On the evening of August 6, Beijing time, in the women's single 10-meter platform final of the diving event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Chinese player Quan Hongchan successfully defended the gold medal with 425.60 points, which is her second gold medal in this Olympic Games and the fifth gold medal won by the Chinese diving team in this Olympic Games. Another Chinese player, Chen Yuxi, won the silver medal with 420.70 points, and North Korea's Kim Mi-rae won the bronze medal with 372.10 points.
There were 12 finalists in the women's single 10-meter platform final, Chen Yuxi was the second to last, and Quan Hongchan was the last to appear. Previously, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi had won a gold medal in the double 10-meter platform diving.
In the first round, Chen Yuxi chose 107B (forward somersault for three and a half weeks), and she played well and scored 82.50 points, temporarily ranking first among the players who have played. Quan Hongchan, who was the last to appear, also chose 107B and scored a full score of 90.00 points with a more perfect performance, surpassing Chen Yuxi to temporarily rank first. After the first round, the Chinese players occupied the top two, Quan Hongchan was first, and Chen Yuxi was second.
In the second round, Chen Yuxi chose the 407C (inward somersault for three and a half weeks to hug the knee), and she played well, but the water treatment was slightly flawed, and she scored 78.40 points. Quan Hongchan also chose 407C, in this jump, she jumped very well, the somersault action was highly completed, and the water treatment was also good, scoring 84.80 points. After two jumps, Quan Hongchan continued to rank first with 174.80 points, and Chen Yuxi temporarily ranked second with 160.90. Jeon Hongchan is 26.300 points ahead of third-place North Korea's Kim Mi-rae.
In the third round, Chen Yuxi chose 626C (backward somersault for three weeks to hug her knees), and she completed it very well and got a high score of 89.10. Quan Hongchan chose 6243D (arm strength tossed backwards for two and a half weeks and a half), and it was also completed very well, but the water treatment was slightly flawed, and she scored 76.80 points. After three jumps, Quan Hongchan ranked first with 251.60 points, 1.600 points ahead of Chen Yuxi, who was in second place. In the third round, Chen Yuxi narrowed the gap with Quan Hongchan.
In the fourth round, Chen Yuxi chose 207C (three and a half weeks of backward somersault and knee hugging) action, and with a perfect jump, Chen Yuxi got a high score of 89.10. Quan Hongchan also chose 207C and got a super high score of 92.40 points. After the fourth round, Quan Hongchan ranked first with 344.00 points, and Chen Yuxi ranked second with 339.10 points, 4.90 points behind Quan Hongchan.
In the fifth round, Chen Yuxi chose 5253B (reflexive somersault for two and a half weeks and a half and a week and a half to bend the body), and she completed it well, scoring 81.60 points. Quan Hongchan also chose the action of 5253B, and the jump was equally good, scoring 81.60 points. In the final round, the two scored the same score. In the end, Quan Hongchan won the gold medal with a total score of 425.60 points and defended the title, and Chen Yuxi won the silver medal with 420.70 points.