GBP Chapter 228: Phoenix Nirvana
Chapter 228: Phoenix Nirvana
Inside the venue, the atmosphere was like a pot of boiling oil, hot and thick, and every inch of the air was filled with tension and anticipation.
Under the huge dome, in the audience seats, people were waving and shaking small national flags of various colors, and everyone was holding a Pu Pu doll in their arms.
They will throw the dolls onto the ice after their favorite skater finishes, which is a unique way of celebrating in figure skating competitions.
The same eagerness was written on faces of different skin colors, and the buzzing sounds of people whispering to each other merged into a grand and tension-filled prelude.
Surrounding the ice rink, the media's cameras were already on standby, their lenses eagerly aimed at the ice rink entrance which was about to become the focus.
Reporters either whispered into the microphone to quickly report on the situation at the scene or nervously checked the equipment parameters.
Several coaches wearing red windbreakers stood at the entrance of the players' passage, their faces solemn but trying to remain calm. Their hands clenched and unclenched unconsciously, their eyes moving back and forth between the tactical board in their hands and the depths of the passage.
They moved closer to Jin Yu who was about to go on stage, and quickly spoke out their final instructions. Although their voices were mostly drowned out by the noise, the concern and expectations they expressed went straight into his ears through the short and powerful words.
"Don't panic, just practice as you normally would and enjoy this moment!" A coach patted Jin Yu's shoulder vigorously.
And our protagonist, the figure skater who is about to appear on stage, is dressed in a simple and gorgeous costuming, and her whole body seems to be shrouded in a layer of quiet light.
The tiny diamond ornaments on his clothes were like stars in the night sky, flashing a cold and charming halo with his slight breathing and body trembling.
He wore a black-gold feather hair ornament on his head, with a few strands of hair falling around his white neck.
At this moment, Jin Yu stood at the junction of the shadow of the passage and the brightness of the ice rink. He raised his head slightly, closed his eyes, his long eyelashes cast fan-shaped shadows on his eyelids, and his chest rose and fell rhythmically.
He held the ice skates tightly in his hand. The blade on the skates shone coldly, just like the sharp and burning desire to win deep in his heart.
Finally, on the radio, the host read out his name in an impassioned and clear voice, and the sound echoed over the venue.
Almost instantly, the noise in the audience reached its peak, and the sound waves came like an overwhelming tidal wave.
At this time, in an inconspicuous corner in the front row of the audience, Guan Qing and several leaders from the Ice Hockey Association were sitting on the sidelines watching the climax of the short film.
Along with them came athletes from the national team.
They went to Harbin specifically for the last large-scale training activity before the Winter Olympics. Harbin, as a famous ice and snow city in China, has many high-quality ice rinks and ski resorts.
On the first day after arriving at the destination, many equipment were still being debugged.
When the national team coach heard that Guan Qing was also in Harbin, he brought a group of young players to the ice rink booked by the director team for the purpose of exchange and learning.
Director Feng is of course very welcome. With so much free authoritative guidance, why not take advantage of it?
The young players who came with their coaches were surprised by the lively atmosphere.
This is almost as good as the atmosphere during their competitions... no, it should have surpassed most international competitions.
Although ice skating has gained considerable popularity in China recently, except for a few exceptions, it is still considered unpopular and domestic competitions are rarely full.
Even the number of young players who will represent the country this time is very scarce. Here are all the athletes from figure skating, short track speed skating, snowboarding and platform diving.
Fortunately, the domestic situation is getting better year by year. It is expected that China will send more than 2025 athletes to participate in all 170 events at the next 64 Harbin Asian Winter Games.
The young players looked at the overwhelming momentum at the scene with anticipation. In the near future, they will also win glory for the country accompanied by the cheers of the audience!
"I heard that they are shooting a promotional video for figure skating here?" Short track speed skater Matsuri turned his curious gaze towards the figure skaters.
There are four men's singles figure skaters representing China in the Winter Olympics. One is the current leader Jin Yang, a veteran player, and the other two are young players who are just emerging.
It was Park Yan and Lotte, the people whom Lu Rong had met on the ice rink before.
Jin Yang looked at the boiling audience, withdrew his dazed gaze, heard Song Li's question, and nodded.
In fact, he was approached for this promotional video before, but he and his coach declined due to training reasons. As the highest-level men's singles figure skater in China, he has always been under a lot of pressure.
Although figure skating is now well-known in China, in fact, China's overall level is far below the top international standards.
Even for him, although he had achieved the world's best technical scores in both the short program and the long program, his best result was only fifth in the group.
Let me put it this way, in the men's singles figure skating, the total number of medals won is only five.
One is the bronze medal he won at the 2016 World Championships, which is also the first World Championship medal in the history of men's singles figure skaters.
The other one is the gold medal in the Four Continents Championships, and the three Four Continents bronze medals won by the veteran athlete next to him. Apart from that, that’s all.
As figure skating gradually comes into the public eye, the authorities are eager to break the current situation in the country and find more talented talents.
There is no other way. Figure skating must be practiced from a young age and the cost is staggering. Ordinary families simply cannot afford it, so it is not very popular.
Today's shooting is also the first step in the popularization plan.
"Hey, most of the best men's figure skaters in China are here. Who else can shoot this kind of professional promotional video?"
Matsuri widened his eyes curiously, trying to see the situation clearly.
His teammate next to him sneered: "Do you think that athletes really need to be filmed in a straight line throughout the entire process when shooting commercials? There are so many twists and turns in it, just watch it."
Park Yan and Lotte didn't say anything. Instead, they looked at each other and saw a hint of expectation in each other's eyes.
"Stop talking, it's about to begin! Maybe they can even take a picture of us later!"
I don't know who shouted, but they suddenly quieted down and cooperated by taking the Pu Pu dolls and small national flags handed over by the extras. Listening to the loud cheers, they gradually became excited.
With the sound of distant chimes, the music began to rise, ethereal and solemn.
Jin Yu took a deep breath, tapped the ice lightly with his skates, stretched his arms, and slid lightly into the ice rink to the intersection of the ice marks.
Tilt your head back and raise your left arm to shoulder level, bend your left elbow to form an obtuse angle, raise your forearm upward, and spread your palm with the palm facing outward.
The right arm is slightly lower, with a larger bending angle. The right hand falls near the waist, with the fingertips lightly touching the waist. It is a naturally restrained posture, and the aura is mobilized almost instantly with the movement.
"Swallow opening?"
The veteran standing next to Jin Yang was the first to lose his patience and took a few steps forward to try to see the faces of the players on the rink clearly.
However, Jin Yang was concerned about the player's basic skills.
This sliding, this using the blade...
Not to mention the smooth skating, the ice marks left by the skates on the ice are so deep. You have to know that using deep blades is a skill that consumes a lot of physical energy of figure skaters.
Le Tian's eyelids twitched. When everyone's attention was focused on the game, no one noticed that the usually talkative him had quietly become autistic.
Jin Yu, standing still at the intersection of the ice surface, was waiting, waiting for the bell to ring.
In the ancient times, there was a magical bird, the Phoenix, which lived on the paulownia tree, its body covered with clouds, and its cry shook the sky.
The ethereal sound echoed above the crowd, and Jin Yu started today's competition with a beautiful glide.
Taking the right bracket step as an example, the athlete starts from the left rear inside edge and twists the body to the right and coordinates the legs.
The game started with a neat hook jump.
Jin Yu's sliding trajectory formed a bracket shape pointing to the right. At the end of the bracket step, he used the inertia of his body and the power of his legs to push off the ice and complete the Lz jump by jumping with the outside edge.
Jin Yang clapped his hands lightly: "Perfect difficult footwork into the jump."
Le Tian widened his eyes slightly. When he was watching before, Lu Rong had never demonstrated any jumping skills. According to their guess, Lu Rong might not have learned the jumping skills at that time.
How long has it been? Just by twisting the ice a little, it jumped out? !
During this process, if the arc of the bracket step is too large or too small, it will lead to an inaccurate take-off point position, affecting the jumping effect and even the risk of falling.
Even though it’s only two weeks, does it need to be so serious to shoot the commercial?
If you use a quadruple jump that can cause even competition-level athletes to fall, why bother shooting a commercial? Just send it directly to the competition.
And the most terrifying thing is that the leveling footwork he displayed is not worse than theirs, at least reaching the level of level three or four...
After Jin Yu completed the hook jump easily, a green goe point light appeared in the upper left corner of the big screen.
From the start to the end of the first jump, Jin Yu stretched himself as much as possible, his speed getting faster and faster, and the light gauze under his arms turned into burning fireworks under the caress of the wind.
Its feathers are brilliant, burning away the quiet years and illuminating the dullness of the mortal world.
Everyone seemed to see a phoenix spreading its wings, soaring, and circling to the sound of ancient music...
However, fate is unpredictable and the world suffered. The green branches were burned to charcoal and the spiritual birds were trapped in the sea of fire.
The phoenix was terrified at first in the blazing flames, crying mournfully, its wings were burned, its skin and flesh were roasted, and every inch of its body was struggling in pain.
Jin Yu's body movements had obviously changed, and every swing of his arms carried a heavy force.
He gradually shifted his center of gravity onto his left leg, jumped up with his left rear inside edge, touched the ice, twisted, and landed, all in one go!
After completing a perfect double jump with a back inner loop, Jin Yu followed it up with a swallow-like step and quickly turned around to adjust his position.
At this moment, his fingertips were trembling, his eyelashes were shaking, and his eyes were filled with endless pain. He bent his arms and hugged himself, looking up at the sky.
Even Song Li, who didn't know much about the matter, could feel Lu Rong's pain and grief, which was strong enough to infect the entire audience.
He opened his eyes wide and turned back stutteringly: "What happened to him? Is he feeling unwell?"
The veteran was shocked and held the railing tightly, his eyes fixed on the figure running on the field: "No, this is his performance!"
Short Program The short program is, after all, a program that enters the free skating.
Unlike free skating, the figure skating short program is a way for athletes to interpret music, presenting a theme through costumes, emotions, choreography, etc.
If the performance you see is not beautiful, it is because the contestant’s skills are not up to par. Once the skills are up to par, you have to start considering the artistic elements.
The harmony continued to chant, rising and falling.
Amid the raging flames, the Phoenix gathered its remaining feathers and gazed into the abyss, searching for a glimmer of hope for rebirth in this desperate situation.
When the body is about to collapse, the soul stands tall.
The left leg is in front, the right leg is behind, and the legs are intertwined like a twist. Then the right leg exerts force suddenly, and the flame swings with the dance of the arms.
Jin Yu's eyes were burning with a layer of watery light on the surface.
The veil fluttered, and at the moment of the jump, his arms suddenly spread out, and he quickly followed up with an Eulerian jump. After landing, he jumped with the inside edge of his left foot, and quickly lifted the other foot without touching the ice.
It rotated 360 degrees in the air twice, which immediately ignited the whole audience.
It pecked at the rotten old feathers with its beak and tore apart the shackles of distress with its claws, letting its boiling golden blood drip into the sea of fire, turning into a raging fire that ignited an even brighter flame.
Every heartbeat is a question to fate; every tremor is a gathering of strength for rebirth.
He slowly raised his head, his messy hair was soaked with sweat, a few strands stuck to his pale forehead.
The haze in his eyes was being dispelled little by little, his originally scattered and desperate gaze began to focus, and a glimmer of light quietly ignited in the bottom of his eyes.
It was like dawn, the thick fog gradually dissipated under the caress of the morning light.
In the upright rotation, slowly pull the floating leg from behind over the head, close to the axis of rotation, and the body will form a beautiful teardrop shape.
Jin Yu lifted the tail of the knife with both hands, maintaining a rotating posture, looking graceful and elegant.
Under the astonished gaze of the audience, he touched his chest little by little and suddenly spread his arms.
Everyone stared in astonishment as the low-key and luxurious black and gold Costume suddenly turned into a flamboyant and bright red.
It was a rich and mellow red like the molten gold of the setting sun and the evening clouds combined!
It is like the sunset glow ignited on the horizon, flowing, blending and spreading freely, with a few strands of golden light cleverly interwoven among them, just like the first ray of dawn penetrating the clouds at dawn.
The feathers become tougher under the scorching heat, and the feathers take on new colors as they burn.
It stretches its wings of new life, soars straight up, breaks through the fog of karma, passes through the threshold of life and death, and finally attains nirvana!
At that moment, Jin Yu seemed to have really transformed into the phoenix transformed from the ice soul, using ice blades as wings and music as fire, performing this shocking rebirth and nirvana.
From the distress of broken wings to flying high, the beautiful rhythm of the body awakens the mythical spirit sleeping in the oriental blood.
There was only fearlessness and calmness in those eyes, interwoven with a bit of pride and compassion. At the moment the music stopped, they stood out on the solitary peak covered with frost and snow.
The last note of the music is like a stone thrown into the lake of the heart, stirring up an invisible but heart-stirring ripple on the ice rink.
There was a brief silence, and the entire venue seemed to have pressed the pause button, with everyone immersed in the aftermath of the dreamlike, passionate and heroic performance just now.
But in the blink of an eye, the silence was torn apart by the surging and overwhelming waves of sound.
The audience seats seemed to turn into a boiling colorful ocean in an instant.
Spectators from all over the world suddenly stood up, waving national flags in their hands, and countless Pu Pu dolls representing Jin Yu's image were thrown onto the ice, but this was unable to express their enthusiasm.