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FINA Diving World Cup
Loukas Narrowly Misses Bronze at FINA Diving World Cup
2/23/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Feb. 23, 2008
Read about Christina's experiences in China at the FINA Diving World Cup.
BEIJING - Indiana redshirt junior Christina Loukas scored 350.35 points for fourth place - less than half a point from a bronze medal - in the women's 3-meter finals, and the U.S. earned two more Olympic berths Saturday at the Good Luck Beijing/FINA Diving World Cup.
Loukas was in ninth place after one round but slowly climbed her way into medal contention with solid dives the next three rounds. She was in sixth after two rounds and jumped to fifth after three dives. In the fourth round, she scored 81 points on her reverse 2 1⁄2, earning a 9.5 and four 9.0s, to move up to fourth.
She finished out the competition with 67.50 points on her front 2 1⁄2 with a twist but it wasn't quite enough to move her into the bronze medal spot, as Sharleen Stratton of Australia edged her out with 350.70 points for third. China's Wu Minxia and Guo Jingjing took gold and silver with 391.35 and 387.75 points, respectively. USA's Kelci Bryant (Chatham, Ill.) was 12th at 289.85.
Olympic qualifying spots are earned for the federations, not the divers themselves. The U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving will be held June 18-22 in Indianapolis, with a selection camp to follow July 2-6 in Knoxville, Tenn. Information courtesy of USA Diving
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