China leads in 2012 Diving World Series

　　MOSCOW, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China asserted its dominance in diving pool after winning six gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the 2012 FINA Diving World Series Moscow stop which concluded on Saturday.

　　Chinese Olympic champion Lin Yue made a temporary decision to compete in the men's 10-meter platform, but he still delivered a good performance and beat his major competitor British Thomas Daley to win the title. The U.S. diver Nick Mccrory ranked third.

　　However, in the men's synchro ten-meter platform on Friday, Lin, pairing up with his teammate Huo Liang, did not do their best, only taking a fourth place.

　　In the women's three-meter springboard, Chinese diver He Zi defeated veteran Wu Minxian by a 0.75 points and won the gold medal for this event.

　　China's Chen Ruolin/ Wang Hao led all the way with their commanding performances to pluck the women's synchro ten-meter platform gold medal without any suspension.

　　The Chinese duo seemed in a good mood after the victory, as they present flowers to the little Russian audiences when they came down from the stage.

　　The Chinese team did not participate in the men's synchro three-meter springboard event, in which the host Russian team claimed the title.

　　In the opening day of the Moscow stop on Friday, Chinese divers¹ won three golds out of four.

　　Olympic and World Cup champion He Chong set a good example for Chinese team, clinching² the men's three-meter springboard title at 497.65 points. He was followed by Russia's Evgeny Kuznetsov at 477.05 points and other Russian diver Illya Zakharov at 454.80 points.

　　However, He was not satisfied with the result. "I didn't perform well today, otherwise I would gain 20 points more in the game," he told Xinhua.

　　The Chinese duo Wu Minxia/ He Zi outshone their rivals to win the women's synchro three-meter springboard without a doubt. Italy's Tania Cagnotto/ Francesca Dallape finished the second and the bronze medal went to American Bryant Kelci/ Abigail Johnston.

　　In women's ten-meter platform, 19-year-old Olympic champion Chen Ruolin snatched the gold. Her teammate 16-year-old Hu Yadan finished the third and Ukraine's Luliia Prokopchuk took the second place.

　　Chen told Xinhua that she didn't play her best in the game, and she hoped to reach her best condition by practices and training.

　　The Chinese diving squad³ will next head to Tijuana, Mexico for the last stop of the 2012 Diving World Series, which is scheduled for April 20 and 21.

　　The Moscow stop, which attracted over 30 divers from 12 countries and regions, is the third leg of the series.

　　The Diving World Series was launched in 2007 with three host organizers - British Swimming, China Swimming Association and Mexican Swimming Federation⁴.

　　In 2011, the Russian Swimming Federation joined the club, reinforcing the international dimension of the event.

　　The World Series provide the best divers from previous Olympic Games and World Championships with the opportunity to compete in three-meter springboard, 10-meter platform, synchro three-meter springboard and synchro 10-meter platform.

1 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

2 clinching   

v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的现在分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）

参考例句：

• Joe gets clinching evidence of the brains role when he dreams. 乔做梦时得到了大脑发生作用的决定性依据。 来自辞典例句
• Clinching, wrestling, pushing, or seizing, without attempting a throw or other technique. 抱，扭摔，推或抓而没有摔或其它的技术。 来自互联网

3 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

4 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。