In the early morning of August 11, Beijing time, 2024
Paris Olympics
The final of the synchronized swimming pairs event came to a close with the Chinese duo
Wang Liu Yi
Wang Qian Yi
With a total score of 566.4783 points, they overwhelmed the crowd and won the championship. Although they ranked fourth with 289.6916 points in the free a la carte session, with the 276.78867 points they scored in the first place in the technical a la carte on the previous day, the sisters managed to reach the top, demonstrating China's outstanding strength in synchronized swimming. Great Britain and the Netherlands were in second and third place.
In the technical a la carte competition, Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi's rendition of the program with the theme of "Lotus" led the field with a total score of 276.7867 points with a completion score of 174.6867 points and an artistic impression score of 102.1 points, which provided a solid foundation for the final victory. Sisters Alessandri of Austria and De Brouwer of the Netherlands followed with 267.2533 and 264.7066 points respectively.
In the free a la carte section, Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi chose "Cheetah" as the theme of their performance. Although the difficulty score was only 51.65, they obtained a completion score of 194.3916 and an artistic impression score of 95.3 with a total score of 289.6916 by virtue of their high degree of completion and artistic expression. Although this score ranked the fourth in the free a la carte section, they succeeded in winning the gold medal with a total score of 566.4783 by combining the scores of the two days of competition.
The win of Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi not only added another gold for Chinese synchronized swimming in the Olympic Games, but also another brilliant moment for Chinese sports delegation in Paris Olympic Games. The outstanding performance of this pair of sisters fully demonstrates the
synchronized swimming
The athletes' superb skills and team spirit have written a new chapter in the history of Chinese sports.
