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A Family Affair
Tommy Hine - USOC
August 10, 2008
Kelci Bryant of the United States and Ariel Rittenhouse of the United States compete in the Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard Final event held at the National Aquatics Center during day 2 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing,
Forty-four years ago, Sharon Rittenhouse felt the thrill of winning an Olympic silver medal in the 400 individual medley in Tokyo. It didn't compare to watching her daughter try to win an Olympic medal in Beijing... Read more
U.S. divers get China at its best
A trip to the Great Wall is the easy part for athletes in one of host's specialties
Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Santa Cruz diver Ariel Rittenhouse and her teammate Christina Loukas stood on their hands, walked down some stairs and gracefully returned to their feet as several ecstatic tourists applauded.
Ariel Rittenhouse (left) and Christina Loukas walk the Wall on their hands. (Michael Macor / The Chronicle)
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Members of the U.S. Olympic Diving team, Haley Ishimatsu, Christina Loukas, Ariel Rittenhouse and Nancilea Foster spell out "USAD" as they pose for photos at the Great Wall of China. (Michael Macor / The Chronicle)
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Beijing Olympic Headlines...
Ariel is nominated to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Olympics: Rittenhouse in perfect harmony
By I.A. STEWART
OF THE REGISTER-PAJARONIAN
Ariel Rittenhouse stands atop the diving board and peeks over at her partner, Kelci Bryant, standing on the adjacent board. Read more
Diving has its own drama to deal with.
Some close calls face committee as selection camp draws to a close.
By DAVID BARRON
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
Top American Olympic Divers
Below is an excerpt from an online article,
By Woody Franklin, About.com
Kelci Bryant and Ariel Rittenhouse
As unique as they are individually, this duo has shown they can compete on the world stage. With three international synchro medals so far in 2008, three in 2006, and silver in the Pan Am Games last year, these two women look to be primed and ready to hit the big stage in Beijing.
| U.S. Olympic Team Trials Results.
Synchronized Women 3m Springboard L1
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Diver |
Team |
Place |
Score |
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| Kelci Bryant / Ariel Rittenhouse |
U |
1 |
327.00 |
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| Nancilea Foster / Cassidy Krug |
TWDA |
2 |
302.49 |
| Amanda Miller / Christina Loukas |
BDA |
3 |
299.70 |
| Abby Johnston / Mary Yarrison |
BDD |
4 |
290.40 |
Synchronized Women 3m Springboard L2
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Diver |
Team |
Place |
Score |
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| Kelci Bryant / Ariel Rittenhouse |
U |
1 |
331.20 |
| Nancilea Foster / Cassidy Krug |
TWDA |
2 |
319.47 |
| Amanda Miller / Christina Loukas |
BDA |
3 |
302.10 |
| Abby Johnston / Mary Yarrison |
BDD |
4 |
290.40 |
Synchronized Women 3m Springboard L3
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Diver |
Team |
Place |
Score |
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| Kelci Bryant / Ariel Rittenhouse |
U |
1 |
331.20 |
| Nancilea Foster / Cassidy Krug |
TWDA |
2 |
326.82 |
| Amanda Miller / Christina Loukas |
BDA |
3 |
309.60 |
| Abby Johnston / Mary Yarrison |
BDD |
4 |
289.50 |
Synchronized Women 3m Springboard L4
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Diver |
Team |
Place |
Score |
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| Kelci Bryant / Ariel Rittenhouse |
U |
1 |
325.80 |
| Nancilea Foster / Cassidy Krug |
TWDA |
2 |
321.54 |
| Amanda Miller / Christina Loukas |
BDA |
3 |
307.50 |
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USA Female Athletes, WCSN.COM has included yours truly in their photo gallery.
Ariel and Kelci get the bronze medal at World Series II in Sheffield, England.
Ariel and Kelci on the award stand at World Series II in Sheffield, England.
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World Series I Tijuana, Mexico Results-Ariel and Kelci get the bronze medal.
Ariel and Kelci on the award stands in World Series I Tijuana, Mexico
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In the news, bronze in Beijing mentioned in the Washington Post.
Ariel and Kelci earn U.S. its first chance at Olympic 3m medal.
Ariel and Kelci in action at the Beijing Diving World Cup
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Ariel and Kelci win bronze in synchronized 3-meter at the Beijing/FINA Diving World Cup.
From USA Diving
February 24, 2008
USA closes out World Cup with two bronze medals, ensures maximum participation for Olympic Games
BEIJING - The United States closed out the Good Luck Beijing/FINA Diving World Cup with a pair of bronze medals at the "Water Cube" on Sunday, assuring the U.S. maximum participation at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Kelci Bryant (Chatham, Ill.) and Ariel Rittenhouse (Santa Cruz, Calif.) won a bronze in synchronized 3-meter, and David Boudia (Noblesville, Ind.) took the bronze on 10-meter.
Boudia earned his first career international medal in an individual event with 526.65 points, highlighted by 100.80 points on his back 3 1/2 - earning four 9.5s and three 9.0s from the judges. He received scores as high 9.0 on three other dives as well.
Germany's Sascha Klein won the title with 566.86 and China's Zhou Luxin scored 543.40 points for silver. It was the only gold that China did not win at the World Cup. USA's Thomas Finchum (Indianapolis) scored 373.10 points for 18th in the semifinals and did not advance to the finals.
Bryant and Rittenhouse finished with 322.50 points in the 3-meter synchro contest, not only earning the bronze medal but also landing the U.S. a spot in that event at the Olympics.
They were in fourth place after three rounds but scored 73.80 points on their front 2 1/2 with one twist in the fourth round to jump into third. They had their best dive of the night - 74.70 points on their back 2 1/2 - in the fifth round to maintain their bronze medal position.
China's Wu Minxia and Guo Jingjing won the gold with 362.10 points, and Russia's Yulia Pakhalina and Anastasia Pozdnyakova took silver at 329.61.
Upon securing the 3-meter synchro berth, the U.S. has earned its maximum 12 spots for the Olympic Games. In 2004, the U.S. earned 11 of 12 spots, failing to qualify in women's 3-meter synchro.
Qualifying spots are earned for the federations, not the divers themselves. The U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Diving will be held June 18-22 in Indianapolis, followed by a selection camp July 2-6 in Knoxville, Tenn.
Photo: Courtesy of Laura Wilkinson
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The USA World Cup Team arrives in Korea, on a stopover to Beijing, site of the upcoming FINA Diving world Cup.
Below are excerpts of an article from swimmingworldmagazine.com
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, January 28. USA Diving has selected 12 divers to represent the United States at the February 19-24 FINA Diving World Cup in Beijing. The World Cup will serve as an Olympic qualifying competition. The U.S. will be looking to earn another six Olympic spots, having already secured six spots at the 2007 World Championships. For the women, the U.S. needs to earn spots in both synchronized events and has one spot to fill on 10-meter.
Rounding out the team are Kelci Bryant (Chatham, Ill.) and Ariel Rittenhouse (Santa Cruz, Calif.), who will compete in synchronized 3-meter, and Cassidy Krug (Coraopolis, Pa.) and Christina Loukas (Riverwoods, Ill.) on women's 3-meter.
The USA World Cup Team
Women:
Women3-meter: Cassidy Krug, Christina Loukas
3-meter synchro: Kelci Bryant, Ariel Rittenhouse
10-meter: Haley Ishimatsu, Laura Wilkinson
10-meter synchro: Haley Ishimatsu, Mary Beth Dunnichay
Men:
3-meter: Chris Colwill, Troy Dumais
3-meter synchro: Chris Colwill, Jevon Tarantino
10-meter: David Boudia, Thomas Finchum
10-meter synchro: David Boudia, Thomas Finchum
Coaches: John Wingfield, Wenbo Chen, Ken Armstrong, Dave Burgering, Jeff Huber
Ariel and Kelci win the last list of the last round of 3 meter synchro at the 2008 World Team selection camp.
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Ariel and Kelci win the women's 3-meter synchronized title at the 2007 International Camo Invitational.
Ariel and Kelci, the only teammates to score more than 60 points on the three optional dives finished with a total of 294.90 for USA.
Watch Ariel On KCBA FOX 35 Salinas.
Silver Medal interview with diving footage.
Ariel advances to finals at National Diving Championships.
Ariel wins diving silver medal at Pan Am Games.
USA Pan American Team
Ariel made the USA Pan American Team at the selection camp in
Bloomington, Indiana the first weekend of June. She and Keci won all four lists in synchro and then went
on to be 1st and 2nd for the 3 meter individual.
Ariel will compete in both events at the Pan Am Games in Rio de Janiero the end of July.
Ariel's 3rd list on 3 meter individual was the highest score of all competitors.
Olympic Medalist Potential.
Ariel was selected to be an OMP by USA Diving on the 3 meter Springbpard as well as the
3 meter synchro. Ariel is the youngest diver in this catagory.
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Canada Cup 2007
FINA Diving Grand Prix
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Ariel and Kelci placed 6th with a score of 282.
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Left, Kelci , Wenbo Chen and Ariel at the 2006 FINA Grand Prix Super Final in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Bill Farrar)
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2007 Senior National Champions.
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12th FINA World Championships
Melbourne, Australia
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