By CHRIS STEVENSON -- SLAM! Sports
SYDNEY -- This wasn't supposed to be Alexandre Despatie's time.
C'mon. The precocious 15-year-old diver from Laval, Que., was used to stunning results inspite of his youth, but this was, afterall, the Olympics.
This was a final. Maybe in four years time...
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For Despatie, the sky's the limit now
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Despatie finishes fourth
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- It wasn't a question of whether the Chinese would win the Olympic 10-meter platform diving. They just had to decide which diver.
Tian Liang outlasted teammate Hu Jia in a battle of perfect 10s to win with 724.53 points Saturday, giving China a record fifth diving gold medal in Sydney.
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By RYAN PYETTE -- Winnipeg Sun
SYDNEY -- He tried so hard to be the perfect kid.
People expected it, right? After all, he was The Phenom. The Can't-Miss Kid. A Canadian hero.
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