The Chinese synchronized swimming team won its first Olympic gold medal in the team event at the Paris Olympics in the early hours of August 8, Beijing time. In addition, some media mentioned that China took the lead in the three games with a total score of 996.1389 points, 81.7968 points ahead of the second-place US team, and fault took the first Olympic gold medal in history!
Gold medallists China, Silver Medallists USA and bronze medallists Spain pose for a picture during the medal ceremony after the final of the synchronized swimming team event at the Paris Olympics on August 7,2010.
Jacklyn Liu of the United States, who won a silver medal in the same event as the Chinese, quickly paid tribute to the Chinese, AP reported. “It’s amazing what they can do,” she said. “When you watch them swim, they’re like machines. They’re so clean. We want to incorporate that into our swimming [ performance ] .”
Jayme Chakowski, another American, was also “Endlessly” about the performance of the Chinese, the Associated Press said. “We have a lot of respect for them,” Chakowski said. “You can see how much effort they put in. There’s no doubt they deserve the gold medal.”
Notably, the Paris Olympics website also praised the Chinese team’s performance in a post-match press release, calling it an“Incredible performance of art”.
“This is a long-awaited gold medal,” Xinhua said Monday, adding that it had won silver medals in three consecutive games, from the podium in Beijing to London, Rio and Tokyo, chinese flower girls finally bloom in the water sports center in Paris, creating history. “This gold medal not only belongs to our team, but also to generations of Chinese flower tourists. It carries more meaning,” said Feng Yu, captain of the Chinese Flower Parade team, after the match.