Don't the Chinese have a huge advantage in diving cause there's nothing about them that would cause a splash?

Question

The Canadian women divers had curves and meat on their bones. Now THAT would make it hard to compete.

Answer 1

The chinese have a huge advantage due to them being so small. They can land sideways and make a smaller splash then Heymanns or Despetie. Plus that and the roar of the chinese crowd really alter the judges marks. They destroyed the american divers marks for her bad entries and i saw the chinese go in past vertical at least twice.

The chinese have already cheated in Gymnastics by putting in underage athletes who have passports that say there 16, that is a fact. But they do have unbelievable skill in diving which makes them just as good as the top non chinese divers. Add there 85 pound frame to that along with the strong national home crowd's screams and roars they're better then the rest.

Answer 2

its all about the technique and experience. when you watch them on CBC or something the reporter talks about how they aren't straight or when they miss because they are too close to the water without enough time to straighten their bodies. in theory lots of people do say that the chinese have that advantage, its true that they aren't as large but there are smaller people that cant dive as well.

Answer 3

There is nothing stopping the Canadians living on a diet of rice, they just lack the drive to succeed

Answer 4

That would explain why the Brazilian girls didn't even qualify.

Answer 5

It's all about technique , and lots of hard work. The whole world could see that the Chinese have the best technique among all the divers.  

Answer 6

Slim is not the only factor. Technique is the key.

It is not just get yourself straight when you enter, you can suppress  splash AFTER you entered . When the upper body entered, there are special techniques to control the impact to minimize splash. Audience cannot see because camera almost never show the moment they entered at under water angle.  

Answer 7

It's easy to glide through the water when yo weight 60 pounds.

Answer 8

it's not all about the splashes. When comparing guo jing jing's dive against blythe hartley's dive before entering the water, i can clearly tell that guo jing jing's look much more beautiful and elegant. looking at blythe's, she's not as flexible and i don't really like watching her dive cuz it's not very pleasant. she also end up causing more splashes.

Answer 9

I mean, I wouldn't be complaining. 1/3 of our population is overweight.

Answer 10

No even like the Japanese American tonight she was small; thin but she makes bigger splashes.

It's just the techniques and the skill of the Chinese and it has nothing to do with body.

Answer 11

OMG the judges Docked everyone on the bounces on the Platform Dive EXCEPT for the Chinese, check it out on CNN, I think NBC pointed out the same thing

Answer 12

A bigger splash is caused by missing the dive. If your body is curved when you hit the water there is more body contact with the water than if you go down headfirst.

Oh and out of curiosity what is this huge advantage you are thinking of?

Answer 13

I can't remember her name but I really liked one of the Canadian diver, she was a little chubby and a brunette.  I like curves.

Anyways the men's diving discredits your theory because some of them are pretty big, like Canada's Despatie and Russia's Sautin, not fat but not skinny either.  It's all about technique ESPECIALLY the take off.

Answer 14

Every sport has its ideal bio-type.

What you are saying is pretty much the same as saying that Michael Phelps has a huge advantage because he has bigger muscles and larger feet that act like fins.

Answer 15

most girls in the diving competition are pretty small...  

the chinese divers are just more experienced.

Answer 16

No. The Chinese are only more experienced, that's all. There's one diver that's not that skinny.

Answer 17

Not at all. Technique is key.

Also, there is no rule stating that China is the only nation who is allowed to send slim divers! There are slim people in every nation, so everyone is on equal playing fields in regards to finding good body types! They all have the option of choosing divers that will give them the best chances of winning. Obviously those that are there are the ones they think are best, and most of the divers were truly Olympic-worthy, even those that got no medals. Diving was great this year!

Answer 18

yeah i agree. the chinese women are quite skinny when it comes to diving which means a smaller surface area on entry PROVIDING the entry is good. the gymnastics team are even smaller