2021 Stockholm Figure skating Competition (I'm skipping time because I'm tired and need to do my homework, soo hope you enjoy these two chapters!)
March 21, 2021
I was in my hotel room staying for quarantine since I came a day late and I can't practice until tomorrow before the ladies' short program start. I was nervous and listening to my new short program and the long program. I'm excited but worried if I started to have an anxiety attack. I managed to not get it for the past 2 months ever since my parents passed away. At that moment, I started to meditate and calm myself. Before I could calm myself down, I heard my phone ring and I picked it up, "Hello, Eleanor, how are you?" I asked after I looked who called me. "I'm doing fine, I'm just in another country and Shoma is in Stockholm like you and yuzuru for figure skating. Before I head to my competition of short speed track, I wanted to see how are you?" She asked while being happy. "I'm doing good, I'm started to heal from my parents' death. How about you? I haven't heard of you of a scandal someone caused to you," I said remembering reading in the news that one of the track skaters purposely tried to frame Eleanor for her to win the gold, but Eleanor managed to not affect her. "Doing good, managed to keep the gold medal, but anyways, I'll watch your short program soon after this last race, I have to go, take care." With that she hung up and I took a deep breath and hoping I do good tomorrow.
The next day...
I was up early and went to the arena to practice for today's short program. I had three hours before the short program could start. I took my mask and my practice clothes and practice the jumps I have been struggling with recently. After I got there, I changed my shoes to my skates and started to practice the four combinations of quad salchow + triple loop+ triple lutz + double flip jumps. It was one regret doing it for both my short and free program since I wanted to challenge myself further. I practice for two hours and I decided to get my things and go to the gym room and keep practice my 4 combinations until it's 15 minutes until my last group warm-up.
I was about to enter the changing room when I accidentally bump into someone since I wasn't looking. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you," I said apologetically and when I looked who it was, I asked her, "Hey, are you Rika Kihira?" She nodded and I smiled behind my mask. "Oh, I wanted to say I saw your short program two months ago and wanted to say a good job on landing the quad salchow," I said praising her and I think she was smiling. "Thank you, I wanted to ask, can I have your autograph (y/n). Hope you don't mind me calling by your first name," she said being unsure and I smiled stating, "It's no problem." We went inside and change into our costumes for our short program. We talked and we instantly click and started to be close friends.
It was the last group to do a 5-minute warm-up before we perform. I second to last and I took a deep breath and started to practice my easy jumps with a double axel to make sure I land correctly when I land the triple axel. I was thinking how to calm down a bit of the anxiety and do well for my short program. After the 5 minutes were up, I started to head out of the ice. I grabbed my mask and put it on and sat down to wait for my turn.
After watching, I prepared myself to get onto the ice. I was nervous because I knew I was a streaking of winning gold medals and being a non-stop championship, I knew deep down they're going to change my scores into a low one if I fail a jump. "Next up, (Y/n) (L/n) representing the United States." The announcer said while I entered. I felt my hands were starting to get nervous but, I got to my starting position, took a deep breath and close my eyes and let the music guide me.
When the music started, I started to skate and dance in tango. The first jump was the triple flip and landed it and switch to a camel spin to the sit spin. After that, I continue to skate until when it hit 36 seconds, it was time for the combination jump, I did without thinking the quad salchow + triple flip+ triple toe loop + double lutz. I was about to fall on the fourth jump but managed to save myself from falling. After that, it was my uptight spin with skating clockwise. I managed to execute the spins until I have to do one jump left; the triple axel. When it was it (1:10), I jump the triple axel and land it. Now it was the step sequence of choreography. After that, I finished off with my left arm above my head and my right around my waist. I smiled and I bow to the crowd while they were clapping.
After I got off the ice, Coach Briand and Tracy gave me a pat on the back while I was purring my guards on my skates. We started to walk to see my scores while I was looking at my jumps were not clean, mostly, the four combination jumps. "The score, please." I looked nervously while holding my hand tightly and said," She scores in a total of 81.01 which leads her in the first place," I nodded and I was confused at first, but I need to not focus on it now.
After the short program, I met Rika and we took a selfie together and gave each other contacts, and started to talk a bit more. After that, we separate our way to our hotel room. I dropped my bags and took a shower and went to sleep since I was too exhausted to be preparing for Friday. Also, for tomorrow to see the single mens' short program. I need to take a break soon for figure skating and not participate in at least one competition because of my foot.
Hello! Thank you for reading!! I will post tomorrow the second part of the chapter, thank you for your patience for this chapter! Also, make sure to check @cherrydolans works, thank you!!
YOU ARE READING
Ice Skating Love
Fanfiction(Y/n) (L/n) began skating around 3 and was in love with skating. She was one of her competitions, one for the Olympics of Sochi 2014. She though after the competition, she'll retire until something happens and decided to stay in the ice skaing caree...
