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 sometimes brings out verses and songs from within and she starts singing 'It's something that comes over me, because in the moment I have a faith that doesn't shrink away from pressure but rises to it.
'In the third attempt I had that moment of 'you are going to get this', and then I just enjoyed every moment. 'Three steps out I knew I was going to get over it.' Olyslagers is a devout Christian who prays before each and every attempt and says she jumps with 'joy for Jesus'.
And she quickly won over the Stade de France crowd and the millions of fans watching at home with her positivity, egging the spectators on ahead of her attempts while beaming with delight every time she cleared her mark. But it one act proved especially endearing, with Olyslagers the only athlete to write in a notebook after her jumps. She has previously called the diary her 'little book of gold', and marks herself out of 10 for each effort.
The devout Christian high-jumper's infectious personality won over fans 'This thing's got viral and I didn't quite understand why. But it's my sports training diary and I think that's just like Athletics 101,' she told Nine. 'Just write down what you did for training each day.
But I just went one step further and said, okay, but what did I learn and what felt good and what do I need to change? 'The [Tokyo] Olympic Games, it was two hours and 45 minutes long. Such a long time to be out there and focused. 'So I had this book full of inspiration as well as these lessons I learned.
I could just almost write a letter to myself in the future to say, hey you're at the Olympic Games but remember this and I could look at it. 'So it was like this beautiful moment that I could bring the journal with me in those competitions, and write down exactly what I was feeling in the moment that I can reflect on later. 'Originally I was doing it because I thought no-one else would see it.
'And then the next thing you know your little scribbles are in the headlines. It was never really intended for that.' In the end, Olyslagers was unable to clear the 2.
02m mark and had to settle for silver, with Mahuchikh taking the top prize. But fans felt Olyslagers embodied the Olympic spirit, taking to Twitter to laud the Aussie. 'Nicola Olyslagers happiness is contagious!' one fan said.
'This Aussie high jumper is so precious,' said another fan. 'I am now an Olyslagers fan.' A third fan asked: 'How can you NOT cheer on Nicola Olyslagers?' 'Nicola Olyslagers is the cutest thing with her lil journo.
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