Cassidy Krug, born in Pittsburgh, has advanced to the women's diving 3m springboard platform final, to be held on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. EST. Krug finished 5th in Sunday's morning's semifinals to lock up a spot in the final. Krug posted a semifinal round score of 345.600 points, with American teammate Christina Loukas finishing one spot behind her with 339.750 points.
Krug and Loukas are chasing five-time medal winner Wu Mingxia of China, who sits well atop the field after a top qualifying score of 394.400. Wu has a rather-substantial 32.300 point lead over second-place Tania Cagnotto of Italy.
Wu's synchronized diving partner He Zi sits third at 354.500, with Canada's Jennifer Abel in fourth with a score of 353.250.
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