Women's Diving 10m Platform - Semi-Final | London 2012 Olympics


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📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Highlights of the Women's Diving 10m Platform Semi-Final from the Aquatics Centre during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Diving was included in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1904 Games in St Louis. The springboard and platform events have been included since the 19

This video from the London 2012 Olympic Games covers the Women's Diving 10m Platform Semi-Final at the Aquatics Centre [00:01].

Overview of the Event

The Format: 18 divers qualified for the semi-final stage, performing five dives each. Only the top 12 divers advance to the final [00:06].

Key Competitors & Dives i

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n Round 5:

Paola Espinosa Sanchez (Mexico): Needing a strong finish after sitting in 14th place before the final round [00:19], she executed a back 2

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twists in the pike position [00:17], scoring 76.88 [00:28] to secure her spot in 11th place [00:33].

Meaghan Benfeito (Canada): Showcase

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d consistent form with the same difficult dive [00:39], finishing the semi-finals in 2nd place [00:44].

Brittany Broben (Australia): At just 16 years old [00:54], she bounced back from a lower score in round 4 to finish strongly in 3rd position [00:59].

Chen Ruolin (China): The clear favorite and dominant competi

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tor [01:09], she had already secured a massive lead before her final dive [01:13], ultimately finishing the semi-finals in 1st place with 407.25 points—nearly 50 points ahead of her closest rival [01:32].

Semi-Final Standings (Top Qualifiers)

Chen Ruolin (CHN) – [0407.25] [01:32]

Meaghan Benfeito (CAN) – [0359.90

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] [01:33]

Brittany Broben (AUS) – [0359.55] [01:33]

Melissa Wu (AUS) – [0355.60] [01:34]

Pandelela Rinong Pamg (MAS) – [0352.50] [01:35]

Yulia Koltunova (RUS) – [0351.90] [01:36]

Christin Steuer (GER) – [0339.90] [01:36]

Roseline Filion (CAN) – [0329.60] [01:37]

Hu Yadan (CHN) – [0328.25] [01:37]

Noemi Batki (ITA

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) – [0325.45] [01:42]

Paola Espinosa Sanchez (MEX) – [0317.10] [01:42]

Iuliia Prokopchuk (UKR) – [0315.80] [01:42]

Post-Event Interviews

Melissa Wu (Australia) expressed excitement about qualifying for the final, noting that executing five good dives was her main goal for the morning [01:48].

Roseline Filion (Can

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ada) shared her excitement about reaching the top 12 to compete in her first individual Olympic final, emphasizing the importance of finishing strong [02:00].

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSjkJF2DsCs

Women's Diving 10m Platform - Semi-Final | London 2012 Olympics

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Viewer Discussion & Comments

@jasminejohnston6393
I love watching diving. It's so cool watching all those flips and somersaults as they go down!
@brittanyerickson7900
Its so satisfying to watch
@jpsworldofwrestling
These ladies are amazing athletes!
@iluminaevlogs608
I'm a new swimmer and love diving but am scared to dive off the block and diving board😬
@deafvegetables4874
so impressive
@JessicaHoneywellyouflirt
Wow, I wish I could do that!  Hmm, maybe I could learn.
@davidmoore535
These women rock!!
@aishaharrison3322
How can they judge them in order, they all did great to me 😣
@deliaduarte
Who can i call to get footages for Women's 10m diving? Specifically, Pandelela Rinong of Malaysia.
@nataliehelferty5683
Chuck Cherniak is Death In The Press Guy and Grandfather of Jason Cherniak. Jason Cherniak was trained as Propagandist but also trained as a Hitman by Italian Mafia here in Toronto.
@nataliehelferty5683
Wu is Sophia Wu My Sister-in-Law. Cherniak changed the Name on the Read Out. He got in Trouble with Summer Olympic Security there. I watched from home that year.
@Jess-sw4yt
Mistaken it as DYING instead of DIVING
@nataliehelferty5683
It started with the Roman Empire.
@philiphamilton9162
I wood do it
@nataliehelferty5683
Jason Cherniak was jailed 10 days in London England.