Wood Wins Gold in Platform Diving

The third time proved to be the charm for Ricky Wood in Saturday’s U.S. Junior Olympic Diving Championships at Heritage Park Pool in Irvine.

Wood, who competes for the Northridge-based Los Angeles Diving Team, won the platform event to avenge second-place finishes to Brian Ramos in both the one-meter and three-meter springboard events in the 14-15 age division earlier this week.

Wood, 14, of Simi Valley, was the silver medalist in the platform at the World Age-Group Championships in Oslo, Norway, two weeks ago, where he scored 288.25 points on 11 dives from the 10-meter height.

Ramos, who competes for the Mission Bay Makos, scored 280.05 points for the silver medal, and Greg Triefenbach of the North Carolina Aquatic Club won the bronze with a score of 275.85.

Ramos, the world champion in the one-meter springboard, defeated Wood in that event, 431.20-368.05 on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Ramos defeated Wood, 461.30-429.15, in the three-meter event.