Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
Twenty-four-year-old Aidan Heslop won men's World Cup gold by 24.30 points ahead of reigning champion James Lichtenstein of the US, who scored three 9.0s from judges on his final dive. Heslop’s victory came with a forward quad twist with 3½ twists, carrying a 6.2 degree of difficulty, shortly after recovering from back surgery last year. Third place went to 2023 world champion Constantin Popovici of Romania, who was 20 points behind Lichtenstein and over 44 points behind Heslop. This event marked the first time all three recent world champions stood together on the podium, each scoring over 400 points in total.
In the women’s competition, American Kaylea Arnett took gold by overtaking Australia’s five-time world champion Rhiannan Iffland and runner-up Xantheia Pennisi. Arnett's winning dive was a reverse triple pike with a 4.1 degree of difficulty, allowing her to finish 6.60 points ahead of Iffland and 2.40 points over Pennisi. Arnett has now beaten Iffland twice this year, including once at a Red Bull event in June. Pennisi reached her first World Cup podium after a five-year pursuit, securing silver. Iffland climbed from sixth at the start of the day to earn bronze with a final dive scoring 100.70 points.
Arnett, 33, described her final dive as a burst of saved energy and said she only realized she had won afterward. She acknowledged her victories might motivate Iffland but emphasized her focus on personal performance. Pennisi, 27, was satisfied to reach the podium and looks to continue improving. Iffland, 34, expressed pride in regaining a medal position, saying it took experience to come back after being outside the top three on the first day—a rare occurrence for her.