#genshin figure skating

[lileu-u]

he probably broke his elbow mid program but at least he looks good ✌️😗✨‼️‼️

[kunikukitty]

⛸️ WALTZ ON THIN ICE

a Heizou x Fem!Reader x Scaramouche SMAU

Synopsis. You were just in elementary when you had your puppy love, but he had to move to a different province and therefore losing contact. But you two promised each other for something. It has been ten years since then, is it possible to meet him again?

Status. ON-GOING [11/03/24 - Present]

Genre. social media au, ice skating, olympic competitions, modern au, fluff, slow burn

Warnings. flawed characters, reader is female, swearing, kms/kys jokes, characters are classified with their respective nationality

Taglist. OPEN! feel free to ask<3

❆ Meet the cast!

SKATERS || ACTORS

clubhouse

❆ Winter Countdown

00. Where is he? 01. Stay safe. 02. Shh!

03. Don't be suspicious. 04. Say what?!

05. Rest in dictionary. 06. Substitute?

07. SAY WHAT NOW?! 08. What's good in luck?

09. Intimidation and pressure.

10. Searching for way out. 11. I want you back.

12. I SWEAR I CAN'T 13. Need me an apple.

14. Gentler. 15. What did you say?

16. Confrontation. 17. Cost you a fortune.

18. What are they? 19. Wanna grab a coffee?

20. Unwanted reminder. 21. Intense.

22. No time to think. 23. Can't escape now.

24. Wish me luck. 25. Way to delay.

26. He smiled... 27. Should we celebrate?

28. Back to zero. 29. It can't be helped.

30. No sense. 31. Awkward. 32. Regret.

33. Recovery. 34. Comeback of romance.

divider is from kodaswrld !

[aphwaph]

[Eula Lawrence] Figure Skating Eula

[luxyue]

knife boots — part i.

xiao x reader, figure skating au

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➥ NEW VOCAB ❝ quad ❞ any four revolution jump

i. this is why they say don't meet your idols

The Wednesday 6:00 AM session is the best, in Xiao's opinion. There's usually nobody there, maybe Shenhe and occasionally Ganyu or Keqing. It's specifically reserved for international competitors, so everyone knows their way around the ice—including how to stay out of each other's way. Xiao can run through his program as many times as he needs, without popping a jump just because an inexperienced skater got in his way.

Not that he pops his jumps very often. Or at all. He might fall sometimes (no, he doesn't), but if he starts one, he'll see it through no matter what.

It's now 6:31 AM, and Xiao finishes working on his step sequences. He moves on to freestyle, deciding the rest of the session will be spent on jumps. Maybe just a spin or two at the end if he has time.

He starts with his triple salchow. The first triple he learned, just like everybody else does, and it has been loyal to him ever since. Running through the rest of his triples is a formula that's stuck to him like glue. Toe loop. Loop. Flip. Lutz. Axel. Then repeat, but as quads this time. Easy as pie. All goes well, and he's about to do the final one, his quad lutz.

That is, until you walk in.

With a slam, he falls hard. Literally.

Zhongli glances over with slight concern, before going back to converse with you.

No, it's not that your looks particularly catch his eye or anything. Of course not. But it's you, Y/N L/N. Someone nobody has seen or heard from in three whole years. What are you doing here of all places, with his coach no less?

Whatever, he thinks, deciding to mind his own business considering there's only 5 minutes left on this session. Ice time is expensive. But it's too late, Zhongli and him make eye contact.

"Ah, Xiao! Good morning. Could you please come here for a second?"

Well, it's not like he could say no, so he skates over to the boards, although begrudgingly, where Zhongli seemed to be showing you around.

"This is Y/N. Although I believe you've seen her before, haven't you?"

Of course Xiao has seen you before. At the Grand Prix Final, then at Four Continents, and finally at Worlds. But that was all three years ago, and he hasn't seen you since.

"I have. A while ago," he responds.

Zhongli smiles. "Well, you have plenty of time to get acquainted now. Y/N will be skating here with us from now on."

Skating with—wait, what?

"I thought she skated for Snezhnaya?"

"Used to. But um, not anymore," you speak up for the first time, and Xiao looks over at you, as if seeing you for the first time, finally registering your presence. His brows furrow in confusion.

"Actually, I've invited Ms. Y/N to skate for Liyue this season." Zhongli adds for you.

Xiao doesn't know what to think of this. How.....strange. Snezhnaya wasn't known for letting their best skaters go, after all. "And they allowed it?" Xiao asks, the question directed at you.

"Allowed would be a generous term to use," you say sheepishly, "but let's just say they didn't have much of a choice."

Xiao gives you a look of skepticism, not quite sure what to think, but in the end, chooses to say nothing.

Zhongli clears his throat. "Ahem, well, I'll leave you two to acquaint yourselves. Y/N, feel free to get on the ice at any time." As he leaves, you shoot him a glance that obviously screams help me, but he doesn't notice. Typical Zhongli.

It's just you and Xiao now. Great.

Xiao used to be your favorite skater of all time. You admired him greatly, not just because of his jumping capability, but because of the grace and artistry he carried himself with. The way he flew across the ice was simply captivating, and every skater would give anything to have his talent and skill. Not to mention he's.....insanely attractive.

And now, you finally get to meet your idol in person. Just not in the way you expected.

"I don't know what you're doing here, but in Liyue, skating is skating," he says, suddenly breaking the silence.

You look up at him in confusion. "What else would it be?"

"I'm saying we don't need the drama that happens in Snezhnaya," he says curtly.

You do understand what he means, and he isn't completely wrong. Snezhnaya had built a reputation over the years, known not only for their superb skaters, but for the drama amongst their students and coaches as well. But, to suggest you would cause drama, just because you had represented Snezhnaya?

"So the rumors are true," you say.

Xiao raises an eyebrow. "What rumors?"

"That you're an ass."

He blinks at you once, and twice, then three times. "What?"

"You're not exactly known for being a ball of sunshine, I mean."

He looks at you as if he can't believe you just spoke to him that way. "And that's not my job. I'm being paid to be a good skater," he says.

"Right, I forgot. Because you don't have to worry about a good reputation like the rest of us," you murmur.

He narrows his eyes at you. "And what do you mean by that?"

"Everyone loves you. Nobody would ever write an article about your bad attitude because frankly, your ever-growing fanbase could care less." You refer to Xiao's immense fame, both in Liyue and the rest of Teyvat. There was no discussing figure skating without discussing Xiao, because simply put, he was the best anyone had ever seen.

"I don't need advice from you of all people on that," he says curtly.

Wow. "And what is that supposed to mean?"

"You went a single season before you caused one of the biggest scandals of our sport. And now? You're irrelevant. Do me a favor and don't walk in here acting like you're better than everyone from now on. Last I checked, you haven't won a thing in two years. Get over yourself."

Xiao steps out of the rink, snaps his skating guards on in two quick motions, and storms off.

...

It's only 7:49 AM, but you're done. Wiped out. Dead. Deceased.

You try a triple salchow, the easiest triple jump. You could do it without a thought before. You make your turn as straight as possible, and launch into it—

You fall.

Get over yourself.

Whatever, salchows were never your favorite anyway.

Skipping over toe loops, because who needs those, you move on to triple loop. You have a love-hate relationship with loops, but before your two-year break from the sport they were starting to grow on you.

You fall again.

You haven't won a thing in two years.

Nope. No way. Xiao's words will not be getting to you. No matter how much you used to idolize him.

Triple flip time. Flips are your favorite, so this has to work.

It in fact, does not work.

You're irrelevant.

Shaking your head, you get up. It's probably a bad idea, but you go for it anyway.

Skating on a backwards outside edge, you draw your foot back and reach, picking into the ice. You spin once, twice—

You went a single season before you caused one of the biggest scandals of our sport.

You slam into the boards.

Okay, ouch. That's gonna leave a bruise, and as much as you hate to admit it, Xiao's words were eating away at you. They were harsh, yes. But deep down, you knew that everything he said was, in some way, true.

"Y/N L/N? Is that you?"

Lifting yourself off of the ice, you peek your head over the boards and see a boy with fluffy light blue hair and matching eyes in a fascinating shade of blue, full of curiosity.

"Oh...hi?" Shit, what was his name again? Something with a C? Ummm—

"I don't know if you really know me....we never formally met, but I'm Chongyun," he says quietly.

"Chongyun! Of course I remember you, you were one of my favorite skaters on junior!" you exclaim.

Hearing this, his pale skin turns a deep red. "M-me? Really? But you're like, one of the best skaters to ever exist..."

"Yeah...well...I only did senior for one season, haha. I don't think that's enough to say I was one of the best," you say sheepishly.

Chongyun shakes his head in disagreement. "No way! After all, how many other skaters can land that many triple axels and quads in one program?"

Xiao can.

The mention of triple axels and quads makes you flinch.

"Sorry...did I say too much?" he lowers his head.

"No, of course not! It's just..." you don't finish.

"What is it?"

"To tell you the truth, I can barely land a triple right now. I've barely touched my skates in the last two years. Zhongli agreed to let me skate here, and even represent Liyue...but how am I supposed to do that when I can't even land a triple salchow?" The gravity of your situation is hitting you now. Your comeback to the sport would not be as easy as you had envisioned.

Chongyun seems to think for a moment, processing everything that you just told him. "Well...at one point, landing quads was a piece of cake for you. I think that if you can do that, then you can do anything." He looks at you with determination.

You smile. "Thanks Chongyun. I'll definitely try my best."

After all, what else could you do?

[pruwinkle]

heizou teaching beginner kazuha how to skate :>

[unimer]

⛸️💝 (all familal & platonic)

Closeup + extra btc

[kazuha-pista-badam]

gofundme link

[keicordelle]

I think Childe would be a good skater. As a born and bred Canadian who learned to skate before learning to run, I can only assume the icy landscape of Snezhnaya would be the perfect place for that in Teyvat. And that grace on the battlefield would surely translate beautifully to the ice. The twirls. The jumps. (The cute little outfits.)

But also, hear me out. Hockey player Childe. Just. Picture it for a moment

[jakessavage]

Today I chose to re-imagine Ganyu as a figure skater! I’m super happy with this one 😄

[asena-queenslayer]

genshin guys as figure skaters (& more) at the rink part 1:

characters: aether, albedo, alhaitham, ayato (& ayaka), baizhu, bennett, chongyun, cyno, dain, diluc, heizou, itto

disclaimer: all headcanons inspired by my own experiences as a former figure skater! honestly this started as just a "genshin tall guys as figure skaters" hc but then I added xiao and it just snowballed from there. there will be headcanons for the girls if there's interest!!

2/2

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aether:

dain's student. late starter but seems to have a knack for skating. moving up pretty fast. just started nilou's ballet classes. actually pretty good at spins & quite flexible too.

albedo:

former competitive figure skater but mostly coaches now. does both Learn to Skate & private coaching. v patient & understanding. great with encouraging the more shy & hesitant kids.

alhaitham:

skating judge. only around for competitions & testing. hella intimidating. leaves v terse comments on tests. somehow, they're not as blunt as he looks. probably went to Worlds in his time.

ayato & ayaka:

extremely good pair skaters. everyone is in awe & lowkey fear of them whenever they're on the ice bc they're so focused & extremely fast. ayaka is super sweet off ice tho & besties with nilou. ayato has all the beginner skaters hanging over the boards wishing he was their partner instead.

baizhu:

medic. often gone on sick leave but always around for competitions. always has a cardigan on bc the building is hella cold, even in the lobby outside the rink. v kind but hopes no one will get injured so that there would be no need for him.

bennett:

in Learn to Skate. honestly probably shouldn't be on the ice but is trying his best. kaeya especially looks out for him. always encouraging the little kids & keeps a positive attitude.

chongyun:

just graduated to the freestyle ice!! unfortunately everyone there is extremely fast and scary. hugs the wall for dear life every time one (or two, in the case of our pair skaters) speeds by. actually started skating bc of his aunt shenhe, who used to figure skate. also takes nilou's classes.

cyno:

one of the guys working at the rink stores. usually the hockey store but occasionally the figure skating one as well. sharpens skates. will yell his bad dad jokes at people from across the lobby just to embarrass them (or maybe himself). also the guy jokingly twirling around & copying the ballet class outside their open door while they're practicing. actually surprisingly good at it.

dain:

serious af coach from Scandinavia or Russia or somewhere in Eastern Europe (no one knows). coached multiple Olympians in the past but has no current ones. scary af. only the really intense parents (the ones living vicariously through their kid) attempt to recruit as their child's coach. best of luck to them, since he only invites his students.

diluc:

arrives later & leaves earlier than kaeya (they drive separately). doesn't skate as often as his brother but has impeccable technique nevertheless. v consistent jumps. puts his waterbottle on whichever side of the boards that kaeya's isn't on. kaeya will move his own waterbottle over just to mess with him. iconic move is a beautiful spread eagle.

heizou:

that one guy from another rink who randomly shows up whenever his rink is closed for maintenance. still knows everyone despite not being a regular. super fun programs & does a lot of showcases.

itto:

hockey player. duh. did you think this guy figure skates. the little kids love him tho. probably the guy they call in for birthday parties.

[meiko3323]

skating sketch studies 2

i was gonna draw one more but realized even tho that pose is pretty cool, it hides the face, thus prob not the best choice for this mini project… so ig ill have to pick out of the 8 i have, or sth similar to them. im not sure which one to choose yet, ill have to start narrowing it down as i work out other details too. such as his costume and hair. as much as i like how his flowy ponytail helps convey movement, i kinda wanna put it up in some fancy braid as well. thoughts? or perhaps preferences of any kaeya mains that come across this? 🤔 the refs were from the same batch as last time - Hanyu Yuzuru via google images ^^

[lileu-u]

my brain merged genshin and figure skating (it was torture)(i just want to sleep now) 🩵 😗✌️

[kunikukitty]

⛸️ WALTZ ON THIN ICE

❆SKATERS

[NAME] - An ice dancer that has been skating with Heizou for three years now. She used to be an actress from Zubayr Film Company, but quit to pursue her dream of performing on ice. Their first performance together captured the heart of many, and ever since that, fans regarded them as the ones with the most chemistry than any other duos.

HEIZOU - [Name]'s partner in ice by contract. His skating career did not started well and only won third place just once. When people started noticing him, it was when with Ayaka, yet their contract lasted only for a year and half because she wanted to be a solo figure skater. It is said that his popularity just bloomed because of his partnership with [Name].

SCARAMOUCHE - Better known by people as the "prodigy" figure skater. Fans said it's only natural, given that he's the son of the renowned olympic champion Raijin Ei. Furthermore, he's on a winstreak. In every competition he joined, there was never a time where he wasn't standing on the highest podium. Due to this, however, he's way too competitive for his own good.

AYAKA - Was deemed as an Ice Princess by the fans, and it's a rightful nickname befitting her.

AYATO - Never joined any competitions, his career in ice is only as a coach.

SAYU - Yashiro Agency's youngest trainee.

...and more coming soon!

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[ciescen]

drawing for the mehrak's toolkit server bingo: sports au

[luxyue]

knife boots — part ii.

xiao x reader, figure skating au

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➥ NEW VOCAB ❝ salchow ❞ one of the easiest jumps; taking off from a backwards outside edge it's generally the first jump you learn as you add more rotations !

ii. zhongli plays matchmaker

“Fuck this shit. I give up.”

“Yeah, well, you’ve given up at least twenty times this session alone.”

Since meeting Chongyun, he's introduced you to his friends, Xingqiu and Xiangling. Xiangling often spends her time helping her dad in the kitchens when she isn’t skating, but Xingqiu has no problem sticking around the rink, making fun of you all day, and he's only known you for, what, a week?

You vaguely remember his older brother, a talented ice dancer whom you’ve also met at international competitions. Xingqiu seems eager to follow in his footsteps, as a blossoming skater in his own right. Although, you would like him better if he didn’t choose to bicker with everyone around him.

“It’s also the twentieth time I’ve fallen on a triple toe. Leave me alone,” you groan.

“Fine, just because I feel bad. But hey, at least you’ve nailed triple sal!” he says, attempting to cheer you up.

You can’t help but roll your eyes. “In case you forgot, a triple salchow is worth basically nothing in singles.”

“Okay, fine. Then just do loops!” Xingqiu says, forgetting you can’t do triple loops yet either.

“I literally can’t—okay, you know what? Fine.”

...

Xiao can’t help but grimace on the inside every time he sees you land flat on your back. Or your side. Or even your face. Which is pretty often, considering you somehow keep choosing the same sessions to skate.

Not that he cares that much, but he’s fallen enough times to know how much it can hurt.

Although he has to admit, your resolve is unwavering. He’s not sure how you managed to fall on your 17th triple flip jump when you can’t even land a triple toe. He’s too caught up in watching you attempt your 18th when someone lightly taps his shoulder. He jumps.

“You know, it would not be above you to try and give her a hand,” says Zhongli.

“Isn’t that your job as a coach? Besides, she seems more intent on trying every jump before she can actually land one.”

“I’ve seen you standing here and watching more often than not. If you’ve noticed that, then why didn’t you just tell her?” Zhongli chides.

“I...” Xiao doesn’t have a good answer.

“I’ll leave you to it then.” Zhongli leaves with a smile on his face.

...

Xiao’s last straw is when you fall attempting a triple lutz.

As you sit there with your butt on the cold ice, contemplating your life choices, he skids towards you.

He sighs. “How many times are you going to attempt things that you obviously can’t do?”

You look at him wide-eyed since you haven’t really spoken to each other after that fucked-up first impression.

Normally you would have something better to say, but your self-esteem has been dwindling with each failed jump. Each time you hit the ice feels as if you’re proving him right.

“Not everyone can do things as effortlessly as you,” is all you can utter out.

Xiao scoffs. “Yeah, well, it’s not like I didn’t work as hard as everyone else to be here.”

“I didn’t mean it like that. But...I gave this sport my everything. Look where it got me,” you sigh.

“You mean winning Nationals, Grand Prix, Four Continents, and Worlds?” he says.

Now that was a surprise. Of course, you were still upset with Xiao after what he had said...but regardless, this was still Xiao Alatus. The best figure skater of all time—the skater you had looked up to during your entire career. Your younger self would’ve beamed with pride from the realization that Xiao had noticed you. “Wow, I didn’t know you were such a big fan of me,” you can’t help but tease, even if it was more like the other way around.

He gives you a glare, although the look in his eyes almost seemed...playful? Perhaps your eyes were playing tricks on you. “Yeah right. More like I was at most of those same competitions.”

You nod, memories of being in the stands with your teammates washing over you. “I remember...and you won. All of them.”

If only you knew that you had been cheering for him back then, too.

A sad smile takes over your face. “But the difference is that you kept winning. Meanwhile, I, like you said, lasted for what? One season?” you say, quoting his harsh words.

He looks away briefly before shrugging. “I was under the impression that you would be competing this season,” he replies.

What’s with the sudden optimism? “I was under the impression that you thought I sucked,” you reply back.

“You do suck.”

Pfft, that’s more like him.

You laugh, clutching your heart and feigning agony. “You wound me.”

Xiao rolls his eyes once again, scoffing at you. “I meant right now. But...you seem to forget you were doing quads and triple axels not too long ago.” He says the last part quietly, stringing the words together as if afraid to compliment you.

Not sure what to say or think of it, you give him a look. “Yeah, well, I’m barely doing triples and double axels now. What’s the use of competing like this?”

Crossing his arms, he responds. “Yeah, well, you have three months before the season starts. I’m sure the former world champion can recover at least a triple-triple combination before then.”

You open your mouth to speak. Then frown.

“What?” Xiao questions.

“Well...about that.”

Xiao is confused. “...Yes?”

“Snezhnaya.”

“What about it?”

Shoot. You’ve backed yourself into a corner. “I don’t know if I should tell you. I’m not saying their methods were good in any way, but sometimes I wonder whether I can actually skate the way I used to without them,” you admit hesitantly, hoping he doesn’t push for more.

“Methods?” Xiao’s expression becomes a stern one.

Shit.

“Um, yeah. Training methods,” you say, hoping for the best.

Now, Xiao just looks insulted. “I hope you aren’t insulting Zhongli’s methods.�� Oh thank Baal.

“Of course not! He coached you after all. I wouldn’t have come here otherwise. I just don’t know if I have the...strength.”

“If you can survive whatever shit show Snezhnaya has going on, I’m sure you’ll be fine,” he reassures. You know instantly that he’s talking about the long-standing rumors of the grueling training that the Snezhnayan coaches put their students through.

...They weren’t all wrong, unfortunately.

“That’s not—actually, well...nevermind. But that’s not exactly my issue.”

“Then what is it?”

You sigh. “I just...in Snezhnaya, everything is so structured. Our entire days—no, lives, are practically laid out in front of us. Without that sort of supervision, I feel like I don’t know what to do on my own.”

Xiao offers you no pity. “So, you’re lazy, basically.”

Talk about brutally honest.

You can’t even reject his claims. “Umm...yeah. Essentially I just...don’t know how to practice,” you embarrassedly admit. What kind of world-class figure skater can’t practice on their own?

Surprisingly, he nods in understanding. “I can tell. I was wondering why you would go from triple salchow to triple lutz,” he says.

“Right. Because we skate the same sessions...” An idea pops into your head. Whether it’s good or bad...well, you’ll find out.

“You should help me practice.” You blurt out.

“What?” Okay, maybe not a good idea.

“You...should help me practice. Since we skate the same sessions. And since you’re very obviously much better than me.” If he doesn’t say yes—

“Are you sure? I’ve been told that people think I’m an ass. Not exactly a ball of sunshine...” he quotes your words.

You grimace, remembering what you said. “Sorry, I might’ve gotten a little carried away there. But don’t act as if you weren’t the one being rude first.”

“I suppose I was rather harsh too.” His words shock you to the core. He almost looked sorry, too. How did he go from ignoring you all week to this?

“So...is that a yes?”

“I’ll think about it.”

Careful to hide your excitement, you offer him a smile. “I guess that’s better than a no.”

On the inside, though, you’re dying. Xiao Alatus might help train you.

...

Zhongli smiles, watching you two from the security footage in his office.

[pruwinkle]

heizou as a figure skater?