Canadian divers Abel, Citrini-Beaulieu combine for springboard silver in Kazan

KAZAN, RUSSIA — Canada’s Jennifer Abel and Melissa CitriniBeaulieu took silver in the women’s three-metre synchro springboard Friday at a FINA Diving World Series event.

Abel, from Laval, Que., and Citrini-Beaulieu, from St-Constant, Que., scored 301.11 points, behind China’s Yani Chang and Tingmao Shi (316.20). Grace Reid and Katherine Torrance of Britain placed third (289.29).

The Canadian pair has claimed a medal at each of the four stops on the Diving World Series circuit. They won a silver last week in Montreal and placed third in earlier events in Beijing and Fuji, Japan.

“Today we did a pretty good job, we’re really happy about our performance,” Abel said.

“Obviously there’s always something we can improve but we are really tired, Melissa and I, and we stuck to what we were supposed to do.”

Abel, 26, and Citrini-Beaulieu, 23, have now had two full Diving World Series seasons together.

“Melissa and I are two great teammates, we talk to each other, we have really good communication, and we really do this together,” Abel said.

This season’s four medals is an improvement on 2017, when the pair had two Diving World Series podiums.

In the men’s 3m synchro springboard, Philippe Gagne, of Montreal, and Francois ImbeauDulac, of Saint-Lazare, Que., finished fourth.