Divers from Canada and Russia collected one and two gold medals respectively this weekend in Kazan, Russia, the host city of the FINA\/CNSG Diving World Series 2018 very last leg, while all other gold up for grabs were pocketed by Team China.<\/p>\n
Russia’s Aleksandr Bondar<\/strong> and Viktor Minibaev<\/strong> clinched gold in the men’s platform synchro event with 432.72. Ukraine’s Maksym Dolgov<\/strong> and Oleksandr Gprshkovozov<\/strong> secured silver with 414.09 and Timo Barthel<\/strong> \/ Florian Fandler<\/strong> of Germany placed third with 345.36.<\/p>\n Cao Yuan<\/strong> and Xie Siyi<\/strong> of China dominated the 3m synchro and hit their fourth title (457.98) in this event since the beginning of the 2018 Series. Russian Evgeny Kuznetsov<\/strong> and Ilia Zakharov<\/strong> were a worthy opponent-duo and took silver (414.09), also after ranking second in the three previous legs.<\/p>\n China’s Xie Siyi<\/strong> and Yang Jian<\/strong> were the best in the men’s 3m and 10m, respectively collecting 536.60 and 581.60 points.<\/p>\n In the women’s finals, Shi Tingmao<\/strong> and Ren Qian<\/strong> did not disappoint and won the 3m and 10m gold medals at stake- Tingmao got 374.35 points, while teammate Wang Han<\/strong> placed second with 355.05 and Jennifer Abel<\/strong> of Canada completed the podium with 338.55.<\/p>\n Ren pocketed 389.10 points, which left DPR Korea’s Kim Mi Rae<\/strong> second with 362.35 and Melissa Wu<\/strong> (AUS, 351.80) third.<\/p>\n Both women’s synchronised events were topped by China. Duo Shi Tingmao<\/strong>\/Chang Yani<\/strong> won the 3m with 316.20, while Lin Shan<\/strong>\/Si Yajie<\/strong> took the 10m victory with 324.24.<\/p>\n Canada’s Jennifer Abel and Francois Imbeau-Dulac<\/strong> took their second mixed 3m gold of the 2018 season with 324.96 points, while Russia’s Iuliia Timoshinina<\/strong> and Nikita Shleikher<\/strong> were victorious in the mixed 10m with 331.35, for the first time of the competition.<\/p>\n All the Series action can be followed live or on demand on FINAtv and detailed news reports and athletes’ quotes are available on FINA website.<\/p>\n MEN\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n 3m springboard: 1. XIE Siyi (CHN) 536.60, 2. CAO Yuan (CHN) 531.00, 3. KUZNETSOV Evgenii (RUS) 494.25Medallists in Kazan (RUS):<\/h3>\n
\n10m platform: 1. YANG Jian (CHN) 581.60, 2. BONDAR Aleksandr (RUS) 533.80, 3. AUFFRET Benjamin (FRA) 499.80
\n3m springboard synchro: 1. CAO Yuan\/XIE Siyi (CHN) 457.98, 2. KUZNETSOV Evgenii\/ZAKHAROV Ilia (RUS) 437.43, 3. GORSHKOV Oleksandr\/KOLODIY Oleg (UKR) 419.82
\n10m platform synchro: 1. BONDAR Aleksandr\/MINIBAEV Viktor (RUS) 432.72, 2. DOLGOV Maksym\/GORSHKOVOZOV Oleksandr (UKR) 414.09, 3. BARTHEL Timo\/FANDLER Florian (GER) 345.36<\/p>\n