A US Olympic athlete has scored a rare 0.0 score after she had an absolute nightmare.
American diver Alison Gibson had bad luck during her performance on Wednesday while taking part in the women’s 3m springboard. Her feet somehow hit off the board on her very first dive while in a tucked pose.
When she splashed into the water, her performance was considered a non-dive.
OUCH 😬
A tough moment for Alison Gibson as her feet strike the board on the way down. #Paris2024 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/jdXFwTKcVh
— Eurosport (@eurosport) August 7, 2024
Ouch!
In her post dive interview, she expressed her disappointment:
“Obviously, today didn’t go the way I wanted it to, but I think you can learn and grow from every experience, and I truly hope that the next generation of athletes recognize that even in the worst moments you can keep fighting, you can walk courageously,”
The Texan said “bruised my right heel” and “definitely was in pain.”
As reported by Reuters, she said “I have cuts along the sides, and then I bruised my right heel pretty good, but I was determined to keep going.”
She kept going, despite her set back and ended the day with a score of 198.30, sadly not making it into the semifinals.
“One thing that I say is I hope that anyone who is watching just was able to see what it looks like to get up and keep going even when things don’t go the way you want them to. It’s about the fight,”
Taking to social media after her disappointing performance, she wrote:
“Our worth is not defined by one painful moment. I am who I am because of the journey it took to get here. And I will not let the shame and pain of this moment define me and my worth,”
“My faith has been challenged a lot through this and I don’t understand why God would let this happen to me as I have walked so faithfully with him over the past year, but I know his plans are greater than mine and it is not my duty to understand them.
“My heart and my body hurt, but I know that this competition does not and will not define me. If you have a moment when you feel like all is lost, don’t give up hope. You are beautifully and wonderfully made.”
