China’s Lin Yue and Huo Liang won the event for the second week in a row, having also won leg one in Sheffield, England, last week. The Chinese pair scored 474.72 points to dominate in Mexico City, but it was a close race for the final two medals. Less than four points separated silver from fourth, and Cuba’s Erick Fornaris and Jose Guerra walked away with the silver after scoring 427.02 points. They moved up from fourth to second with a strong final dive.
Russia’s Gleb Galperin and Dmitriy Dobroskok were third at 424.98, with Boudia and Finchum finishing a close fourth with 423.42 points.
China’s Qin Kai scored 509.30 points to take the top spot in men’s 3-meter once again, while teammate He Chong picked up the silver with 493.85 points. Canada’s Alexandre Despatie, who won a silver a week ago, settled for the bronze with 482.75 points in this leg of the World Series. USA’s Troy Dumais (Ventura, Calif.) did not advance to the finals. He was third in his semifinal with 447.75, good for fifth overall - one spot higher than last week.
China ’s Wu Minxia and Guo Jingjing won the women’s 3-meter synchro gold for the second week in a row. They improved their score from last week, scoring 333.60 points in Mexico City. Australians Briony Cole and Sharleen Stratton won the silver with 303.90 points. Russia’s Anastasia Pozdnyakova and Yulia Pakhalina, who won the silver last week, scored 297.24 points for the bronze.
For the second week in a row China took gold and silver on women’s 10-meter. Chen Roulin was first with 381.75 points, while Wang Xin won a close battle for second with 346.70 points, just edging out Mexico’s Paola Espinosa. Espinosa scored 345.35 points for the bronze.
This leg of the World Series concludes Saturday with Nancilea Foster (Spring, Texas) in the women’s 3-meter and Dumais and Mitch Richeson (Greenwood, Ind.) in men’s 3-meter synchro. Men’s 10-meter and women’s 10-meter synchro events also will be held Saturday. The final leg of World Series action will be held in Nanjing, China on September 15-16.
About USA Diving: Featuring America’s best divers, USA Diving is the national governing body for the sport of diving. Headquartered in Indianapolis, USA Diving offers diversified programs geared toward the broadest number of diving enthusiasts, from the novice to the world champion. USA Diving conducts approximately 40 regional and national events annually and is responsible for training and selecting teams that represent the United States at international events such as the Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cup. For additional information please visit www.usadiving.org.
