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The Paris Olympics synchronized swimming duet technical free competition was held on the 9th. The Chinese "sisters" Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi performed well and scored 276.7867 points, ranking first. In the competition results list announced on the official website of the Paris Olympics, reporters noticed that in addition to the Chinese combination Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi who are twin sisters, the Austrian combination and the Dutch combination that followed closely behind are also twins.

Chinese duo Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi (Photo source: Xinhua News Agency)

Synchronized swimming duets is a competition that requires a high level of tacit understanding. The teams from different countries managed to "copy and paste" their faces while keeping their movements consistent. Some netizens commented that "is twins a hard requirement for this event?", while others said "it's really an excellent copy and paste."

The other three teams of twins (Source: Paris Olympic Games official website)

The top three are as follows: China's Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi, born on January 16, 1997; Austria's Anna Maria Alexandri/Erini Marina Alexandri, born on September 15, 1997; and the Netherlands' Blackeye de Brouwer/Nurje de Brouwer, born on March 9, 1999. In addition, the fifth-place Ukrainian pair Marina Alexeeva/Vladislava Alexeeva are also twins, born on May 29, 2001.

It is reported that in synchronized swimming duet events, the identity of twins does give athletes an advantage in cooperation, and they can achieve highly synchronized and coordinated movements in performances. For example, the Chinese pair Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi, after years of hard training, can smoothly perform relatively difficult movements. After being selected for the Guangdong Provincial Team and even the National Team, the two gradually became the main force in group events and duet events.

In 2023, the sisters won two gold medals in synchronized swimming at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Wang Qianyi said that her sister was unable to participate in the Tokyo Olympics due to injury, "This time, I hope to appear on the big stage of the Paris Olympics with my sister and challenge for the highest podium." Now, the dream has finally come true.

Chinese duo Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi profile picture (Source: Xinhua News Agency)

In the competition held on the 9th, the theme of the action of Wang Liuyi/Wang Qianyi, who performed the finale, was "Lotus". The sisters' swimsuits and headdresses were specially designed, incorporating lotus leaf elements. Their movements were soft yet strong, and they seemed to lift heavy objects with ease, and they were smart and charming. With the accompaniment of the graceful and melodious Chinese music, they vividly interpreted the oriental aesthetics, like a lotus emerging from the water. In the end, the Chinese team ranked first after getting all the declared difficulties, leading the second-place Austrian team by 9.5334 points, and the Dutch team ranked third.

In the early morning of August 10th, Beijing time, the synchronized swimming duet event will hold the free routine competition. The combination with the highest total score of technical routine + free routine will win the gold medal.

Data shows that in the group events that have ended, the Chinese synchronized swimming team won the Olympic gold medal for the first time in history. In the doubles event, the best result of the Chinese team in the Olympics was a silver medal.

Jimu News integrates Xinhua News Agency, CCTV Sports, Paris Olympic Games official website, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily, Shenzhen Evening News, etc.

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