Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

May 4, 9:30 AM.

News Live Broadcast Room.

Host: "Today, the figure skating team competition of the Los Angeles 2026 Winter Olympics officially begins, and the men's singles short program competition is now underway. Let's go into the competition venue together."

The camera cuts to the competition venue.

The stadium announcement revealed that the first player to be announced was Jack Resner.

Jack, dressed in a simple Coaster outfit with a red shirt and black pants, appeared on stage. The rousing music filled the venue, and Jack began his short performance.

The commentator introduced, "Jack is 31 years old this year, a veteran, and this is his third Winter Olympics..."

Unfortunately, the jump missed, and the final score was 77.27 points.

Immediately afterwards, the venue's loudspeakers began announcing the entry of the next contestant.

Du Liangchen, wearing a gradient blue Costa ice cream adorned with rhinestones, opened his arms to thank the audience and glided quickly toward the center of the ice rink.

With his appearance, the usually calm commentator suddenly became excited and began to introduce Du Liangchen's achievements in his career.

"Du Liangchen, a gold medalist in men's singles figure skating at the Beville Winter Olympics, a Grand Slam winner in figure skating, and the best record holder in men's singles figure skating in China, is only 19 years old."

"The short program is 'Ambush from Ten Sides'."

The unique sound of the pipa resonated throughout the venue, instantly immersing the audience in a tense atmosphere of being besieged.

Du Liangchen began his performance by moving his body to the music, the rhythm getting faster and faster, and his movements becoming faster and faster as well.

Narrator: "Quadruple Lutz plus Triple Toe Lutz, excellent! Quadruple Toe Lutz also landed perfectly! Triple Axel, perfect!"

After the short program ended, Du Liangchen took his bows to the audience.

The commentator breathed a sigh of relief.

"After the Beville Olympics, Du Liangchen entered the Los Angeles Winter Olympics cycle, during which some issues arose. However, in a pre-competition interview, he expressed his strong desire to participate in this Winter Olympics."

"Those who know him well know that his health is not very good; he suffers from severe asthma. This short program was flawless; every jump was textbook perfect. I'm really happy for him. It seems that the online comments haven't affected his performance."

"The men's singles competition is the event that will be held immediately after the team event, so physical fitness will be a challenge."

Du Langxing, who was waiting at the exit, stepped forward and gave him a bear hug, patting him on the back with excitement and satisfaction. "Good lad, well done! Excellent!"

Du Liangchen chuckled, wiping the sweat from his face, and arrogantly stiffened his neck: "That's right! Don't you know who I am? When have I ever let you down? Hehe~"

After Du Langxing let go, Jiang Weijun went up and hugged him, encouraging him, "That was fantastic, your performance was absolutely perfect!"

Du Liangchen put away his earlier bravado and smiled, "I've done my mission well and haven't let you down."

The three walked towards the booth. Du Liangchen opened his mouth as if to ask something, but shut up after seeing the camera that had been watching him.

Du Liangchen's final short program score was 90.86, temporarily placing him in first place.

After the scores were announced, Du Liangchen went backstage to rest and recover his strength. He still had the free skate to follow, and then he had to prepare for his individual competition, so he needed to maintain sufficient physical strength.

Du Liangchen called Du Langyue and asked her to come pick him up. Then he went to the bathroom to change his clothes.

Du Langxing and Jiang Weijun cannot leave; they still need to participate in the upcoming matches.

"Drip~"

Du Liangchen pulled his suitcase and walked to a sports car that had honked at him, then put the suitcase in the trunk.

Opening the passenger door, Du Liangchen saw that she was texting someone, and without guessing, he guessed it was about the company again, so he called out softly, "Auntie."

Then, he got in the car, closed the door, and fastened his seatbelt in one smooth motion, before collapsing into the seat as if he had no bones.

Du Langyue, who was in the driver's seat, heard a reply and looked up from her phone. Seeing his distressed frown, she didn't ask about his grades. Instead, she turned up the air conditioning in the car a few degrees and drove smoothly to the entrance of the Olympic Village where he was staying.

Du Langyue pulled the handbrake, turned her head and saw that Du Liangchen had fallen asleep at some point, and couldn't bear to wake him.

It wasn't that he didn't want to drive the car in, but there were rules that cars could only be parked there, and she didn't have any identification to get in. Du Liangchen had to walk in himself.

Just as he was about to unlock his phone and ask Mei Jing to come out and greet him, he suddenly remembered that Mei Jing had twisted her ankle during training a while ago and hadn't fully recovered yet. He had no choice but to wake Du Liangchen up, because the security guard was already walking towards their car.

"Hmm~ What's wrong? We're here! I'll get off now, Auntie." Du Liangchen opened his blurry eyes and blinked before he could see where he was.

Du Langyue nodded, "I just woke up, so be careful when you get off the bus."

Du Liangchen rubbed his face and forced the phone to turn on. "Auntie, drive carefully when you get back. I'm leaving now." After saying goodbye to Du Langyue, he got out of the car, picked up his suitcase, and watched Du Langyue's car drive away before going inside.

"You're back. Are you tired?"

As soon as Du Liangchen unlocked the door, he heard Mei Jing's concerned voice.

"Why are you standing at the door? Go back and sit down! Don't you know your foot injury hasn't fully healed yet?!"

"It's alright." He took the suitcase from Du Liangchen, looking at him expectantly yet cautiously.

Du Liangchen immediately noticed his hesitation, took his hand and pulled him to sit on the sofa. Taking advantage of his momentary lapse in attention, she smiled and kissed him. Seeing his wide eyes, she couldn't help but kiss him again.

"Look at how cautious you are, like a wronged little wife. Just ask whatever you want to ask."

Mei Jing then sensed his good mood and knew without asking that the group's short program must have gone well. However, to share his joy, she still asked, "How...how was your competition today?"

"Uh... well..." Du Liangchen deliberately dragged out his words to create a tense atmosphere, and only said when he saw him frown: "Perform normally and complete the mission smoothly."

Mei Jing glared at him. "Do you really enjoy teasing me like this, seeing how nervous I am?"

Du Liangchen knew he couldn't answer, because any answer would be wrong. He looked down at his feet and asked, "How do your feet feel today?"

Knowing he was changing the subject, Mei Jing wasn't really interested in the answer. She lifted her injured foot and placed it on Du Liangchen's leg, leaning back naturally and saying lazily, "It's alright. I feel like it'll be completely healed in a few days. I should be fine for the competition."