Chapter 79: Changing Times
Tours on the field is holding on.
The reason why the word "persistence" was used was because He Hui clearly saw the high-definition camera capturing the crystal clear sweat on Kosten's forehead, or in other words, the sweat that was constantly flowing and almost wet Kosten's forehead.
But other than that, Tours hid her "wound" well, and her jumps from one to the next were almost normal.
You have to know that every time a figure skater takes off and lands, the ankle bears pressure several times the body weight. If Tours was really injured just now, then every time she lands now will make her injury worse.
Tours' persistence made the four minutes of free skating seem very long.
He Hui's heart plummeted with almost every impact.
Two more jumps...
I saw Tours using his outside blade to touch the ice on the court, and his posture looked a bit like he had sprained his ankle. It was LZ.
But it missed.
"She really fell pretty hard." Lin Xiaoman looked serious, "She barely missed the hook shot."
The depressing atmosphere spread both on and off the ice rink.
"Well, I hope everything is OK." He Hui's voice was muffled when he spoke, "It's the last jump."
He Hui hoped that Tours could stand, but as soon as he finished speaking, Tours fell on the last 3S.
With a bang, he fell heavily.
This time, Tours stood up much slower and his steps were a bit dragging. It was obvious that his ankle injury was getting worse.
"She should have stopped and checked." Lin Xiaoman's starting point is always the contestants' future.
But Tours didn't call a halt.
“Because the music hasn’t stopped yet.”
After He Hui finished speaking, he let out a long sigh.
The originally cheerful pace was then tinged with a sense of solemnity; the speed was not fast enough and the accuracy of the steps was greatly reduced, but the way he gritted his teeth and refused to give up was very moving.
Turles's movements did not stop until the last note fell.
"Ah, forgive my hindsight, so Tours twisted his leg when he was doing a 4S landing?? I didn't see it at first?!"
"Me too! I thought she was just not feeling well, but now it seems like she doesn't dare to put any pressure on her right foot. It must have been sprained."
"It looks pretty serious. Tours' face turned pale."
When Tours comes off the ice, he skates entirely on his left foot, with his right foot only occasionally sliding lightly across the ice as an aid.
Her coach Natasha's face turned pale and she said something to Tours in Russian.
Tours endured the pain and sat in Kiss & Cry with a grim expression as he read the scores.
This seemingly fragmented but hard-working free skating allowed Tours to retain her second place.
"Are you okay?" In front of the podium, He Hui turned to ask Tours.
Turles forced a smile, his brows still furrowed, but he said nothing.
*
In the mixed interview area, He Hui, who won the championship in Japan, was stopped by a group of reporters from China. All the cameras, microphones and cameras were pointed in front of her.
"How do you feel about winning the championship this time? Did you encounter any difficulties during the preparation process?" asked reporter A.
"Are you satisfied with your performance this time? What are your goals for the year-end finals and the World Championships?" After He Hui answered, reporter B couldn't wait to follow.
Then reporters C and D, or the previous reporters who asked questions, continued to ask questions.
When He Hui was answering patiently, a noisy sound suddenly came from behind him.
"Excuse me, please move aside. Sorry!" The staff spoke in Japanese and English alternately, with anxiety in their voices.
He Hui felt alarm bells ringing for no reason.
The sound of rapid footsteps created a gust of air and lifted He Hui's ponytail.
He Hui turned around and the person on the stretcher came into her sight clearly, making her heart skip a beat.
The next second, the staff carrying a stretcher trotted past her and left from the other side of the passage.
Still only a gust of wind remained.
There was no slow motion like in the movies, no fateful gaze between two people, nothing.
That is...
Tours?
He Hui was completely stunned and stood there in a daze. She didn't even hear the reporters behind her calling her several times.
"He Hui, He Hui!" The reporters' calls were still ringing in my ears, "Can you answer?"
He Hui then turned around and met a pair of eager eyes.
She was a little dazed, as if the stretcher that flashed by just now was just a dream she had.
But the memory was clear, like a sharp blow to her heart.
"Sorry, could you please repeat your question?" He Hui took a deep breath and returned to the interview at hand.
She answered a series of questions from reporters carefully and earnestly before leaving under everyone's burning gazes.
Walking in this passage, He Hui felt indescribably complicated.
She must have seen it right, it was Tours.
At the end of the passage was the light of a street lamp, shining in through a small opening, causing her to squint unconsciously.
The closer you get to the exit, the brighter the light becomes.
In a daze, He Hui didn't see the steps, and tripped when he went out, almost falling.
"Be careful!" Lin Xiaoman strode forward and grabbed He Hui's arm.
"Turles was carried away on a stretcher, right?" He Hui asked Lin Xiaoman.
"Yes." Lin Xiaoman immediately knew the reason why He Hui was in a trance, and she told him everything she had just learned. "After Tours received the award, the team doctor came over to deal with it urgently. But the situation was not optimistic, so he was sent directly to the hospital."
So, I was on the way to the hospital just now.
“That should be very serious.”
Lin Xiaoman nodded: "I really don't think she should have finished skating so hard."
"But that wouldn't be Tours anymore," He Hui replied.
Lin Xiaoman was startled and laughed at herself: "Yes."
*
"Damn, Tours has torn ligaments in his ankle."
"Oh my god, a ruptured ligament is a serious injury at her age... Maybe she will retire? From what I know, she has had previous injuries."
"Tours really persisted for a long time. He won the championship in Vancouver with a strong performance, and persisted until Sochi, where he had to temporarily develop four weeks, and also won the runner-up. It was really not easy."
As expected, Tours missed the Grand Prix Final, and He Hui's road to victory was no surprise. She scored high again with two clean programs and stood on the highest podium with a score far ahead of the second place.
He Hui trained day after day, polishing the already smooth program even more meticulously.
A week before the World Championships, He Hui saw news about Tours again.
He Hui was casually scrolling through his phone with a unhappy look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Tan Ling sat down next to He Hui.
Seeing that He Hui was in a bad mood for a rare time, she was a little curious.
"Tours retired due to ruptured ligaments."
Although ligament problems are common among figure skaters, when it reaches the stage of rupture, it must be an old injury plus a new one, and there is almost no possibility of a perfect comeback.
He Hui continued: "I saw her fall with my own eyes, and then I saw her being carried on a stretcher..."
She watched her stubbornly persisting on the field until the last moment, and then caught a glimpse of her fragile appearance being carried away on a stretcher, feeling mixed emotions.
He Hui couldn't continue speaking, as something was blocking his chest.
Turles was her rival, but also someone she had admired. She had once stolen Turles's three and a half weeks, and had also ambitiously pursued her.
Tours is the most powerful opponent in He Hui's mind.
"Injury is the most uncontrollable thing." Tan Ling comforted and held He Hui's hand.
He Hui's hands were a little cold, so Tan Ling held them tighter.
"So, Tours is dancing her last dance." He Hui suddenly raised her head, the corners of her mouth unconsciously drooping, trying her best to control the emotions surging in her heart, "No wonder, no wonder she danced so unreservedly and so devotedly."
Did Tours think of the worst possible outcome the moment he fell?
Tan Ling was silent. Toulouse's retirement was an earthquake-level news for all active figure skaters.
"Let's go, let's practice for a while." Tan Ling said.
She knew that for He Hui, a practice fanatic, this was the best way to relieve stress.
"good."
Sure enough, as if a button in his body was triggered, He Hui checked his ice skates, did a simple warm-up, and returned to the ice rink.
Tan Ling: “…”
Tan Ling thought that perhaps He Hui herself did not realize that an era had completely come to an end at this moment, and a new curtain had been opened by her.
When I raised my eyes, He Hui on the field had already circled half a circle and increased his speed.
Tan Ling's eyes suddenly lit up and she stared at He Hui's movements.
He Hui was seen skating and turning, then the teeth of his right foot lightly touched the ice, and he jumped neatly with the inner edge of his left foot, throwing himself to an astonishing height.
——This is an F jump with a clear edge.
Tan Ling held her breath and stared at He Hui.
One lap, two laps, three laps...
Four laps!
Only fallen ice remains.
The ice teeth of He Hui's right foot touched the ice surface and drew an arc in an instant.
Done, done!
Tan Ling was not wrong. After feeling sad about Tours' retirement, He Hui turned his emotion into motivation and performed a 4F on the court.
"He Hui! You made it! You are the new 4F!!" Tan Ling exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this 4F so beautiful?!!"
Kong Ziqiu, Lu Nanfeng, and Cheng Ran also watched the whole process and cast admiring glances at them.
"Senior Sister, you are so awesome!" Kong Ziqiu blinked.
"He Hui, you're so cute!" Lu Nanfeng opened his mouth wide.
Cheng Ran was so shocked that he was speechless: "......"
When Lin Xiaoman returned to the ice rink from the office, she saw all the female singles players of the national team staring at He Hui in a daze.
She was completely stunned and asked, "What happened?"
No one said anything, but everyone focused their attention on He Hui again.
Lin Xiaoman looked at He Hui skating casually on the ice rink, as if she had caught subtle evidence in the air.
As for He Hui on the field, she was completely immersed in her own world reviewing the game.
——The 4F just now allowed her to find the breakthrough point that she had been working hard for for a long time, and she couldn't wait to grab it tightly in her hands.
So she completely blocked out the sounds and sights around her and started to speed up on the ice rink again.
Turn, touch the ice, and jump.
He Hui reviewed the details of the successful 4F in his mind, and the next second his feet moved forward guided by instinct.
Lin Xiaoman looked at her apprentice spinning in the air and felt that time had stopped at this moment.
After four circles, He Hui landed steadily.
Lin Xiaoman murmured: "It's 4F..."
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