Krysta Palmer shines on springboard to end USA's two-decade drought | Tokyo Olympics | NBC Sports

and some unique twists she was a trampoline ist twice blew out her knee trampolining and retired at twenty years old went to community college in her hometown of Carson city Nevada we're Vicki admit your parents and all of our support group were watching this final a friend was a diver took her to a community pool so what you try this this is a hugely better start there's a coach in the middle aged man Jim Lee you hugely better start than in the preliminaries or the semi final she struggled in each of those sections the scores do not carry over and that is a good thing for Chris to Palmer terrific start in round one of five four the woman that describes herself as an adrenaline junkie that's our best first round dive in this competition Chris to Palmer is in community college in Carson city Nevada friend figures that she knows how to dive a little bit they call John Lee you the coach at Nevada Krysta Palmer went there in her twenties as a walk on and has developed into this amazing story in a realistic final sure take me in skills to teach divers the best way to learn driving there we saw her plotting Jim was a diver and national champion in China who made the nineteen eighty Olympic team and didn't get to go because of the boycott so she's finally at the Olympic Games with her protege Christy Palmer the first American woman coach at the Olympic Games for diving Chris the Palmer has spent so thrilled to share this moment with John Lee two grounds for Palmer Krysta Palmer two good rounds to start she is just over two points behind third place Jennifer a bell following the second round %HESITATION centered in these finals that was extraordinary the fact that she doesn't bend her knees at all which many of the other competitors do and that flexibility the whole point this stretch absolutely gorgeous this should score very high and she doesn't have the kind of reputation yet the Chinese do but if she did I think it could have been maybe even some nights well that is an excellent dive for Krista Palmer and rewarded eight seven eight five that is the highest score guides so for her other than the two Chinese divers who are still to come this is shaping up to be a fascinating final two rounds one Honda China holds second at Krista Palmer is less than two points away she's in third the last American to medal in this event Kelly McCormick one of your old pal Cynthia's she won silver in eighty four and bronze in eighty eight that's the last American battle right now Krista Palmer is in a metal position Kelly McCormick one of the best competitors I've ever known and an even more wonderful person fabulous Chris this guy she let go on the entry just a little bit J. here past vertical what a pretty dive execution take off in three not as much she will be downgraded maybe it's it's a half a point to two point deduction when you don't get vertical and you make some slash but she still in the ball game no matter how you look at it because all the elements were there except the entry at Palmer does get sixty six plus social state twelve points ahead of summary right here her toughest di toughest dive in the competition that is going to be good enough to stay %HESITATION Debbie disagree right now is in a good position to be on the podium does not quite on the in the spring board the feet bubbling just a little bit but it's such a high degree of difficulty dive at three point four she's going to stay ahead and she's got a great chance right here to be in a middle position doing that hard hard hard drive in the final forgers wait for the scores of seventy three point well clear of summary that does one safely ahead of Palmer five points ahead and likely a silver yes yes we understand what it incredible moment

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Length: 6min 30sec (390 seconds)

Published: Sun Aug 01 2021