Aussie Olympics star gives a VERY bizarre answer when asked what she was singing just before jump that won her a silver medal Nicola Olyslagers broke into song before attempting jump Aussie star says she doesn't remember what she was singing Explains that God brings her verses and songs to sing By James Cooney For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:34, 5 August 2024 | Updated: 06:34, 5 August 2024 e-mail View comments Australian high jump star Nicola Olyslagers has spoken about how she spontaneously burst into song before her jump that secured her a silver medal at the Paris Olympics . Olyslagers, the first Australian woman to have cleared 2m in the event, went head-to-head with Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh for gold in Paris on Sunday in a dramatic final. The 25-year-old had failed with her previous two jumps, and a third would have seen her eliminated.

The Aussie gave herself a final 'come on' and managed to clear the bar and secure the silver medal. When asked the next day by Nine's Karl Stefanovic what she was singing, Olyslagers had absolutely no idea. 'That's a good question,' she said.

'I was in the zone, hey? If we have some lip readers on site ...

usually whatever comes to my head. 'Honestly, God is inside of my heart and sometimes he just brings out these verses or these songs, and I just start singing. Nicola Olyslagers (pictured) burst into song before clearing 2m in the high jump final The Aussie revealed she doesn't remember what she was singing but God sometime.