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GARCIA
AND PRANDI WRAP UP OLYMPIC COMPETITION |
ATHENS,
Greece – It was a heartbreaking day for U.S.A. Diving
as Caesar Garcia and Kyle Prandi failed to qualify for the
semifinals in the men’s platform, the last chance
for a medal at these Olympic games.
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Garcia
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Garcia
(Baton Rouge, La.) and Prandi (Strongsville, Ohio) didn’t
have the day they were capable of having, finishing 23rd
and 29th respectively at their first Olympics. The top 18
divers in preliminaries advance to the semifinals.
Both started the day off strong with Prandi posting a first
round score of 86.40, good for second in the round. Garcia
scored 71.10 points on this first dive to finish 13th. Things
started unraveling from there with Prandi scoring only 45.15
points on his second dive dropping him to 21st. However,
Garcia stayed strong with a score of 74.46 to move up to
10th.
Round three is when the U.S. started seeing their chances
slipping away when both divers dropped in the rankings.
Prandi’s score of 51.84 dropped him to 28th while
Garcia’s 46.08 put him in 23rd. Round four saw both
divers jump up a little in rankings after scores of 63.24
(24th) and 58.41 (22nd), respectively.
It was another tough round in Rd. 5 with Prandi dropping
to 30th with a score of 32.64 and Garcia to 24th with a
score of 66.30. They finished strong in round six with dives
of 67.26 and 72.42. Garcia finished 23rd with a total score
of 388.77 and Prandi was 29th with 346.53.
“I am actually pretty happy with my diving despite
the outcome of today,” Prandi said. “I had my
head on straight and things felt correct up there. Unfortunately,
things didn’t go the way I had planned. Diving has
given me some great opportunities like being at the Olympics
and helping me get my college degree. I wouldn’t trade
that for anything.”
Following the competition Prandi said that he was most likely
through diving.
As for Garcia more than anything he was just ready to get
the competition started today after being in Greece since
the start of the Olympics.
“I think I peaked a week early,” Garcia said.
“I was feeling great coming into the contest and it
was more of an endurance test that I expected. I will probably
be more disappointed with it years from now than I am right
now because I gave it my best shot and that is what counts.”
Despite the outcome they can both return to the United States
proud to be called an Olympian knowing they gave it their
all in Athens.
| Saturday,
August 14 - Ruiz
Ends Career in Athens |
Monday,
August 16 - A
Brother's Love is Priceless |
| Women's
Synchronized 3-meter Final |
Women's
Synchronized Platform Final |
| Men's
Synchronized Platform Final |
Men's
Synchronized 3-meter Final |
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| Friday,
August 20 - Wilkinson
and Hildebrand Advance |
Saturday,
August 21 - Wilkinson
Looks to Defend, Hildebrand Advances |
| Women's
Platform Preliminary |
Women's
Platform Semifinal |
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| Sunday,
August 22 - Wilkinson
and Hildebrand Have Disappointing Yet Satisfying Olympic
Games |
Monday,
August 23 - Dumais
Advances to Semifinals |
| Women's
Platform Final |
Men's
3-meter Preliminary |
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| Tuesday,
August 24 - Diving
Competition Out of This World |
Wednesday,
August 25 - Kunkel
Uses Nurse Experience in Quest for Olympic Gold |
| Men's
3-meter Semifinal
and Final |
Women's
3-meter Preliminary |
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| Thursday,
August 26 - Kunkel
Finishes Strong at Her First Olympics |
Friday,
August 27 - Heartbreaking
Day for USA Diving |
| Women's
3-meter Semifinal
and Final |
Men's
Platform Preliminary |
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| Saturday,
August 28 |
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| Men's
Platform Semifinal
and Final |
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