Chapter 98 98 is better
Bai Ying's voice sounded on the TV on time, opening the curtain of the peak showdown.
"CCTV, CCTV, welcome everyone to watch the live women's free skating of the Grand Prix Final. After the short program, our skater He Hui is ranked first and Tan Ling is ranked fourth."
The finals at the end of the season brought together the six strongest players of the year. Tan Ling qualified with the sixth place points. She successfully reversed the score by two places after the short program, which made ice fans have more expectations for the performance of the Chinese women's singles in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
"Can you dream of a historical scene where He Hui and Tan Ling stand on the podium at the same time?"
“This year’s is OK hahahaha.”
"No, no, no, the dream has to be something big, like the Winter Olympics!"
"But objectively speaking, it's really hard without the four weeks..."
Tan Ling’s idea was the same as the last netizen’s. She came to the field with a relaxed attitude, focusing on participation.
Her idea was simple: the best answer was to present her seemingly uncompetitive free skating program perfectly.
Without any mental burden, Tan Ling skated through her program from beginning to end on the stage.
Sure enough, the effect presented is quite perfect.
"Tan Ling's free skating score is 130.28 points!" Bai Ying was very excited about this score. "Congratulations to our athlete Tan Ling for her excellent performance. Her score exceeded that of athlete Jiang Shangyuko, who made two major mistakes just now, and she has once again refreshed her personal best."
After finishing the performance, Tan Ling returned backstage feeling relieved.
"Congratulations!" said He Hui.
"If you can surpass one, you will earn one, right?" Tan Ling smiled, "Although I can't get on the stage, you have to win the championship."
He Hui nodded, but did not forget to correct him: "The competition is not over yet, how do you know that you will not be able to go on stage?"
Tan Ling was helpless: "Okay, then I'll keep my hope."
Lana Sergeyeva is on stage. In today's free skating, she plans to complete two quad torsos.
Both quadruple jumps were scheduled for the opening. With a whoosh sound after the ice blade made close contact with the ice surface, Sergeyeva soared into the air.
After a perfect landing, Sergeyeva easily followed up with a double Lutz.
"The first 4T was done very beautifully. There were always problems, big and small, before that." Tan Ling had a hint of envy in her analysis.
Sergeyeva quickly took off again and tried the quadruple jump again.
Snap——
A sound of regret was heard.
"The second one fell again, and the rotation number also seems to be problematic." He Hui quickly followed up.
She glanced at Tan Ling, who seemed to be still immersed in her own emotions, and analyzed rationally: "Obviously, her ability is not enough to support two four-week sessions."
"Is this a comfort?" Tan Ling turned his head and asked.
"This is encouragement," He Hui corrected.
The two smiled at each other, and Sergeyeva's performance on the field continued.
The wrong edge of 3F was not resolved, but there were no problems with the other triple jumps, so the competition was completed relatively smoothly.
After all, with the bonus of two difficult jumps, Sergeyeva successfully surpassed Tan Ling and temporarily ranked first.
"The next competitor to take the stage is Olya Petrova, also from Russia. She will complete two 3A and one 4S in her routine," Bai Ying introduced. "As you can see, the assistant coach on the sidelines is none other than the retired Tours."
Before going on stage, Tours and Petrova put their foreheads together, conveying encouragement and confidence.
But when the music started, Petrova still failed to complete her first quadruple jump.
"It's a pity that 4S couldn't keep steady when landing on the ice and fell. Let's take a look at the two 3A that Petrova will complete."
On the sidelines, Tours' eyes were closely following the first apprentice he took in after retirement.
A long arc was drawn on the ice, and as Petrova was about to jump, Tours' heart was lifted.
Petrova fought against gravity and tried hard to complete the technical movements of tightening her body and rotating it in the air.
After three and a half turns, only a tiny fraction of the ice blade touched the ice surface, and the perfect landing dissolved the extremely tense atmosphere.
Applause broke out and Tulsi breathed a sigh of relief.
The second 3A was arranged in the second half, which was very ambitious, but the final result was not satisfactory.
"I still fell." Tan Ling sighed, "I always feel that after the quadruple jump, the stability of everyone's program has greatly decreased."
He Hui said: "Maybe I was a little too anxious."
After these words came out, Tan Ling fell silent: "......"
No, does this person who caused the current situation really not realize that something is wrong? !
"Petrova is now in first place, surpassing Sergeyeva." Bai Ying explained, "The next skater to take the stage is Ophelia Park, who will challenge a five-quadruple free skating routine in the finals."
Within one season, she upgraded her free skating configuration to five quadruple moves. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ophelia was targeting He Hui.
"Next season we will welcome the quadrennial Winter Olympics. He Hui and Ophelia Park are the favorites to win the championship. This showdown in the finals is a scene that everyone is looking forward to seeing."
Ophelia took a deep breath in the middle of the venue, accepting the applause of the fans. In the eyes of her fans, this is a historic moment, a moment worth looking forward to to challenge the world's number one He Hui.
The opening jump combo was Ophelia's recent specialty, 4Lz+3T, which was clearly aimed at He Hui.
The following 4F landing, and then 4T+2T, were all smooth and flowing, forming a sharp contrast with the stumbling state of the previous few players.
Tan Ling murmured in the background: "Is this the difference between reluctantly and adapting?"
To be honest, Ophelia's jumping quality is very high and her overall gliding speed is also good.
The second half of the jump went more smoothly than anyone expected.
The triple jump of 3F+1Lo+3S uses a rippon posture, which is very elegant.
"4Lz successful... 4S successful..." Bai Ying's explanation was concise, "All of Ophelia's jumps were completed successfully."
The applause from the audience was obviously much more exciting than Bai Ying's commentary.
"We witnessed a new history in women's singles. Ophelia's free skating was clean. She was able to upgrade the equipment so quickly and still perform cleanly. She is really good at it."
"It's just five quads. Why are you talking about it as if it's a new world record? To be honest, isn't it our He Hui who is the world's first with six quads?"
"Hehe, no matter what, I'm just looking forward to my girl's performance!"
Even though there were a lot of noise on the Internet and fans of the opposing team were shouting in her face, He Hui remained calm and composed when she took the stage.
Lin Xiaoman looked up and saw that the support for the two of them was almost evenly split in the audience, both of them were quite conspicuous.
"The opponent's score is getting closer and closer." Lin Xiaoman took He Hui's coat and said.
"So what?" He Hui shrugged nonchalantly, the only thing flashing through his mind was the show he would be performing later. "Whether she's going to do four or five quads, or six next season, I'm not afraid."
"I don't think I will lose." He Hui gave Lin Xiaoman a reassuring look before going on stage, which made her feel safe.
When He Hui came on stage, her fans immediately greeted her with cheers.
After all, they had been waiting for the entire competition, and Ophelia's fans were quite arrogant and complacent, which made He Hui's fans unhappy for a long time.
"He Hui! You are the champion!!" Some people even shouted directly on the spot.
He Hui looked in the direction of the sound and smiled, and screams were heard everywhere.
The music of "Yao Dance" sounded, and the rhythm and notes coming from far away in the east resounded throughout the French ice rink.
The first quadruple jump is the newest one, and the muscle memory formed by high-intensity training makes this opening jump flawless.
After seeing He Hui's first jump, Bai Ying's voice instantly rose several degrees: "The opening 4Lo landed smoothly!"
But then, He Hui encountered her biggest challenge recently - 4S.
Because of his previous mistakes, He Hui has recently done a lot of practice on 4S, feeling like he wants to make up for his previous mistakes.
Before jumping, He Hui even felt his heart beating a little faster.
Well, it’s been a long time since I felt so nervous about a jump.
The appropriate tension made He Hui jump up seriously. With a swish, ice flowers flew everywhere. He Hui used all her strength to complete this action that once made her feel difficult.
The time in the air after leaving the ground became long. He Hui felt that every detail of the disassembly was being completed by her step by step. Even the delicate and subtle feeling of the ice blade touching the ice surface at the moment of falling on the ice was transmitted to the brain through the nerves.
Sliding out, He Hui opened his arms and turned around on the court again.
The joyful emotions hit He Hui's brain, causing her to curl up the corners of her mouth.
"It's done! He Hui's 4S is done!" Bai Ying was also very excited, "Let's look forward to the remaining four quadruple jumps."
After putting down the biggest stone in his heart, He Hui's ice skates continued to draw beautiful and smooth arcs on the ice rink.
4Lz+3T was completed without any doubt.
Next was the clear inside edge 4F. Even the most difficult referee couldn't find any fault with it.
"The 3A+1Lo+3S triple jump opened the second half of the performance. This is the jump with the lowest technical difficulty in He Hui's free skating. The only triple jump was presented in this jump."
Bai Ying's commentary was a bit "Versailles", which made netizens laugh.
He Hui continued to gallop on the field, completing 4T+2T and 4Lz successively.
"All the technical moves were completed perfectly, congratulations to He Hui!"
When the song ended, He Hui felt that he was out of breath. He supported himself with his hands on his knees for a while, calmed down his emotions, then slowly raised his arms and bowed to everyone.
Lin Xiaoman caught He Hui who had fallen off the field, and He Hui leaned on her with confidence.
"Could it be that my physical fitness has deteriorated recently?" He Hui muttered.
"Then practice more during the off-season?" Lin Xiaoman looked relaxed, and even added, "I think Ophelia is still young. She looked like nothing happened after skating."
He Hui stood up and stared at Lin Xiaoman with burning eyes.
"Just wait, I will definitely practice hard this off-season." Miss He said ruthlessly, "After all, I even got 4S this time, humph."
Lin Xiaoman nodded quickly: "That's for sure."
The final result was, of course, completely as expected. He Hui outperformed others with her perfect performance, winning the Grand Prix Final with an undoubted score difference and firmly securing the title of world number one.
On the podium, Ophelia still had her business smile on her face: "Congratulations."
"Thank you." He Hui answered fluently.
But He Hui could feel that Ophelia Park was not satisfied with the result, and there was a fire burning in her eyes.
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He Hui's dominance in women's singles continued, and she easily won the third World Championship title, achieving a historic three consecutive championships.
The Pyeongchang season is approaching, and the women's singles competition is full of variables under the trend of quadruple jumps.
During the entire off-season, He Hui had to complete her schoolwork in the United States while polishing two Olympic programs. The time from the moment she opened her eyes every day was planned in minutes.
But her opponents also did not stop.
Being number one in the world means being admired, and also being the object that everyone wants to surpass.
Ahead of the new season, Ophelia shared a brand new video on her social media.
@Ophelia-Park: "Who said I don't have 3A~"
Lin Xiaoman's first reaction after reading it was: "Did she understand your Chinese at that time?"
He Hui glanced at his phone, shrugged, and said indifferently: "Maybe."
Lin Xiaoman was actually interested. After doing some research on her connections, she pouted and said to He Hui, "She chose Chinese as her foreign language in high school, so she must have heard it."
"It's okay, if you understand, then you understand." Miss He still didn't react, "I said, I'm not afraid of anyone."
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