Diário de Bordas #26 - Juliana Veloso na RIO2016

No Diário de Bordas #26, a atleta Juliana Veloso conta como foi participar da Rio 2016, sua quinta Olimpíada. Diário de Bordas ...
Diário de Bordas #26 - Juliana Veloso na RIO2016 19.721 DIARIES FROM THE EDGE 19.721 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL 19.721 When we arrive at the Village, it hits us. 19.721 "It has begun." 19.721 Our training is dialed down 19.721 and there are plenty of opportunities 19.721 because we end up with a lot of free time. 19.721 Opportunities for any of us to slack off on our training 19.721 and opportunities to eat crap. 19.721 So yeah, we have to stay focused. 19.721 I didn't show up in peak shape, to be sure, 19.721 but I definitely did my best. 19.721 I gave all I could in that timeframe. 19.721 That first dive I missed, the 3.5 front somersault, 19.721 I didn't hit it a single time. 19.721 From the time I arrived at the Village, 19.721 thinking how sweet it was to train there, 19.721 I didn't hit that dive a single time. 19.721 Actually, I hit it once. 19.721 Precisely at the event, paired up with Tammy. 19.721 I had purple bruises all over my legs. 19.721 I couldn't do it in pike position 19.721 so I switched it to tuck position 19.721 or to another dive altogether. 19.721 I was in no condition to hit that dive. 19.721 I wasn't upset that I missed that one. 19.721 It was poor from the get-go. 19.721 I did my best. 19.721 It wasn't a matter of fumbling my hurdle. 19.721 I truly did the best I could. 19.721 Maybe if I'd held back a bit longer on the come-out 19.721 I could've finished a little bit better, 19.721 but I wasn't upset about missing that one. 19.721 I was upset that we missed the last dive, 19.721 which I tend to execute super well. 19.721 The reverse 2.5 somersault. 19.721 However, with the miss on the earlier dive, 19.721 I knew it would be tough to make the top 18, 19.721 so I was already unmotivated by then. 19.721 I hit my hurdle and missed the ideal spot. 19.721 Given that, I pulled off a minor miracle 19.721 because with the way I hit the edge, 19.721 very few people would've managed 19.721 to finish the dive like I did. 19.721 That finish was good enough for a 5.0 to 5.5, 19.721 but I'm capable of getting an 8.5 to 9.0 on that dive. 19.721 So I took lemons and made lemonade. 19.721 Juliana Veloso's series 19.721 was good enough to put her in the running. 19.721 To go toe-to-toe with the rest. 19.721 After the World Cup, 19.721 Juliana's results had given me high hopes. 19.721 "We can fight for a spot in the Olympic final," I said. 19.721 She had a great performance in the qualifying round 19.721 and didn't make it through, 19.721 but it was a good individual showing for her. 19.721 We had high expectations along those lines, 19.721 but it didn't happen. 19.721 She didn't do so well 19.721 and struggled with the forward 3.5 somersault, 19.721 which she'd hit very well in the synchronized event, 19.721 but couldn't replicate that in the individual event 19.721 and that brought her score down. 19.721 Right after wrapping up my Olympic participation, 19.721 I flew back home 19.721 because I was dying to be with my family. 19.721 I missed the kids so much. 19.721 Even though my performance was far from my best, 19.721 I got a lot out of it, and I had fun. 19.721 I savored the crowd's support 19.721 and managed to do my best at that given moment. 19.721 Though it wasn't my absolute best, 19.721 I tried, and I fought tooth and nail. 19.721 Of course I'd have liked to have done better, 19.721 but I enjoyed myself. 19.721 I looked at the stands and thought: 19.721 "Man, enjoy it 'cause this is once-in-a-lifetime." 19.721 I did manage to have fun. 19.721 WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL 3-METER SPRINGBOARD 19.721 JULIANA VELOSO: 27TH PLACE