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Team USA diver Alison Gibson<\/strong> is leaving the Paris Olympics with her head held high.<\/p>\n Gibson shocked the crowd at the women\u2019s 3-meter springboard competition on Wednesday, Aug. 7, when her first dive in the preliminary round went awry, causing her to slam her feet on the springboard mid-somersault.<\/p>\n The mistake prompted a penalty for the 25-year-old, as well as an audible gasp from the crowd, registering her performance as a non-dive and earning her a score of 0.0. Despite the painful error, she carried on and completed her remaining four dives, ultimately finishing 28th out of 28 athletes.<\/p>\n \u201cOur worth is not defined by one painful moment,\u201d Gibson wrote on Instagram post<\/a>\u00a0on Aug. 8. \u201cI am who I am because of the journey it took to get here. And I will not let the shame and pain of this moment define me and my worth.\u201d<\/p>\n Gibson continued, stating that while her dive might seem like \u201can embarrassing failure\u201d to those on the outside, she saw it as anything but and hoped that her perseverance would inspire others to keep going \u201ceven when you fall short.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis was far from the outcome I wanted, but I fought with everything I had to represent my country as well as I could, and I\u2019m proud of that.\u201d<\/p>\n OUCH \ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n A tough moment for Alison Gibson as her feet strike the board on the way down. #Paris2024<\/a> #Olympics<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jdXFwTKcVh<\/a><\/p>\n\n