Chinese divers won three of four events of the last day of the only annual international competition held in the United States. Huo Bo Qiu joined wins platform synchro competition with 456.27 points, and He Zi finished first in the three-meter springboard.
American Christina Loukas and Abby Johnston won the three-meter synchronized. Loukas and Johnston were synchronized partners since January and this was her first international competition together.
"It works very natural," said Johnston, who joined with Lukas to 293.40 points. "None of us had to change anything.
"It is comforting to be on the table and know that you can only focus on your individual dive and not worry about timing, and if it's time."
Huo finished with 540.15 to win the gold medal platform. China also won the second test, Qiu to 524.55.
"When I was practicing I is not that a good dive," Huo said. "I paid more attention to my invitation to dive."
The dive of the day belonged Qiu, who scored six 10s on his second dive - a stand arm back triple somersault pike - for a score of 105.00.
"I realized it would be a good dive from the beginning," Qiu said through an interpreter.
Qiu lost his shot with gold, when he flubbed his third dive - a reverse 3 somersault tuck - and scored just 52.80.
China has also earned two victories on Saturday, when men Qin Kai pad on the event and the top team Yutong Building synchronized springboard final.
Third place in the platform men went to Ukraine Oleksandr Bondar who had a 515.10.
He continued his strong run in three-meter, 389.45 according to the title. She won five straight springboard gold medals at World Series events this year.
It was more than 50 points ahead of silver medalist Anastasia Pozdniakova Russia, who finished 337.35.
"Now every year the competition was a good experience," he said. "I have made many improvements in my weakness, focus on doing my best competition."
It seems, therefore, on its way to achieving its goal of diving in the London Games in 2012: "It's my dream to compete in the Olympics."
Kelci Bryant of the United States had 333.60 points to take bronze in the springboard event.
Britain Gallantree Rebecca and Alicia wiring finished second in the synchronized springboard event, and Tina Punzel and Nora Subschinski of Germany in third place, 279.90 points.
Cassidy Krug and American Kassidy Cook had the third highest score 285.30. The host country is allowed to have two computers in sync diving final, but the second pair is considered a team of exposure and can not medal.
In the men's synchronized platform, German Sanchez, Mexico and Ivan Garcia took second with 441.81. Americans David Boudia and Nick McCrory was third with 438.51 points
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