She's waited four years for this championship!

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She's waited four years for this championship!
Beijing Time11Month10On the evening, the diving event of the 15th National Games featured its highlight match: the women's 10-meter platform final. Chen Yuxi from the Shanghai team won…412.30She clinched the championship with a high score, marking her first-ever gold medal in an individual event at the National Games—and her second gold of the tournament, following her earlier win in the women's 10-meter synchronized platform event.

FourLast year, Chen Yuxi made her debut at the National Games, teaming up with Zhang Jiaqi to claim the women’s 10m platform synchronized diving title. On the day of the individual semifinal—coincidentally Chen Yuxi’s birthday—she and Quan Hongchan delivered a rare perfect tie in their routine.In an exclusive interview on "Tiyu Tan Ling Ju," she shared that this match left a lasting impression on her:It's fascinating—then we drew lots to decide the order of appearance.FinalsChen Yuxi takes the stage first.HoweverDespite leading after the first three rounds, a mistake on the fourth jump cost them the chance for gold, ultimately earning them the silver medal.She danced beautifully at the beginning, but started strong and faded later—definitely didn’t manage to showcase her true potential in the end.

Speaking about the goals for this year's National Games, Chen Yuxi said:Since I've never won before, my goal this time is to aim for the individual event championship.



This time, Chen Yuxi didn’t let herself down. She scored on her first three dives, respectively:81Minutes,81.60Minutes,87.45High scores awarded. Although on the fourth jump207CThe performance ended with a few mistakes, earning74.25Points, but on the fifth jump5253BPerforming flawlessly in terms of action, with88She finished the competition with a high score. In the end, she secured the top spot with a total score of412.30Points, leading by a margin over second place28.3She narrowly clinched the women's 10-meter platform title.

Sichuan team's Lu Wei finished as runner-up, scoring384Silver. The bronze medalist is Liu Zihan from the Shandong team, whose total score was379.35Points.


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