1. As practice was ending Friday, she was having trouble with a difficult dive from the platform, an armstand back triple somersault. 2. Afterward, Sautin acknowledged that he might have erred in putting his most difficult dive at the end. 3. In one scene, his father barks orders for him to do a difficult dive in a driving rain. 4. It would be the most difficult dive they had ever made. 5. Sweet is still diving not only because she had the courage to try new and more difficult dives, but because she was able to overcome injuries. 6. The pressure to attempt difficult dives is tempered by the need for consistency, since one poor dive can doom the chances for a medal against world-class competition. 7. The top Russian and Chinese divers perform more difficult dives than their U.S. counterparts. 8. Sautin saved his most difficult three dives for last. |