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David Boudia & Steele Johnson Take Silver Medal in Rio!

Related Topics: David Boudia, Lin Yue, Diving

Tuheir first event is int he books and it was a ridiculously successful one for Purdue’s Steele Johnson and David Boudia. the duo, representing the United States in the Men’s 10-meter synchronized diving event, won the xxxx medal on Monday.

The gold was won by China’s Chen Aisen and Lin Yue, who led from the first dive to the last. The degree of difficulty went up with each successive round, and it showed int he scores. The U.S. had a 54.00 in round 1 and a 53.80 in round 2. By round 3 they dropped an 82.52, but China was better in each round.