened to Xu Qing continue speaking.
The theme of the speech was actually very clear, probably to boost morale, and everyone should take the competition seriously and strive to win glory for the country.
There was a blazing fire in Bian Jing's eyes. He clenched his fists with full fighting spirit and nodded in agreement frantically.
Xu Qing was very satisfied with his response: "It seems that contestant Bian Jing has very high ambitions. We should all learn from him."
With this praise, Bian Jing became even more motivated.
But too much is as bad as too little. During the game on the second day, Bian Jing appeared in the seating area of the Chinese team with big dark circles under his eyes.
"What's wrong with you?" Yu Lang, the male partner in pairs skating, was shocked by his appearance.
Bian Jing's face fell: "I was too excited last night and couldn't fall asleep until six in the morning."
"So exaggerated?!" Yu Lang was a little scared, "It's a good thing the game is at night."
"Yes, I slept from 6:30 to 12:30, barely slept for six hours, and then got up to warm up and prepare." Bian Jing yawned, "But I feel okay."
"If you just didn't sleep well for one day, it's not a big problem." He Hui comforted Bian Jing, but asked very seriously, "You shouldn't have stayed up late for several days in a row, right?"
Bian Jing quickly waved his hands: "No, no, I usually sleep nine hours a day, and occasionally take a nap."
"That's good." He Hui clenched his fist and waved the small national flag in his hand, "Come on!!"
In order to cheer for Bian Jing and Zhu Qingxue/Yu Lang, everyone also brought small national flags and simple hand-painted posters. In short, no matter what the results are, the atmosphere of the Chinese team should remain friendly.
"Wow, He Hui, cheer for me. I'm so touched." Bian Jing suddenly blinked his big watery eyes and covered his heart, "I will definitely complete the short program seriously!"
He Hui held his forehead with his hand: "Go warm up."
"Okay!" Bian Jing left happily.
The jump configuration of Bian Jing's short program is 4T, 3A, 3Lz+3T, among which 3Lz+3T is placed in the second half.
I don't know if it was because I didn't rest well last night, but the first quad landing was shaky and the goe was almost -2. The next two jumps were stable and the goe was positive.
As soon as Bian Jing came off the stage, he looked like a defeated and lost golden retriever, and apologized to He Hui with a gloomy face.
"Wow, He Hui, I'm sorry. I failed to live up to your expectations and made a mistake."
"It's okay, just consider it as an opportunity to accumulate experience." He Hui gave the president-like comfort.
"Woo woo woo, okay."
The points for the team competition are 10 points for the first place, 9 points for the second place, and so on.
In the end, Bian Jing of the men's singles ranked fourth and got 7 points. Zhu Qingxue/Yu Lang of pairs skating narrowly got second place and got 9 points even though their main opponent also sent out a second team.
Team leader Xu Qing was quite satisfied with the result: "I hope our ice dance and women's singles players can keep up the good work and strive to enter the finals."
Although this poses a great physical challenge to the four Chinese athletes in men's singles, women's singles and ice dance, it is the Winter Olympics held every four years after all. No matter what, as long as they can still stand on the field, they must give 100% of their efforts.
Ice dancing has always been China's weakest event. Unlike the other three events in figure skating, ice dancing has no jumps and is the event that tests one's footwork the most.
Since Province B always pays great attention to the players' steps and edge use, the only pair of ice dancers who stood out were Tang Meng/Li Zishi from Province B. They became rising stars, and the national team funded and arranged for the duo to go abroad for special training.
The level of the two was improving little by little, but they were still nervous in a team competition that would decide everyone's fate.
Tang Meng had delicate makeup on her face and was nervously pulling at the cuffs of He Hui's sports jacket.
"What if I don't perform well and come in last?"
In the tacit consensus of the whole team, He Hui, the youngest player, is the one with the strongest mentality. Whenever everyone is nervous or encounters problems, they will subconsciously seek psychological support from her.
He Hui patted Tang Meng on the back and consoled her: "It's okay. Even if we're really at the bottom, I'll try to get 10 points to make up for it. Don't be too stressed."
He Hui's words revealed the momentum of spending tens of millions, which made Tang Meng look at her with starry eyes.
Nestled in the boss's reliable arms, Tang Meng felt more relaxed.
After the rhythmic dance, the Tang Meng/Li Zishi combination broke away from the Chinese team's usual fate of being at the bottom, and worked hard to surpass two groups of players to get eighth place and earned 3 points.
Although it is small, it is a big step forward for ice dancing.
After three events, the Chinese team's team score is 19 points and it is currently ranked sixth, just one step away from the final round.
The pressure suddenly fell on He Hui, who was the last to perform.
Bian Jing has unconditional trust in He Hui: "I think you can get 10 points!"
"Me too!" Tang Meng is a fan of the new Miss He.
He Hui smiled easily and nodded to accept all the blessings.
Each team needs to submit a list of participants within 48 hours before the competition. For countries with multiple Olympic quotas, each time they send a player, it is a process of Tian Ji's horse racing. Moreover, the national team also needs to consider the physical reserve of individual players, and the tactical options are diverse and rich.
Russia sent Anna Victoria to compete in the short program. It seems that Tours, the favorite for women's singles, will focus all her energy on the individual events.
"I thought we could have another duel in advance." He Hui curled his lips and said to Lin Xiaoman.
Lin Xiaoman bluntly burst He Hui's fantasy bubble: "Then you can probably only get 9 points. As long as Tours doesn't collapse in the short program, he will definitely get higher than you."
"That's different. I have the courage to face it head-on." He Hui held his head high with a proud look on his face, "And I also want to see if the referee will give me a higher score for my content."
"Don't worry about your courage, hurry up and warm up and get ready to go on stage. How did you rest last night?"
"Very good." He Hui's eyes rolled, "I'm not Bian Jing."
After coming on stage, He Hui's performance continued her good form this season. She completed 3Lz+3Lo, 3A, and 3F in turn with high quality, once again contributing a perfect and clean program to all the audience.
With the support of 3A, He Hui successfully widened the score gap with other players.
But compared to winning or not, He Hui is more concerned about the judges' scores. Moreover, the team scores can reflect the judges' standards to a certain extent, and can also give a rough idea of the individual competitions later.
"GOE is quite generous." Lin Xiaoman looked at the score sheet and studied it carefully with He Hui in the backstage. "It's not much different from the Russian players. The judges recognize the quality of your jumps now."
"My program content score is 32.03 points, which is a bit higher than before." He Hui continued, supporting his face with his hands, his eyes were unpredictable, "But Anna's is 33.16 points, and Tours will definitely be higher."
This was the home court of Russian athletes, and even He Hui, who was always at ease, couldn't remain completely calm.
"But as you can see around Tours, the success rate is only about 50%, maybe even less."
Lin Xiaoman opened her mysterious notebook, which was filled with densely written data. Most of them were from major public competitions, but there was also some minor training data collected from unknown sources.
"So you just need to be yourself first." Lin Xiaoman's consolation was well-reasoned and convincing. "No one knows the outcome until the last moment."
"You went to be a spy?"
He Hui's first reaction was, "Will her sister Lin be arrested?" In her previous life, she had also sent two shareholders to jail for leaking business secrets.
Lin Xiaoman glanced at her and said, "What spy? I just collected this data based on my connections. Don't talk nonsense."
He Hui nodded: "My quad hook has become stable again in the past two weeks."
"So, you are the unknown factor that brings pressure to others." Lin Xiaoman commented.
With the help of He Hui's 10 points in the women's singles short program, the Chinese team finally defeated the French team by 1 point and got the ticket to the free skating competition as the fifth place.
The top four are Russia, the United States, Canada and Japan.
"Three unique youngsters made it to the finals of the team competition. What kind of exciting story is this?!"
“Ahh, even though it feels like this is a huge drain on everyone’s energy, and we probably won’t get on the podium, but the feeling of fighting together and creating a miracle is really tearful T^T”
"I hope the girls don't get too tired, because the next individual event will be a tough battle!"
*
On the third day of competition in Sochi, the final battle of the team competition began.
The pair skating free skating had been completed the day before. The Chinese team sent the second seed team to perform perfectly, taking second place and earning 9 points, which was a good start.
Today's competition will start with the men's singles, followed by ice dancing, and finally the women's singles.
Bian Jing is under a lot of pressure. Three days later, he will continue to compete in the men's singles event, which will consume a huge amount of physical energy.
But today the side scenes look full of energy.
"You didn't have insomnia again yesterday?" Li Zishi joked, "I heard Yu Lang talk about your deeds."
Bian Jing was simply bullied by everyone. His puffy face expressed his anger: "Why are you all such big mouths! I will definitely perform beyond my normal level today and show everyone my strength!"
"Okay." Li Zishi's direct response made Bian Jing more motivated.
Tang Meng came close to He Hui and bit her ear: "This one is three years old, and this one is four years old."
He Hui smiled and nodded when she heard this. This is a wonderful description.
But Bian Jing's performance today was indeed much better than in the short program. He was the first to perform, but he set a pretty high standard for everyone else.
Bian Jing started with a 4T+3T, then repeated the 4T single jump, and then completed the 3A+2T combo jump.
The three jumps in the first half of the free skating were all completed very well. Bian Jing's jump height and distance are always amazing. As long as the landing is stable, the goe will undoubtedly be positive.
"Bian Jing is in pretty good shape." Li Zishi waved the small national flag in his hand and signaled everyone to cheer him on without stopping.
The second half starts with the sandwich jump of 3Lz+1Lo+3S, followed by the single jumps 3A, 3Lz, 3F and 3Lo.
"It actually worked!" Tang Meng looked at He Hui in disbelief.
He Hui was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "You are quite impressive."
Objectively speaking, Bian Jing's current configuration is in the first echelon among male singles players. As long as he completes the whole set perfectly, he even has a theoretical possibility of getting on stage. Of course, the reason why I say theoretically is that if everyone's difficulty is about the same, Bian Jing's program content score does not have any advantage.
But Bian Jing's performance has always been sometimes good and sometimes bad, and the bad times account for most of the time. Fans joked that since they don't know when Bian Jing will go crazy, everyone should remember to lower their expectations.
This time, Bian Jing actually completed all the jumps in one go with high quality, which made the ice fans who are familiar with him exclaim "the sun rises from the west"!
After Bian Jing got off the ice, he just kept laughing: "Hey, this ice surface that no one has ever skated on is quite smooth. No more worries about getting stuck in the ice trough!"
In the end, Bian Jing's free skating score in the team competition was 167.94 points, setting a new personal best.
The atmosphere in the Chinese team was high and everyone congratulated Bian Jing.
But the person involved, Bian Jing, just looked at He Hui, blinked his eyes, and asked in a fanboy manner: "I succeeded!"
"Well, that's great!" He Hui praised him generously and gave him a thumbs up.
Ever since Tang Meng said that Bian Jing and Li Zishi were both children, she has fully understood the usefulness of encouragement-based education.
As expected, after hearing He Hui's approval, Bian Jing's mouth corners almost curled up to the sky.
The game was going on, but the Japanese, American and Canadian teams, which were originally ranked before the Chinese team, did not send out their number one player in this round. Some sent out number two, and some even gave up and sent out number three, resulting in consecutive falls and empty jumps on the field.
As luck would have it, Bian Jing maintained his leading advantage until the very end, until the fifth player from the host country, Russia, overtook him with a 2-point advantage.
"I'm actually in second place?" Bian Jing rubbed his eyes, then opened them wide and looked carefully at the ranking information displayed on the screen. "I'm really in second place! Doesn't that mean I got 9 points?"
With this 9-point advantage, Bian Jing successfully helped the Chinese team surpass Japan in points and rise to fourth place. At the same time, the gap between the Chinese team and the third-placed American team was narrowed to 2 points.
"Okay, the pressure is on you, Brother Zishi." After the competition, Bian Jing leaned back in his chair and patted Li Zishi's shoulder proudly, looking like an experienced person.
The burden on the ice dance group's shoulders did suddenly increase.
After all, originally the emphasis was on participation, but suddenly, with pairs skating and men’s singles catching up, it became a matter of striving for medals.
Tang Meng had a sad face and was so nervous that he was hiccuping.
"Help, I feel like I'm definitely going to be at the bottom this time..." She turned to look at He Hui.
"It's okay, just think of it as Bian Jing's bad performance. Our focus is still on being participants." He Hui comforted.
But when these words fell into Bian Jing's ears, they didn't sound so pleasant.
"What do you mean just consider it as my performance being a failure?" Bian Jing turned into a pufferfish again, "I clearly performed exceptionally well."
He Hui handed Tang Meng a bottle of water and glanced at the three-year-old child: "But you've messed up a lot of performances, right?"
Bian Jing touched the tip of his nose and stopped talking.
Tang Mengkuangkuang took several gulps of water and took deep breaths continuously, trying his best to suppress the irregular hiccups into his stomach.
But you have to admit, Tang Meng was so nervous that she was about to cry off the stage, but when she got on stage, she was like a completely different person.
Her movements were bold and confident, her steps were highly synchronized with those of her male partner, and her lifting movements were also coordinated and completed in one go.
Although the two inevitably made some mistakes in the second half, for the ice dance event which has always been at the bottom, the performance of the Tang Meng/Li Zishi combination was already an all-out effort.
At the same time, host Russia continued to advance and maintained first place, the Canadian ice dance combination performed well and won second place, and the US team won third place with a slight disadvantage.
Surprisingly, this time the Chinese ice dance team did not come in last place, but beat the Japanese team to take fourth place. Although the gap between Tang Meng/Li Zishi and the third-placed American team was huge, in terms of points, it was only one point behind.
As a result, the gap between the Chinese team and the American team was widened to 3 points, while theoretically there was still a slight possibility of winning the bronze medal.
——That is to say, if He Hui could get first place and get 10 points, and the American team happened to be at the bottom and only got 6 points, then the Chinese team would overtake by 1 point in total points and miraculously stand on the podium.
The team competition, which no one had high expectations for, was temporarily given higher priority by CCTV and the entire event was broadcast live.
"CCTV, CCTV, welcome everyone to watch the live broadcast of the women's free skating event of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Our skater He Hui will be the second to perform, let us look forward to her performance!"
Bai Ying's voice was transmitted back to China via satellite signals, and the Internet suddenly became bustling with activity.
"To be honest, I have only seen this kind of theoretical calculation possible in the Chinese national football team~ (dog head)"
"But if it were my daughter, I would be willing to believe in a miracle!"
"Is the person sent by the United States Hardy Irene? An old friend of He Hui, haha. This is quite interesting."
The first to take the court were the Canadian players. This time they sent out the women's singles number one seed Angela Chou, a 15-year-old Chinese girl who is proficient in all five triple-week events and has been full of momentum this Olympic season.
"Angela Zhou performed well and scored 113.38 points." Bai Ying continued to explain, "The next player to take the stage is our Chinese player He Hui."
The Chinese team's support was more attentive than the day before, mainly because of the addition of He Hui's two fans.
Bian Jing was holding a large, freshly printed poster of He Hui, while Tang Meng was holding a banner in front of her chest and raised it high above her head as soon as she saw the camera coming. Even her male companion, Li Zishi, was holding two small national flags in each hand and waving them wildly.
So, when He Hui looked around the field, she found that the most conspicuous thing was her own cheering box. A warm feeling surged in her heart.
The eyes of everyone in the box looking at me were passionate and expectant.
He Hui knew that everyone was waiting for a miracle, and the creator of the miracle could only be himself.
Adrenaline was surging and her heart was pounding. Even though she had already stood on this Olympic ice surface during the short program, He Hui still couldn't stop being excited.
The Winter Olympics team competition named after the country has a completely different meaning and weight for He Hui.
The urge to see the five-star red flag flying was surging in my chest.
She was wearing a Chinese-style kurta made by Lu Xing, and suddenly entered the golden-haired and blue-eyed venue. Behind her were her teammates who always believed in her and cheered for her, above her head was an iron frame with national flags of various countries, and in front of her was a packed audience.
He Hui once again twisted his neck left and right, shook his arms, and moved the joints of his shoulders and knees.
After walking around half a circle, He Hui stopped.
"He Hui's free skating repertoire is from the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and the excerpt is "Eternal Vow". In this free skating, He Hui will challenge three quadruple jumps."
The music flowed, and He Hui rose up with the wind. Her eyes suddenly changed, and she was already a character in the play when she saw him again.
Although there are few steps, each one is very powerful, which makes He Hui's speed increase very quickly.
You know, He Hui's free skating has been perfected since the B-level competition at the beginning of the season and the 4CC half a month ago. In particular, the expression of every detail of the movement has been carefully polished during the closed-door special training.
The most difficult jump combination was placed first. He Hui stepped on the ice and jumped without hesitation, as if he had an invisible pair of wings and flew across the ice rink.
"He Hui's first jump was 4Lz+3T." Bai Ying's commentary came as promised, "You can see that He Hui's take-off height was very generous, and his quadruple lutz was done very beautifully! Even his triple Lutz was no problem!"
He Hui drew a semicircle on the field, which was the proof of his graceful sliding.
"As the first female singles athlete to complete a quadruple lutz, He Hui has once again proven her strength in the Olympic arena." Bai Ying, a Chinese, is very proud of this moment, "and she will soon complete her second quadruple lutz."
This time, He Hui seemed even more at ease.
4T was her first quadruple jump, and this time there was no mistake either.
“Nice height and distance!”
Bai Ying applauded He Hui's performance, while trying her best to restrain the urge to stand up from her seat.
"4T+2T! The third quadruple was completed perfectly!"
He Hui completed three difficult jumps in succession on the field, gliding smoothly and performing movingly, which aroused cheers from the audience.
"Were the cheers so loud only when the Russian players came on the court just now?" Bian Jing, the first member of He Hui's fan club, asked Tang Meng, the second member of the fan club.
Tang Meng nodded fiercely: "Indeed! As expected of our He Hui, he is so popular!!"
The two saw the friendship between classmates in the fan club in each other's eyes and waved the posters and banners in their hands again.
As the music entered the second half of the free skating, He Hui started with a series of difficult 3A+1Lo+3S sandwich dances.
"3A+1Lo+3S, this combination of jumps is so difficult that even male singles players rarely use it." Bai Ying's successful commentary doubled the admiration on the Internet.
"He Hui's signature 3A jump! The landing is so smooth."
When He Hui performed to this point, both the Chinese support group and the Internet fans felt relieved. The most difficult part was long over, and He Hui's performance only had 3Lz and 3F left.
For He Hui, who is good at the tano version of the triple jump, what she should worry about most is the loss of 0.3 points due to the failure of the connecting step to level 4.
"He Hui's free skating was perfectly clean! This free skating with a BV score of 90.7 points is the most difficult in the history of women's singles, and even ranks in the top three among all the free skating routines of men's singles players."
"For those who don't know how amazing this is, let me explain. The men's free skating has eight jumps, while the women's free skating has only seven. He Hui still surpasses most of the other skaters. Do you understand?"
"I just looked at the only two male players who exceeded He Hui's BV. If you remove the extra jumps, they are instantly lower than He Hui~"
"My daughter is indeed the strongest genius."
Even if the referee wanted to protect the host player, he could not withstand He Hui's continuous clean attacks at an incredibly difficult level.
If the prejudice in the judges' hearts is a mountain, then He Hui has been moving mountains since his debut.
This principle is the same as what He Hui had shared with Bian Jing before. If the difference is a few points, you can press the calculator frantically, but if the difference is more than ten or twenty points, it is very difficult to operate. What's more, there is also a subtle struggle between the referees.
This time, the judges gave He Hui a new high score.
"With a technical score of 97.02 and a program score of 64.26, the total score is 161.28. He Hui has broken her personal best for the third time and also set a new world record!" Bai Ying said with emotion. "It can be said that after completing three quadruple routines, He Hui is challenging himself and climbing to new heights with every free skate!"
There was a burst of cheers in the Chinese box, and everyone surrounded He Hui in the center like a star surrounded by the moon. When the camera swept across the seats of other countries, it was particularly gloomy.
"He Hui! You are amazing!" Bian Jing blinked his eyes, "The world record is broken just like that!!"
Tang Meng nodded repeatedly: "Are we really going to realize a miracle?!"
"That depends on how Hardy Elin performs."
He Hui thought that now that she had done everything she could, she just had to wait for the final result.
"To be honest, I went to the most effective temple to pray before coming to Sochi." Tang Meng whispered in He Hui's ear, "I have a feeling that our luck might be very good!"
"Have you converted to metaphysics?" He Hui asked curiously.
"What do you mean by change? I have always believed in all kinds of metaphysics. I know a little bit about temples and Taoist temples, zodiac signs and blood types, astrology, and the latest MBTI." Tang Meng was very proud when he said this, "I think it would be nice for me to become a fortune-teller after I retire."
He Hui: “…”
It can be seen that the national figure skating team was able to survive until the Winter Olympics, and their mental state was indeed rather unstable.
On the court, Hardy Irene was standing still, waiting for the music to start with a serious expression.
Her developmental milestone came earlier than everyone expected. After ups and downs this season, she finally got a valuable spot in the US women's singles team and came to Sochi with Simona.
But after watching He Hui's performance, the pressure on Hardy-Irene suddenly increased. Especially if she did not perform well and the US team ended up at the bottom, the bronze medal would fly away.
The more distracting thoughts in Hardy Elin's mind, the worse his performance on the court.
There were seven jumps in the free skating, and except for the last two single jumps, there were more or less problems with the others. Some fell, some missed jumps, and there were repeated problems with the wrong edge, all of which broke out in this free skating.
"No way... Is this bronze medal really possible?!"
"To be honest, Hardy Elin's collapse is really outrageous."
“I feel like I can’t surpass the Canadian players.”
The scores came out, and Hardy Irene only scored just over 100 points.
Next up were Eriko Sanada of Japan and Diana Volkova of Russia, both of whom are currently recognized as the best in the women's singles arena.
In the end, in addition to He Hui who was far ahead, Diana Volkova ranked second with 140.05 points, and Eriko Sanada ranked third with 133.98 points.
In other words, He Hui scored 10 points for the Chinese team, while the American team ranked last with only 6 points.
A miracle...happened!
"The women's singles free skating event has come to an end. Congratulations to He Hui for creating a miracle for the Chinese team." Bai Ying looked at the final standings with tears in her eyes.
The members of the Chinese team were hugging each other with excitement, and the pair skaters came specially to join in this exciting moment!
He Hui, as the biggest contributor to the miracle, was standing in the center like a flower pistil.
She poked her head out from the gap between the crowd's hugs and looked at the big screen again to confirm.
You read that right, it’s a bronze medal!
He Hui remembers very clearly that in her previous life, Hardy Elin won a bronze medal in the figure skating team event at the Sochi Winter Olympics with the US team.
And now, He Hui, like a butterfly, quietly flapped its wings, once again changing history and creating a miracle.
"The host country Russia won the gold medal without a doubt, and Canada won the silver medal." Bai Ying choked up several times and was almost unable to explain several times. "Congratulations to everyone for winning this historic team bronze medal! Congratulations to the Chinese figure skating team!"
He Hui retracted his head and huddled together with his teammates.
Off the court, several coaches of the Chinese players also hugged each other emotionally.
"Congratulations!" "Congratulations!"
The congratulations that came one after another seemed to have turned on the repeat button.
*
At the award ceremony, the Chinese team was obviously shorter than the teams from other countries.
Because the Chinese team had no replacement options, the women's singles, men's singles and ice dance were all single players. They persisted and made it to the finals and walked onto the podium.
He Hui stood in the center, with Tang Meng/Li Zishi on the left, Bian Jing on the right, and two teams of pair skaters on both sides. They lined up in a row, holding hands.
When their names were announced on the PA, the contestants held each other's hands even tighter.
"Bronze medal, Chinese team!"
Encouraged by the audience's applause, the Chinese team stood on the podium and everyone held each other's hands tightly and raised them above their heads.
That's right, the level of tacit understanding is really poor.
The unified momentum that was supposed to be created was gone, and it turned into an undulating wave of people.
He Hui originally wanted to touch the tip of his nose awkwardly, but found that his two hands were restrained by the people next to him.
"Hahaha, the Chinese team really didn't expect to get a plaque and they didn't rehearse at all! It must be the first time for several of them to stand on the podium. It's so funny."
"Wow, I'm suddenly looking forward to the individual events! Let's get more medals, go for it!"
The award presenter for today's team competition is the legendary retired Russian figure skater Yesphir Kovaleva.
This gave the Russian team, which won the championship, a sense of inheritance. When the two generations stood together, the flash lights on the scene went off.
But what made He Hui understand the strength that Yesfeil Kovaleva conveyed to her was the encouragement she whispered in her ear when she put the bronze medal on He Hui's head.
"He Hui, huh? Your jumps are amazing, and your performance is very contagious. I look forward to seeing more of your performances. Come on."
That is the appreciation that breaks the competition between countries.
You know, the Olympics is called a war in peacetime, and most of the time it is filled with invisible smoke. But the athletes who can really put aside all off-field factors and focus on being higher, faster, and stronger can be called pure.
This was true for the former legendary figure skater Jesfier Kovaleva and also for He Hui.
"Yesfiel Kovaleva actually encouraged you!" Tang Meng was very excited. "She is my idol! Not only does she jump powerfully, but she also skates very smoothly and performs very freely."
The heavy bronze medals were hung around the athletes' necks one by one, and the Chinese team members were all smiling.
Tang Meng's eyes were filled with tears again: "He Hui, really, I may never win a medal in my life. Thank you for helping me realize my dream."
"You should thank yourself," He Hui responded with a smile, "If you hadn't performed above your level and surpassed the Japanese team, we wouldn't even have had the last chance to get on stage."
"Woo woo, now it seems that I am quite important!" Tang Meng affirmed herself with tears in her eyes.
He Hui thought that this bronze medal was a miracle created by everyone who took the baton passed by the previous person and ran as hard as they could.
After returning to the athletes' village, He Hui carefully took a photo of this precious bronze medal with his mobile phone, and posted it on Weibo along with a photo of the Chinese team receiving the award.
@何彗: Although it is the first time to get a medal of this color, the feeling of turning the impossible into the possible is really addictive! And, this bronze medal not only belongs to the friends who came to Sochi, but also to all the Chinese figure skaters who could not come to Sochi. We created a miracle together!
She looked at this Weibo post, waiting every minute for the person she was expecting to appear.
The fact that that person was not able to come to the Olympics has always been a regret in her heart.
Finally, at a high frequency of refreshing every few minutes, He Hui finally received the comment from Tan Ling.
@Tan Ling replied to @He Hui: "Although I didn't go to Sochi, I feel like I'm with everyone in spirit! Woohoo."
A smile appeared on He Hui's face.
@何彗 replied to @谈灵: "No matter what, I'll be waiting for you in Pyeongchang."
Although she knew that the professional career of a female singles player was as short as fireworks, He Hui refused to believe it and wanted Tan Ling to stand on the stage of the Winter Olympics.
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