China gets gold in platform synchronised
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
BEIJING, Aug 11: Chinese teenager divers Lin Yue and Huo Liang clinched the gold of the men's 10m platform synchronised at the Beijing Olympic Games here Monday.
Lin and Huo, winners in 2007 Melbourne worlds, led throughout the final to win the second diving gold for China with 468.18 points.
Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein of Germany, silver medallist at 2008 "Good Luck Beijing" World Cup, finished second again in 450.42, while the bronze went to Russian Gelb Galperin and Dmitriy Dobroskok in 445.26.
"I performed to my normal level," said Lin, bronze medalist of the individual platform in 2007 Melbourne Worlds. "I think my form is getting better and better, and I'm confident with the latter competition." Lin will also compete in the 10m platform at Water Cube.
Lin and Huo, 17 and 18 respectively, dominated the final since the first round, and they even made an almost perfect dive in the second round as they scored seven 10 points and two 9.5 points.
The Chinese teenagers were almost unbeatable in the World Series in 2007, and they took the gold in the "Good Luck Beijing" World Cup in February this year.
"I am satisfied with our performance," Huo said. "It's our first Olympics, and I can't say I'm not nervous. But my coach told me just to be relaxed and do each dive well."
The Russian pair, silver medallists in 2007 Melbourne worlds, had trailed the Chinese duo in the first five round, and were surpassed by the Germans finally due to a big mistake in the fifth round.
"I made a mistake in my fifth dive," said Dobroskok. "But the last dive is OK."
"We are quite familar with the Chinese duo," said Galperin. "They performed well today."
Klein (22) is also a hot favorite in the individual platform at Beijing Olympics, as he beat Chinese Zhou Lvxin to win the gold in the event at 2008 World Cup.
Mathew Helm and Robert Newbery of Australia, bronze medallist in 2004 Athens Olympics, finished the fourth in 444.84.
The Australian duo had retired after the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne but came back last year to participate in their third Olympic Games.
Lin and Huo, winners in 2007 Melbourne worlds, led throughout the final to win the second diving gold for China with 468.18 points.
Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein of Germany, silver medallist at 2008 "Good Luck Beijing" World Cup, finished second again in 450.42, while the bronze went to Russian Gelb Galperin and Dmitriy Dobroskok in 445.26.
"I performed to my normal level," said Lin, bronze medalist of the individual platform in 2007 Melbourne Worlds. "I think my form is getting better and better, and I'm confident with the latter competition." Lin will also compete in the 10m platform at Water Cube.
Lin and Huo, 17 and 18 respectively, dominated the final since the first round, and they even made an almost perfect dive in the second round as they scored seven 10 points and two 9.5 points.
The Chinese teenagers were almost unbeatable in the World Series in 2007, and they took the gold in the "Good Luck Beijing" World Cup in February this year.
"I am satisfied with our performance," Huo said. "It's our first Olympics, and I can't say I'm not nervous. But my coach told me just to be relaxed and do each dive well."
The Russian pair, silver medallists in 2007 Melbourne worlds, had trailed the Chinese duo in the first five round, and were surpassed by the Germans finally due to a big mistake in the fifth round.
"I made a mistake in my fifth dive," said Dobroskok. "But the last dive is OK."
"We are quite familar with the Chinese duo," said Galperin. "They performed well today."
Klein (22) is also a hot favorite in the individual platform at Beijing Olympics, as he beat Chinese Zhou Lvxin to win the gold in the event at 2008 World Cup.
Mathew Helm and Robert Newbery of Australia, bronze medallist in 2004 Athens Olympics, finished the fourth in 444.84.
The Australian duo had retired after the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne but came back last year to participate in their third Olympic Games.