Cagnotto's Olympic drama: The Protocol

19.50 Watch: The tension in the Aquatic Center is rising. Ten more minutes and then the medals from the three-meter board will be up for grabs in the swimming and diving competition hall. And among the favorites there is also a South Tyrolean: Tania Cagnotto, 27 years old, from Bolzano. 19.58: Olena Fedovora, the Ukrainian, is getting ready. She will open the final of the best twelve. The tension is written all over the Eastern European's face. She also knows: this is now a matter of all or nothing. 20.01: Fedorova dives into the water of the pool after the first jump. The 65,80-year-old Ukrainian received 25 points – that’s impressive. 20.06: The Mexican Laura Soto Sanchez starts strong, she has 70,50 points. She placed seventh in the semifinals. Is things moving forward for the 26-year-old today? 20.10: The competition has been running for ten minutes, now it's Tania Cagnotto's turn. The two-and-a-half somersault backwards fits very well. The judges also see it that way and give her 76,50 points. Zi He, who jumped immediately before Cagnotto, had the same score. That's why two divers are now in the lead with equal points. 20.11: Now it's Minxia Wu's turn. And she counters: 79,50 points mean the lead for the time being. Cagnotto slips back to second place. 20.21: Zi He makes the second jump very cleanly into the water. 83,70 points! What a yield. Minxia Wu has to imitate her first. 20.22: Cagnotto has to accept some compromises in the two-and-a-half forward somersault. But it will still be 69,00 points. This means she is currently in second place. But Minxia Wu still has to jump. 20.23: The Chinese woman has nerves of steel. Zi He cannot catch Minxia Wu, but 79,75 points means second place for the time being, minimally behind her compatriot. These two divers will fight for gold and silver – that much is already certain after two jumps. The fight for bronze is huge. 20.28: The Mexican Sanchez collects 75 points on her third attempt and is already ahead. 20.30: Cassidy Krug from the USA can also surpass the 70 points (70,50). Is she going past Tania Cagnotto? 20.32: She goes. The woman from Bolzano received “only” 68,20 points for the three-and-a-half somersault forward and is now 1,65 points behind the American in fourth place. And Sanchez is breathing down the necks of these two jumpers. 20.33: Minxia Wu counters: she takes back the lead with 85,25 points. 20.40: 74,40 lights up on the scoreboard. This is also Sanchez's result for her fourth jump. The Mexican woman clenches her fist. She knows that she has presented a lot to Cagnotto and Krug here. 20.42: Krug gets 72 points. She remains just behind Sanchez. 20.43: As always, Tania Cagnotto seems very focused. She has “tunnel vision.” Good this way. 20.45: Tania Cagnotto with the two and a half dolphin. She also gets 72 points from the referees. But this means she slips back to fifth place. However, the distance to Sanchez, like that to Krug, is minimal. 20.52: What is this Sanchez doing? She puts 75 points ahead of Cagnotto and now stands at 362,40 points. Is that enough for the bronze medal? 20.54: Cassidy Krug shows nerves. 55,50 points is far too little. This means she even slips back to seventh place. 20.55: Tania Cagnotto puts the towel over her head. Go into yourself again. Just like the other four jumps today. Just like the five jumps in the semi-finals yesterday. And probably like the thousands of jumps in her career so far. 20.56: But first, Zi He on the last attempt: 64,50 points and 379,20 points in total. This is the silver medal. 20.57: Tania Cagnotto climbs onto the 3 meter board. She still has the Auerbach in her program. 17.500 spectators in the Aquatic Center hold their breath. And probably 450.000 South Tyroleans in front of their television screens. 20.58: You can hear your own breathing in the Aquatic Center, it's so quiet. Tania Cagnotto takes a running start, jumps up, does the turns - and dives cleanly into the water. What grades will the judges give her? 20.59: 76,50 points! An excellent review. In total there are 362,20 points - a new personal best at the Olympic Games. Tania Cagnotto still wants to cry out loud. Because she knows it exactly: 0,20 points are missing from bronze. In the background, Minxia Wu jumps to first place with 85,50 points. Gold for the 26-year-old Chinese, who scored a total of 414 points. Tania Cagnotto stunned in the small pool. 21.00: Giorgio Cagnotto doesn't bat an eyelid. His face is petrified. He takes his daughter Tania in his arms. The disappointment is great. Again it’s “just” sheet metal! Another blink of an eye was missing. It is to be crazy. 21.07: “I guess I was put under a spell before these Olympics. Losing the bronze medal because of 0,20 points... That's enough. I am happy with my career. Today I'm very disappointed, but I also had a lot of nice moments. Now I feel bad, the tension is high. I would have cried with every result, now I have to relieve the pressure. The Olympics are not made for me. They were a dream, but life is something else,” says Cagnotto through tears. The voice gets lost again and again. Understandable. Even if it sounds kind of stupid: keep your head up, Tania!

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