The Chinese diving dream team actually lost, and it was a big score! Have you ever thought of this historically rare result? The 2021 Short Pool Swimming World Championships are being held in Abu Dhabi, and in addition to the Chinese swimming team continuing to compete for gold and silver in the pool, the Chinese diving team has sent an ultra-luxurious lineup to compete. In a highly anticipated diving exhibition match, the Chinese team, led by Olympic champions such as Quan Hongchan and Wang Han, made major mistakes in the competition and finally won only third place. At the award ceremony after the game, the Chinese team only stood on the podium of the third place, which triggered heated discussion among netizens.
For the world diving traditional hegemony Chinese team, in the case of the main lineup, there has never been such an embarrassing result. Some netizens said that this is just an exhibition match with an entertainment and commercial nature, and the result of the game does not have to be too concerned. As everyone knows, the Chinese team is represented by Wang Han, the women's three-meter board double champion of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Quan Hongchan, the champion of the women's ten-meter platform, and the world champion Lian Junjie, who almost represent the highest level of diving in the world today. This time, they lost to the Brazilian team and the British team, which are not diving powers, so that many foreign media have bluntly said "unthinkable"!
In this diving exhibition competition, due to the impact of the epidemic and the rest of the personnel, the Chinese team sent 4 players to participate in the competition, and the most famous one was Quan Hongchan. The competition was divided into two days, the first day was a competition for the board event, and the second day was a 10-meter stage showdown. The appearance of Quan Hongchan made the whole audience thunder with joy, although it has not been trained for a long time, but quan Hongchan's game status is still hot, she once again brought everyone the "splash disappearance technique" in the single jump, and also completed the mixed double action with her partner Li Zheng.
But the accident happened to Lian Junjie, who had appeared before, due to the first high-altitude diving outdoors, Lian Junjie's sense of direction was not well controlled, and there was a major mistake when entering the water, only 36.3 points, creating a new career low. Although several other teammates played well, the pit dug by Lian Junjie was too big, and in the end, the Chinese team won the third place with a score of 384.2 points, and the championship was won by the big dark horse Brazil. It is worth mentioning that the Chinese team is nearly 35 points away from the championship. This has also become a topic of ridicule for many people, and some people said that in their lifetime, it is also a big gain to see other teams surpass the Chinese diving team by so many points.
After the game, Lian Junjie said in an interview that his mistake was not only so simple as causing the Chinese team to lose the gold medal, but also let everyone lose a huge amount of money. Whose fault was it that the world champions who had planned to win a big meal ended up making only round-trip airfare money? After the exhibition match was praised by diving enthusiasts around the world, everyone expressed the hope that this all-star game, which has both the competitive characteristics of the game and the entertainment of the audience, can continue to be passed on in the future!
(Luo Treasurer)