The competition was very exciting.

In each round, one moved in front of the other.

It went centimeter by inch.

The ranking has always changed.

It was very tiring.

We'd done five jumps, but it felt like a lot more.

Apart from the fact that at the Olympic Games in the final there is of course a completely different pressure behind it.

But I was also very grateful.

Last time I was fourth at the Olympics, I had definitely improved. So on the one hand I was satisfied, happy and grateful with a secure third place. And at the same time I knew that the moment would come when anything is still possible. I really enjoyed this intermediate moment between the penultimate and the last jump. And then I went to the start, ran straight away and wanted to make the most of my chance. When I saw that I jumped seven meters, I was very happy at first because I had improved three centimeters and was first.

But I was also a little dissatisfied because I had given away so much in front of the board - 19.5 centimeters - and the two girls who came after me can easily jump seven meters or more. So these were very, very anxious minutes in which I couldn't do anything. At the same time, a lot of cameras were pointed at me. I would have loved to swap places with someone in the stadium. I couldn't even look at the others' jumps.

I put my hands over my face.

I just wanted this moment to pass faster.

It was almost unbearable.

This suffering is an intimate and intense moment that you don't want to share with the whole world.

So I was just happy when it was clear after the last jump that I had won.

And then I was very grateful and very happy and was very happy.

Recorded by Achim Dreis.