In the women’s synchronized 10m platform final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, Chinese divers Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan won gold, giving them a resounding triumph. With wins in the men’s synchronized 10m platform and women’s synchronized 3m springboard events, China has now won the third gold in diving and the seventh at the Games.
Chen and Quan’s amazing performance, which displays extraordinary technique and collaboration, maintains China’s dominance in Olympic diving.
The Chinese diving team demonstrated their superiority in the women’s synchronized 10m platform event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
After outperforming their rivals by more than 13 points in the first two rounds with excellent dives, they started doing increasingly challenging dives in the third round.
Their lead grew rapidly thanks to their consistent and excellent performances; by the last round, they had a commanding 43.20-point lead over the second-place team and had won the gold medal. China’s outstanding performance, which included a gold medal from Chen and her previous diving partner, Zhang Jiaqi, solidified their place as the event’s winners.
Quan and Chen’s golden streak in synchronized 10m platform events
Quan and Chen started participating in synchronized diving competitions at the beginning of 2022, and they soon became a formidable team. Together, they have won gold medals at major events like the Asian Games, World Cup, and World Championships in the women’s synchronized 10m platform.
Notably, Quan’s victory in the 10m platform gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics was followed by her debut in the synchronized event.
Quan stated; “Obviously, I want to perform to the best of my abilities and stand atop the highest podium. I always feel like I could be doing better.”