Senin, 13 Agustus 2012
Round-up: China miss out on clean sweep
RENANG INDAH INDONESIA
(12/8). The Chinese were odds-on to go one better than at Beijing 2008 and
replicate their perfect record from last year's World Championships.
The sweep was on after the opening week of the Olympics when
all four of their synchro teams stood on the top podium.
But two of the most memorable Individual finals in Games
history denied them total dominance.
Arguably the most dramatic was in the men's 10m Platform on
the final night of competition when China 's biggest star, Qiu
Bo, took silver.
Qiu had been unbeatable for the past two years and
coasted to the world title 12 months ago.
The 19-year-old maintained the trend in the opening two
qualifying rounds before he came unstuck in one of the greatest Diving finals
of all time.
With a 17,500-strong crowd in attendence, Daley
attracted a single score of 10 for his final effort.
The 18-year-old's degree of difficulty paled in comparison
to Boudia and Qiu though, and when the USA diver produced a brilliant
effort before Qiu slightly missed his a stunning upset was
celebrated.
Boudia, who edged into the semi-final in 18th, was left
amazed while Qiu stood shattered as his quest for a first Olympic
gold was ended.
'It still hasn't sunk in that I had a gold medal, that I was
standing on the podium and the anthem was playing,' said Boudia.
'Diving is extremely competitive and the rest of the
world is catching up but they've stamped their feet on the sport, China .'
Four days earlier, Russia 's Ilya
Zakharov sprung another major surprise in the men's 3m Springboard.
Zakharov scored an astonishing total of 555.90 points
to get the better of China'sQin Kai and world champion He Chong.
'I just can't believe it as of now. I have done it finally,'
he said.
On the women's Platform, Chen Ruolin defended both her
titles winning the individual and synchro alongside Wang Hao.
The Chinese men's synchro teams were also dominant,
with Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan defying their youth to win
the Platform while Luo Yutong and Qin won the Springboard.
Olimpiade 2012: Results
Olympic Games 2012
Aquatics Centre London
Diving - Medal count
(9/8)
1. People's
Republic of China
(6-3-1)
2. United States of America
(1-1-2)
3. Russian Federation
(1-1-0)
4. Mexico
(0-2-1)
5. Australia
(0-1-0)
6. Canada
(0-0-2)
7. Great Britain
(0-0-1)
8. Malaysia
(0-0-1)
Men's 10m Platform
1. BOUDIA
David (568.65)
2. QIU
Bo (566.85)
3. DALEY
Thomas (556.95)
Men's 3m Springboard
1. ZAKHAROV
Ilya (555.90)
2. QIN
Kai (541.75)
3. HE
Chong (524.15)
Men's Synchronised 3m
Springboard
1. LUO
Yutong / QIN Kai (477.00)
2. ZAKHAROV
Ilya / KUZNETSOV Evgeny (459.63)
3. DUMAIS
Troy / IPSEN
Kristian (446.70)
Men's Synchronised
10m Platform
1. CAO
Yuan / ZHANG Yanquan (486.78)
2. GARCIA
NAVARRO Ivan / SANCHEZ SANCHEZ German (468.90)
3. BOUDIA
David / McCRORY Nicholas (463.47)
Women's 3m
Springboard
1. WU
Minxia (414.00)
2. HE
Zi (379.20)
3. SANCHEZ
SOTO Laura (362.40)
Women's 10m Platform
1. CHEN
Ruolin (422.30)
2. BROBEN
Brittany (366.50)
3. PAMG
Pandelela Rinong (359.20)
Women's Synchronised
3m Springboard
1. He
Zi/Wu Minxia (346.20)
2. Bryant
Kelci/Johnston Abigail (321.90)
3. ABEL
Jennifer / HEYMANS Emilie (316.80)
Women's Synchronised
10m Platform
1. CHEN
Ruolin / WANG Hao (368.40)
2. ESPINOSA
SANCHEZ Paola / OROZCO LOZA Alejandra (343.32)
3. BENFEITO
Meaghan / FILION Roseline (337.62)
Sabtu, 11 Agustus 2012
Boudia edges out rivals to claim gold
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| David Boudia |
David Boudia produced an impressive display to claim
gold for the USA in
tonight's 10m Platform Diving final.
LONCAT INDAH INDONESIA-Great Britain's Tom Daley led by 0.15
points from world champion Qiu Bo and Boudia heading into the final dive.
But while Daley won a single score of 10 for his final back
dive, it was lower on difficulty than his rivals to allow Boudia to
clinch victory.
Qiu finished with the silver, while Daley walked away with
the bronze.
Chinese pair ease into Platform final
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| Aquatics Centre London |
Qiu, who took the world title 12 months ago, qualified
in first place after twice attracting 10s in a score of 563.55.
Compatriot Lin Yue also notched a 10 as he finished 21.75
points further back.
Qiu eases into semi-final
World champion Qiu Bo showed his class tonight with
a dominant display in the first
round of the men's 10m Platform
Diving competition.
LONCAT INDAH INDONESIA
(11/8). With Olympic champion Matt Mitcham back in action after two years of injury
problems and home favourite Tom Daley, who beat Qiu to win the 2009 world
title, in career-best form, the spotlight had fallen on the 19-year-old Chinese
competitor.
Qiu responded by easily qualifying in first place from
tonight's first round with a score of 563.70 while his rivals faltered.
Daley survived a major shock as he left it until his final
dive to qualify in 15th - some 115.25 behind Qiu - while Mitcham was
ninth.
David Boudia, who finished second to Qiu at last year's
World Championship, progressed by even finer margins as he sneaked the final
place on offer for tomorrow morning's 18-man semi-final.
Daley, 18, said afterwards: 'I've done my job today but not
by the most comfortable of margins. But I'm through to tomorrow and tomorrow's
another day.'
Jumat, 10 Agustus 2012
Chen defends Platform crown
Chen Ruolin successfully defended her women's 10m
Platform title in tonight's final at the Aquatics Centre
LONCAT INDAH INDONESIA
(9/8). The Chinese diver had been unbeatable in the opening two qualification
rounds and proved to be again in the final, immediately impressing her
authority with an opening 10, on the way to 422.30.
Sixteen-year-old Australian Brittany Broben was
Chen's closest challenger, but even then she was still 55.80 further back.
Pandelela Rinong Pamg took bronze for Malaysia as
she edged out a tight pack behind her with a score of 359.20.
Victory for Chen brought her fourth Olympic Games gold
medal, and a second of these Games after she teamed up with Wang Hao to win the
Synchronised 10 Platform last week.
Chen had been more than 40 points ahead of her rivals in the
qualifying rounds and admitted that had taken the pressure off her this
evening.
'I'm very relaxed. It's like it's not the Olympic Games,'
the 19-year-old said. 'I feel no high pressure, I'm relaxed.
'I feel very pleased to have another gold medal for China .'
Chen sets up Platform for gold
LONCAT INDAH INDONESIA
(9/8). The defending Olympic champion blitzed her rivals in last night's first
round and it was more of the same again in the last 18 as she scored 407.25.
Closest rival Meaghan Benfeito from Canada was
47.35 behind, with 16-year-old Australian Brittany Broben third.
While the points from this morning do not carry through to
the final, it is hard to see Chen, who won her third Olympic gold in the Synchronised
10m Platform last week, being caught.
Despite that, Chen said: 'It was so-so. There were some
dives that were not perfect, some entries that were not perfect. It's
encouraging me more. I'm taking my competition even more seriously.'
Benfeito, fourth at last year's World Championships in Shanghai , had to overcome
some jitters in training this morning before producing a score of 359.90.
'This morning my training was awful so I didn't know what to
expect,' she said.
'I think everyone can be on the podium because on the
results of the semi-final we are very close to each other so it's going to be
hard.'
'I didn't expect to get to the final so I am really happy,'
the World Championships bronze medallist said.
'I didn't do as well as I wanted to but that's the nature of
the Olympic Games, you never know what is going to happen.'
Chen at her dominant best
Defending Olympic Games champion Chen Ruolin re-established China 's
dominance in the Diving pool by bettering her rivals in the first round of the
women's 10m Platform tonight.
LONCAT INDAH INDONESIA
(8/8). China saw their bid
to claim all the Diving gold medals ended last night when Russia 's Ilya
Zakharov pulled off a sensational victory in the men's 3m Springboard.
But world champion Chen ensured normal service resumed again
as she topped the score sheets with 392.35 ahead of tomorrow morning's
semi-final.
'I feel it's all right. Two dives, I feel, were not really
under control - the second and the fourth,' she said.
'Before every dive the whole routine goes through my mind.'
'I found out yesterday lunchtime I was
competing,' Steuer said.
'I was the reserve, and when Nora wasn't getting better, I
just jumped in.
'I got third place, so that's good. I didn't see the
competition, I didn't even see my own dives. I was surprised to reach third
position.'
'It doesn't feel like the Olympics but when I saw the
big London 2012 on the bottom of the pool, that's when it hit me.
'I suppose I would like to get a medal but there are a lot
of strong competitors so I haven't really thought about it.'
Rabu, 08 Agustus 2012
Zakharov takes 3m title
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| Ilya Zakharov |
LONCAT INDAH INDONESIA
(7/8). Zakharov scored a total of 555.90 in the Aquatics Centre to get the
better of China 's
Qin Kai and world champion He Chong.
Qin scored 541.75 to take silver ahead of compatriot and
defending Olympic champion He, who grabbed bronze with a total of 524.15.
'I just can't believe it as of now. I have done it finally,'
the Russian said.
Zakharov added: 'I came second in the semis in the
morning but I promised myself that second place was simply not good enough.
'The last dive was my grand finale. I thank everyone here
who has supported me in my ups and downs.
Selasa, 07 Agustus 2012
China's He on top ahead of final
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| He Chong |
Defending champion He Chong moved up to first position in
the semi-finals of the men's Olympic 3m Springboard Diving competition
LONCAT INDAH INDONESIA
(7/8). Russia 's Ilya
Zakharov had dominated the early qualifiers, leading He by 6.75
points.
However, the Chinese competitor scored a total of 510.15
from his six dives in the semis, pushing the Russian back into second place by
a margin of 4.55.
After claiming the opening five Diving events, China is targeting a clean sweep of all eight
golds in London after finishing with seven from
eight in Beijing .
He scored 91.80 for his inward 3.5 somersault and
followed it up with 91.20 in his forward 4.5 somersault, which lifted him to
first place.
He said afterwards: 'The gold is in my mind right now. I
hope I can continue to do well.
'I don't know about other records we will be creating. My
job is to dive well and that's all. The rest follows. There is some tough
competition so I have got to focus.'
Zakharov fell to ninth midway through the round before
rallying to finish second at 505.60.
The Russian said: 'I will try harder. It is not easy with China doing so
well.'
He's team-mate, Qin Kai, who won the Synchronised
3m Springboard gold with Luo Yutong, finished third with 500.35.
The finals will take place in the evening session.
Zakharov and He through to semi-final
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| Ilya Zakharov |
LONCAT INDAH INDONESIA
(6/8). It was a frustrating night for several of the world's best divers, with Germany 's
Stephan Feck forced to withdraw shortly after he completely bombed his second
dive, almost jumping at right angles before landing flat on his back.
Venezuela's Edickson Contreras Bracho was left in tears
after his second penalty for aborting a dive, while even China's Qin Kai was
not immune, relinquishing the lead after he drew scores of 3.5 for his
mis-timed penultimate effort.
Until then Great
Britain 's rising star Jack Laugher had not
made a major mistake, despite being well below his best, but slipped off the
board on his final effort and failed to complete the dive.
Only Feck and Contreras Bracho were behind the teenager in
the standings.
Senin, 06 Agustus 2012
Wu poised to equal record medal haul
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| Wu Minzia |
LONCAT INDAH INDONESIA
(4/8). Wu Minxia looks certain to equal the record for the most Olympic Diving
medals tomorrow night after easily qualifying for the final of the women's 3m
Springboard in first place.
The 26-year-old Chinese world champion beat her rivals with
a score of 394.40 to end the semi-final 32.3 clear of her nearest rival Tania
Cagnotto.
Wu won the springboard synchro gold alongside He
Zi earlier this week and will equal former partner Guo Jingjing's record
of six Olympic Diving medals should she stand on the podium tomorrow night.
That would seem likely after she finished so far ahead of Italy 's Cagnotto,
aiming for her first Olympic medal at her fourth Games, with He third
after she made some uncharacteristic mistakes.
Cagnotto is bidding to join her father and coach
Giorgio, who won four Olympic medals between 1972 and 1980, in making the
podium but admitted the gold wasWu's to lose.
I am very happy, but tomorrow in the final I will start
again,' she said.
'I am not competing with Wu as she is very strong
but today the other Chinese diver Hemade a mistake and it allowed me to
come second. So we will have to see what happens tomorrow.'
The 20-year-old has already stood on the podium
in London, after winning bronze alongside Emilie Heymans s in the
women's Synchronised 3m Springboard on Sunday, and would appear to have
room for improvement after a couple of errors.
'I'm hoping to stay around fourth, but if I do better and
end up on the podium I'll be very happy, but it's not my objective,' she said.
Wu takes gold with perfect 10
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| Wu Minxia |
LONCAT INDAH INDONESIA -The
world champion beat her rivals, and claimed the first individual mark of 10 at
these Olympics, to claim a record-equalling sixth Olympic Games medal in the
Diving pool.
The 26-year-old began the Games by winning an unprecedented
hat-trick of synchro springboard titles before tonight levelling the medal
record of her former partner Guo Jingjing.
She did so emphatically with a score of 414.00 to be 34.8
points clear of silver medal compatriot He Zi, who she won gold alongside in
the synchro.
Wu's victory also meant that China remained on course for a
clean sweep of the eight gold medals on offer in the Diving pool having now won
all five events so far.
Laura Sanchez Soto claimed the bronze for Mexico after
she edged out veteran Tania Cagnotto by just 0.2 points.
Five-time World Championship medal winner Cagnotto's fourth
placing meant she is still yet to stand on an Olympic podium despite competing
in four Games.
Afterwards, Wu indicated that she was set to call time on
her decorated career.
'I think this was the perfect ending for me,' she said. 'I'm
very happy to have this ending. I was very emotional because I wanted to thank
my coach.
'I have attended three Olympics and in the first I didn't do
well.
'From 2004 to 2008 was very difficult time for me. After
this time my body's condition and my psychology got better.
'I can handle more pressure than before.'
Minggu, 05 Agustus 2012
Olimpiade 2012: Results
Diving - Medal count
(9/8)
1. People's
Republic of China
(6-2-1)
2. Russian Federation
(1-1-0)
3. Mexico
(0-2-1)
4. United States of America
(0-1-2)
5. Australia
(0-1-0)
6. Canada (0-0-2)
7. Malaysia
(0-0-1)
Men's 3m Springboard
1. ZAKHAROV
Ilya (555.90)
2. QIN
Kai (541.75)
3. HE
Chong (524.15)
Men's Synchronised 3m
Springboard
1. LUO
Yutong / QIN Kai (477.00)
2. ZAKHAROV
Ilya / KUZNETSOV Evgeny (459.63)
3. DUMAIS
Troy / IPSEN
Kristian (446.70)
Men's Synchronised
10m Platform
1. CAO
Yuan / ZHANG Yanquan (486.78)
2. GARCIA
NAVARRO Ivan / SANCHEZ SANCHEZ German (468.90)
3. BOUDIA
David / McCRORY Nicholas (463.47)
Women's 3m
Springboard
1. WU
Minxia (414.00)
2. HE
Zi (379.20)
3. SANCHEZ
SOTO Laura (362.40)
Women's 10m Platform
1. CHEN
Ruolin (422.30)
2. BROBEN
Brittany (366.50)
3. PAMG
Pandelela Rinong (359.20)
Women's Synchronised
3m Springboard
1. He
Zi/Wu Minxia (346.20)
2. Bryant
Kelci/Johnston Abigail (321.90)
3. ABEL
Jennifer / HEYMANS Emilie (316.80)
Women's Synchronised
10m Platform
1. CHEN
Ruolin / WANG Hao (368.40)
2. ESPINOSA
SANCHEZ Paola / OROZCO LOZA Alejandra (343.32)
3. BENFEITO
Meaghan / FILION Roseline (337.62)
Jumat, 03 Agustus 2012
Wu closes on record sixth medal
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| Wu Minxia |
Wu Minxia moved a step closer to a record-equalling sixth
Olympic Diving medal after qualifying for the women's 3m Springboard
semi-final in first place.
Wu posted a score of 387.95 to beat nearest rival, and
fellow Chinese, He Zi by 24.1 points.
Wu and He combined to win the Synchronised 3m
Springboard title on Sunday and they stamped their class over today's
preliminary round.
'It was my usual performance. I have done
well,' Wu said. 'I will try to perform my personal best. I think
everyone did quite well. It's very competitive.'
There were no major casualties as the 30-diver field was
reduced to 18, with world bronze medallist Jennifer Abel qualifying
fourth ahead of Australia 's Sharleen
Stratton.
Qin and Luo add to favourites' haul
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| Qin dan Luo |
China's Qin Kai and Luo Yutong have won gold in the men’s
Synchronised 3m Springboard..
POLO AIR INDONESIA
- This is the team's fourth gold from as many events at the Aquaribs
Centre and keeps them on track to win all eight events in Diving at
these Olympic Games.
Luo said: 'I attended the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games selection
but I failed. I was so disappointed during that time and I was thinking about
retiring.
I thought this may be my destiny – not winning a gold
medal at an Olympic Games. This year I went into the final and winning the
first gold medal I feel proud of myself.'
'I was very nervous,' Qin said. 'In the second half of the
competition I had a belly-ache because I was still a little bit nervous.
'That is because this is the Olympic Games. This is the top
level in the world, but we did good eventually. This is our normal
performance.'
China claim another Diving gold
Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao claimed China 's third gold medal in as many
Divingevents at the Aquatic Centre as they prevailed in the women's
Synchronised 10m Platform final.
POLO AIR INDONESIA
- Mexico 's
Alejandra Orozco Loza and Paolo Espinosa Sanchez claimed silver, with Canadian
duo Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion finishing in the bronze medal
position.
Great Britian duo Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow, the European
champions, finished in fifth place.
'I expected the gold medal, that's why I was so calm during
the medal ceremony,' said Wang.
'I was very excited when it was decided that I would partner
Chen at these Olympics. She was already a gold medallist and a great champion.
I've wanted this for a long time.'
Chen, who will also seek to defend her Individual Platform
title next week, said: 'I just told her "don't be too nervous", but I
think having moderate amounts of stress has its advantage.
'After we won we had a hug and she (Wang) said to me that
she had always dreamed of this.'
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