A few days ago, the Chinese diving team has ended the main lineup test match of the Paris Olympic cycle, whether it is a three-meter board or a ten-meter platform project, the fierce competition is staggering. Earlier, Zhou Jihong had revealed to everyone in an interview that in the new Olympic cycle, only 5 of the 10 team members who played in the Tokyo Olympic Games stayed in the team, and the other players would leave the national team. In the board project, the biggest change is the women's 3 meter board, Shi Tingmao and Wang Han both retired, and Chen Yiwen and other newcomers will pick the beam. In the ten-meter platform project, veterans such as Chen Aisen and Cao Yuan may also leave the team. All phenomena show that the Chinese diving team has officially changed the dynasty.
Judging from the team test matches that have ended, the players are evenly matched in each individual event. Interestingly, even Quan Hongchan, who won the women's 10-meter platform singles championship at the Tokyo Olympics, and Zhang Jiaqi, the double champion, could not help but sigh in front of the camera, "The Chinese diving team is too rolled, and there are too many athletes with high levels." In the Tokyo Olympic cycle, the Chinese diving team still occupies an unshakable hegemony. At the Tokyo Olympics, they worked together to win 7 of the 8 gold medals, only to win the silver in the men's doubles 10m platform final.
Entering the Cycle of the Paris Olympic Games, according to Zhou Jihong, the Chinese diving team will be the main player in many sports. In the men's three-meter board event, Xie Sibei could not stick to the Paris Olympic Games, and Wang Zongyuan, who won the Tokyo Olympic Double Champion, will become the leader of the project. For the coaching staff, it is necessary to cultivate a partner who fights side by side with Wang Zongyuan as soon as possible. If Cao Yuan returns to the three-meter board project again, he is expected to be paired with Wang Zongyuan. The women's three-meter board ushered in a new face, and there are still two years to go before the Paris Olympics, and the Chinese team has plenty of time to cultivate the second generation of "Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia".
In the 10-meter platform event, the women's team's Quan Hongchan and Chen Yaoxi are still in the year of playing, and it is no accident that the two will join forces to compete in the Paris Olympic Games. It is worth noting that the Chinese team made adjustments in terms of the personnel of the women's double 10m platform, with Quan Hongchan replacing Zhang Jiaqi and Partnering Chen Taoxi to compete in the World Series of the Paris Olympic Cycle. The two won the women's singles 10-meter platform championship and runner-up at the Tokyo Olympic Games, as long as there is no injury in the body, Quan Hongchan and Chen Taoxi will form a double insurance to rush to Paris.
The men's ten-meter platform has changed greatly, and the Rio Olympic single and double champion Chen Aisen has decided to leave the team, and Yang Jian, Lian Junjie, etc. will become the key objects of the coaching team. Olympic hardware king winner Chen Ruolin has served as the head coach of Quan Hongchan and Lian Junjie, which shows the importance of team leader Zhou Jihong to these two young players. The 2022 season has begun, and the Chinese diving team will also make its debut at the Diving World Championships. After experiencing the replacement of the old and the new, this dream team may once again open the continuous hegemony mode!
(Luo Treasurer)