Chapter 77 Getting Back to Normal
There was an uneasy atmosphere in the air of the equal partition.
He Hui admitted that she was exhausted prematurely after completing the three jumps, which caused her to lose control of herself on the field.
Simply put, I was careless!
Although she got an empty prize in the last spin, He Hui still ranked first after the short program with 73.93 points. She advanced into the free skating smoothly with the advantage without any danger.
He Hui was very upset about his misfortune and kept his head down on the way back to the hotel, looking unhappy.
Lin Xiaoman saw her emotions and comforted her: "But this is at least a good sign. Your jumps are recovering in the right direction."
"Yeah." He Hui responded, his voice dull, as if blocked by cotton.
He Hui is aware of the recent improvement in her jumping skills, but the more this is the case, the more she is looking forward to her performance in the Canadian station.
Although he was able to give the judges a perfect short program, he couldn't handle the pressure in the end.
He Hui was in an extremely complicated mood.
Sizzle——
Lin Xiaoman's phone vibrated twice and a message came.
She looked down at the content of the message and said to He Hui, "Someone is waiting for you in the hotel."
He Hui raised his head: "Who is it?"
"You'll know when you see it. It's a surprise."
He Hui raised his eyebrows, feeling a little bit of anticipation in his heart.
When they arrived at the hotel, a middle-aged woman with silver hair waved at her.
He Hui's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Mary!" She shouted with a smile, waved her hand, and then trotted to her. "Long time no see!"
Although strictly speaking, the two haven't seen each other for about half a year.
"I'm here to cheer you up." Mary turned her head and glanced at Lin Xiaoman, "She is very worried about you."
He Hui understood and gave Lin Xiaoman a grateful look.
Lin Xiaoman touched the tip of her nose and turned her head away.
Then, Mary opened her arms and gave He Hui an encouraging hug.
"I watched the short program and it was very beautiful. The free skating will definitely be no problem."
He Hui deepened the hug.
Since Lin Xiaoman invited Mary, she must make good use of this opportunity.
He Hui smiled slyly: "Mary, can you help me see what's wrong with the free skating?"
She was too focused on her jump recovery a while ago, and she couldn't remember some of the choreography arrangements for the short program or the free skating. Coincidentally, taking this opportunity, He Hui was able to sort out these details again.
Mary readily agreed, and as soon as the group got back together, they set out to the ice rink again.
Lin Xiaoman held her forehead and said, "Okay, there's nothing you can do about Miss He, the King of Scrolls."
"Mary is here now, and we've already met, wouldn't it be nice to go to the ice rink?"
Lin Xiaoman: “…”
He Hui did not make any jumps this time, and mainly presented the choreography and performance of "Song of the Wanderer" one by one.
During this period, Mary strictly stopped He Hui many times.
From the precise expression of steps, to the changes in rhythm and music, to how to strike fixed poses to be more powerful, Mary helped He Hui return to the state she was in when she was choreographing.
He Hui devoted herself to honing her free skating on the ice rink and did not want to leave even when she was tired.
Every time she has an in-depth communication with Mary, she gains something different. She feels very satisfied.
"It's almost done. We still have a competition tomorrow. Don't let yourself be too exhausted to do the spins later." Seeing that He Hui was out of breath and didn't want to finish, Lin Xiaoman called a halt urgently.
Not to mention, the failure in the short program was He Hui’s biggest pain point.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and nodded reluctantly: "Okay."
"I hope tomorrow's game goes well. Coach Lin and I will be waiting for you on the sidelines." Mary said, giving He Hui another reassurance.
"I will try my best to bring the championship back."
He Hui's harsh words came late but came true.
*
On the second day of the free skating, He Hui appeared first, and Valeria Belova and Xiaoping Mirai, who ranked second and third after the short program, appeared after her. According to their planned jump table, no one could pose a threat to He Hui.
"I thought they were out of the area too." He Hui breathed a sigh of relief.
"Do you think the surrounding areas are engaged in wholesale?"
Lin Xiaoman held her forehead with her hand. Why on earth did her disciple think that others could be as powerful as her? What misunderstanding did she have about herself?
“Everyone is indeed trying, but most of them are young players. Conservatively speaking, this is the key project for everyone to tackle in the next few seasons.”
"You know, Tours used 3A as a foundation before, and Anna's 4S should not have been fully certified in the competition, right?" Lin Xiaoman once again gave her confidence, "This is not something that can be achieved by just practicing casually."
As they were talking, Mary also arrived at the scene and cheered her on as agreed.
"He Hui, representing China."
After the short program, He Hui gained more control over her body, which had been unfamiliar to her for the past six months.
She tilted her body, slid her skates firmly on the ice, and felt the direction of the wind on the rink, blowing up her red and black coat.
The trough made time seem long, but He Hui felt inner peace for the first time in a long time.
The last time "Song of the Wanderer" was used as a funny BGM and went viral, He Hui vowed never to experience it again!
She stood in the middle of the rink, waiting for the music, while Lin Xiaoman and Mary stood quietly outside the fence, watching He Hui's game from a distance.
Swish, swish——
The skates sped across the ice rink, and He Hui regained the feeling of lightness of her body. She skated faster and faster with the wind, preparing to enter the first combination of jumps.
After the mistake in the Wudi Cup, He Hui tried to jump again countless times.
While she strictly controlled her diet, she never stopped improving her physical fitness. There was almost no piece of ice that her body had not touched.
And now, all the sweat has come together into a 4Lz+3T that is as perfect as before.
After the wobbles of the short program, He Hui had full control of her body, and the quad jump returned to her in a more stable manner.
4T+2T, continue to succeed!
The feeling of insecurity that was everywhere some time ago gradually disappeared and turned into another beautiful and stable 4T.
This time, the height of He Hui's quadruple jump was not as incredible as a year ago, but it still maintained the amazing distance after the acceleration, and it was well adapted to He Hui's current technology.
After three jumps in the first half, the haze that had previously shrouded the course dissipated and sunlight shone through the thick clouds.
"Wow, who understands? I watched the game with jet lag, and my tears kept flowing."
"The goose girl has successfully overcome the growing pains. Mom is really proud of her."
"I hope He Hui can clean up and regain her confidence!!"
The cheers from the Internet, the concerned looks from Lin Xiaoman and Mary on the sidelines, and the burning gazes from his family gathered in front of the TV on the other side of the ocean, carried He Hui to a farther place.
3A+1Lo+3S became...
3A has become...
3Lz became...
3F is also done!
The jumps proceeded in an orderly manner, like gears jamming into each other, turning bit by bit, driving the entire machine to operate with precision and efficiency.
Until the last step sequence, He Hui still maintained a high level of concentration. She was completely immersed in the plot of "Wanderer's Song" and galloped freely on the ice rink.
The final rotation is obviously the part that He Hui cares most about besides the difficult jump.
There is no second chance to have such a bad experience as capsizing in a ditch!
The posture is standard, the number of circles is sufficient, and there is no loss in speed.
A blush appeared on He Hui's neck and face, spreading to Kosten, letting the black skirt bloom.
If the "Wanderer's Song" at the Foudy Cup was about the tenacity of falling and getting up in an explicit sense, then the "Wanderer's Song" at the Canadian station hid the theme of expression under a perfectly clean performance.
The seedlings in the soil are struggling to grow upwards.
He Hui eventually emerged from the growing pains of insecurity and returned to the center of the figure skating stage.
After the free skating, He Hui bowed deeply, and beads of sweat the size of beans fell from her forehead onto the ice rink.
The sweat falling on the ice was silent, especially amid the overwhelming cheers, it was inaudible.
Just like He Hui’s previous efforts, they ended up in a corner where no one could see them, and finally blossomed in front of the grand public.
Cleaned up...
She cleaned!!
The pressure that had accumulated in my heart was released in the perfect performance of this free skating.
It has been too long since I cleaned, and He Hui couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips and raised his head at a higher angle.
She looked at the little fox dolls thrown for her on the ice, blinked her eyes and smiled particularly brightly and mischievously.
As soon as she got off the stage, she threw herself into the arms of Lin Xiaoman and Mary. Strictly speaking, her left arm was around Lin Xiaoman, her right arm was around Mary, and she was smiling triumphantly in the middle.
He Hui stopped smiling until the three of them sat side by side in the waiting area.
Now that I have done my best, I will no longer be anxious about the difference.
——He Hui has returned to being the confident and arrogant Miss He she once was, sitting on the bench with her head tilted waiting like a little fox.
It's like a boss who watches his subordinates make reports in the board meeting without saying a word and showing no emotion.
The score finally appeared on the screen——
"169.03 points!"
Lin Xiaoman shouted out loud and hugged He Hui excitedly, embracing her efforts over the past six months.
"It's a lot better than Sochi." He Hui curled his lips.
"Can the individual races be compared with the Olympics?" Lin Xiaoman glanced at her never-satisfied apprentice.
He Hui: “Hehe.”
Mary also clapped her hands non-stop. She looked at He Hui with satisfaction and said, "You have completed all the details I mentioned yesterday. That's great!"
"Of course!" He Hui raised his chin and gladly accepted all the praise and honors.
He Hui's free skating was more than 40 points higher than the second place on the field. It was like a sports car accelerating forward, leaving no exhaust gas for others.
She was on the podium in Canada, took the bouquet and gold medal from the presenter and stood in the center.
——That was He Hui’s position, and she had always believed it firmly.
The runner-up of this competition was Valeria Belova who performed outstandingly, while Xiaoping Mirai fell twice in the free skating and was overtaken by Tan Ling who was also from the Chinese team.
The presence of two girls from the Chinese team standing on the podium is of great significance.
The two looked at each other and smiled, and their smiles were frozen on the photo paper.
*
A month later at the Japan station, He Hui, fully recovered, greeted Tours who was walking towards him.
"Congratulations on winning the Canadian Grand Prix," Tours congratulated generously.
He Hui: “Thank you.”
Then he said openly, "But it's hard to say who will get the gold medal this time."
He Hui learned from Lin Xiaoman that Tours is using double quadruple sets this season, which can be said to be aggressive.
"Really? I'll wait and see." He Hui's words were filled with the arrogance of a superior, and he nodded and said goodbye to Turles.
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