In an interview with Sports Express, Russian trampoline athlete Angela Bladtseva shared reflections on her Paris 2024 Olympic experience, explaining that she did not receive an Olympic medal due to a judging decision during the trials.
Bladtseva indicated that her performance in the trampoline finals was strong enough to secure third place in the competition. She expressed confidence in her coaches, noting that they unanimously believed her score had been undervalued. According to her, if the judging panel had not been involved, she would have earned a place on the podium, albeit not with gold or silver but with bronze as the possible outcome.
The 19-year-old athlete ultimately finished fifth at the 2024 Olympic Games. The gold medal was claimed by the British competitor Bryony Page with a score of 56.480 points. The silver went to Violetta Bordilovskaya of Belarus with 56.060 points, and the bronze went to Canadian Sofyan Meto with 55.650 points.
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games took place at the Stade de France on August 11. Looking ahead, the next Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, United States, in 2028.
Earlier, the Russian gymnast had appeared in public in a bikini during a photoshoot, a moment that drew attention before the Games.