The little episode of the wrist wrench, delayed for a few minutes.

After Hikaru Kurosawa walked out of the locker room, he quickly waited for Miki Hakuha.

The two of them glanced at each other, didn't say much, had a tacit understanding, and walked to the ice rink together.

There are still 80 minutes left before the start of the game.

During this time, they also need to warm up, change into skates, and practice before the competition.

The scoring method for pairs skating is very similar to that for singles, but there is a need to take care of the consistency of the two people.

The first day is a short program, each set includes 8 movements, the full set of movements must not exceed 2 minutes and 40 seconds, the music is optional, each movement is only allowed to be done once, and additional movements are deducted points.

The second day was a free skate, with music of your choice and a routine that was completed in 4 minutes and 30 seconds, including solo and duo movements.

The evaluation of the competition ranking is a comprehensive calculation, that is, the results of the two days are combined.

The choice of competition music is very free, not limited to pure music, but also can choose vocals, but the repertoire selection requirements are high-quality and meet certain criteria.

In terms of song selection, it is best for players to avoid colliding with the same players...... Whoever dishes is embarrassed.

Even if it is not the same scene, many popular tracks, because there are many professional players who have performed, and because Zhuyu is in front, it is easy to be compared to the gap.

If you are confident enough in your own strength, you can also choose popular songs or classic tracks.

Walking through the tunnel of the players backstage, Hikaru Kurosawa and Hakuha Miki arrived in front of the ice rink.

"Woo!"

With their arrival, there was a sudden boiling on the ice rink, and even screams rang out.

"It's really the princess, she's back."

"Princess, welcome back!"

"The princess is competing again...... Is she going to make a comeback? But why pairs? ”

"Who's going to be with her?"

During the change of clothes, the audience who had already entered the venue had already heard the news of the appearance of the figure skating princess, and now they saw it with their own eyes, and they were extremely surprised.

Some people are destined to be the protagonists of a certain field.

Miki Baiyu has been away from the arena for many years and gradually faded out of the public eye, but when she reappeared, the memories and admiration of the past were awakened in an instant.

Just in an instant, she became the focus of the audience as if she was wearing the stars and the moon.

"Didn't the princess say that she was seriously injured and missed the game?"

"How's her injury?"

Many eyes were focused on one person, and many wanted to know how she was recovering from her injuries.

Not only the spectators, but also the contestants, everyone is curious.

"What does it mean that the injury was so severe that I couldn't continue to continue to skate in singles, and I was forced to retire due to injury, only to disappear for a few years, but switched to pairs?"

"She doesn't feel that she has an old injury, she can't skate alone, but she can skate in tandem."

"What are you kidding, is she underestimating pairs?"

"Do you think that solo skating is harder than double skating?"

On the ice rink, the female players, who had been practicing for a long time, found that everyone's attention was attracted, and even the fans were affected, and they suddenly felt unbalanced.

Girls are inherently jealous, and when they see other girls more beautiful than themselves, no one can stay calm.

What's more, Miki Hakuha used to be a single skater, and this position made the players on the ice rink who were still staring at each other's opponents just now all have the same hatred and hatred for the outside world.

In the four major disciplines of figure skating, there is a chain of contempt.

The tandem skates at the top of the chain of contempt and looks down on the other items.

Because many of the movements of pair skating are more dangerous than single skating, it is common to be careless and hurt your muscles and bones.

It is an undeniable fact that danger equals high difficulty.

In addition, the expressiveness, artistic score, and performance component of pair skating are much higher than that of single skating.

Obviously, this is the case, but a single skater suddenly switched to pair skating, and it is not a normal career change, but a sudden comeback after retiring for many years due to injury, what does this mean?

"I always feel that everyone's eyes are so fierce."

Miki Hakuha has long been accustomed to the attention of the people, but this time is different from before, and it is obvious that the atmosphere on the ice rink has changed.

The players who practiced before the game were all looking at her, and their eyes were not curious, but angry, disdainful, and annoyed.

What's more, there are some male contestants who don't look at her with friendly eyes...... It was as if she had committed the wrath of the people.

She can vaguely guess the truth about this......

"No way, you're so pretty."

Hikaru Kurosawa's hearing is strong, and he heard the words of individual players, but instead of breaking it, he smiled.

He declined to comment on which one is more difficult, single skating or pairs...... Because for him, it's all very simple.

As for everyone's opinion, whether Bai Yu is underestimating pairs skating, this is completely a crime of forcible security, and there is no warranted.

As a figure skater, Bai Yu is well aware that the four events of figure skating have their own difficulties.

"Let's warm up."

Miki Hakuha found that he didn't care about everyone's hostility, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, so he proposed.

"Okay."

Hikaru Kurosawa is competing in figure skating for the first time, and when facing her as a veteran, it is natural to respect her.

With that, they began to find an empty space under the ice rink, lay out the yoga mat, and began to warm up.

Not long after, a female reporter arrived at the scene with a photographer.

"It's really Miki, and he's actually competing."

In the audience, the female reporter followed everyone's line of sight and found Miki Baiyu, who was very surprised.

"I saw her practicing pairs skating with others at the Waiyuan Ice Rink before, and I should have guessed that they skated so well, it couldn't be as simple as amateur play, and they definitely planned to compete."

The photographer noticed this and said.

"Missed opportunity......"

The female reporter was very sorry.

In fact, she heard the news before, she had been to the outer garden skating rink, and she did see Miki, but she didn't go to the interview.

"There's no way, Coach Miki let go, I hope everyone doesn't disturb her daughter's life...... She didn't come back, and we couldn't force an interview. ”

As a man, the photographer is more open-minded, so I don't feel sorry for it.

In the world of figure skating, Miki is indeed very famous, but for those involved in the industry, her mother is even more famous.

Because Miki's mother is a well-known top coach in the industry, she has trained many well-known figure skaters.

If you offend Coach Miki, it will be difficult to mix in the industry...... If they offend her, it will be difficult for their journalist duo to interview those well-known players.

This applies to any combination of journalists.

"When she comes on the court, we go to the player's tunnel and be sure to interview her as soon as possible."

The female reporter nodded slightly, and soon made a decision.

Miki hasn't come back yet, and he's just skating and practicing in private, so it's really hard for them to bother you.

But now that you're a contestant, you're participating in the competition, so it's no problem to interview you, right?

She knows very well that Miki's participation this time, even if this competition is a Kanto regional competition rather than a well-known competition, will definitely bring considerable attention to this competition.

In fact, there are very few first-line professional players to participate in this kind of small competition, and most of them are third-tier and fourth-tier professional players, as well as amateur players.

In this kind of competition, the organizer invites first-line professional players to perform, which is already the greatest publicity.

The audience wants to expect to see a strong duel in this kind of competition, which is basically impossible, purely for the entertainment of ice fans.

That's right, today's Miki Hakuha, why is it a good performance, or a bad performance, raise your hands and feet, no matter what you do, it will be reported.

It didn't take long for Miki Hakuha and Hikaru Kurosawa to finish the warm-up together, put on their skates, and officially walked onto the ice rink.

Although Miki Baiyu provoked the anger of the public, at this time, there were many pairs of eyes watching up and down the ice rink, and no one would be stupid enough to stumble people in such an open and honest situation.

In the practice phase, Hikaru Kurosawa and Miki Hakuha are both doing some basic movements to further warm up.

After an hour of practice, because the staff of the organizer wanted to clear the ice and make up the ice, all the contestants left the field.

"I thought they were very good, to that extent?"

"I'm better than her as an amateur."

Leaving the ice rink one after another, the other players were still a little nervous, but seeing that they ended like this, they didn't make any eye-catching moves in the whole process, and they were immediately relieved, and some people thought it was funny.

It's just that not everyone thinks this way.

For example, the judges who have not yet officially appeared, as well as reporters.

"Master...... Where did Miki find a partner? So powerful. ”

The female reporter was very surprised when she saw the pair of figures end.

Perhaps this exercise is very basic, and there are no difficult movements.

But even so, as a sports reporter, she can still see that Miki's posture and dance steps are picturesque, elegant, silky, and graceful.

To her surprise, Hikaru Kurosawa's movements ...... Clean, elegant and natural, like a noble boy on ice.

"This male player is also worth paying attention to."

The photographer also saw the doorway and reminded.

Based on the basic practice alone, no one can see how strong Miki Hakuha and Hikaru Kurosawa really are, but it is certain that the lower limit is not low, and they are by no means idle.

Because of the proficiency of novices and veterans, it is easy to distinguish.

Back in the background, a staff member greeted him with a tablet and explained the situation:

"Miki, the draw has come out, you will be in the fourth group, there are still 20 minutes before the start of the game, please be ready."

In fact, the results of the draw are automatically sent to the players' mobile phones.

But skating competition clothes, you can't carry anything, and your mobile phone is likely to be in the locker room, so you still need to be notified one by one.

"Thank you."

Miki White Feather nodded slightly and responded politely.

After deciding the matter, the staff turned around and left, taking the tablet to find the other players.

"Group four?"

Hikaru Kurosawa couldn't help but say to himself when he heard this result.

"What's wrong? Do you think it's too early? ”

Seeing his reaction, Miki Hakuha couldn't help but be curious.

"Isn't it pitiful that we came on so quickly, and the combination behind us?"

Hikaru Kurosawa shook his head and smiled.

"Pathetic?"

Miki Baiyu was stunned when he heard this.

"Seeing our performance so good, their mentality will collapse."

Realizing that she didn't understand yet, Hikaru Kurosawa opened the conversation.

Although it was his first time to participate, he firmly believed that with his own strength, there was no suspense in winning the championship of such a small competition.

"That's an exaggeration...... It's not a good habit to underestimate your opponents. ”

Miki Hakuha understood what he meant and gave him a blank look.

"I've never underestimated my opponents, it's just that I'm better at seeing what I'm capable of."

Hikaru Kurosawa shrugged his shoulders, also knowing that it was not a good habit to underestimate the enemy, but he was very confident.

Whether it's for himself, or for Bai Yu, or for their combination, it's the same.

The 20 minutes is very short, and after a long practice warm-up before the game, the players need to change their shoes, wipe their sweat, hydrate, go to the toilet, and adjust their state.

In the middle of the busyness, everyone finished all kinds of things, put on their skates, sat on the benches at the entrance, and waited for the game to start.

The skates under their feet are covered with a hard plastic protective cover to allow them to walk on land for the last stretch of the road before going on the field.

Because this is a small competition, although many people know Miki Hakuha, no one has dealt with her before, so no one has come to talk to her.

As for Hikaru Kurosawa...... Because of the episode in the locker room, many people know that his name is Hikaru Kurosawa, but the degree of understanding is still very small.

Eventually, 20 minutes passed, and loud noises began to be heard from the open entrance of the players.

Through the one-way see-through glass, a woman, holding a microphone, can be seen speaking before the game.

Pre-game speeches, which are usually not nutritious, mainly convey some positive words.

After a while, the competition began, and the host called out the names and combinations of the first group of players.

It's just that the players who come to participate in this kind of competition don't have much resume, mainly to introduce which city they are from.

As the melodious pure music sounded, the first group of contestants began to perform.

The players who are still in the background can see the performance of the players on the field through the one-way perspective glass.

Because I didn't know the place well, I hadn't seen these people before, and Hikaru Kurosawa's viewing experience was quite ordinary, and there was no reaction.

Although the strength of this pair of players is not bad, the cooperation is quite tacit, and there are not many mistakes.

But seeing this kind of performance, there was only one thought in his mind, that is, "In a game of this level, if I can't win the championship, I will twist my head off and kick it as a ball." ”

The performance of the first group ended quickly, because it was not a well-known contestant, and the appearance, introduction, 2 minutes and 40 seconds of short program, plus the salute at the end of the performance, did not add up to more than 6 minutes.

In this regard, Kurosawa is very boring to watch, and the performance of the two players on the field is completely full of loopholes and a mess in his opinion.

Thankfully, he was in the fourth group and didn't have to wait too long.

After waiting for a while, Hikaru Kurosawa suddenly saw an acquaintance stand up.

This acquaintance, with a strong and tall figure, is the one who lost to Sora Tsushima just now.

Next to him is a beautiful woman in her 20s with a graceful figure and beautiful appearance.

"Are you in the third group?"

As they walked in front of them, Hikaru Kurosawa said suddenly.

"So what?"

Sora Tsushima wears a hard plastic protective sleeve on his skates and walks very slowly, and he is very concerned about Hikaru Kurosawa, and it is very uncomfortable to listen to him.

"You're out of luck."

Confirming that it was really him, Hikaru Kurosawa couldn't help but sigh.

"What do you mean?"

Sora Tsushima was puzzled.

"Come on."

Hikaru Kurosawa didn't say it too bluntly, just smiled.

The players who came in front of him and behind him were definitely the unluckiest in today's match.

Standing in front of him will make people feel superior.

Coming behind him will make people feel like Jewel is in front.

The performance of these two positions is easier to compare.

"Inexplicable."

Sora Tsushima watched him play dumb riddles, glared at him, and continued walking.

The second group was already performing, and soon it would be their turn.

"Do you know any other players?"

Seeing them leaving, Miki Hakuha, who was sitting next to him, was very surprised.

"I met him in the locker room just now, and he provoked me, saying that I was a thin monkey and vulnerable, and I wrestled his wrist with him, and he was crushed by me."

Just by chance, Hikaru Kurosawa also told her what had just happened.

"Senior, your figure is too deceptive......"

When Miki Hakuha learned of the situation, he couldn't help but sigh.

Senior Kurosawa's figure is really thin when he is dressed and looks fleshy when he is undressed...... Those refined muscles are really super sexy.

It didn't take long for the host's voice to enter the contestant channel:

"The contestants in the third group are Ayako Takemi and Sora Tsushima."

(End of chapter)