Canadian women capture diving World Series silver in two events
MONTREAL — Canadians Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu left Friday’s Diving World Series event with a little extra confidence.
Montreal’s Abel and Citrini-Beaulieu of St-Constant, Que., rose from sixth place after their second dive to finish with silver in the women’s three-metre synchronized event.
Their silver medal performance came after Montreal’s Meaghan Benfeito and Calgary’s Caeli McKay took second in the women’s 10-metre synchronized event earlier in the day.
“I think we gave a really great show, showing people that we are able make a mistake and still finish second,” Abel said. “The girls that are competing here are the girls that are going to be there in Tokyo (at the 2020 Olympics) and it’s the girls that we want to fight against at the worlds. So it shows us that we belong on the podium and we deserve to be there.”