UNITED KINGDOM: DIVING - He Zi and Wu Minixa win the women's synchronised 3-metre springboard to complete a clean sweep of the six gold medals for China at the FINA Diving World Cup

Record ID: 830842

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: DIVING - He Zi and Wu Minixa win the women's synchronised 3-metre springboard to complete a clean sweep of the six gold medals for China at the FINA Diving World Cup
  • Date: 27th February 2012
  • Summary: LONDON, UK (FEBRUARY 25, 2012) (REUTERS) THE OLYMPIC PARK AQUATICS CENTRE THE THREE 3-METRE SPRINGBOARDS THE 24 FINALISTS LINED UP BY THE SIDE OF THE POOL CLOSE-UP OF SOME OF THE COMPETITIORS FANS UKRAINE'S OLENA FEDOROVA AND ANNA PYSMENSKA DO THEIR THIRD DIVE - A BACK 2 1/2 SOMERSAULT - THEY SCORE 72.00 POINTS FOR THE DIVE - THEY FINISHED FIFTH OVERALL THE CROWD WATCH ON THE UNITED STATES' KELCI BRYANT AND ABBY JOHNSTON DO THEIR FOURTH DIVE - AN INWARD 2 1/2 SOMERSAULT - THEY SCORE 73.80 - THEY FINISHED FOURTH OVERALL SOME OF THE JUDGES WATCH ON ITALY'S TANIA CAGNOTTO AND FRANCESCA DALLAPE DO THEIR FIFTH DIVE - AN INWARD 2 1/2 SOMERSAULT - THEY SCORE 76.50 - THEY FINISHED THIRD OVERALL A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH TEAM RECORDING THE DIVING ON HIS iPAD CANADA'S JENNIFER ABEL AND EMILIE HEYMANS DO THEIR FOURTH DIVE - A REVERSE 2 1/2 SOMERSAULT - THEY SCORE 73.80 TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS BY THE SIDE OF THE POOL ABEL AND HEYMANS DO THEIR FIFTH DIVE - A FORWARD 2 1/2 SOMERSAULT 1 TWIST - THEY SCORE 72.9 - THEY FINISHED SECOND OVERALL THE AQUATICS CENTRE'S LARGE TELEVISION SCREEN WHICH SAYS: '18TH FINA VISA DIVING WORLD CUP 2012' CHINA'S HE ZI AND WU MINIXIA DO THEIR THIRD DIVE - AN INWARD 2 1/2 SOMERSAULT - THEY SCORE 79.20 FANS HE AND WU DO THEIR FIFTH DIVE - A BACK 2 1/2 SOMERSAULT - THEY SCORE 81.00 - THEY FINISHED FIRST OVERALL VARIOUS OF FANS WATCHING THE MEDAL CEREMONY HE (LEFT OF CENTRE PODIUM) AND WU RECEIVE THEIR GOLD MEDALS WITH ABEL AND HEYMANS (SILVER) ON THE LEFT PODIUM AND CAGNOTTO AND DALLAPE (BRONZE) ON THE RIGHT PODIUM PHOTOGRAPHERS THE BEST TEAM AWARDS - CHINA WIN THE BEST OVERALL TEAM, BEST MALE TEAM AND BEST FEMALE TEAM FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: QIU BO, LIN YUE, WU AND HE WIDE SHOT OF QIU, LIN, WU AND HE QIU, LIN, WU AND HE TALKING TO THE MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) OLYMPIC 10-METRE SYNCHRONISED CHAMPION, LIN YUE, SAYING (rough translation): "Everyone wants to get the medal but everyone has their own specialism. We all want to do our best because then the whole team will do better." QIU, LIN, WU AND HE TALKING TO THE MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) OLYMPIC 10-METRE SYNCHRONISED CHAMPION, LIN YUE, SAYING (rough translation): "This is a very important step for us in our preparations for the Olympics and you can tell from the results at this World Cup that we are making progress in are preparations for the Games." THE AQUATICS CENTRE
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  • Location: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA97QYMXALKC6VEE3SDEASFTUSN
  • Story Text: He Zi and Wu Minixa won the women's synchronised 3-metre springboard on Saturday (February 25) to complete a clean sweep of the six gold medals for China at the FINA Diving World Cup.
    Competing at the London 2012 Aquatics Centre, He and Wu scored a total 345.30 points to finish ahead of Canada's Jennifer Abel and Emilie Heymans (321.90 points). The Italians Tania Cagnotto and Francesca Dallape (317.40 points) claimed the bronze medal.
    The United States' duo Kelci Bryant and Abby Johnston got 315.00 points which was enough for fourth place while the Ukrainians Olena Fedorova and Anna Pusmenska came fifth with a score of 314.70.
    China had already won the men's 10m platform, the women's 10m platform, the men's 3m springboard, the women's 3m springboard and the men's 3m synchronised springboard events. China also won the Best Overall Team award, the Best Male Team award and the Best Female Team award.
    It is a repeat of the 2011 Diving World Championships in Shanghai where China also won every gold medal and has reinforced China's status as the dominant force in diving.
    With little under five months until the Olympics they are the favourites to complete yet another clean sweep.
    China's Olympic 10m synchronised champion Lin Yue said the team can still improve but they are pleased with the progress they have made at this week's Diving World Cup.
    "Everyone (on the China team) wants to get the medal but everyone has their own specialism," Lin said. "We all want to do our best because then the whole team will do better.
    "This is a very important step for us in our preparations for the Olympics and you can tell from the results at this World Cup that we are making progress in are preparations for the Games."

    The women's 3m synchronised springboard final results:

    1. He Zi / Wu Minxia (CHN) 345.30 Points

    2. Jennifer Abel / Emilie Heymans (CAN) 321.90

    3. Tania Cagnotto / Francesca Dallape (ITA) 317.40

    4. Kelci Bryant / Abby Johnston (USA) 315.00

    5. Olena Fedorova / Anna Pysmenska (UKR) 314.70

    6. Cheong Jun Hoong / Pamg Pandelela Rinong (MAS) 300.90

    7. Paola Espinosa / Laura Sanchez (MEX) 300.60

    8. Anabelle Smith / Sharleen Stratton (AUS) 298.20

    9. Katja Dieckow / Nora Subschinski (GER) 296.40

    10. Mai Nakagawa / Sayaka Shibusawa (JPN) 288.00

    11. Alicia Blagg / Rebecca Gallantree (GBR) 287.10

    12. Nadezda Bazinha / Maria Polyakova (RUS) 268.20
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