Ski Into Love (Hush, the king is hibernating) [Requested]

Part 137

Epilogue: The Throne (Part 2)

In March, the brief snow season in the Northern Hemisphere had not yet ended. Chongli had just experienced heavy snowfall, and snow enthusiasts' social media feeds were once again filled with images of the white landscape.

Across the ocean, a grand event celebrating winter sports was in full swing—the X Games World Extreme Sports Competition.

This pinnacle event in extreme sports is divided into summer and winter series, featuring dozens of disciplines including rock climbing, paragliding, skateboarding, and skiing.

In the eyes of extreme sports enthusiasts, its prestige even surpasses that of the more widely recognized Olympic Games.

Consequently, the annual X Games attracts top athletes from various extreme sports disciplines worldwide.

This year, despite the global pandemic causing a slight delay, the winter series of this extreme sports extravaganza commenced as scheduled on March 14th.

In China, due to differences in traditional sports strengths and cultural atmosphere, winter sports competitions rarely garnered much attention.

Those who followed the X Games were even rarer.

However, this year, thanks to the "300 Million People on Ice and Snow" initiative, skiing has become incredibly popular.

As a result, a live broadcast of the event appeared on a certain short video platform's Olympic-related public account channel.

The livestream attracted three to four thousand viewers, mostly snow sports enthusiasts who couldn't sleep and were killing time.

They chatted idly in the comments, wildly speculating about this year's dark horses in freestyle skiing and snowboarding events.

They discussed who had retired, who was injured, who had changed nationalities, and who had switched disciplines.

Most of the names mentioned were foreigners, as the casual conversation was filled with gossip and irresponsible predictions about the competition.

At that moment, the camera focused on the Snowboard Big Air event venue.

The competition, inexplicably scheduled for nighttime, was brilliantly illuminated.

The professional venue resembled a bowl, with a specialized freestyle skiing big air jump track, starting platform, jump, landing area, and buffer zone.

Spectators sat around the edge of the bowl, filling the stands that could accommodate tens of thousands. Flags from various countries and sponsor logos fluttered in the air. Someone started singing, and soon everyone joined in the chant. Winter sports were undoubtedly popular abroad, and extreme sports enthusiasts were naturally passionate.

The atmosphere was incredibly lively, with people screaming the names of their favorite athletes.

The livestream chat, however, remained relatively calm.

The commentator monotonously introduced the current athlete, stating their country of origin, describing their takeoff, jump, and the trick they performed.

Most viewers were starting to doze off.

As midnight approached, after a Canadian athlete completed an unremarkable flat spin 1440 and landed successfully, a tall figure appeared at the starting platform.

"Alright, Bill Roget has completed his first round with a steady performance. We're now past the halfway point of the first round, and John Houston from North America still leads with a backside cork 2160 mute. Next up is—wait, who's this?"