3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze! Chinese synchronized swimming ended perfectly, the only male competitor was crowned double champion, and the audience cheered
On July 22, 2023, Beijing time, the synchronized swimming event of the FINA World Championships came to an end, and in the last single mixed doubles free selection final, the Chinese pair Shi Haoxi/Cheng Wentao played perfectly, winning the championship with 225.1020 points. As the only male competitor of the Chinese synchronized swimming team in this competition, Shi Haoxian also won the gold medal in the collective skill optional and the bronze medal in the mixed doubles technique, and was successfully crowned the double champion.
This World Championships is the first major event in synchronized swimming after the rule change, most of the participating teams are adapting to the new rules, the Chinese synchronized swimming team has also encountered a lot of difficulties, some difficult movements in the competition have not been recognized, and some advantageous events regret losing gold. However, the Chinese synchronized swimming team quickly adjusted, immediately changed the technique for the referee's decision, and finally won 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal, which is a real achievement, in the face of the referee's harsh score, the Chinese team showed super strength.
The first was the collective skill optional event, with the Chinese team winning the championship with 238.0033 points, 5.6000 points ahead of the second-place American team, and the winning members included Chang Hao, Cheng Wentao, Feng Yu, Shi Haoxi, Wang Ciyue, Xiang Xuan, Xiao Yanning and Zhang Yayi. Followed by the collective free optional event, the Chinese team won the championship with 329.1687 points, 11.3602 points ahead of the second-place Japanese team, and the winning members included Chang Hao, Feng Yu, Wang Ciyue, Wang Qianyi, Wang Liuyi, Xiang Xuan, Xiao Yanning and Zhang Yayi. Finally, in the mixed doubles free optional event, Shi Haoxi/Cheng Wentao won the championship with 225.1020 points.
In addition, twin sisters Wang Qianyi/Wang Liuyi won the silver medal in the women's doubles free optional event, and Shi Haoxi/Cheng Wentao won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles technical optional event. It can be seen from this report card that the Chinese team withstood great pressure and achieved good results, and many athletes were crowned double champions, among which the only male player, Shi Haoxi, won two gold medals and one bronze medal, which was very impressive.
In the end, the Chinese synchronized swimming team won 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal at this World Championships, which is a real result, the host Japanese team won 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal, 2 bronze medals, although the overall performance of the Japanese team is better than our Chinese team, but the Japanese team is questioned in several events, and the host advantage will also be considered. The Spanish team won 3 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals, and the Chinese team finished third in the synchronized swimming medal table. Through this competition, the Chinese team adapted to the new rules, I believe that the next preparations will be more targeted, and then achieve good results at the Paris Olympics!