Text: Light rain
Editor|Situ Ye
On August 5, 2021, a 14-year-old girl set a new world record on the diving platform.
And she also became the creator of the "Splash Vanishing Technique".
She is a diver who has won glory for the country, Quan Hongchan.
In addition to her, her younger brother Quan Jinpeng and sister Quan Red Hearts have also joined the diving sport.
Like his sister, his 12-year-old brother also perfectly inherited his sister's "splash disappearance".
are also "children of the sea", whether they can create a miracle comparable to Quan Hongchan, everything is unknown.
After all, it is difficult for the talented Quan Hongchan to come up with a second one.
1. Tokyo Olympics, water splash disappearance
In fact, the original Quan Hongchan was not lucky for the Olympics.
Because in 2020, she was only 13 years old.
According to the rules, only players over the age of 14 are allowed to participate.
But it just so happened that due to the pandemic, the Olympics were postponed to 2021.
At that time, Quan Hongchan was just 14 years old.
So, under the blessing of the god of luck, she became the youngest of the contestants to go to the competition.
Originally, she was not well-known in the sports world, but directly on the women's single 10-meter platform, she set a record high score of 466.2 points.
Won the gold medal in one fell swoop and set a feat of "Splash Disappearance".
For the miracle she jumped out, the audience was boiling.
And the gold medal coach Liu Ben, who was standing behind her, also lifted it directly excitedly, shaking the champion excitedly.
Even the "diving queen" Guo Jingjing hurriedly trotted all the way and ran over to take a photo with her.
even helped Quan Hongchan, who was frozen to runny nose, and wiped her nose with her hands.
While setting records, she has also become the one who stands at the top.
For her performance, the commentary described it this way:
Her performance can only be described as perfect throughout the match, which is a record in Olympic history, and it may become a dusty record.
Indeed, the word "dusty" also indicates that Quan Hongchan's jump may have jumped out of the level of no one who has ever come before.
Even the official blog of the Tokyo Olympics said: Please remember this moment, you may never see such a performance again.
It can be seen that her talent is unmatched.
After that, Quan Hongchan's name was completely famous all over the world.
The title of "Genius Girl" has also become synonymous with her.
Regarding Quan Hongchan's full score in three jumps, Guo Jingjing also said: I have been diving for 20 years, and I have never jumped so many perfect scores.
But among the talents that everyone envies, there are also countless sadness behind her.
2. The children of the poor are in charge of the family early
The reason why she chose to dive is that in addition to her talent favored by the coach, she also has her own "little abacus".
Because, when she was selected to train diving at the age of 8, she was in the second and third grades.
At that time, she didn't know anything, but she thought that she would not have to study in this way.
Moreover, the coach told her that she didn't need to bring quilts, money or anything after she went, so she was more willing.
But later, under all kinds of high-intensity training, she gradually felt the pressure at a young age.
After losing the initial energy, she felt tired and scared at the same time.
Indeed, for a child whose mind is not yet mature, it is difficult for people to adapt to the unfamiliar environment and harsh training.
But there is no turning back when you open the bow, and there is no turning back when you choose to start.
In addition, her family conditions are not very good.
Quan Hongchan has a big brother and an eldest sister on the top, and a younger sister and a younger brother on the bottom.
As the third child in the family, she went to learn diving, which can relieve the pressure of many families for the family to a certain extent.
For this reason, at the age of 8, she began her own hard training at Zhanjiang Sports School.
Among the players of the same age, she is definitely the most able to endure hardships.
200-300 jumps on the ground and 120 more in the water every day.
Day after day, the former landlubber has gradually become a diving expert.
3. Noble people help each other
Until 2017, the whole mother suddenly suffered a catastrophe and lost her ability to work.
And this also means that the burden of their family falls on the whole father.
Even if Quan Hongchan is young, she can still be aware of these things.
In 2018, she was originally unable to participate in the provincial team, but was sent to Bole Li Rongjuan by her two coaches.
At that time, Quan Hongchan failed to qualify for the provincial team in the national trials.
So, Chen Huaming lamented the burial of his genius and contacted professionals for her.
Later, Chen Huaming contacted Li Rongjuan of the provincial team for her.
and showed her Quan Hongchan's diving video.
As a former student of Chen Huaming, Li Rongjuan also saw Quan Hongchan's talent that could be created.
recommended her to He Weiyi, the coach of the provincial team.
In this way, with the efforts of many parties, Quan Hongchan, who was only 11 years old, became a member of the provincial team.
He Weiyi, who especially admired Quan Hongchan, became her coach.
In the eyes of the coach, although Quan Hongchan is small, her physical fitness is better than that of boys.
The 30-meter leg takes only 4.5 seconds, and the rib leg lift takes only 13 seconds.
During the training, although she would cry, she loved diving, and she became more involved.
But 207C's movements are still very difficult for her.
It was also a move that she had mastered thoroughly after a year and a few weeks of training.
In October 2020, she represented Guangdong Province in the national diving competition and won the championship in one fell swoop.
In the end, he successfully qualified for the Olympic Games with the first place in the overall points.
But at this point, there are only ten months left before the Olympic Games.
Accompanied by Coach He Weiyi, she came to Beijing for intensive training.
But in the tense atmosphere, she also became more and more nervous.
Even often play mistakes.
Compared with the two veterans Zhang Jiaqi and Chen Yuxi, the young Quan Hongchan looks a little immature.
Therefore, before the Olympics, no one could believe that she could win the championship except Zhou Jihong.
For everyone, sending Quan Hongchan to participate in the competition is undoubtedly making a bet.
In the first few days of training for the competition, she has not been able to complete the movements of 207C.
But this action determines the success or failure of the entire game.
Under tremendous pressure, Quan Hongchan cried helplessly.
In the face of the reporter's question, she covered her face and said "headache".
Coach He Weiyi on the side also said, "It's both scared and headaches."
Faced with Quan Hongchan's unstable mentality, some people questioned and asked Zhou Jihong if he wanted to change the list of participants.
But Zhou Jihong never wavered in his confidence in Quan Hongchan.
Later, in the preliminaries and semifinals, she still made mistakes.
But it wasn't until the final that her mentality slowly adjusted.
Hence the subsequent blockbuster.
Facts have proved that Zhou Jihong has pressed the right treasure!
4. There are many people who are popular
After the competition, in the face of the interview, Quan Hongchan always spoke a few words of joyful Guangpu.
Although she will be a little nervous, her ignorant age also makes her look particularly innocent.
When asked what she wanted to do after training, she said she wanted to play games, catch dolls or go to the playground.
And the way to celebrate winning the championship is simply "eating spicy strips".
At that moment, we realized that the Olympic champion who made world history was just a teenage girl.
Although she is young, her mind has also matured a lot with the experience of going out.
She knew that her mother was sick and that her father had to manage the family's life.
So, when asked what she wanted to do the most, she said "I want to make money to treat my mother."
Before that, her wish was to have a commissary of her own.
Now, after becoming famous all over the world, their family's life has gradually improved.
But at the same time, some right and wrong are also born from this.
It is said that there are many people who are popular, and Quan Hongchan, a little girl, is no exception.
After she became popular, the small village where she was located, "Maihe Village", also became popular.
Many Internet celebrities came to check in, just to see the families of the Olympic champions.
In addition, there are many companies that want them to endorse their products.
There are even some companies that are willing to give her shops, residences and a bonus of 200,000 yuan.
For these empty gifts, the father said that he would not accept a penny.
Because he will not take advantage of his daughter's hard work to harvest these things that do not belong to them.
After winning glory for the country, she also became one of the talent introduction personnel in Guangdong Province.
However, some netizens still have doubts about Quan Hongchan's settlement.
Regarding the matter of winning the Olympic championship, in addition to some "laymen" who watched the excitement, there was also a big sister in the sports world who also expressed her opinion.
She is Deng Yaping.
"The ignorant are fearless" is her speech when analyzing Quan Hongchan.
For such an evaluation, many netizens expressed their incomprehension.
But some netizens feel that this sentence is "praise".
However, in the game after winning the championship, Quan Hongchan's performance also confirmed Deng Yaping's words.
At the 2023 World Championships, Olympic champion Quan Hongchan lost to Chen Yuxi in an upset, and twice in a row.
A series of mistakes also made some good netizens "catch the handle".
questioned Quan Hongchan's strength.
But once a person has reached a high position, he is very afraid of falling into it again.
The same goes for Quan Hongchan.
She has become an Olympic champion, but she is burdened with too many expectations.
And she is no longer the careless 13-year-old girl.
Now she is 16 years old, and she has gradually gained her own understanding of the outside world.
Under a lot of pressure, she is no longer the "ignorant and fearless" in Deng Yaping's mouth.
With her loss, more and more doubts continued.
There were even rumors that she was sent back to the provincial team due to consecutive defeats.
Regarding this question, its coach Chen Ruolin also refuted the rumors in person.
Regarding Quan Hongchan's mistake, "Olympic five-time champion" Wu Minxia also expressed her opinion.
She believes that "everyone is human, not a god, and they need to be given a process of growth." ”
For her personally, too much attention will only lead to stress for her.
epilogue
For Quan Hongchan's success, in addition to talent, it is more her own hard work.
There are no easy victories in the world, there are only hard work behind the scenes.
So, while accepting their success, also allow them to fail.
After all, the premise of 100 tempered steel is that "no one is perfect".
Some references
Dream Team: Chinese Diving Team
"Emergency Call"|Into Tokyo 2021
"Aurora News"|Quan Jinpeng diving