on day one women's pole, vault second attempt for
the Australian Kennedy.
There it is, on the jump before we saw it, you know, make that
that move with her fingers. Like she was a couple of inches
away from something and right here looks like she found it.
The right, run the right pole. Standards are in the right
spot,
not unused to being on podiums. This summer, is Nina Kennedy,
and she looks like she's finally figured out all
the variables to jump high
out front of the Opera house today.
so that puts some pressure on Sandy Morris, the only other
vaulter remaining in the competition as they both missed
on first attempts, but Kennedy
afforded the
First jump in the rotation. Now can sit back and Ponder
the possibilities of. Where do you put
your first diamond League trophy if you get to take it
home?
And so now let's pick it up with Sandy Morris on
the runway.
I think I've used some of that prize money to buy my diamond
League trophy, a seat right next to myself. You know, I'm
not
trusting that going under the plane or
put Nova in the overhead compartments.
That's what I'm doing. And now we've got
Sandy Morris one of the most decorated pole vaulters and US
History. The look of determination.
Third attempt, she clears.
Answers the call right there. Sandy Morris. That's why she's
won. All those medals
buys herself. Another three attempts. As the bar goes up.
The bar moving to the next height. As we see Sandy talking
with her former world champion and Coach, Brad Walker, right?
They're trying to determine what they could clean up in
order to jump this next bar which would be a personal best
for her competitor. Need
a Kennedy and something that Sandy is very familiar with
jumping so now each of these athletes is going to have to
have everything lined up.
This is going to have to be
a near-perfect chump. And look at that.
I think we've all been there. Maybe not on these at these
grandest of stages, but we know that feeling
so, clutch performance by Morris third attempt, afford
stem, the opportunity, to the mouth, both, move up to
the next tight in the progression, as they move the bar up to
77 and a quarter.
Meantime, second attempts. Now
after Kennedy missed on her second attempt, Sandy
Morris, trying to retake the lead here in the women's pole
vault
She's waiting for some of that spray tack on her hand to dry,
you know, if it's too wet, it really doesn't provide you any
sense of grip and if it's already dry gets slick to. So
you got to kind of Hit The Sweet Spot and time it up.
It's interesting that she keeps looking at her hand keeps going
to her hand there.
Shaking her head, not really what they wanted, smile smile
and a nod. Back to Brad
Walker. Her coach, like she knows what's up, she knows what
she did. She knows what she needs to do to fix this.
And I'm, with Kennedy on the runway
was moments ago.
Best jump of the day by anyone in the competition. Speaking
barely believe it, when it all comes together, it's magical,
big season's best for her. Close to an all-time personal
best.
She's only one centimeter away from her best jump ever. And
this was a unbelievable jump. Plenty of height, really good
off the ground stays It
stays tight with the pole could will collect all of that energy.
Right there, stays really connected to the pole, to give
her all of that flowing through her body
vertical.
Right down the center, right in The Sweet Spot of the pit.
Everything about that was perfect
and Trey these event disciplines
with a vertical, jumps can be pretty cruel because you could
have your best vault at an earlier height, and not put it
together. When needed this time, she saves, perhaps, her
best Vault for last and puts all the pressure. Now,
on Sandy Morris who
in order to win
the diamond league title will have to clear on a third
attempt and then To clear
the next height.
So Nina, Kennedy now, just
paces and waits for Sandy Morris.
This may decide the diamond League champion for 2022. Last
attempt for Sandy Morris, needs to clear it, fifteen nine, and
a quarter.
And that does it for Sandy Boris, right? There Nina,
Kennedy, the diamond League champion.
Jumped her best when it mattered the most.
And gets the flowers will get the trophy
and perhaps most importantly for the bronze medalist from
Oregon, 22
automatic entry into the World Championships next summer in
Budapest.