The Time
The women’s individual 10m platform event spans two days and begins on Wednesday, Aug. 17:
Preliminary — 2pm ET on Wednesday, Aug. 17
Semifinal — 9am ET on Thursday, Aug. 18
Final — 5pm ET on Thursday, Aug. 18
The Format
Individual Olympic diving events consist of a preliminary round, a semifinal and a final split over multiple days.
Each diver performs five different optional dives in each round. There is no limit to the total degree of difficulty, but all five groups of dives — forward, backward, reverse, inward and twisting — must be represented at least once. Scores do not carry over from round to round.
The top 18 competitors in the preliminary round move on to the semifinal and compete in reverse order. If there is a tie for 18th, both divers advance.
In the semifinal, the top 12 divers advance to the final and compete in reverse order based on point total.
Medals are awarded to the three divers with the highest score in the final round.
The Odds
Ren Qian (CHN) — 20/23
Si Yajie (CHN) — 12/5
Kim Kuk-hyang (PRK) — 21/4
Melissa Wu (AUS) — 19/2
Pandelela Rinong Pamg (MAS) — 11/1
Tonia Couch (GBR) — 33/1
Roseline Filion (CAN) — 33/1
Meaghan Benfeito (CAN) — 40/1
Alejandra Orozco (MEX) — 40/1
Amy Cozad (USA) — 50/1
Laura Marino (FRA) — 50/1
Song Nam-hyang (PRK) — 50/1
Maria Kurjo (GER) — 50/1
Minami Itahashi (JPN) — 66/1
Noemi Batki (ITA) — 66/1
Ekaterina Petukhova (RUS) — 66/1
Yulia Prokopchuk (UKR) — 66/1
Nur Dhabitah Sabri (MAS) — 80/1
Paola Espinosa (MEX) — 80/1
Odds courtesy betting website Bovada.lv.
The Americans
Jessica Parratto (22)
Katrina Young (24)
The Key Storylines
North Korea’s Kim Kuk-hyang became her coutry’s first ever aquatic gold medal winner in a world championship in 2015. But 15-year-old Ren Qian from China has been this event’s most consistent compititor over the past year. Ren surpassed countrywoman Chen Ruolin, 23, who is undefeated in four Olympic events, taking two gold medals in 2008 in Beijing and in 2012 in London.
The Reigning Medalists
2012 gold — China’s Chen Ruolin
2012 silver — Australia’s Brittany Broben
2012 bronze — Malaysia’s Pandelela Rinong