Olympic bronze! Tania, this performance was brilliant

What an evening, what a competition. Tania Cagnotto did it and achieved her long-awaited goal of an Olympic medal in her last career event. In a highly exciting duel against Canadian Jennifer Abel in the battle for third place, the woman from Bolzano won with a personal best of 3 points, a lead of 372,80 points. China's Tingmao Shi won gold (5,55), silver went to her compatriot Zi He (406,05).

Tania shows her ambitions from the start Already after the first round there were two realizations: The Chinese were once again in a league of their own - and the only way to the bronze medal was through Tania Cagnotto or Jennifer Abel. Both the Bolzano and Canadian women scored 76,50 points after the first jump. Cagnotto was also focused and concentrated in her second appearance. With a clean two-and-a-half forward somersault including a twist, she once again got the strong score of 75 points, while Abel went into the pool improperly during her two-and-a-half Auerbach somersault and was now six points behind the Bolzano woman.

Abel comes dangerously close In the third and fourth laps, Abel managed to gradually reduce the gap and finally convert it into his own lead. The Canadian had 298,25 points after four jumps, while Cagnotto had 291,80 points, 6,45 points behind.

Cagnotto's parade jump brings the decision So everything was hanging by a thread of the last jump. The air was tense at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center. Cagnotto had to submit. And did so in an inimitable manner. She brought one of her parade jumps, the two-and-a-half Auerbach somersault, into the pool with such force that the judges awarded her 81 points. A total score of 372,80. Means a personal best that Jennifer Abel couldn't hold a candle to. The Canadian “only” scored 69 points in her last attempt and finished the competition in fourth place with 367,25 points.

It goes without saying that tears of joy flowed in abundance afterwards. Tania Cagnotto has put the icing on the cake of her unique career. A brilliant achievement. You deserve this medal, Tania!

Final women's water diving from the 3 m board 1. Tingmao Shi (CHN) 406,05 points 2. Zi He (CHN) 387,90 3. Tania Cagnotto (ITA/Bozen) 372,80 4. Jennifer Abel (CAN) 367,25 5. Maddison Keeney (AUS) 349,65 6. Esther Qin (AUS) 344,10 7. Pamela Ware (CAN) 323,15 8. Grace Reid (GBR) 318,60 9. Nora Subschinski (GER) 317,10 10. Yan Yee Ng (MAS) 306,60

Thomas Debelyak, SportNews

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Olympic bronze! Tania, this performance was brilliant

Tania did it! In the individual jump from the 3 m board, which was also the final performance of the Bolzano career, Tania Cagnotto won her long-awaited Olympic medal in an individual competition. In the end, the precious metal bronze shone.

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