Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

Du Liangchen didn't say anything, but greeted him politely.

[What's there to get excited about? It's just a competition, why resort to psychological tactics? This isn't my first competition, do you think I'm afraid of you? Just you wait and see.]

Du Liangchen watched the figure skating video on his tablet, quietly waiting for the competition to begin.

Having drawn a relatively early number of lots, Du Liangchen warmed up beforehand.

Unfold your yoga mat and do some warm-up exercises.

There were many people around, and the environment was noisy, so Du Liangchen wore headphones to avoid being disturbed.

Du Liangchen is the youngest athlete participating in the Huaguo Cup this time.

Moreover, he had been away from the competition for two years and had little fame. People couldn't find any videos of his matches, so it's fair to say that no one knew anything about him.

This is a good thing, as it means you won't be targeted by others.

Although Du Liangchen appeared calm and collected on the surface, the fire in his heart was burning ever brighter.

Du Liangchen was excited to compete against these world-class experts.

Especially since it's happening right on my doorstep, the excitement is a million times stronger than the last time I played in France.

Seeing the first group preparing to go on stage, Du Liangchen, who was in the second group, started preparing to change clothes.

After changing into a rhinestone-encrusted suit, all the other athletes present looked at him.

They've probably never seen a male singles player wear such a flamboyant costencil before, since only female singles players would put so much effort into this.

They believe that technique is more important than performance, while Du Liangchen is the opposite and seems out of place.

Even though he felt many eyes on him, Du Liangchen calmly went about his business, completely unaffected.

However, he didn't like being stared at like a monkey, so he put on the coat anyway.

The first athlete to take the stage has already begun their performance.

Coach Du, who had been with him the whole time, handed him a bag of snacks.

"Eat something to replenish your energy; it will be digested in half an hour."

"Hmm~"

Du Liangchen watched TV while quietly eating.

Coach Du let him do his hair. He needed to do his hair and makeup before going on stage. Du Liangchen was good-looking, so he only needed to use hair gel to fix his hairstyle.

Soon it was Du Liangchen's turn. Du Liangchen hugged his newly bought Gengar tissue box and went to the arena with his coach.

Seeing Mei Jing waving to him to cheer him on, Du Liangchen nodded to indicate that he understood.

Stepping out from behind the curtain, a blast of cool air hit him, causing Du Liangchen to instinctively shrink back.

Seeing his reaction, Du Langxing looked at him worriedly: "Are you alright?"

Du Liangchen shook his head: "It's nothing, just a physiological reaction, I'm fine now."

Following the instructions, each person took to the ice one by one for the final practice.

After gliding around the outer circle twice and feeling warm, Du Liangchen began to try jumping.

As he skated over to his coach, Du Liangchen pulled out a tissue and wiped his nose.

Dulanxing: "How are you feeling?"

"pretty good."

"Just two laps is enough, don't expend too much energy."

Du Liangchen nodded in agreement, and then continued to familiarize himself with the ice surface and get into the right mindset.

As everyone took off their coats, Du Liangchen did not do the same.

He stepped off the ice and waited for the competition; he was the third to go on.

"Slap, slap slap..."

Du Liangchen kept patting his muscles to keep them in a state of excitement.

The announcement began calling Du Liangchen's name, and he was instructed to go on the ice for the competition.

Return step ~ Swallow glide ~ Change edge ~ Inner hook step ~ Bao step ~ Press step ~ Inner hook step ~ Cross step ~ Twist step ~ Outer edge big straight ~ Three turns ~ Back outer loop around ~ Outer big straight ~ Loop step ~ Change edge ~ Three turns ~ Small jump...