{"id":3206,"date":"2024-08-07T23:10:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T23:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3206"},"modified":"2024-08-07T23:10:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T23:10:24","slug":"video-scary-scene-unfolds-at-olympics-as-usas-alison-gibson-smacks-the-board-hard-during-her-dive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3206","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Scary Scene Unfolds At Olympics As USA\u2019s Alison Gibson Smacks The Board Hard During Her Dive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Olympics are now closer to finishing than they are to the beginning, as they are set to wrap up on August 11th. However, events are still going strong, and the United States is currently leading the entire Olympics regarding medal count.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, one Olympian who won\u2019t be seeing a medal is diver Alison Gibson, after a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/olympics\/article-13719223\/Team-USA-diver-Alison-Gibson-ZERO-Olympics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scary incident<\/a>\u00a0during the 3-meter springboard preliminaries on Wednesday where she collided with the diving board on a jump<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scary moment for Alison Gibson \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 in the 3m springboard at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/we2f7Cxvgj\">pic.twitter.com\/we2f7Cxvgj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBCOlympics\/status\/1821183161289646552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted to X, Gibson can be seen preparing for her dive as she takes a deep breath and jumps. She flips in the air before ultimately hitting her feet on the diving board and crashing into the water, causing her to dive feet first<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-alison-gibson-is-okay-after-unfortunate-diving-incident\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alison Gibson Is Okay After Unfortunate Diving Incident<\/h2>\n<p>Fans were worried about the Olympian after the incident, as the mistake looked painful on her. However, she emerged from the water relatively unharmed. She wasn\u2019t happy with her performance as she covered her eyes, leaving poolside.<\/p>\n<p>The dive was her first of five attempts, but it was essentially the deciding factor of her score as she would finish last out of the 28 participants. It was not a bright moment for an otherwise bright star who could have a successful diving future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"follow-us-wrapper has-black-color has-text-color has-sm-font-size\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-2\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>Fans praised the diver on social media after the post to the CBC X page went viral, with one fan calling the American a \u201ctough cookie\u201d after getting out of the pool and walking away with no limp, which is quite impressive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scary moment for Alison Gibson \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 in the 3m springboard at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/we2f7Cxvgj\">pic.twitter.com\/we2f7Cxvgj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBCOlympics\/status\/1821183161289646552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Others were happy to see her healthy after the painful scare, as one fan commented, \u201cOmg..that was scary! Glad she is ok! It could have been so much worse!\u201d We can only wish Gibson good luck as she possibly continues to compete for years to come.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Omg..that was scary! Glad she is ok! It could have been so much worse!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kristina (@misskricket69) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/misskricket69\/status\/1821264205305229409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udf41Ouch , and she walks out with no limp&#8230; Tough cookie this one.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Sikorski (@nux4ever) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nux4ever\/status\/1821226086409367819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Olympics are now closer to finishing than they are to the beginning, as they are set to wrap up on August 11th. 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