In 1976, I lived in a rooming house at the University of California at Berkeley. When Greg Louganis was about to compete, we’d run up and down the halls, shrieking “LOU-GAAA-NIS!” so we all could crowd into the TV room, watching him compete against against Klaus DiBiasi or others. Eight years later, in 1984, I propped a tiny portable TV onto the kitchen counter in order to prep dinner for my fiancé and myself-that is, if we were picking up a quick, homemade meal after work, or catching a few highlights before enjoying speed skating in a bar after work. In 1988, I introduced the oldest of our three sons to Greg Louganis’ dives: whether from television, from the color photo plates in the books I owned. As our sons grew older, they’d shake their little chubby hands with those of sports journalists such as Christine Brennan-whether she was covering gymnastics, ice dancing, figure skating, long-track, or short-track speed skating.
Quan Hong Chan, Wu Min Xia, Guo Jing Jing and Chen Ruo Lin are obviously the prominent ones who really contributed to the greatest moments in diving history. The others really just pale in comparison
Greg Louganis best ever. Would be doing dives with harder degrees of difficulty if he had not been like the diving equivalent of Simone Biles in gymnastics. No one else came close to him; there was no one to push him to do other than perfect dives suspended hanging in the air (or seemingly so… even today no one else does that technique “appears” to stop time and stay a while “at the top of the dive”).❤
Great work by the athletes. Too bad it's overshadowed by the decision to make the opening ceremony a political, anti-religious spectacle rather than celebrate the country's history. Shame on you, Paris.
@@quack_malard5793 Only they know for sure -- but it's one unbelievably enormous coincidence if not. I'm not a Christian, but my first thought was how it looked suspiciously like the painting, arrangement-wise.
@@Quazi-Motoit's a roman mythology reference. Nothing to do with christianity (and even if it was, considering French history with the revolution and everything it did to religions at that time, it still would not be a problem)
Not enough China. The Chinese are miles ahead the rest of the world when it comes to diving. The most competitive diving you'll find is China's qualifiers for world competitions.
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Quan Hong Chan is unbelievable!!! Keep fighting. You have a very bright future ahead. GBU
That water entry is something to behold
Quan Hong Chan is absolutely talented and hardworking! She deserves it!
I love Quan Hongchan!
Quan Hongchan is unbelievable, the angle, the no splash diving are just impeccable..
That was honestly amazing I didn't know that dive was even possible
Chinese is the best in diving, especially in women, no other country had a chance to compete
Stay in your country. Doping and hormone blocking isn’t fair.
@@Schizz76bloody fool
@@Schizz76doping all over your country!
@@Schizz76 you cannot compete ,so you just trolling everyone use dopping when they won, stay under a rock bro
Don't pretending to be Chinese and Chinese are not arrogant like you.
A great list. I remember many of these. Super fun to see the much older athletes as well and see how far the sport has progressed.
Amazing achievement for such a young person.
In 1976, I lived in a rooming house at the University of California at Berkeley. When Greg Louganis was about to compete, we’d run up and down the halls, shrieking “LOU-GAAA-NIS!” so we all could crowd into the TV room, watching him compete against against Klaus DiBiasi or others.
Eight years later, in 1984, I propped a tiny portable TV onto the kitchen counter in order to prep dinner for my fiancé and myself-that is, if we were picking up a quick, homemade meal after work, or catching a few highlights before enjoying speed skating in a bar after work.
In 1988, I introduced the oldest of our three sons to Greg Louganis’ dives: whether from television, from the color photo plates in the books I owned. As our sons grew older, they’d shake their little chubby hands with those of sports journalists such as Christine Brennan-whether she was covering gymnastics, ice dancing, figure skating, long-track, or short-track speed skating.
I know less than zero about diving but even I know jian dives is absolutely perfect
dang the chinese and diving has an unbreakable bond
Imagine being told if you lose you bring eternal shame to your family and country.
太厲害了🎉
Quan is godnes ❤ 466 in Tokyo Olympic, highest ever in history
Incredible skills..🥰🥰
Awesome ! Apart from the Greek one - that felt rigged AF
Спорт, это то лучшее, что придумало человечество 😊😊😊
I think Music is way above Sports, Universally.
I don't know anything about diving but that Greek team score seems suspicious 🤔🤔🤔
Exactly! That irritated me
Me neither… the splashes were big. How did they win?
@@pmwyyhome crowd advantage?
Perhaps the difficulty
I love this list
Incredible!
Wow I could have won the Olympics in the 1950’s😅😅
I was going to say the same thing.
Для цього вам треба було народитися в 40 -х ))
Quan Hong Chan, Wu Min Xia, Guo Jing Jing and Chen Ruo Lin are obviously the prominent ones who really contributed to the greatest moments in diving history. The others really just pale in comparison
No one comes close to Neymar’s diver 🤷🏻♂️
You forgot micah
Lmao
Greg Louganis best ever. Would be doing dives with harder degrees of difficulty if he had not been like the diving equivalent of Simone Biles in gymnastics. No one else came close to him; there was no one to push him to do other than perfect dives suspended hanging in the air (or seemingly so… even today no one else does that technique “appears” to stop time and stay a while “at the top of the dive”).❤
No, the Greek pair doesn’t deserve to be in this list. Absolutely not.
Congratulations may you have many happy years married
Awesome
Magnificent
Love it!
China team is so Lit!
Nah in my heart Mitcham still has the best men's eige in all of history
The chinese coaches must be amazing for all the divers to be so incredible.
Diving should be classified into acrobatics instead of sports.
it is a very difficult sport
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I just hope this goes without saying that China rules.
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Only Crystiano Aveiro could beat them！😂
LOL He Zi
Great work by the athletes. Too bad it's overshadowed by the decision to make the opening ceremony a political, anti-religious spectacle rather than celebrate the country's history.
Shame on you, Paris.
oh brother
I don’t care much for drag, but the opening ceremony had nothing to do with religion
@@quack_malard5793 Only they know for sure -- but it's one unbelievably enormous coincidence if not.
I'm not a Christian, but my first thought was how it looked suspiciously like the painting, arrangement-wise.
@@Quazi-Motoit's a roman mythology reference. Nothing to do with christianity (and even if it was, considering French history with the revolution and everything it did to religions at that time, it still would not be a problem)
To much china
wont be surprised, they train their athletes to perfection
Not enough China. The Chinese are miles ahead the rest of the world when it comes to diving. The most competitive diving you'll find is China's qualifiers for world competitions.
But it is diving. China won all the 8 golds in Paris recently and we call Chinese diving team THE DREAM TEAM. They are the best.
not much enough
That’s like watching the NBA or track and field and saying “too much black people.”