Ouch: A slip off the 3-meter springboard ended painfully for German diver Conny Schmalfuss. Schmalfuss was trying a reverse 2 1/2 somersault in Wednesday’s preliminaries when her feet slipped off the ...

Divers know that once they hit the springboard or platform, one little slip-up can mean disaster. Alexis Jandard found out the hard way this week when he slipped off the springboard Thursday while at ...

The platform used by men and women at the Olympics is a flat, rigid, non-slip surface elevated 10 meters (roughly 32 feet, 9 1/2 inches) above the water. The height is comparable to that of a ...