News Articles
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Chen and Wang lead 10-meter platform prelims
by By ANDREW DAMPF - Wed Aug 20 10:02:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Teenage divers Chen Ruolin and Wang Xin led the standings in preliminaries for the 10-meter platform at the Water Cube on Wednesday in the one diving event China did not win at the previous two Olympics. read more
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Dumais earns another sixth-place finish; Colwill takes 12th in 3-meter finals
by Jennifer Lowery - Tue Aug 19 14:31:17 -0400 2008
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China continues golden roll at Olympic pool
by By BETH HARRIS - Tue Aug 19 13:11:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) With Michael Phelps out of the way, Chinese divers have taken over the Water Cube, scooping one gold medal after another out of the pool. read more
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China wins 6th Olympic diving gold medal
Tue Aug 19 10:18:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) He Chong has easily won the gold medal on men's 3-meter springboard, making China 6-for-6 in Olympic diving. read more
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China's He Chong leads men's 3-meter diving semis
by By BETH HARRIS - Tue Aug 19 00:38:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) He Chong edged China closer to claiming its sixth diving gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, although he was outscored four times in the six-round semifinal Tuesday. read more
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Colwill, Dumais advance to men's 3-meter semifinals
by Jennifer Lowery - Mon Aug 18 15:33:19 -0400 2008
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He Chong leads 3-meter springboard prelims
by By ANDREW DAMPF - Mon Aug 18 11:33:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) China's goal of a golden sweep in diving looks safe with He Chong on the springboard. read more
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Foster, Loukas take eighth, ninth in women's 3-meter finals
by Jennifer Lowery - Sun Aug 17 22:17:51 -0400 2008
USA's Nancilea Foster (Conroe, Texas) and Christina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill.) finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the women's 3-meter springboard finals Sunday. read more
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Guo wins record sixth diving medal
by By ANDREW DAMPF - Sun Aug 17 12:09:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Guo Jingjing began diving at the age of 6 because her mother thought she was too thin and wasn't eating enough. The sport would make her fitter and increase her appetite, her mother rationalized. read more
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China is 5-for-5 in diving with Guo's gold medal
by BETH HARRIS - Sun Aug 17 11:30:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Guo Jingjing of China won the 3-meter springboard title Sunday at the Olympics, becoming the most decorated female diver with her sixth career medal. read more
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Foster and Loukas advance to finals in 3-meter
by Jennifer Lowery - Sat Aug 16 16:12:32 -0400 2008
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China's Guo somersaults her way closer to gold
by By BETH HARRIS - Sat Aug 16 11:11:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Guo Jingjing somersaulted and twisted off the 3-meter springboard, knifing through the water with barely a ripple while moving China closer to its fifth diving gold medal of the Beijing Olympics. read more
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Guo leads women's 3-meter springboard prelims
by By BETH HARRIS - Fri Aug 15 04:37:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Guo Jingjing kept China on its path toward a sweep of all eight diving gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, leading after the women's 3-meter springboard preliminaries Friday. read more
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China makes it 4-for-4 at the diving pool
by PAUL NEWBERRY - Wed Aug 13 13:13:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) China completed its monopoly of the synchronized diving events with a dominating victory in men's 3-meter springboard Wednesday, putting the host nation on course for a golden sweep at the Beijing games. read more
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Teenagers Chen, Wang keep China perfect in diving
by BETH HARRIS - Tue Aug 12 04:55:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Teenagers Wang Xin and Chen Ruolin gave China its third straight victory in Olympic diving, easily winning the women's 10-meter synchronized competition on Tuesday. read more
