The women's ten-meter platform final of the Paris Olympic Games came to an end. Quan Hongchan won the championship with a total score of 425.60, Chen Yuxi won the runner-up with a difference of 4.9 points. The Chinese team won the gold and silver medals without any suspense. In this game, Quan Hongchan set many records, such as being the fifth athlete to defend the event, surpassing Fu Mingxia and becoming the youngest Olympic triple gold medalist, etc. However, Quan Hongchan's victory was not as easy as imagined.
Quan Hongchan's performance in the first two jumps was perfect, especially in the beginning when Quan Hongchan threw Wang Zhao. All 7 judges gave her 10 points, and Quan Hongchan scored a perfect score on the first jump. After two jumps, Quan Hongchan was already leading Chen Yuxi by 13.9 points. According to the match records between the two sides, as long as Quan Hongchan doesn't make too many mistakes, the probability of winning is basically over 80%. However, the third jump almost became a turning point. Chen Yuxi's high-quality 626c put great pressure on Quan Hongchan. Quan Hongchan made some mistakes in her 6243d, and the advantage was almost wiped out in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, Quan Hongchan's 207c and 5253b were outstanding enough to defend their title.
After the game, Quan Hongchan and Chen Ruolin hugged excitedly, and Quan Hongchan shed tears on the field. After calming down, Quan Hongchan accepted the interview. Talking about her mood after winning the championship, Quan Hongchan said, I am very happy and proud to have won this gold medal for China. When talking about the mistake in the third jump, Quan Hongchan hesitated and said, maybe the shouts from the audience made me a little nervous, but I was also actively adjusting later. As for how she adjusted, Quan Hongchan said that she didn't have to worry about it and just focus on herself.
Perhaps Quan Hongchan didn’t want to attribute her mistake to the shouting of the audience and fans at first, but for a while Quan Hongchan couldn’t find any other reason. Quan Hongchan frankly revealed a fact that cannot be ignored, that is, many viewers simply do not know how to cheer for athletes.
Audiences and fans are enthusiastic, but the premise is that they cannot affect the athletes. This is the most basic quality. As a result, what we saw was that Quan Hongchan still had fans shouting "come on" during the preparation stage and even when she was doing her moves. During the semi-finals, Quan Hongchan was frightened by this voice and failed to dance well. Audiences and fans have transferred the routine of watching concerts to competitive sports. Instead of cheering for the athletes, it is actually a kind of interference. Coincidentally, the audience also shouted and screamed during the match between Zheng Qinwen and . Zheng Qinwen held back his anger several times.
In addition, another hardest-hit area is table tennis. In wtt events, some fan groups often shout cheers when players are serving. During the Olympic women's singles final, the atmosphere in the stands even made foreigners question their faces. As everyone knows, this behavior of some fans not only inspired Chen Meng's fighting spirit, but also affected Sun Yingsha's status. The fans are shouting when there is a stalemate, they are shouting when they pause to think, and they are still shouting when they are about to serve. The audience and fans were happy after shouting cheers, but the athletes lost. After the game, fans went online to complain about the shady story, not knowing that they were the cause of the idol's defeat.
Fortunately, Quan Hongchan's adjustment ability is strong enough. Perhaps she also had relevant mental construction before the game, and was well prepared for this kind of difficulty, so she was not continuously affected. It was really close to Quan Hongchan following in Sun Yingsha's footsteps.
