Ace combination wins three consecutive world championships! Quan Hongchan gets two golds in two days

　　China News Service, February 7th. In the 2024 Doha World Swimming Championships, which ended in the early morning of the 7th, Beijing time, in the women's doubles 10-meter platform final, the Chinese combination Chen Yuxi/Quan Hongchan won the championship with 362.22 points. This ace pair achieved Winning three consecutive world championships in this project.

  Chen Yuxi/Quan Hongchan in the finals. Photo source: IC photo

　　At this World Championships, the Chinese diving team sent a main lineup led by six Olympic champions to compete. For this "dream team" that has already qualified for the Paris Olympics, the purpose of this trip is more to train the team and inspect opponents.

　　These six Olympic champions include Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan, and the women's doubles 10-meter platform is also one of the least suspenseful events at this World Championships. So far in the Paris Olympics cycle, whenever they participate in international competitions together, the women's doubles 10-meter platform gold medal can never escape the hands of these "sisters".

　　Starting from this World Championships, all synchronized diving events will no longer have preliminaries, semi-finals, etc., and will go directly to the finals. This change is also in line with the Olympic rules, and at the same time adds some uncertainty to the competition.

  Chen Yuxi/Quan Hongchan in the finals. Photo source: IC photo

　　But for Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan, they are already familiar with this venue. In yesterday's first women's 10-meter platform final, Quan Hongchan won the World Championships championship in this event for the first time, thus combining the women's singles gold medals in the Olympics, World Championships, and Asian Games. Although Chen Yuxi unfortunately missed the opportunity to win the fourth consecutive World Championships by 8.45 points, she also performed well when she won the silver medal.

　　In the doubles final, Chen Yuxi/Quan Hongchan took the lead from the first jump and expanded their score advantage. However, on the fourth jump, 407C, the splash effect of the two people was slightly insufficient.

　　In the end, Chen Yuxi/Quan Hongchan won the championship with a fault advantage, and the two once again demonstrated their dominance in this event. At the same time, this is also Quan Hongchan’s second gold medal at this World Championships. (over)