The public opinion about Tang Yibai is still fermenting. Many people think that Tang Yibai has no strength and likes to hype, so they are all looking forward to him losing in the next day's game. This is a popular slap in the face, how can people miss it.
They felt that this expectation was not fantastic, because Tang Yibai's score was nearly two seconds behind Elpsi! Swimming 100 meters can make a difference of two seconds, indicating that this person is really useless.
From this point of view you can see insiders and outsiders. Elpsey's 100-meter self-time record was 46.90 seconds. Tang Yibai's last 100-meter self-timer was 48.52 seconds. Looking at this number alone, the difference between the two is 1.62 seconds. So this view is barely correct.
But there were two things they didn't notice.
First, Elpsey's world record was created in the era of "shark skin". At that Olympic Games, the players wore swimsuits made of shark skin, and they swam with unprecedented good results. An unbreakable world record. After that, the sharkskin swimsuit was banned, and the performance of the athletes dropped. Even Elpsey himself never swam past 47 seconds in the subsequent competition. His last Olympic time was 47.48. So according to the current situation, the gap between Tang Yibai and Elpsi is just over a second.
Second, it is said on the Internet that 48.52 seconds is Tang Yibai's "best match result in history", yes, because Tang Yibai has only beaten it this time! This result is his only competition result, of course, the best. Generally speaking, very few people swim beyond their limits at once, and they all increase gradually. So Tang Yibai's best score should be better than this number.
To sum up, Yun Duo feels that netizens have far underestimated Tang Yibai's strength. She used these two reasons to go to the forum to refute everyone, but she was scolded like a dog and had to retreat.
Due to the anticipation of face slaps by netizens, the Winter Swimming Championships received a lot of extra attention, the search index skyrocketed within a day, and the relevant comment area of the news website was also very lively, almost scaring the editor on duty.
Even Chen Siqi, who is in the entertainment gossip circle, heard about it. Chen Siqi still remembers the shocking feeling she felt when she saw Tang Yibai (the photo), to be honest, she has never encountered such a feeling in the entertainment industry for so long. She called Yun Duo to inquire about the matter. After learning what happened, Chen Siqi said angrily, "Damn it, why is the media in your sports circle as shameless as our gossip circle! Where to put it!"
"It's just that some people are like that." Yun Duo also tried to justify his own circle.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm going to clean up Tang Yibai, clean it up!"
"What is whitewashing, he is quite white in the first place."
"Yeah," Chen Siqi became interested, "I found that the swimmers are quite white. Is it because of the bleach in the pool?"
"You can try and wash your face with bleach every day."
Chen Siqi thought about it and thought it was terrible, so forget it.
Yun Duo asked her again, "How are you going to correct Tang Yibai's name?"
"As for this, we have to wait until the end of tomorrow's game, and then make a plan based on the specific results. Don't worry, the hype of the stars is gone. Sister is someone who has seen the world. It's up to me."
Chen Siqi doesn't know whether she is reliable or not, but she only knows that since this guy has been in the entertainment industry, he is very good at flickering.
The next day, the Winter Championship kicked off in this high-profile atmosphere. Tang Yibai's 100m self-scheduled on the first day, the morning preliminaries and semi-finals, and the afternoon finals. Qi Ruifeng's 100-meter freestyle is also very good. If Tang Yibai can't swim over Qi Ruifeng this time, or even if he does, his result is not better than the previous 48.52 seconds, then you can imagine what will greet him. ridicule.
Yun Duo secretly sweated for Tang Yibai.
Even Qi Ruifeng guessed the difficulty of Tang Yibai's situation. He hesitated several times before the game, but in the end Tang Yibai seemed impatient with him and asked him, "What do you want to say?"
"You can't lose." Qi Ruifeng said worriedly.
"So, you want to retire? Want to release water?"
Qi Ruifeng didn't answer, he really thought about it. It's not to say how confident he is that he can beat Tang Yibai. Things on the field are not so absolute. Similarly, Tang Yibai is not 100% able to beat him.
Tang Yibai shook his head with a solemn expression, "Qi Ruifeng, you must know that doing your best on the field is the greatest respect for your opponent."
Qi Ruifeng nodded. Tang Yibai is always right.
So Qi Ruifeng participated in the competition with the mentality of doing his best.
This game is fantastic.
Today's men's 100-meter freestyle final was later called a "history" by some senior swimmers. In such a "not so important" competition, Qi Ruifeng played well, creating a personal best result in this event in his career, swimming the final time of 48.27 seconds.
What is the concept of 48 seconds 27? The previous Asian record was set by a Japanese player at 48.35 seconds. Qi Ruifeng's performance has already broken the Asian record.
But his name will not appear on the updated list of Asian records. Because just 0.23 seconds before he broke the record, someone had already occupied that position.
Tang Yibai, 48 seconds 04!
Today, when the record was set in milliseconds, he won the championship with a domineering 0.3 seconds surpassing the Asian record. When this result came out, the audience was shocked!
It's incredible, this young man, this is only his second game after the rematch, in just two months, his score has improved by nearly 0.5 seconds! 0.5 seconds! For a fast event like the 100-meter freestyle that ends almost in the blink of an eye, this number is really scary!
The score of 48 seconds, a world-class level, was created by a young man who has been criticized recently in such an inconspicuous game.
Many people at the scene were shocked and excited about it. In contrast, the young man who created this record was much calmer. He gave Qi Ruifeng a high five in the swimming pool. After getting out of the water, he looked as usual, but he was gasping for breath due to the strenuous exercise. As he walked through the media section, he let reporters crackle their pictures, fiddle with cameras, and listen patiently to their questions.
"Tang Yibai, how do you feel about your performance today?"
"Tang Yibai, you broke the Asian record today with a huge improvement of 0.3 seconds. How do you feel now?"
"Tang Yibai, your achievements are currently unmatched in China, and even second to none in Asia, so what's your next goal, challenge Elpsi?"
"Tang Yibai, netizens say you are imaginative about your appointment against Elpsi, what do you think?"
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The reporters were too quick to talk. After a while, they asked a lot of questions. Tang Yibai was hesitating which one to answer first. Then he saw that on the periphery of the reporters on the first floor, there was a man trying to squeeze forward. She held the camera in one hand and the voice recorder in the other. Due to the crowd, her hair was a little messy, but she couldn't care about her image and tried very hard to grab a place to speak.
Well, her ability to grab positions is always so bad. He didn't mind giving her a hand.
Tang Yibai took a step back. Based on the difference in leg length, his small step was equivalent to one giant leap for reporters, and when the reporters unknowingly stepped forward to follow him, he easily circled and circled behind them.
Hey, hey, hey, don't play with people like this... The reporters are in a mess.
The reporters turned around, expecting to see Tang Yibai's back, but he stopped. Now he was facing them, or rather, facing her—a girl.
He smiled at the girl with a particularly beautiful smile, "What question do you want to ask?"
The hearts of other reporters instantly turned into a roaring leader. I'm going to go, this guy is actually hooking up girls! Nima, can't you happily talk to reporters about ideals and life just after breaking the record? As soon as you get out of the water, you run to hook up with the little girl, you really don't miss a chance! Damn girl, you can find it hidden behind us, and her eyes are so good, isn't she made of titanium alloy? Speaking of which, what kind of fairy is this girl? I'm really curious to say...
So several reporters circled in front of the girl, gossiping and wanting to see her true face.
As a reporter, Yun Duo has never been watched by so many reporters before, and the pressure is very high. She held up the recorder, trying to keep her voice steady and steady. She asked, "Mr. Tang Yibai, first of all, congratulations to you for breaking the Asian record. Today's result is much better than two months ago. I believe many people are as surprised as me. How did you do it?"
Tang Yibai nodded at her, "Thank you. In fact, my training hasn't changed much. The reason why everyone sees me improving by nearly 0.5 seconds in two months is because I was only adapting to the first competition to find It felt dominant. It wasn't at my normal level that time."
"So today is your normal level? Or an extraordinary level?"
"The result of the swim today was better than I expected, but it's not extraordinary. If it was extraordinary, I would definitely be able to swim in 48 seconds."
"So the next goal is to swim in 48 seconds?"
"That's right," he smiled, his tone relaxed, "after all, I'm the one who wants to challenge Elpsey."
Yun Duo was also amused by his self-deprecating humor.
The two of them interacted well, but they made the people around them very popular: Do you really think we are air? Are you going to make this an interview site? !
Someone was unwilling and asked another question, but Tang Yibai pretended not to hear.
The reporter really wanted to knock the microphone on Tang Yibai's head.
The time is coming, and they can't stay by the pool for too long. Yun Duo took the time to ask the last question: "So what do you want to say to the majority of swimming fans now?"
Tang Yibai thought for a while, then raised his eyebrows slightly, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, and said slowly, "I'm here."