The surfing champion who learned from the merman [rebirth]

The No.18 World Surfing Championships was scheduled to be held in Iceland, which actually exceeded everyone's expectations.

Iceland has many icebergs, and extreme sportsmen who love ice climbing often come to challenge them.

At the same time, because of its proximity to the Arctic Circle, there are very beautiful auroras here.

But this country is actually not very suitable for people to surf.

Iceland is located in the Arctic Circle, and the highest temperature in summer is between seven and twelve degrees.

Although the wind on the sea is strong enough, it is not suitable for this kind of crazy water sports.

But being able to surf in this country is actually a very special experience.

Some surfers who like wild waves will bring their own surfboards, drive on Highway [-] in Iceland, and get off the car to try when they see suitable waves.

If you are lucky, you may encounter the aurora.

This kind of experience can't be felt when surfing in other places.

The World Championships held in Iceland this time, in the eyes of most people, is mainly due to the tides in Iceland.

In the case of large tides, surfing is exciting and intriguing.

Only when the competition is exciting enough can it attract widespread attention, and this is also the first shot for the upcoming Olympic surfing event.

The events of the World Surfing Championships are very detailed. It is not just short board surfing like the Olympic Games. It also has various types such as long board surfing and kite surfing.

The longboard group and shortboard group are divided according to age, and are also divided into three groups: U15, U18 and adult.

It is different from the entertainment United Cup surfing competition held in Huaguowei City before.

The world championships gathered masters from all over the world. Everyone participated in the name of the country and worked hard for the country they belonged to.

Surf fans from many countries gathered here from all over the world, expecting their own country's players to win the medal in this competition.

With everyone looking forward to it, the [-]th World Surfing Championships finally kicked off.

Iceland also attaches great importance to this game this time, as can be seen from the equipment at the game site.

On the black sandy beach, all the equipment is completely white without any impurities.

White edge giant LED screen, white music equipment, white roses.

Although in Shiman's view, this kind of all white made him a little uncomfortable.

After all, in Huaguo tradition, white is the color of mourning, especially when paired with this kind of pitch black.

But in the eyes of Westerners, white is the purest color and represents the most holy thing.

Iceland has the cleanest air and water.

Around [-] o'clock in the morning, many media arrived at the black sand beach.

With their press cards, they lined up neatly and prepared to enter the game site.

Lake is a senior reporter for the Eagle National Sports News. He was a little impatient with a cigarette in his mouth: "Why are the security facilities so troublesome?"

A familiar reporter next to him said: "I heard that the president came to watch the game this time, so the security of the whole game has been upgraded."

"President?" Lake raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

The World Championships is a relatively large-scale competition, and the host country usually has official personnel to watch it, but usually it is the officials from the sports bureau of the host country who come to watch the game.

So Lake did not expect that the World Championship hosted by Iceland was actually the president who came to watch the game.

The reporters were also very surprised by the news, chattering and discussing:

"Why does the President of Iceland come to watch the game? Does he like surfing?"

"That's not true. I heard it was because the youngest daughter of the President of Iceland participated in this competition."

Lake was taken aback: "You mean Martha? Isn't she only 16 years old?"

"It is indeed Martha. She is participating in the short board surfing of the U18 group." The person who just spoke nodded and continued: "Martha wanted to participate in the U15 group of the World Championships the year before last, but was rejected by her father. Said that this time it was because the youngest daughter liked the president that she won the host of the World Championships."

"Then I wonder if there will be a phenomenon of bribing the judges?" Lake clicked his tongue twice and said.

Surfing competitions are highly subjective, and most of the scoring is in the hands of the judges.

It is equivalent to saying that at the scene of the surfing competition, the judges control the life and death of the contestants and the birth of the gold medal.

Others shook their heads and said, "Probably not, the judging system is new."

Lake was taken aback: "What new system?"

"It seems to be a random judge." The man thought for a while, then changed the subject: "Who do you think will win the gold medal this time?"

This seemed to open a new topic again, and the reporters muttered:

"Gold medal? I don't think Xu Mu from the flag country participated this time. Only Maltz and Chikas participated in the top ten in the world. I guess the gold medal should be between them."

"That's not necessarily true. It's possible to kill a dark horse."

"A dark horse? It's also possible that surfing in Iceland is different from previous competitions. It will test the psychological quality of these people."

"Then it is very likely that the competition-type players will get good results this time."

Competitive athletes are usually more excited than usual during competitions, and their performance will be better than training.

The training athletes are just the opposite. Once in the official competition, there will be accidents and they will not be able to perform at their normal level.

Someone once speculated that this is determined by the psychological quality of the athletes.

But later everyone discovered that this state can actually be achieved through cultivation.

When coaches train athletes, they will deliberately cultivate an attitude of being high-spirited and arrogant.

Because if you see a player who is stronger than yourself, you have already flinched before the game, how can you continue the game?

Therefore, sometimes everyone will ridicule sports students for being arrogant, and it seems that there is a reason for it.

However, just being arrogant but lacking strength will become the laughing stock of the audience.

Therefore, a true competitive player needs to be extremely confident, both inwardly and outwardly.

The security speed of the World Championships is actually quite fast, and the reporters were arranged to the game site after a while.

Looking at the black sand and black water in front of them, they raised their cameras.

I have to say that Iceland's black sand beaches are indeed among the top ten beaches in the world.

The black gravel feels very delicate when stepped on, and it is no different from other white sand and yellow sand.

Lake also held up his camera, filming the scene of the game.

Suddenly, a young man with honey-colored skin and red and white sportswear appeared in his lens.

The opponent was sitting on the player's bench, propping his chin in a daze.

The young man seemed to sense Lake's gaze, and slightly raised his eyelids to look over.

When the two met their gazes, a polite smile appeared on the corner of the young man's mouth.

Lake pressed the shutter and took a screenshot of this scene.

When Shi Man saw a reporter taking a picture of himself, he smiled and looked away.

His heart was very calm, but he could feel his body trembling slightly.

The youth was sure that it was not trembling from nervousness, but from excitement.

Yes, it is excitement.

From childhood to adulthood, he was very excited whenever he met a game.

That kind of excitement came from the depths of my heart, and I couldn't control it at all.

Even if you are ready for the combination of surfing, you will suddenly want to change your combination because you are on the top of the wave.

So it wasn't because he was lazy that he didn't prepare for the surfing tricks, but because he wasn't sure if he would change it on the spur of the moment.

In the last United Cup surfing competition, he also changed a lot of movements on the spur of the moment.

But it worked out pretty well that time.

Shi Man looked towards the distance of the sea, and the words his father said to him before slowly emerged in his heart.

"Shiman, you are a natural competitive player, but remember that confidence comes from your ability, and your ability brings you confidence, both are indispensable."

Yes, confidence and strength, both are indispensable.

The World Surfing Championships held in Iceland is a grand event in the surfing world, but no audience from China went there to watch the competition.

This is because Iceland is about 1 kilometers away from China, and there is no direct flight. It takes at least ten hours to arrive in Iceland including the transit time.

However, although Huaguo fans did not come to the scene, everyone watched the live broadcast of the sports station online.

The commentator selected by the sports channel is Wang Bo, who is very familiar to people. He has commented on water sports for more than ten years.

Wang Bo has a nickname, called Wang Shen.

Every time he explains, he can't help but praise and criticize. Almost everything needs to be heard from the opposite angle.

This is also a major feature of him.

This feature makes Wang Bo popular with many people, so the sports events he explains will also flood in many fans who are not in the sports world.

The webcast video is a little slower for a few seconds, and there is a bit of a freeze phenomenon.

When Wang Bo's voice sounded, it meant that the game was about to officially start.

"Hi everyone, I am your familiar friend, Wang Bo. This time I will explain the competition process of the [-]th World Surfing Championships."

"Although this is not the first time I have commented on the Surfing World Championships, this is definitely my happiest and most exciting commentary! Huaguo Surfing Team has three players who have qualified for the competition. This is the first time that Huaguo has participated in the Surfing World Championships I hope to make persistent efforts and break the record of zero medals!"

Following Wang Bo's words, different barrages appeared on the screen.

[Although this sentence sounds very exciting, why do I always feel weird? ! 】

[The barrage above is a newcomer, isn't Wang Shen always openly praises and secretly criticizes, so you have to listen to his words backwards]

【Let me translate what he said. This is my most humiliating commentary. It's a shame that only three people from the Huaguo Surfing Team qualified for the competition. 】

[Haha, the answer is correct upstairs. I have seen the opening ceremony. There are at least five or two contestants in other countries, but only three in our country? 】

[I no longer laugh at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, those teams with only one or two players entering. 】

[No wonder the surfing team didn't participate in the opening ceremony. It's a pity that only three people participated in our billion-dollar country. 】

[Two of the three were sent in by the privilege card...]

【…】

The commentator Wang Bo glanced at the screen facing him, which was showing the real-time barrage of the live video.

He turned his gaze back to the competition scene and continued: "The Huaguo Surfing National Team has just been established for two months. The Qiguo and Maple Leaf surfing teams have a history of the past ten years. Three players entered the World Championships in two months. And they have only had six players enter the World Championships in more than ten years, at least we beat them in proportion."

"And our country of Hua is a great country with a long history and a rising Eastern Lion. This competition will definitely be very exciting."

Faced with the optimism of the commentator Wang Bo, the bullet screen mercilessly complained:

[Let me translate, our country has grown up for thousands of years, which is several times longer than the history of the flag country for hundreds of years, but our surfing team was established in less than a fraction of the time, this competition will definitely be very exciting shame. 】

[Hahahaha, the upstairs is correct! 】

[I feel the same way! 】

There was some mockery in Wang Bo's eyes, and he cleared his throat: "The morning of the competition will be the competition of the short board group, the U15, U18 and comprehensive group competitions, let us wait and see."

Following the commentator's words, in the video, many players on the bench stood up and prepared to go to the checkpoint.

After hearing the reminder on the broadcast to go to the inspection point, Shiman also stood up.

At this time, he suddenly found a familiar white player in front of him.

When he met the eyes of the white player, he realized that it was Maltz.

Maltz raised the number plate in his hand, and said provocatively: "Hey, isn't this a newcomer to XGAME? We are in the same group, and I will show you professional surfing later."

Shi Man raised his eyes and glanced at the other party, raised his eyebrows slightly: "Wait and see!"