
Here’s a look at what the competitors had to say after the women’s 3m final on Friday at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Chen Yiwen (CHN) – gold, women’s 3m
“I was under a big amount of pressure but I just pretended that I wasn’t. I fought. I am satisfied with the performance. Compared to my training I could have done a little better, but to do that at the Olympic Games is good. It is a relief. It is not easy to win. I thought I’d cry after the last dive, but when I entered the water after the last dive, I was calm. So I didn’t cry. I am strong.”
Maddison Keeney (AUS) silver, women’s 3m
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“I’ve been working really close with my psych for the last 10 years. I used to have a lot of trouble with my nerves in competition. I’ve been on all sides of results, from falling off the board to a lot of fourth places. I don’t look [at the scoreboard between rounds] because I’m an overthinker. I literally hang on to one piece of information. I’ll just never stop thinking about it. [The silver] is everything.
Coming from the bottom of the barrel around 2020, 2021, missing out on Tokyo… it’s made me a better athlete. What made [missing Tokyo] a bit easier [was] knowing that I wasn’t going to be done. Even now, going to this, it’s a lot easier to dive knowing this isn’t the end of everything. I came into this Olympics just deeply happy internally, no matter what the outcome would be.”
“I feel like these girls [Chen and Chang] feel like my sisters. I’m really lucky to have a positive competitive relationship with them. When we all come together for competition, it makes it sweeter and a lot more fun, to compete against your friends. Being able to share this moment with two close friends, I’m very lucky.
Chang Yani (CHN) – bronze, women’s 3m
“I made a mistake in the first dive - it was a problem with my technique. After that mistake I knew I had to perform better and give it the best I had for the other rounds. I did that. My coaching team did a very good job supporting me after that first dive. They protected me. I need to perform better, but I don't think too much (better).”