China, the U.S. and Great Britain finished 1-2-3 in the final of the women’s synchro springboard diving competition Saturday in Paris.
Just a few hours into the first day of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the United States has its first medal.of the U.S. took silver in the women's diving synchronized 3m springboard competition with a total score of 314.64. It's the first Olympic medals for both divers, and first American medal in the event since 2012.
After the first round, Great Britain was in second with a score of 50.4 on the first dive, and the U.S. was in third with a dive score of 49.8 points.China had a score of 103.8 points through two dives. After Round 2, the U.S. moved into second with 100.8 points, and Great Britain and Germany were tied for third with a score of 96.6.In the first two rounds, each group had to do dives with a 2.0 degree of difficulty.
Cook and Bacon received a score of 72.54 to take second, less than a point ahead of third place Australia.Performing the same dive again - a forward two-and-a-half somersault with one twist that carried a 3.1 degree of difficulty - China received a score of more than six points better than the U.S, running away with the win.
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