Pamela Ware seeks hometown redemption at diving World Cup stop in Montreal

Top Canadian diver Pamela Ware is looking for redemption this weekend after a world championship to forget earlier this month.

Following a stellar 2023 season that included five World Cup medals, a world championship bronze and three medals (two gold, one silver) at the Pan American Games, Ware finished 25th in the individual three-metre event and experienced some deja vu in the synchronized dive.

The 31-year-old from Montreal missed her takeoff and dropped feet-first into the pool to score a zero — a scene reminiscent of a missed dive at the Tokyo Olympics that caused her to step away from the sport for a season.

In Doha, Ware and teammate Mia Vallee of Beaconsfield, Que., ultimately finished a disappointing 15th and failed to secure a quota spot for this summer's Paris Olympics.

"We thought we'd overcome a lot of the distress that she left Tokyo with," Diving Canada chief technical director Mitch Geller said of Ware on Wednesday at the Olympic Pool. "She seemed to have it all together there."

"Obviously, it's a big concern, it's a big concern to her," he added. "But also, she's pretty experienced."

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While Vallee is taking some time away to focus on training, Ware is right back at it this weekend as Montreal hosts the first World Aquatics Diving World Cup of the season.

Ware requested not to speak with the media Wednesday after her missed dive in Doha, but Geller says she wanted to get another competition under her belt.

"She's comfortable here," Geller said. "I think she wanted to come in and possibly have a little redemption from the experience in Doha.

"From what I see, she's diving OK, she's doing OK there."

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