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Just weeks before the Paris Olympic Games, British diver Scarlett Mew Jensen fractured her spine and still won Olympic bronze.
But this episode is about more than a medal. It’s about the hidden sacrifices of elite sport, the mental load of judged performance, the pressure of Olympic cycles and the reality of being a young woman constantly watched, scored and compared.
More than anything, it’s about who Scarlett is as a person, not just an athlete.
By Tess Glynne-JonesJust weeks before the Paris Olympic Games, British diver Scarlett Mew Jensen fractured her spine and still won Olympic bronze.
But this episode is about more than a medal. It’s about the hidden sacrifices of elite sport, the mental load of judged performance, the pressure of Olympic cycles and the reality of being a young woman constantly watched, scored and compared.
More than anything, it’s about who Scarlett is as a person, not just an athlete.