Athletes from China dominated the second leg of the 2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix, held in Calgary (CAN) from May 10-13, earning seven gold medals out of the 10 events contested in the competition. The only exceptions to the Asian supremacy came from Canada (two titles) and Germany (one triumph).<\/p>\n
In the men\u2019s 3m springboard synchro, Philippe Gagne<\/strong>\/Fran\u00e7ois Imbeau-Dulac<\/strong> (CAN) earned gold in 396.30, leaving Luxian Wu<\/strong>\/Wang Zong Yuam<\/strong> (CHN) with silver and Jack Haslam<\/strong>\/Ross Haslam<\/strong> (GBR) in third. In the mixed 10m platform synchro, the Canadian pair Meaghan Benfeito<\/strong>\/Nathan Zsombor-Murray<\/strong> was also the best (310.50) at home, while the minor medals went to Issac Souza Filho<\/strong>\/Ingrid Oliveira<\/strong> (BRA, silver), and Sophia McAfee<\/strong>\/Jacob Fielding<\/strong> (USA, bronze). In the mixed 3m event, Frithjof Seidel<\/strong>\/Jana Lisa Rother<\/strong> (GER) got the only European title in 276.27, and were followed by Stanislav Oliferchyk<\/strong>\/Diana Shelestyuk<\/strong> (UKR, second), and by Donato Neglia<\/strong>\/Alibet Noguera<\/strong> (CHI, third).<\/p>\n Otherwise, China largely imposed its superiority, namely in the women\u2019s events, where all titles went to the Asian powerhouse: Chen Yiwen<\/strong> won (354.70) the 3m springboard final and paired with Wu Chunting to successfully lead (306.96) the synchro event. In the higher board, Lu Wei<\/strong> (424.35) easily beat her challengers, and was again the best (310.92) in the 10m synchro final with her teammate Zhu Yanxin<\/strong>. Australia, Canada, Great Britain and USA also had divers winning medals in the women\u2019s field.<\/p>\n Among men, Peng Jianfeng<\/strong> (492.45) imposed his class in the 3m springboard, while Duan Yu<\/strong> (469.00) was also clearly above the field in the 10m platform individual final. In the synchro event, he performed also for gold (455.13), with Yao Zelin<\/strong>. Canada, Great Britain and Japan completed the list of nations with medals in the men\u2019s finals.<\/p>\n The third meet of the 2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix will take place in Bolzano (ITA), from July 6-8.<\/p>\n Men\u2019s 3m springboard<\/strong> Men\u2019s 10m platform<\/strong> Men\u2019s 3m springboard synchro<\/strong> Men\u2019s 10m platform synchro<\/strong>Medallists in Calgary (CAN):<\/h3>\n
\n1. Peng Jianfeng (CHN), 492.45; 2. Fran\u00e7ois Imbeau-Dulac (CAN), 451.50; 3. Ken Terauchi (JPN), 442.55<\/p>\n
\n1. Duan Yu (CHN), 469.00; 2. Vincent Riendeau (CAN), 442.50; 3. Matthew Lee (GBR), 418.90<\/p>\n
\n1. Philippe Gagne\/Fran\u00e7ois Imbeau-Dulac (CAN), 396.30; 2. Luxian Wu\/Wang Zong Yuam (CHN), 396.24; 3. Jack Haslam\/Ross Haslam (GBR), 379.29<\/p>\n
\n1. Duan Yu\/Yao Zelin (CHN), 455.13; 2. Matthew Dixon\/Noah Williams (GBR), 397.98; 3. Ethan Pitman\/Laurent Gosselin-Paradis (CAN), 392.28<\/p>\n