Chapter 69 Strong Enemies Ahead
"There are a total of 24 players entering the free skating, and they are divided into groups of six according to the results of the short program." Bai Ying's commentary will also take into account some viewers who click in when they turn on the TV for the first time, and insert some popular science information at the right time.
However, the competition between the first two groups is usually uninteresting, and the audience is generally distracted, mostly browsing social media while casually glancing at the results.
There was still a long time before He Hui came on stage, but the topic was already centered on her.
"I'm waiting for He Hui to come on stage, but I'm still a little nervous. I'm mainly afraid that the referee will make trouble!"
"Me too... And Tours and Anna are also going to challenge the surroundings. This situation is really out of control!"
"He Hui's quadruple hook followed by a triple hook must be successful!!"
Li Chumiao performed exceptionally well in the short program and barely got 12th place, catching the last train of the second-to-last group. Jin Huimei, who has the same coach, got 10th place in the short program.
The two of them were then assigned to the second to last group.
Ever since hearing Lin Xiaoman's information, He Hui has paid extra attention to observing this Canadian coach named Colin.
This is the free skate of the Winter Olympics. Under the premise that both Lee Chumyo and Kim Hye-mi need guidance, Colin always asks Kim Hye-mi first for her opinion. After Kim Hye-mi confirms that there is no problem, he will turn his head to Lee Chumyo.
He Hui saw this blatant favoritism clearly.
He Hui's eyes were dark and unclear, his chest heaving, and he tried his best to calm down the bad mood he felt after seeing this scene.
Kim Hye-mi had bad luck in the draw and was the first to go on stage. As a new generation of young skaters, she has a weak ability to withstand pressure, and the intensity of the free skating in the Winter Olympics is like putting someone on fire.
This made Kim Hye-mi's already ambiguous number of turns even worse. On the small score sheet, there were seven jumps, three save turns, and one wrong edge. It looked clean on the surface, but in fact the score was not even 110.
Kim Hye-mi herself knew that she did not perform well, and she was dejected while waiting for the points, and she covered her face most of the time.
Colin sat beside her and comforted her with a distressed look, and they looked very harmonious.
If we ignore Li Chumiao who is performing alone at the moment, such a touching scene should be enough to move people.
Li Chumiao, dressed as a rock girl, was waiting on the sidelines without being affected at all. When the host called her name, Li Chumiao stepped onto the ice rink in a carefree manner.
She doesn't seem to have any psychological burden. The Winter Olympics is a bit unfamiliar to Malaysia, a country without ice, but at the same time there is no pressure.
In addition, Li Chumiao is a more power-oriented contestant, and her program completion rate is higher than that of Kim Hye-mi. Her score is nearly five points higher than Kim Hye-mi's, and she is currently ranked second with 10 contestants still to compete.
It was quite ironic that the player who was given special attention by the coach suffered a disastrous defeat, while the child who was left alone unexpectedly got high scores.
But Colin concealed his expression well in front of the camera. He smiled and applauded Li Chumiao's score, and hugged her calmly.
He Hui snorted lightly, restrained himself from rolling his eyes, turned away, and turned his unhappiness into exercise.
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The second to last group of contestants finished their competition one after another, and Li Chumiao's result ranked fourth, which was very eye-catching.
He Hui hurriedly said "congratulations" to her backstage, then stepped onto the ice rink to prepare for the final battle.
The six-minute exercise brought the tense atmosphere to the extreme.
People often say that kings should not meet each other. He Hui and Tours avoided looking at each other, otherwise the mere meeting of their eyes would be as explosive as Mars hitting the Earth.
The audience was eager to see the world in chaos, cheering one after another. Fans of Turles and Anna accounted for the majority, but there were also many fans of He Hui.
He Hui looked at the familiar bright red color, smiled and secretly waved at it.
"Ahhh! The goose girl greeted me! I'm so happy that I fainted!"
The screams from the audience made He Hui smile even more.
“Ahhh!!!”
Well, that made everyone even more excited.
The level of the last group was indeed much higher than the previous ones. Especially since the first player in this group was Diana Volkova, the atmosphere of the home court was immediately lifted.
Volkova's free skate still scored 136.08 points even though she fell on a jump.
"When the tide rises, so do all boats." Lin Xiaoman curled her lips.
He Hui's mentality was very good. She smiled faintly and said, "Then won't I be able to create a new world record?"
Lin Xiaoman burst out laughing.
"Too."
Miranda was next, recovering from a brief setback in the short program to rediscover her triple axel in the free skate.
This time, there was no survival and no fall.
But in the second half, Miranda ran out of energy and began to have difficulty moving.
The return of a veteran always makes people sigh. Most of the time, it brings with it inevitable regrets and predictions of a permanent farewell.
Miranda finished her performance, covering her face on the field, tears streaming through her fingers.
In the end, her free skating score was 143.27 points, ranking first temporarily. She made up for the gap in the short program and retained a glimmer of possibility of getting on the podium.
He Hui was so moved that she kept taking deep breaths in the backstage.
"Or, let's not watch it?" Lin Xiaoman was a little worried.
"I'm fine." He Hui shook his head and continued to watch the developments on the field. "It's Eriko Sanada's turn."
A minute later, there was a sigh from the audience.
"I still couldn't hold on and fell." Lin Xiaoman sighed, "There's no hope for me to get on the podium."
"Well, it depends on who gets to go on stage, Anna or Miranda."
With He Hui and Tours around, the others have already assumed that they will only fight for third place.
He Hui straightened up, prepared to go on stage, and observed Tours who was about to perform.
Commentator Bai Ying: "The music of Tours' free skate comes from The Phantom of the Opera, and the jump configuration is two 3A and one 4S. This set of configuration is more than 7 points higher than the BV at the beginning of the season, but more than 13 points lower than He Hui's current set."
These 13 points are the space that He Hui gained after working hard to upgrade the configuration. They are the basis for ensuring that the referee's few tenths of a point no longer have a huge impact.
The familiar music sounded, and Tours first made a neat 3A+2T on the field.
BV 9.8+GOE 1.6
The score of this jump obviously set the tone for the judges' scoring.
4S quickly rose to prominence, with a base score of 10.5 and a GOE of 1.6.
"Turles has completed the first half of her jumps. She put the remaining five jumps in the second half." Bai Ying tried not to show her nervousness. "Now we see her bow turn and jump-swallow spin."
He Hui watched carefully, calculating the numbers bit by bit in her mind.
As always, Tours' performance stirred up a wave of enthusiasm from the audience, heating up the originally cold venue to boiling point.
"3Lz+3T in a rippon style, beautiful finish."
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"3Lz+2T+2Lo, the triple jump worth 10.01 was also perfectly executed."
Bai Ying was feeling uneasy, and his commentary style gradually became crisp and concise.
"It's so funny. I was really nervous. I felt like I couldn't continue explaining."
"I can no longer hide my shameless desire to curse you!"
"Wow, the girl must win the gold medal!"
"To be honest, Tours was able to follow the four directions so quickly. His mentality and ability are really amazing."
"Ah..." There were sudden sporadic exclamations from the audience.
"The 3A single jump lands with a slight shake." Bai Ying accurately conveyed everything that happened on the court.
After all, he was arranged to jump in the third-to-last position. With the addition of four weeks of free skating, his physical energy consumption increased dramatically. As long as there was no problem with the number of rotations in the landing, Xiao Huang's impact was only on GOE.
The referee's decision quickly appeared on the screen: -0.8
Tours has been a leader in the ice rink for many years and has developed a good attitude that is not easily surprised by praise or criticism.
She did not get complacent because of the smooth opening, nor did she become proud and complacent because of the cheers from the home court, nor did she become discouraged because of the small mistake in 3A.
Tours pushed forward little by little, following the rhythm of the music and the applause of the audience, and completed the last two jumps 3F and 3Lo one by one.
And this time, it was perfect.
The whole audience stood up and applauded and cheered for this nearly perfect free skating for a long time.
The quadrennial Olympic Games happened to be held at home, and I happened to be at the peak of my competitive form. It can be said that it was the right time, the right place and the right people.
Tours was looking forward to this result, the Russian national team was looking forward to this gold medal, and the local people were looking forward to this glorious moment.
Everyone's expectations were concretized at this moment, focused in Tours' burning eyes.
On the TV screen, the pair of deep blue pupils occupied the entire screen, as if they wanted to have a soul-to-soul look with everyone through the screen.
Those eyes were filled with infinite desire for victory.
He Hui turned his eyes away from the screen, his eyes still shining brightly in the darkness where no one was paying attention.
"Turles' free skating score was 165.25, the technical score was 91.02, and the program content score was 74.23," said Bai Ying. "With the short program score of 84.73, Turles' total score was 249.98, setting a new Olympic and world record."
The whole audience was boiling again with applause mixed with shouts of Tours' name!
Even if the judges of this Olympic free skating are lenient enough in awarding points, under such standards, this score is still difficult to surpass.
"The girl's record has been broken again. What kind of game are these two playing?"
"Actually, I'm a little worried. Isn't Russia's home advantage a bit too exaggerated?"
"If it's perfectly clean, He Hui can still break the invisible net."
With a powerful enemy in front of him, He Hui was now forced to the edge of the most dangerous cliff.
She must perform perfectly to keep her hope of winning the gold medal.
He Hui quickly calculated in her mind that based on the current score difference, she would need to get nearly 170 points in this free skating to win.
The ice boys on the field were making their final efforts, and He Hui was standing on the sidelines.
Lin Xiaoman didn't say anything, but suddenly pulled her hand before she went on stage.
"What's wrong?" He Hui forced a smile.
Her eyes were clear, yet as firm as a sharp blade.
Lin Xiaoman didn't know what was wrong with her.
And, she seemed to be comforted by her strong-hearted apprentice.
"Can you give me a hug?" Lin Xiaoman asked without thinking.
He Hui said nothing, but leaned into Lin Xiaoman's arms and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, I will win."
"Hmm." Lin Xiaoman snorted softly, responding with a strong nasal tone.
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