“Alright!”
Chen Shu, of course, didn't refuse: "But...you need to master the 720 flip before you can try this!"
"The 1080 flip requires a high level of skill, and control over height, airtime and footwork."
In general, women's skills and difficulty are much lower than men's, and so are the scores.
Zeng Wen Hui, let alone a 720, sometimes even misjudged the 360 flip in the competition.
While for male athletes, this is basically a basic move.
This also shows the big difference between men and women in this sport.
……..
Sitting on the bus going back, Chen Shu subconsciously took out his phone and checked the group messages.
In the national swimming team's group, there was a lot of new information.
Zhang Yu Fei won the bronze medal in the women's 100-meter butterfly.
She unfortunately lost to Hu Si Ke and Gretchen Walsh, both of whom are Chinese-Americans.
But these two girls were indeed strong, both swam within 56 seconds, but their faces were terribly purple; even a Chinese-American was like this, so it definitely wasn't a racial issue.
The key is that when she went to the awards ceremony, her face still had purple spots.
Gretchen Walsh was even the first person in the world to test negative for urine before the competition.
Zhang Yu Fei finished third with a score of 56.21 seconds.
She was the champion in this event in the last competition.
This time, she had been tested for urine 30 times.
Not to mention the blood tests and in-competition tests.
Her condition was indeed not at its best, and most importantly, she was older than she was four years ago.
Four years ago, she could easily swim at 56 seconds, but now she was 0.5 seconds slower.
While in the men's 100-meter backstroke semi-finals, "Jiapiao" (lit. "Turtle", a nickname for a swimmer) topped the group and preliminary rounds, defending his status as Asia's number one backstroke swimmer.
As for another gold medal competition, Qin Haiyang performed poorly with a time of 59.10 seconds...finishing fourth, unfortunately missing the bronze medal!
This was the most unexpected thing.
Chen Shu stared at it for a few seconds before he dared to confirm the information.
Qin Haiyang actually didn't even get a medal, let alone a gold medal.
"How is this possible?"
Chen Shu scrolled through the chat history.
The men's 100-meter breaststroke was very strange this time, with the overall times being slower.
Qin Haiyang holds the world youth record in the 100-meter breaststroke.
He usually swims within 58 seconds, and his best time is 57.69 seconds!
He could swim at 58 seconds casually, but this time he was about 1 second slower than his usual pace.
So the depth of the pool does indeed have a big impact on the speed of the breaststroke.
Adam Peaty, the world record holder in this event, won the silver medal.
His time was only 59.05 seconds, 0.05 seconds faster than Qin Haiyang.
The result was actually not very ideal.
You know, his world record is 56.88 seconds!
Although he's not at his peak performance now, he could easily swim at 58 seconds, and he was also over 1 second slower this time.
"Haiyang, you still have the 200-meter breaststroke!"
"That's right, don't put too much pressure on yourself!"
"Just get a good night's sleep!"
"You only slept for 5 hours in 3 days, your condition must be bad..."
"He also encountered the V-wave!"
Many people in the group were comforting him. Chen Shu couldn't say anything. He watched the video of the 100-meter breaststroke final; everyone's mentality and ability to handle pressure are different.
Qin Haiyang's pressure was much greater than Pan Zhanle's.
Firstly, he was being targeted.
Because he performed so well in the World Championships.
He broke the world youth record in the 100-meter breaststroke and holds the world record in the 200-meter breaststroke. As soon as he landed, like Zhang Yu Fei, he was subjected to frequent urine tests.
He is known worldwide as the gold medal contender in the men's 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke.
Secondly, he also had his own frustration.
The more his opponents targeted him, the more he wanted to win the gold medal.
But he didn't get a good rest and put too much pressure on himself, which caused him to perform poorly in the preliminary rounds.
This time, in the 100-meter breaststroke final, he actually regained some of his form after China won gold.
Chen Shu watched the competition video and actually understood why Qin Haiyang didn't win the championship.
The V-wave!
This was the main factor, mentality and pressure were secondary.
In the first 50 meters, Qin Haiyang actually had a clear advantage. He was far ahead of the second place, with a strong underwater turn.
But in the last 25 meters, he encountered the dreaded V-shaped resistance wave.
The pool in Paris is shallow, which means that breaststroke swimmers will experience greater wave resistance than usual.
If a swimmer on one side is faster than you, you will be affected by the resistance on that side.
At this point, it's not too serious.
But if both swimmers on your sides are fast, then a V-wave will form.
And because the pool is shallow, this wave is bigger than what is usually encountered.
This theoretically affects all swimmers, which is why the overall scores of all swimmers in the final were poor.
But Qin Haiyang was the one who was most affected.
Many people were affected on one side, but he was affected by the two-sided force for a long time in the final stage.
This was because the two swimmers on his sides were both very strong.
In the first half of the race, Qin Haiyang's speed was faster than the American swimmer next to him, so he was only affected by the wave on one side.
But in the later stages, the other American swimmer suddenly surged ahead, forming a V-shape.
The sudden wave would definitely increase resistance suddenly, disrupting Qin Haiyang's swimming rhythm.
This is why, during the competition, it seemed like he was paddling frantically, but he still looked slow.
Because...the resistance was too great.
The Italian swimmer who won the gold medal by luck, the swimmer on his other side, by the edge of the pool, swam very slowly.
So he was only affected by the one-sided resistance from the British swimmer next to him the whole time.
This gave him an opportunity and allowed him to conserve his energy for the final push.
This was a stroke of luck.
Otherwise, with his previous scores, he would have been very difficult to win the championship, not to mention Qin Haiyang, Adam Peaty could have easily beaten him.
Compared to him, they were both over 1 second faster.
So all swimmers actually know about this problem.
"The 200-meter breaststroke still has opportunities!"
"This time he was just unlucky!"
Qin Haiyang has a better chance of winning gold in the 200-meter breaststroke than the 100-meter breaststroke, after all, he is the world record holder in this event.
"What a pity!"
Chen Shu glanced at the other athletes' qualifications.
Men's 200-meter freestyle...all failed to qualify.
In the women's 200-meter freestyle, Li Bing Jie and Yang Jun Xuan qualified for the finals by narrowly taking the last two spots, finishing seventh and eighth.
"This...."
The men's 200-meter freestyle shouldn't be so bad!
The women's performance was just average, while the men's performance was sluggish.
Pan Zhanle should have been able to qualify for the finals, although he would definitely not be able to win the top three.
"Pan Ge, what happened?"
"How come we don't have a single finalist in the men's 200-meter freestyle?"
Chen Shu secretly sent a message to Pan Zhanle.
"I won't be able to get a medal, so Coach Cui asked me to give up; I'll focus on preparing for the 200-meter freestyle relay the day after tomorrow!"
Pan Zhanle replied quickly. Chen Shu understood: "You scared me, I thought you were under pressure too!"
"Of course I am, but...I'm listening to Coach Cui!"
"Even if I qualify for the finals, I won't be able to get a medal."
"Also, the 200-meter freestyle final and the relay are only a few hours apart."
"If I compete in the evening and then have to swim the relay early the next morning, I definitely won't be able to swim both races."
"After all, I still have several races in the next few days!"
Pan Zhanle has to compete in the 100-meter freestyle, 100-meter medley relay….
When Chen Shu heard this, he understood.
Compared to not getting a medal in the 200-meter freestyle final, the 200-meter freestyle relay could win a medal.
Then they definitely need to secure the relay, any coach knows to make the right choice.
It's unrealistic for them to compete in both events.
They would have to give it their all in the finals, and then swim the relay early the next morning, they would be exhausted.
And they wouldn't be able to handle it.
The best thing is to have one race per day.
If they have to compete in multiple races, they should be done consecutively.
If they don't have enough rest time, their muscles will be very tired.
"Oh, by the way, your skateboarding competition will be over tomorrow night, right?"
"Coach Cui asked you to come to the training camp, he should have something to tell you!"
"Okay!"
Chen Shu, unsurprisingly, will be competing in the 200-meter freestyle relay.
It was because he saw the potential in Chen Shu's 200-meter freestyle that Cui Deng Rong was even more determined to secure a medal in this relay event.
Back at the skateboarding dormitory, Team Leader Liu Junzhu and Head Coach Yu Wenhao didn't say anything, just told everyone to get a good rest.
The skateboarding team wasn't as tense as the swimming team. In the 10 days of competition, they only had 6 races, 3 of which were prelims.
Chen Shu rarely didn't play on his phone. He added the over 300 experience points he accumulated from today's skateboarding practice, plus the previous rewards, to the "Airtime" skill.
Skateboarding
——【Airtime lv26】：Advanced Skill. Gain an extra 1 second of aerial support. The higher the level, the longer the support time.
The level increased, but the time didn't.
But Chen Shu had studied it for a long time, and he knew some details about the system.
Many skills, while they seem like the time hasn't changed, are actually not displayed after the decimal point.
After a small level-up, there's still a slight improvement in the skill, you can feel it in your own body.
Because Chen Shu's previous airtime was 1.5-1.6 seconds.
Now he has reached 1.8 seconds!
"I wonder how much extra time I will get when Airtime reaches Master level?"
"If it's 2 seconds... "
Chen Shu didn't dare to think about what absurd heights he could push skateboarding to.
If he gets first place in tomorrow's prelims, Chen Shu will get 2000 experience points.
Just enough to level up to Master level.
"Then can I...challenge a 1440 that's never been done in human history?"
The 1080 flip, many skateboarders have completed it at some point in their career or while practicing.
The only thing that's never been done is the 1440.
Many people who have landed a 1080 have tried to do four rotations, but...they all failed.
If Chen Shu's airtime can reach over 2 seconds, far exceeding human limits, then this 1440...shouldn't be a problem.
"I have to give it a try, don't I?"
Chen Shu had a new plan for tomorrow's two skateboarding competitions.