Scotland finally have a 2022 Commonwealth Games diving gold medal to boast about after Grace Reid and James Heatly took the inaugural mixed 3m synchro title.
The nation were still waiting for their first diving podium finish at the 2022 Games before the final morning but were in safe hands with Reid and Heatly, who won World Championships bronze in Budapest a few weeks prior.
Reid and Heatly sealed the gold medal with a pair of stunning three-and-a-half piked forward somersaults, which saw them surge from third to first with a total of 306.00 points.
"It's maybe not been what I've wanted in my individual events but to come back into this and win gold today, with all of our family here just makes me speechless," Reid told BBC Sport after finally ending her streak without a medal.
The 26-year-old came into the Games hoping to defend her 1m synchro title from 2018 but could only place fourth this time around, while she finished eighth in the individual 3m springboard final.
"We welcomed the expectation in today and that performance in Budapest a few weeks ago really carried us through today. I now need a lie down and I keep seeing people with pizza so I'm definitely having a pizza!" Reid added.
GOOOOOLLLLDDDD for James Heatly & Grace Reid!!! 🥇
— Team Scotland (@Team_Scotland) August 8, 2022
Saving the best till last! What a performance!!💥
Team Scotland's first Diving medal of Birmingham 2022!! 👏👏 #TeamScot #TimeForHeroes #B2022 pic.twitter.com/qJNIiK4wrO
Meanwhile, Heatly finally ended a fourth-placed hoodoo in Birmingham, with the 25-year-old finishing just outside the medals in the individual 1m, 3m and men's synchro 3m before Monday.
"It's insane, I'm over the moon - I honestly don't know what to say. It's been tough, I'm really happy to do this with Grace though and to save all of this for the last day. If it becomes an event at the Olympics then we're up for it!" Heatly added.
The Australian pair of Shixin Li and Maddison Keeney had led the way at the top of the standings right up until the final dive but did not score as well with their two-and-a-half piked forward somersault with one twist and were bumped down to the silver medal position with 304.02.
Malaysia's Muhammad Syafiq Puteh and Nur Dhabitah Sabri edged into the bronze medal spot with 299.04 over England's Ben Cutmore and Desharne Bent-Ashmeil, whose final dive cost them a medal.
The English duo were in second spot ahead of their final dive, but Bent-Ashmeil over-rotated on her two-and-half piked back somersault to give the host nation a total score of 297.30.
Jordan Houlden and Yasmin Harper partnered up for the first time after the former stepped in to replace the injured Matthew Dixon, and the pair ultimately finished eighth with 268.59.
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