World Athletics Championships 2023: USA's Katie Moon, Australia's Nina Kennedy Decide to Share Pole Vault Gold Medal After Settling for a Tie

Katie Moon wanted to split the gold. Nina Kennedy wanted to split the gold, too. The pole vaulters knew that was possible, thanks to a pair of high jumpers who turned their tie at the Olympics two years ago into a feel-good moment where everyone walked away a winner. Moon and Kennedy did the same thing Wednesday night at world championships, cementing their friendship by agreeing to split the title after finishing in a tie for first place. Asian Games 2023: Excitement High Across Asia With Only 30 Days Until Upcoming Event in Hangzhou

슬롯사이트œI kind of looked at her and said, 'Hey girl, you maybe want to share this?슬롯사이트� Kennedy recounted. Moon did. She definitely did. 슬롯사이트œWhat an amazing night,슬롯사이트� Moon said. 슬롯사이트œI hope everyone enjoyed that one.슬롯사이트�

They can thank Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) and Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) for the idea. Two years ago at the Tokyo Olympics, they paved the way to splitting a title when they finished deadlocked in the high jump. It sent Tamberi into all sorts of celebrations, including a belly-flop onto the track (Tamberi won a title of his own Tuesday night in Budapest).

In high jump and pole vault, athletes keep jumping until they miss three attempts in a row. Ties are broken by who has more misses at a certain height. If still tied, they count the number of misses through the entire final. If there's still no difference, a jump-off ensues. But when an official at the Olympics told Barshim and Tamberi that a tie was possible, they jumped at it. and so, a precedent was set.

슬롯사이트œIt's funny because until the Olympics, I never realized you could split the gold medal,슬롯사이트� said Moon, the Olympic champion from the United States who now gets credit for defending her world title. "I just didn't realize that was a thing. Coming into this coming into the meet, you don't expect that it's going to come down to something like that.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 슬롯사이트œAnd it's funny because I never knew what I do in the moment.슬롯사이트� Turns out, share it.

Moon and Kennedy, an Australian, missed all three tries at 4.95 meters (16 feet, 2 3/4 inches). Right after, Moon looked at the official to gain some sort of clarification.

슬롯사이트œHe said there was going to be a jump off and I just assumed (Kennedy) would want to so I just said, Yeah,'" Moon said.

Moon said that only because she already had a title to herself, and she at first assumed Kennedy would want a chance to win her own, too. But Moon was exhausted. So was Kennedy, whose legs were cramping.

슬롯사이트œAnd then when it looked like she maybe didn't want to (go to a jump off), it was like, I don't want to, either,'슬롯사이트� Moon said. 슬롯사이트œLike, Did we just become best friends?'슬롯사이트�

슬롯사이트œWe were pushing each other to the absolute limit,슬롯사이트� Kennedy said. 슬롯사이트œAbsolutely incredible to share the medal with Katie Moon. We've been friends for so long, so it's super special. 슬롯사이트œI knew I could get on the podium, but it was a miracle to get the gold. So I think a miracle happened tonight.슬롯사이트�

Kennedy thought she might have won the contest when she cleared 4.90 on her third and final attempt. Moon had to clear that height, too, or gold went exclusively to Kennedy.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 USA Gymnastics Wants To Build a Centralized Training Center for All Disciplines by 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Moon rose to the occasion. 슬롯사이트œI would definitely say that was my most clutch jump of all time,슬롯사이트� said Moon, who competed as Katie Nageotte before recently getting married. 슬롯사이트œI think we both motivated each other.슬롯사이트� As for how they might settle it down the road, well, that's to be decided. 슬롯사이트œI guess we'll find out,슬롯사이트� Moon said with a laugh. 슬롯사이트œNina's so awesome. I'm just so happy that we both get to share this.슬롯사이트�

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