Kristian Ipsen<\/strong> had an incredible\u00a0weekend at the 2015 USA Diving Winter National Championships. Ipsen competed this past week in both the men’s individual 3 meter springboard, and the men’s 3 meter synchronized competition with parters Sam Dorman<\/strong> and Troy Dumais<\/strong>. Kristian came home with two gold medals, and is eager to compete some more!<\/p>\n

Going into this competition Ipsen\u00a0was eager and prepared.\u00a0“I felt really good going into the competition. I felt really relaxed and really excited to compete. Usually competition makes me nervous but I was weirdly excited for this one. I felt as prepared as I could for this contest considering that I broke my hand at the beginning of October. I felt like I was in good shape but I just hadn’t done many numbers of my optionals.”<\/p>\n

Ipsen is truly a marvel to watch. His technique and grace on the board and airborne is remarkable. The crowd favorite in Ipsen’s 3 meter list is his 5337D (reverse 1 1\/2 somersault 3 1\/2 twist free). This is consistently\u00a0one of his highest scoring dives. During the preliminary competition, his score totaled 91, in the\u00a0semi-final it rose to 94.5, and in the final round he scored a still impressive 84 points.<\/p>\n