OlympicchampionWuMinxiacontinuedhergloriousperformanceandpocketedanothergoldWednesdayasthefirstChinaAll-StarDivingSerieswentintoitsseconddayinJinan'sOlympicCenter.
WorldchampionHeZiweatheredthroughacoupleofalarming "accidents" andyetearnedasilver.
AfterGuoJingjing'swithdrawalfromthisevent, thefightfor 3-meterspringboardgoldwasleftbetweenWuandHe. Atthepreviousthreelegsoftheserialcontests, HeclaimedtwotitlesinWuhanandHefei, whileWuMinxiapocketedthethirdgoldinChangshu. Theirduelatthelastlegwasnaturallyfilledwithguessesandexpectation.
Wudivedwellthroughtheearlierroundsandenteredthefinalsmoothly, whenherlastattemptoverwhelmedall 7 judges, allofwhomunanimouslygave 9.0 pointstoguaranteehertitle.
He, ontheotherhand, waseliminatedinthesecondroundyetsecureda "resurrection" afterpushingoutthetiedcontestantWangHanintheextratime. TheninthefinalcamethesecondtiewhichdraggedherintoanotherextratimecontestingagainstLiuJiao, whomsheeventuallydefeated.
"Iwasabitnervous, youknow, withtwoextratimes. I'veneverhadthatkindofexperiencebefore, andIwilltreasureitasaprofitabletest. Onthewhole, Iamquitesatisfiedwithmyperformancetoday," explainedHeZiatthepost-matchpressconference.
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