[fullmetal]

So far so good!  I added the Loukas mention, as Christina Loukas is cousin to former Stanford QB Alex Loukas.

In women's 3-meter springboard, Cassidy Krug is in position to make her first Olympic team after quitting the sport four years ago when she finished eighth at trials.

The 26-year-old daughter of two diving coaches from Pittsburgh was in first place with 359.40 points during the five-round preliminary session.

"Prelims are tough and I haven't always been good in them," said Krug, who was fourth after her first dive before taking over the lead for good.

Having been around the sport her entire life because her parents coach at the university and club levels, Krug gave it up for a year before returning in 2010. She's come on strong since, winning four national springboard titles, including this year's winter nationals.

Christina Loukas, a 2008 Olympian whose family owns the popular Cubby Bear Lounge near Wrigley Field in Chicago, was second at 321.85. She finished fourth on springboard at last year's world championships in Shanghai, the best finish by an American woman at the meet since 1994, and was ninth in Beijing.

Loukas' takeoff on her second dive wasn't good and she earned her lowest scores. But she rebounded from sixth place at the start to put herself in position to challenge Krug in the next round.

"I know I didn't really hit anything, so I'll be able to in the semis," she said. "Prelims is a pretty hard event, just the pressure of the whole meet."

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Krug finished strongly, earning her highest score of 76.50 for a 2½ somersault with one twist.

"I've done the work and I'm ready," she said. "I need to set my environment and let it come out."

Link here: http://espn.go.com/olympics/swimming/sto...ing-trials

Also, the Mercury had an article on her just before competition started: http://www.mercurynews.com/stanford-card...headed-u-s

[fullmetal]

So far so good!  I added the Loukas mention, as Christina Loukas is cousin to former Stanford QB Alex Loukas.

In women's 3-meter springboard, Cassidy Krug is in position to make her first Olympic team after quitting the sport four years ago when she finished eighth at trials.

The 26-year-old daughter of two diving coaches from Pittsburgh was in first place with 359.40 points during the five-round preliminary session.

"Prelims are tough and I haven't always been good in them," said Krug, who was fourth after her first dive before taking over the lead for good.

Having been around the sport her entire life because her parents coach at the university and club levels, Krug gave it up for a year before returning in 2010. She's come on strong since, winning four national springboard titles, including this year's winter nationals.

Christina Loukas, a 2008 Olympian whose family owns the popular Cubby Bear Lounge near Wrigley Field in Chicago, was second at 321.85. She finished fourth on springboard at last year's world championships in Shanghai, the best finish by an American woman at the meet since 1994, and was ninth in Beijing.

Loukas' takeoff on her second dive wasn't good and she earned her lowest scores. But she rebounded from sixth place at the start to put herself in position to challenge Krug in the next round.

"I know I didn't really hit anything, so I'll be able to in the semis," she said. "Prelims is a pretty hard event, just the pressure of the whole meet."

...

Krug finished strongly, earning her highest score of 76.50 for a 2½ somersault with one twist.

"I've done the work and I'm ready," she said. "I need to set my environment and let it come out."

Link here: http://espn.go.com/olympics/swimming/sto...ing-trials

Also, the Mercury had an article on her just before competition started: http://www.mercurynews.com/stanford-card...headed-u-s