In My Own Words: Alison Lapper review – a hammer blow to your heart | Television

TThe latest edition of the BBC documentary In My Own Words tells the story of Alison Lapper. As you'd expect from this formidable woman, born with shortened arms and legs and abandoned in an orphanage by her mother, she tells her story with unsentiment and relentlessness. Nearly every word hits like a poignant hammer-blow. She […]

Alison Gibson scores 0.0 after board collision in Olympics nightmare

U.S. diver Alison Gibson had a nightmare start in the women’s 3-meter springboard qualifying on Wednesday, hitting her foot on the board on her first dive and finishing with a 0.0 point. Immediately after taking off, Gibson did a somersault in the air with his legs straight before landing on his board. Once she hit […]