An accident on the 3-meter springboard during the Paris 2024 Olympics left American diver Alison Gibson in an unfortunate tie with Animal House’s John Blutarsky.
Gibson earned a 0.0 rating during Wednesday’s competition, matching the infamous GPA of John Belushi’s character on the 1978 comedy.
The 25-year-old Texas native was in the correct position on Tuesday when her feet turned toward the board, causing her to fall to the surface of the water.
Gibson attempted to perform a two-and-a-half-flip inboard dive. He then left the pool area in obvious frustration, covering his face with his hands.
Fortunately, Gibson did not suffer any injuries and was able to continue competing. After four jumps on Wednesday, she placed 27th out of 28 competitors.
Alison Gibson scored a 0.0 during Wednesday’s round on the 3-meter springboard.
The Team USA diver was visibly upset as she exited the pool after her disappointing dive.
Gibson is seen underwater after one of his attempts during Wednesday’s qualifying round.
It was the first 0 score for any jump at the Paris Olympics, according to multiple reports.
Gibson followed up that disappointing dive with scores of 49.50 (2.5 back flips), 68.20 (3.5 forward flips) and 58.50 (2.5 back flips).
Australia’s Maddison Keeney led the first five dives of the preliminary round with a total score of 337.35.
Other players who qualified for the semi-finals were Mexican Aranza Vázquez Montano, Chinese Yani Chang, British Grace Reid and Japanese Haruka Enomoto.
In the men’s event, China has moved closer to its sixth consecutive gold medal win after claiming the top two spots in the 3m springboard semi-finals on Wednesday.
Wang Zongyuan led all divers with a score of 537.85 points from six jumps, while his teammate and reigning Olympic champion Xie Siyi scored 505.85. Great Britain’s Jack Laugher heads into the final round in third place with 467.05 points.
Team USA’s Carson Tyler is seventh and will also advance to Thursday’s final.
