Shanghai, 21 Mar (Xinhua) -- When she walked in front of the reporters in the mixed mining area, Quan Hongchan's little face was still covered with tears; she lost to her teammate Chen Qianxi in the women's 10-meter platform final of the National Diving Championships on 21 March, and could only win an unsatisfactory silver medal.
On March 21, Quan Hongchan (second from right) and Chen Yuxi (first from right) in front of the competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Ting
"I didn't cry, I didn't cry." The little girl did not admit that she was in tears and tried to control her emotions. Quan Hongchan was the first semifinalist to advance to the final, but the fourth round of maneuver 207C (three and a half weeks backwards to hug her knees) was wrong, scoring only 54.45 points, which she had problems with in the semifinals. Quan Hongchan played almost perfectly in the first three rounds of the final, but this jump error was directly overtaken by Chen Yuxi by more than 20 points, although Quan Hongchan's last jump was beautiful, but it could not stop Chen Yuxi from winning the championship. In the end, Chen Yuxi won the gold medal with 416.25 points, 10.4 points more than Quan Hongchan.
207C is considered the top difficulty in women's platform jumps, Quan Hongchan's magic of "splash disappearance" in this movement always fails, and at last year's Budapest Swimming World Championships, she lost to Chen Qianxi because of a mistake in 207C.
On June 29, 2022, Quan Hongchan was in the Budapest Swimming World Championships. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huansong
"I was so excited [today] in the race, the pace was a bit out of rhythm and flipped a little faster." Quan Hongchan said, "Next time I play, I have to control the rhythm and don't get too excited. In fact, I have confidence in doing this movement now, but I still feel a little unable to let go, and I haven't brought out the level of my usual training. ”
The "twins" of Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi were invincible in the women's double 10-meter platform, winning the gold medal Grand Slam of the Olympics, World Championships and World Cup, and also won the national championship on the 19th without suspense. In the women's singles 10m platform, the two are each other's strongest rivals, and Quan Hongchan, who rose to fame in the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, lost to Chen Qianxi at last year's World Championships and World Cup, and again in the team test event in February this year.
On August 5, 2021, after the women's 10m platform final at the Tokyo Olympics, 14-year-old Quan Hongchan was held high above her head by her coach to celebrate. Photo by Xu Chang, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency
"It's always a little bit worse, it's always not perfect." Quan Hongchan looks a little depressed, she will be 16 next week and she is already much taller than when she won the Tokyo Olympics, and the impact of the growth and development period cannot be ignored.
"In the past two years, I have gained weight, and I have changed some movement techniques during the development period, but I will continue to adjust in the later stages of training," she says. ”
Quan Hongchan won the Olympic diving competition at the age of 14 with the highest score in the history of the Olympic diving competition, and although she has the aura of an Olympic champion on her head, she said she did not feel too much pressure and needed more competitions to precipitate herself and improve her level. "I think just take your time, don't worry, not all at once. There is also stress, but not too much. ”
Speaking of the competition with Chen Qianxi, Quan Hongchan said that as long as she "do a good job of herself".
"There will be games." She had already wiped away her tears and touched fists with reporters.