Chinese pair golden again

Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia pose with their gold medals. (Photo credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)
The Russian duo were locked into second place after their second dive, clinching silver with consistent scores on their third, fourth and fifth dives. Julia Pakhalina is a three-time Olympian and was the gold medalist in Sydney.

The battle for bronze was fierce, with Germany and the United States tied for third after the fourth dives. Germany earned the best fifth-dive score in the field, scoring a 76.50 that edged the US divers by 4.5 points and pushed the Germans onto the podium.

Individual Women's 3m Springboard begins on August 15 and concludes August 17.

Final standings of Synchronized Women's 3m Springboard

1. China -- Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia, 343.50 points

2. Russia -- Julia Pakhalina and Anastasia Pozdnyakova, 323.61

3. Germany -- Ditte Kotzian and Heike Fischer, 318.90

4. United States -- Kelci Bryant and Ariel Rittenhouse, 314.40

5. Australia -- Briony Cole and Sharleen Stratton, 311.34

6. Italy -- Noemi Batki and Francesca Dallape, 296.70

7. Ukraine -- Mariya Voloshchenko and Anna Pysmenska, 293.10

8. Great Britain -- Tandi Gerrard and Harley Sage, 278.25