Canadian diver Rylan Wiens captures 10m platform silver at World Cup event in Berlin

Canada's Rylan Wiens earned a silver medal in the men's 10-metre platform event at a World Cup diving competition Saturday in Berlin.

Canada's Miller, McKay place 2nd in women's 10m synchro

A men's diver is pictured upside down during a dive.
Rylan Wiens of Canada won silver in the men's 10m platform event at the World Cup in Berlin on Saturday. (Hassan Ammar/AP Photo via The Canadian Press/File)

Canada's Rylan Wiens earned a silver medal in the men's 10-metre platform event at a World Cup diving competition Saturday in Berlin.

Wiens, 22, captured his first-ever individual World Cup medal.

"I came here to win a medal, and that's exactly what I did," he said. "I'm very excited!"

Wiens of Saskatoon finished with 494.50 points. China's Junjie Lian of China was first with 542.55 while Australian Cassiel Rousseau was third with 476.90 points.

"When I realized I had a chance to get on to the podium, I was really nervous," Wiens said. "I stayed nervous until my final dive, where I was able to relax a bit when I saw the scoreboard.

"I stepped on to the platform and gave everything I had."

Kate Miller of Ottawa and Caeli McKay of Calgary were second in the women's 10-metre synchronized event. It was their second silver of the season.

"It's always great to win a medal but I think we're both a bit disappointed in our performance," said McKay. "It wasn't as consistent or as precise as we would have liked.

"We still have a lot of work to do, but winning a medal is very motivating."

With files from CBC Sports

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