Paris 2024 trampoline: Great Britain's Bryony Page wins women's trampoline final
Bryony Page has completed her Olympic medal collection, taking gold in the women’s trampoline final at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Friday (2 August) to better her silver from Rio 2016 and bronze from Tokyo 2020.
When her gold medal score (56.480) was posted, the audience erupted and Page collapsed to the floor in tears of joy at the Bercy Arena.
“Seeing my name come on top of the scoreboard meant I had the chance of becoming an Olympic champion,” she said of the moments before her victory was confirmed.
When the final standings came through, the emotions that had built up due to years of work and sacrifice surfaced as Page secured Team GB’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in trampoline. She adds the Olympic title to the gold medal that she took at the 2023 World Championships, making her the reigning Olympic and world champion in her discipline.
Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya (AIN) won silver with a score of 56.060 and Canada’s Sophiane Methot clinched bronze with 55.650.
“It means a lot to me. It means everything,” Methot said after the competition. “For the Tokyo Olympics, I wasn't on the team because I was injured. I've had a lot of mental blocks (in my career). Just to be here, get through those things, and go out there, do the performance of a lifetime and get bronze is amazing."
Bryony Page: What's next for the new Olympic champion?
Before the competition had even begun, Page admitted she had her eyes on a gold medal, saying “It would be absolutely unbelievable to complete the set… let's see what I can do in that moment. But I know that I'll be happy with a routine that is the top end of what I've been training.”
So, Page will walk away from Paris having accomplished both - a gold medal and a routine she can look back on and be proud of for the rest of her life.
“My plan is to continue,” the 33-year-old said after her victory, admitting that she still has a number of goals she hopes to achieve including competing in synchronised trampoline at the 2025 World Games.
“Then after that, maybe Cirque du Soleil if they still want to have me as an older athlete,” she laughed. “We'll see. Then I might try and make a comeback for LA [2028]."
Gymanstics: Women's trampoline podium
Gold: Bryony Page, Great Britian - 56.480
Silver: Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya, AIN - 56.060
Bronze: Sophiane Methot, Canada - 55.650