Quan Hongchan said she was not self-disciplined during her development period

According to Beijing Sports Radio FM1025, on the 3rd, at the "Water Cube" of the Beijing National Swimming Center, 18-year-old Chinese player Quan Hongchan lost to his teammate Chen Yuxi with 21.45 points, and won the runner-up of the women's singles 10-meter platform in the 2025 World Swimming Federation Diving World Cup Finals with 409.80 points.

In all five moves in the finals, Quan Hongchan's first four jump score was lower than Chen Yuxi, who performed more stably. He won the silver medal in the event for three consecutive World Cups and missed the personal "Grand Slam" at his doorstep (Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup Finals).

After the fifth jump, Quan Hongchan and coach Chen Ruolin hugged each other, who patted her body to show encouragement. "I have developed myself and grown in all aspects, and my movements will definitely change, so I don't recover so quickly. It's okay to jump to this day." Regarding the result, Quan Hongchan's reaction after the game was calm. "It is about this level during training. I hope you can perform better in future competitions and training."

Among all diving events, the women's singles 10-meter platform is recognized as the fastest update. Data shows that since Zhou Jihong won the championship in 1984, the average age of the champions of this event in the past 11 Olympics is less than 18 years old. The smaller the body and the lighter the weight, the less strength and physical energy the athlete needs to consume to complete the movement. Therefore, developmental barriers are the biggest obstacle to the growth of female platform athletes.

Compared with the 14-year-old who won the championship at the Tokyo Olympics and set a record for the highest score in the event, Quan Hongchan has grown taller and heavier, and her body shape has undergone considerable changes. Throughout the Paris Olympics cycle, she grew 7 cm tall and gained about 7 kilograms. Before her physical development, Quan Hongchan's jump was high and light. She once described it as "a very floating feeling", but now there are many changes in her mentality and movements, "the state she used to be could not be found."

Quan Hongchan's opponent and partner, Chen Yuxi, who is also an Olympic champion, experienced the "tough of growth" earlier, and she chose to face the challenge with extreme self-discipline. For example, when you go out for a competition, you will carry an electronic scale and use it 10 times a day to ensure weight control. Chen Yuxi once said that the happiness brought by accumulating a lot of time to achieve goals is a more advanced happiness than doing whatever you want and eating whatever you want.

Like Chen Yuxi, Quan Hongchan responds to difficulties through self-discipline, adjusting technology, and strengthening training. Chen Ruolin once revealed that in order to adapt to physical development and rebalance the movements, Quan Hongchan has increased physical fitness and strength training, extends the training time every day, and repeatedly disassembles the movements.

"Every athlete will go through a growth and development period. Quan Hongchan is a very talented athlete. She also has high requirements for herself. I am very confident in her." Chen Ruolin said.