Chapter 81 The New King is Crowned
After the short program, He Hui ranked first without any suspense.
The free skating two days later will be the real focus of everyone's attention.
If the crowds on the previous day were still controllable, then today's free skating happened to fall on a Saturday, and the square was even more crowded.
"Did you buy the ticket?" a girl holding a banner asked the person next to her.
"No, the bug was fixed later, and I heard the remaining tickets were snapped up in an instant..." Another girl holding a fan with He Hui's portrait on it said with a gloomy face, "I'm so pissed!"
"That's right, what a crappy system! I didn't even get it!"
The two men felt sorry for each other and faced the outside world in unison.
"So are you going to wait outside?"
"Of course! Today is the day my women's team won the World Championship for the second consecutive year. Even if I am just a witness from the sidelines, it is worth it!"
There are many fans who hold this idea, so the small square at the entrance is crowded with fans of He Hui from all over the world. They hold the same idea and wait for the moment of He Hui's coronation.
Inside the venue, the performances before He Hui's appearance barely made any waves. Judging from the way the people in the seats were dressed, it was almost like He Hui's ice show alone.
But the home ice fans still have a preference for the athletes who are also from China, and they cheer and shout for all of them.
This was Kong Ziqiu's first time on the World Championships stage. Before going on stage, she kept taking deep breaths backstage and looking out through a passageway leading to the stadium.
"Nervous?" Lin Xiaoman asked.
"A little bit." Although Kong Ziqiu had a good performance this season, it was the first time in his life for him to get a spot in the most important World Championships and successfully make it into the free skating.
"It's okay. We are all your audience. No matter how you perform, everyone will applaud you. Just skate boldly." Lin Xiaoman said, pulling up the corners of her mouth helplessly.
Maybe it’s because she’s spent more time with He Hui, who has a big heart, but her methods of comforting others have become more simple and plain.
Kong Ziqiu went on stage nervously and received encouraging applause from the audience.
"It's the first time in her life that she has come to such a place that has a positive impact on her. It's a lucky start to her career." Lin Xiaoman smiled with satisfaction on the sidelines.
People are more likely to perform better when they are in a positive magnetic field.
The same is true for Kong Ziqiu.
In the first season of the adult group, her free skating choreography was not difficult, all of which were jumps that she had already mastered, and the steps were not dense, leaving more room for adjustment. This kind of choreography is more conducive to Kong Ziqiu's clean, and she did it.
"Look, it's sliding very well."
"Thank you, Coach Lin."
Lin Xiaoman thought that it was not bad to have some room to show her talents occasionally. For some reason, she glanced at He Hui who was immersed in her own world and shook her head helplessly.
He Hui was once a talented girl and is now the number one in women's singles, which puts a lot of pressure on Lin Xiaoman.
He Hui was the last one to appear, and after she finished the competition, the result was revealed.
Before the free skating began, Lin Xiaoman looked at He Hui, who looked calm, and actually felt that her heart was beating faster than hers.
"Are you nervous?" He Hui asked Lin Xiaoman.
"A little bit." Lin Xiaoman felt that her pounding heart could not hide her mood at all, so she just told the truth.
"Don't worry, I will skate well." He Hui raised his chin, "Besides, there are so many fans cheering me on."
Lin Xiaoman: “?”
I always feel that this picture is somewhat familiar. What's going on?!
"He Hui..." The host's announcement was drowned out by the cheers for a rare moment, "Representing China."
He Hui seemed to have her own spotlight. She attracted everyone's attention as soon as she appeared on stage. Just raising her hand to relax would cause high-decibel screams.
"Ahhh, this Kosten girl, my nose is bleeding." A fan in the stands screamed until he lost his voice.
"Sorry, when I think of the Wanderer's Song, all I can think of is that funny clip..." Another person seemed to be a "black fan".
"you......"
No matter how noisy the audience was, He Hui remained calm and composed on the ice rink.
She closed her eyes slightly, bathing in the hot white light of the ice rink, and her hearing became more sensitive. There was a faint sound of wind, and cheers that overwhelmed everything, as well as Lin Xiaoman's cheers from the fence.
With muscle memory, He Hui stood still in the middle of the ice rink. The cheers gradually died down, and she opened her eyes, waiting for the music to start.
“Song of the Wanderer”, which I have skated countless times this season, did not usher in a radical new quadruple move, but it blossomed most beautifully in an arena with tens of thousands of people.
The amazing 4Lz+3T opened the show like a racing engine accelerating instantly, igniting the atmosphere of the ice rink with sparks flying everywhere.
4T+2T is a signal to continue accelerating, bringing all the audience an adrenaline-fueled visual feast.
When He Hui successfully landed her third quadruple move, the venue was filled with noise, as if they had already started celebrating the championship in advance.
The sound echoed within a radius of ten miles, allowing fans outside the square who did not want to leave and chose to watch the live broadcast to know the answer to the jump in advance.
You know, the live broadcast on mobile phones has a delay, and the audience's applause made them scratch their heads, trying to know the next jump.
The first half ended with 4T, and the second half started with a 3A+1Lo+3S sandwich jump, demonstrating He Hui's ability and ambition.
He Hui has listened to the music of "Song of the Wanderer" countless times, and her ears are covered with calluses from it. The moment she hears the notes fall, her body will instinctively go in the direction it should go.
Compared with the control of muscle memory, He Hui's free skating program has more of his own designs. Some of them are not even Mary's original arrangement, but He Hui's own unique marks formed in the continuous polishing of this program.
Those subtle little differences give He Hui's "Song of the Wanderer" its own unique mark.
Perhaps the song "Song of the Wanderer" has been performed countless times, but He Hui's version is destined to be included in the unique hall.
Jump, spin, accelerate forward, and run to victory.
He Hui's undefeated myth continues. Under the deafening rhythm of the home audience, she is moving towards the final chapter of the music.
The thunderous applause drowned out He Hui and gave a resounding slap in the face to all those who questioned her.
At this moment, no one can question the social influence and appeal of He Hui, the "freshly-started girl".
Lin Xiaoman was so moved that she choked up and said, "This free skating routine is really complete and amazing."
But because the cheers from the audience were so deafening, all He Hui could hear of Lin Xiaoman's skating was "this free skating."
She showed a puzzled expression: "?"
Lin Xiaoman was speechless: "......"
She was moved for a long time, but her own apprentice didn't feel it at all!
The winner of the women's singles championship at the Shanghai World Championships was decided the moment He Hui completed the free skating.
"Wow, I feel like the goose girl will definitely break her own world record again this time. Mom is so moved that she's crying."
"I will break the record I created myself!"
"It's so funny, why is the referee so slow?!"
He Hui was not nervous or anxious during the kiss and cry. She smiled and played with the little red fox, blocking out the noise around her, as if she had returned to her comfortable childhood.
"He Hui from China scored 175.92 points in the free skating, including 102.87 points for technical skills and 73.05 points for program content." The host is Chinese after all, and he was full of pride when he announced, "Congratulations to He Hui for breaking the tournament record and setting a new world record!"
The screams in the venue were several decibels louder than before.
Half a minute later, the ice fans outside the stadium who were watching the live broadcast with a delay also burst into cheers that resounded like thunder.
"Wow, I'm about to cry in front of the TV..."
"To be honest, even if He Hui is not even 4F, he doesn't have any rivals right now, right?"
"Celebrating He Hui's second gold medal for China in the World Figure Skating Championships."
He Hui sat on a bench and waved sweetly to the camera and the ice fans in the distance.
No matter how the situation changes in the figure skating arena, He Hui is like a boat that has already sailed through thousands of mountains.
On the podium, to He Hui's left stood the new generation Russian athlete, bronze medalist Valeria Belova, and to his right stood his old friend from Japan, Eriko Sanada, who successfully withstood the pressure and won the silver medal.
"I finally stand on the podium." Eriko Sanada looked the most excited one. She pulled He Hui's arm and her eyes were red again.
Well, the kid is going to cry again.
But this time, He Hui didn't want to run away at all. Instead, he quietly held Eriko's hand.
"Yeah, you skate very well." He Hui turned around and praised Eriko.
After hearing this, the tears in Eriko Sanada's eyes finally burst out and flowed down her cheeks.
I used to be filled with regret and resignation, but now I am crying with joy.
"Woo woo woo, He Hui, were you praising me just now?"
He Hui blinked and nodded: "Yes, you have to believe that you are very capable."
On the other side, Valeria Belova was a little unhappy about the fact that she only got third place. She just turned fourteen this year and is at an age with great ambitions for the future.
The three of them took a photo together. Valeria Belova sniffed at Eriko Sanada's silver medal, then looked at the gold medal on He Hui's neck on the highest podium, her eyes shining.
But when she looked up and saw He Hui's confident smiling face and focused eyes, she suddenly felt a little dazed.
Coincidentally, the next second, He Hui's eyes met Valeria's by chance.
He Hui saw the child staring at her and thought that he also wanted to get some praise. So she nodded slightly and said, "Keep it up."
Valeria was suddenly suppressed by an invisible aura, and the flame of ambition in her heart flickered inexplicably and was in danger of being extinguished.
She thought to herself that this was not good and was just about to muster up the courage to say something harsh, but she was interrupted by the staff.
"Please look at the camera! We are taking a group photo."
The three of them looked at the media reporters at the same time and smiled.
Click, click, click—
The flash lights are about to turn the night into day, and “look at me” sounds come one after another.
The photo was quickly uploaded to the Internet, and everyone looking at the photo couldn't help but sigh at the changes in the women's singles figure skating landscape.
He Hui stood steadily in the center.
The new king is crowned and the World Championship is retained.
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