Chapter Twenty-Nine: Japan at the Grand Prix
The atmosphere of today's competition is much more severe than the first stop, because it directly affects whether or not you can enter the finals, so everyone seems to go all out and break the boat.
Those who want to get a high score at this stop obviously have an attitude of imperativeness. For example, Makino Chiyo, as the host country, if he loses all the games on his own doorstep, then you can imagine what kind of bad situation he will face.
And Yan Ze is the same, if he can't get the top three in this stop, then he can't advance to the finals, then his game is over, he is unwilling! His idol must still be waiting for him in the finals.
Only Park Chanwoo is still in a leisurely state, because he won fifth place in Canada, and it is impossible for him to enter the finals with his points, so he seems relaxed and stress-free.
During the pre-game warm-up for a few minutes, Yan Ze deeply felt the enthusiasm of the ice fans in this sub-station that he had never seen before, and the entire audience seat that could accommodate tens of thousands of people was crowded and full.
Yan Ze's heart, which was not very nervous, began to pound again, this bad feeling made his heart tighten, and his brain began to be a little chaotic.
When the host introduced the players on the ice, the audience thundered with joy and even screamed excitedly, and the scene was lively for a while!
Especially the Spaniard Idar, he seems to have a lot of ice fans, and the age span is very large, flying here from all over the world to cheer for him, you can see almost all the ice fans in the entire audience cheering for him!
Yan Ze's warm-up was a little unsmooth, and when he heard his name introduced, he was about to jump, when he panicked, and he stumbled under his feet and almost fell on his heels!
However, he quickly calmed down, he couldn't let himself continue to be nervous, and he had to find a way to adjust his state as soon as possible.
He looked around, trying to find Su Xiao's shadow, and happened to see Pruko and Su Xiao standing together in front of the baffle not far away. Just like he did in the qualifiers, it seems as if the positions of the two men have not changed. The only thing that has changed is that Su Xiao is not as fierce as before, and has become much gentler.
He was holding a strange stuffed doll and shaking it at him, yelling. Plusco seemed to think he was too noisy, and slapped the stuffed doll that snatched him from his hand and slammed it on his head, and he quickly protected his head.
When Yan Ze saw this scene, he lowered his head and smiled, and his mood instantly relaxed a lot when he looked up!
The first of their group to appear was that Park Canyu, who suddenly smiled at Yan Ze before he came on the court, approached him and said, "Why do you guess my movements are so similar to Jingzhi?" ”
Yan Ze shook his head, thinking to himself, this kind of questioning is too low-level, do you want me to say it bluntly, just like me, imitate!
"He taught me."
Park Chanwoo smiled brightly and politely.
Maybe jealousy is easy to short-circuit people's brains, Yan Ze immediately replied without thinking, "How could he teach you?" He's not your coach! ”
Park Chanyu smiled at him, and said unexpectedly: "Last time I lost to you because of the order of appearance, because I will do what you do, and if I lose to you this time, it will show that you are really good." ”
Yan Ze looked at his departing figure and couldn't help but think, what's wrong with this person? Why are you on the same page as yourself? Why don't you compete with the big guys! ..... Also, is what he said true? How could Keiyuki Sato possibly teach him? Isn't his coach the bald man who always follows him?
He was a little anxious for some reason, thinking that his idol could be his coach, it would be so happy.... But.... Yan Ze immediately shook his head, let's wake up early!
Park Chanwoo was still shining on the field, and even some girls screamed hoarse as if they had lost their minds.
However, his form this time was obviously not as good as last time, and although he did a beautiful candlestick bellman spin, he suffered a big loss when jumping. The first hook jumped around, and the second one was also short of weeks, and the first two big points were not caught, and it was obvious that they didn't even rank in the top five.
Yan Ze, who was looking at the big screen in the lounge, sneered, thinking that some big words should not be said too early, otherwise he would be slapped in the face!
However, the words he said before made Yan Ze feel uncomfortable all the time, like a caterpillar crawling by.... In short, he didn't want his idol to get too close to this dazzling boy.
The second to take the stage was Spain's Idar, whose soundtrack was Elgar's "In Praise of Love". The piano sound adds a touch of lovesickness to the soft tune, playing a soulful melody that resembles a lover's lingering.
He was clearly the oldest in the men's singles at the scene, at the age of 34, but he danced softly and made his moves with style, and as soon as he skated away, he immediately caused his fans to scream.
It's just that his jumps are a little harder, he jumps four weeks in the first one, but all three of the next jumps, and he also fell on the all-important 'Axel Three Weeks'!
And his music clip was inexplicably cut off at that minute, and the whole quiet scene could only hear the loud sound of him falling on the ice.
The silent auditorium was in an uproar, and at the same time, the cries of his ice fans could be faintly heard.
Seeing him fall, Yan Ze also felt a pain in his heart, and he thought to himself, I wonder how many new injuries this fall has added to that persistent person? How strong and open-minded does such a person have to be to tolerate his once invincible warrior falling again and again in front of ice fans....
Idar struggled to his feet, smiling with ease, but his movements were a little stiff, and he barely managed to complete the next jump for a week or two.
In the end, his performance ended when the music of the show slowly waned. He closed his eyes and stopped, listening quietly to the call of the audience, and did not move for a long time.
Afterwards he bowed reverently to the noisy crowd, paused as he skated out of the rink, and slowly leaned over to kiss the ice at the entrance.
Perhaps this was a farewell to his favorite ice surface, and he knew that this would be his last battle, and that he might say goodbye to this stage forever.
Yan Ze's eyes were a little moist and hot, and everyone would eventually say goodbye to this stage, whether they were willing or not.
I heard Mo Luo whisper softly, "Are you afraid? ”
"Afraid of what?"
"I'm afraid of the sound of falling ice, that feeling of uncertainty."
"Why?"
"You can't find it, you can't touch it, sometimes the more you want to defeat it, the more you can't control it."
Yan Ze was a little surprised, he looked at Mo Luo sideways, he didn't expect that a person like Mo Luo, who was already skilled enough to have no defects, would also have this concern, after all, he was still the best age in figure skating!
Morrow shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "What's the matter, it's normal, no figure skater can guarantee that he's foolproof!"
Yan Ze thought for a while and nodded in approval, and said lightly: "Yes, I used to be most afraid of hearing the sound of falling ice, especially during every competition. But I was even more afraid of not being able to hear it, because then I would only hear my own breathing and heartbeat, and the loud sound that hit my eardrums made my brain confused, my vision blurred, I couldn't think, I couldn't even control my actions. ”
Mo Luo said quietly: "Are you still afraid now?" ”
"Afraid, but contradictory to fall in love with that thrilling game."