Alison Gibson, a diver from the United States, experienced moments of tension during the 3-meter springboard event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after received a grade of zero.
Mexican divers Arantza Vázquez and Alejandra Estudillo also participated in this exhibition, and they made it to the semifinals in this sport. This is what happened to Alison Gibson.
Why did Alison Gibson receive a zero rating for Paris 2024?
It was in the first round of the competition when Alison Gibson He confidently climbed onto the diving board Aquatic Centre of the capital of France to appear before the judges.
However, when it comes to making his dive with 2.5 somersaultsthe American did not move far enough away from the board and His feet ended up hitting the diving board, which made lost control and fell ugly into the water.
After the sighs of the attendants and seeing that he came out of the pit without problems, The audience applauded Alison Gibsonwho She looked affected after his performance. Proof of this was that in his second jump he barely managed evaluations of 5.5 and a total of 49.50 units, remaining in it last place.
After this, Gibson was practically eliminated of the competition in their first dive, as the best 18 athletes out of the 28 who passed qualified for the semi-finals.
Read here: Paris 2024: Aranza Vázquez and Alejandra Estudillo, in the 3-meter springboard semifinal
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2024-08-20 01:00:29
