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
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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
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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