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"I showed I have the potential to dive with the best"

par Sylvain Lamarre
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Article mis en ligne le 27 août 2008 à 8:46
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Jennifer Abel, world's 13th best diver in 3-metre springboard. Photo: Martin Alarie)
"I showed I have the potential to dive with the best"

@T1: - Jennifer Abel
At 16, at her first Olympics, Jennifer Abel showed the world she has a promising future. The Laval diver narrowly missed making the finals in the 3-metre springboard at the Water Cube in Beijing last weekend.
As was the case a day earlier, Jennifer had difficulty with her third dive in the semi-finals. "It cost me a place in the finals, where I would have competed with the world's top 12," she confided to Courrier Laval by telephone from Beijing. "But I showed that I could dive with the best in the world. I picked up a lot of experience, especially since I wasn't really expected to win a medal," she added proudly.

The Vimont athlete finished 13th in the world, with 296.10 points, experiencing difficulties with her third (45.00) and fourth (49.50) dives. "It hurts not to have made the finals. I was nervous, but what's encouraging is that I came back stronger after flubbing my third dive."
Impressive during preliminaries
At her first appearance on the platform, Jennifer was in fine form in the preliminaries, finishing tenth, with 300.75 points. She had a tough act to follow, diving just after Olympic champion and heavy favourite Gao Jingjing of China. "I wasn't intimidated. To the contrary, it was a source of inspiration for me." With her tenth place finish, Abel earned a place in the semi-finals, among the world's top 18 divers.
Marvelous year
The diver with a bright future continues to impress since her performance at the FINA World Cup in February, in Beijing, where she helped Canada earn another place in the 3-metre springboard for the Olympics, a spot she would eventually fill herself. "I've achieved all my goals, both athletic and academic," she proudly pointed out.
Will she be the first?
Jennifer Abel's brilliance in Beijing bodes well for a groundbreaking future, with some experts predicting she'll be the first female diver to pull off a front 2 ½ somersault with two twists, a specialty reserved for men, and which no woman has ever accomplished. "I think it's possible. But in any case, I'm going to try doing it this coming year."
London here we come
Jennifer is already looking forward to the 2012 London Olympics, believing strongly in her chances to qualify for them. "I'll be physically stronger and mentally tougher. I'll have more strength and greater power. The show has only just begun," she concludes with infectious enthusiasm.

Photo: AngJen

Photo: Martin Alarie)
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