The Diving World Championships officially came to an end, and in 13 events, the Dream Team won all gold medals and still maintained an unshakable dominance. In the women's singles 3m board event, mainland players Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani appeared together, Chen Yiwen successfully won the gold medal, and Chang Yani made a major mistake and regretted winning the bronze medal. With Chang Yani's strength, she could have secured a silver medal, but she was also disappointed after the game, saying that she did not play ideally and did not achieve the best state.
It is worth mentioning that the Chinese team won the bronze medal for the first time in this World Championship, and basically achieved gold and silver medals before. For other players, standing on the podium is a dream, but for the members of the dream team, if they don't win the gold medal, it is a failure. Chang Yanni's performance in this game is indeed not ideal, especially when the 4th jump is completed, the water is not well controlled, resulting in very uncoordinated movements and large splashes. The on-site referee only gave a maximum of 7 points, and the 2 referees even scored a low score of 5.5 points.
After the game, Chang Yanni's mood was obviously not very happy, and there were even tears in her eyes. Of course, it's normal for competitive sports to win and lose, and no one can win forever. For the 20-year-old Chang Yanni, there is still a long way to go in the future, this mistake, and then redouble her efforts to strive to play at the best level. In the subsequent women's doubles 3m board event, Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani cooperated tacitly to win the gold medal easily, which also ended the World Championships perfectly.
Born in 2002, Chang Yani came from Xiantao, the hometown of gymnastics, entered the Li Xiaoshuang Gymnastics School for training at the age of 5, and changed to diving at the age of 8. At the age of 12, Chang Yani was selected for the Hubei diving team, and a year later, she was called up by the national team for her outstanding performance. Since 2016, Chang Yani has represented the Chinese diving team in major competitions, winning the championship for the first time on the international stage. In the 2017 China Diving Championships, Chang Yani won the second place in the 1m board, and then began to partner with the famous Shi Tingmao. In July of the same year, Chang Yani and Shi Tingmao won the Women's Doubles 3m Board Championship at the World Championships, and she stood on the highest podium of the international blockbuster event for the first time.
In the 2018 World Cup, Chang Yani and Shi Tingmao partnered again and successfully won the women's doubles 3m board championship. Last year's Tokyo Diving World Cup, Chang Yanni's partner was replaced by Chen Yiwen, and the two did not disappoint the fans and easily won the gold medal. With the retirement of veteran Shi Tingmao, Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen have become the absolute main force of the Chinese team in the women's 3m board event. From the current situation, the two players have a high degree of tacit understanding, but they are still relatively young, there is still a large room for growth, 2 years later in the Paris Olympic Games, they will take on the heavy responsibility of impacting the gold medal.