In the women's 110-meter platform final of the World Swimming Championships in Budapest, there were obviously 12 people competing on the field. However, due to the fault advantages of Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan, which can be said to "win in the atmosphere", the gold medal competition became the only one. A contest limited to two people. In the final, which ended in the early hours of Tuesday morning Beijing time, Shanghai athlete Chen Yuxi successfully defended the title with 417.25 points, while Quan Hongchan won the runner-up (416.95 points) with an extremely slim margin of 0.3 points.
At last year's Tokyo Olympics, the "three little ones" of the Chinese diving team were impressive. Quan Hongchan, who became famous in the women's 10-meter platform, and Zhang Jiaqi /Chen Yuxi, who won the gold medal in the women's synchronized platform event. These three cute little girls have become many people's fond memories of the Olympics. Now, 10 months have passed. Although the "Three Little Ones" have neatly appeared in Budapest with the team, the registration items and combination forms have changed.
This time, Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan are rivals in the women's 10-meter platform event, but they are partners in the double platform event. Zhang Jiaqi, who just turned 18 last month, was more affected by the developmental period than Quan Hongchan. Taking into account the actual situation, the combination of Zhang Jiaqi and Chen Yuxi has been split before. During the preparation period for the Paris Olympics, Chen Yuxi/Quan Hongchan became the new number one of the Chinese team in the women's platform synchronized event. At this World Championships, Zhang Jiaqi will only contribute to the mixed all-around in non-Olympic events.
When talking about the relationship with Quan Hongchan, who is both a rival and a new partner, Chen Yuxi said that they have been competing in a healthy way. "This feeling of being both a partner and an opponent is hard to describe. We are in healthy competition, and only with competition can we have the motivation to move forward. If we stay in the comfort zone, we will not find the next goal. The double 10-meter platform, I hope we both Just turn pressure into motivation and jump out of the normal level. "
Affected by the epidemic, this World Championships is the first international competition that the Chinese diving team has participated in since the Tokyo Olympics (it went to Abu Dhabi to participate in the short course in December last year. The World Championships are exhibition matches). Therefore, apart from team training and test competitions, Quan Hongchan has no international performance record in platform synchronized events. Chen Yuxi, who is one year older and has more experience in doubles competitions, what results can she achieve this time with Quan Hongchan? This is very much worth looking forward to.
According to the World Championships diving schedule, the finals of the women's 10-meter platform synchronized event will be held this Thursday.
