FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Laura Wilkinson made a fashion statement in her pink bikini.
The Chinese let the diving speak for them.
Wang Hao won the women's 10-meter platform at the USA Diving Grand Prix on Saturday, then teamed with Kang Li to take the synchronized event off the high board.
Wang dominated the individual final, finishing with a score of 420.30 points for five dives. Wilkinson, who won platform gold in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was a distant second with 360.80, while Mexico's Tatiana Ortiz took third at 338.15.
''I'm satisfied,'' the 16-year-old Wang said, according to her translator. ''I performed like I did in training.''
She led every step of the way, also posting the top score in the preliminary and semifinal rounds on Thursday.
In synchro, the Chinese duo beat the other five teams with a near-flawless performance, receiving at least one perfect 10 on three of their five dives. The crowd gasped in admiration when they barely disturbed the water in the final round, leaving them with a total of 348.36.
Australia's Briony Cole and Melissa Wu claimed second with 325.80, while Wilkinson and partner Jessica Livingston settled for third at 321.84. The other U.S. team, Haley Ishimatsu and Mary Beth Dunnichay, was fourth with 311.46.
Japan's Ken Terauchi, preparing for his fourth Olympics, won the day's other final on the 3-meter springboard. He totaled 486.10 points, beating out American Troy Dumais (473.60). China's Xhinhau Zhang was third at 469.35.
''It's very meaningful to win here,'' Terauchi said through an interpreter. ''There are so many high-level, top-class divers from all over the world.''
Wilkinson wore a traditional one-piece suit for the 10-meter individual, then changed to a striking pink bikini for the synchro. Livingston wore a matching suit on another sunny, balmy day at the outdoor Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex.
''We figured it was Fort Lauderdale, so we had to do pink. And it had to be a bikini,'' Wilkinson said. ''It was fun.''
As for her diving, she was satisfied with the performance as she prepares for what will be her third and final Olympics. At 30, she's the senior member of a team now dominated by teenagers, but she still managed to show the youngsters a thing or two.
''In both events, I can definitely do a lot better,'' Wilkinson said. ''There's a lot of room for improvement. But I'm very happy with today. I made some good corrections.''
She also wore a bikini at last year's U.S. Summer Nationals, held at an outdoor pool at Stanford University, but will probably stick with the regular suit at the Beijing Olympics.
''That's an indoor pool,'' Wilkinson said. ''It's just not the same as that outdoor feel. I mean, we're on the beach here.''
The other divers certainly took note of the Americans' attire.
''The bikinis went over well. The girls really liked them,'' Wilkinson said. ''A while back people used to wear them all the time, but I guess they faded out. Maybe we're bringing it back again.''
Despite finishing second, Dumais was pleased with his performance. A two-time Olympian and elder statesman of the American men, he was just off his goal to average at least 80 points for each of the six dives.
''All my dives were right there to be had,'' Dumais said. ''I just wasn't quite as sharp as I can be.''