Figure Skating: Waltz on Ice

"It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I'm afraid of trouble. Without disposable gloves, my hands get all dirty and oily wherever I touch."

Mei Jing asked, "Can't you peel shrimp shells with your mouth?"

Du Liangchen watched as Mei Jing ate a shrimp in one bite and spat out the shell, then gave her a thumbs up: "You're amazing, I don't know this kind of skill."

He put down his chopsticks, took out his phone, and saw a message from Du Langxing telling him to come find him after he finished eating.

When he looked down at his phone, he saw two more peeled shrimp in his bowl. Across from him, Mei Jing was wiping his hands, and there was only a small pile of shrimp shells left on his plate.

"Thank you~"

Du Liangchen smiled, picked up his chopsticks, and ate the shrimp in two bites.

After dinner, I parted ways with Mei Jing and went to find Du Langxing.

Arrived at Durand's office.

Du Liangchen: "Coach, you called for me."

Du Langxing handed him a piece of paper: "Here, this is a revised training schedule for you. Take a look and see if there's anything unreasonable so we can discuss it."

Du Liangchen frowned more and more as he looked at it: "This, this training volume is too much, isn't it?"

"This is an initial training schedule made based on your physical condition. The training volume has been increased quite a bit. Remember that you've moved up a set. And this schedule isn't unchangeable. Isn't this a discussion with you?"

Du Langxing cared a lot about Du Liangchen's thoughts. Although he was a professional coach, the body he trained wasn't his own.

Duranxing's knee injury due to improper training limited his path to the podium.

He would develop plans based on his professional knowledge and then discuss them with the athletes face-to-face. He respected the opinions of his athletes.

So the two started discussing it, made some minor modifications, and decided to try it out tomorrow, and then make further modifications as needed.

Back in the dormitory, Du Liangchen found that Mei Jing was not in the room, so he started stretching in the room.

With his excellent flexibility, he can easily perform static bends, backbends, and splits. This is all thanks to his daily stretching.

I went to bed early to get enough rest for tomorrow's intense training.

The next day, after training according to the schedule, Du Liangchen was so exhausted that he almost had an asthma attack, but fortunately he took his medication in time.

Du Langxing had to drastically revise the training plan. This put a lot of pressure on Du Liangchen and Du Langxing.

Du Liangchen's current physical condition is very different from the data presented in the report.

Mei Jing's training volume is 1.5 times that of Du Liangchen, so Du Liangchen's endurance does not meet the standard, and he will not be able to complete a large number of quadruple jumps on the field, thus missing out on a medal.

Du Liangchen knew his weaknesses, and he had no other choice but to train relentlessly.

The arrogance and conceit that arose from winning the Olympic gold medal were once again shattered by the sheer volume of training.

He feels like he's back to square one, too tired to talk every day, and just wants to collapse and sleep as soon as he gets back to his dorm.

Under intense training, Du Liangchen's asthma flared up frequently.

He quickly lost weight and was forced to be fed by Dulangxing in order to gain muscle, making each day long and painful.

A week before the World Championships, the coaches took Mei Jing and Du Liangchen ahead of time to the competition venue.

I was carried out of the airport again, and then rested to prepare for band practice.

Outside the venue, Du Liangchen unexpectedly received flowers and a letter.

However, he didn't read it, fearing that the content might be insulting and disturb his peace of mind.

If I don't get back into form because of this, it will be bad, so I've decided to wait and see after the match.