One day, you might be asked where you were when Jessica Gadirova won her first gold medal.
We live in days with small joys but it was no little thrill to watch a tigerish 16-year-old from Aylesbury wipe the floor with Europe’s gymnastic elite.
This was the day that 'one for the future' became an Olympic contender and in a sport where athletes bloom as early as daffodils, Gadirova’s talent burst forth in technicolour.
She sat back and watched Russia’s Angelina Melnikova and three-time Olympian Vanessa Ferrari, who won her first European medal when Gadirova was two.
Then, the last gymnast to perform, Gadirova took gold with a mesmeric routine that earned a winning score of 13.966.
“I'm speechless, over the moon, jumping for joy,” said Gadirova.
“Just to even get selected for the European Championships I was so happy and I was so proud to be here. Then to make the finals and win the medals, I can’t believe it.
“I'd been on the podium twice and was getting higher and higher on the steps, then to be on the top was just overwhelming. I just thought wow, I've actually done it.
“As this week has gone along I’ve got more and more comfortable and confident and today just feels incredible."
It has been a rollercoaster week for the teenager, who took a hard fall on the beam in qualification on Wednesday.
Four days later and Gadirova will return home to show twin sister Jennifer a complete set of European medals, including all-around bronze and silver medals.
Ellie Downie is another British gymnast to have the full set: it took her three attempts, winning gold in 2017, silver in 2019 and bronze in 2015.
Gadirova was one of the main reasons that Britain will bring more medals back from Switzerland than every country other than Russia.
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— Jessica Gadirova (@JessicaGadirova) April 25, 2021
Another was Giarnni Regini-Moran, who must have dreamed of a first senior medal in the dark days of his recovery from an ACL injury.
The 22-year-old from Great Yarmouth got it with vault bronze, landing a triple twisting Tsukahara to score 14.766.
“I feel amazing,” he said. “Going first up felt like a good thing. I could just get the job done and then it’s just sitting, waiting and praying - thankfully I got the job done.
“I changed my vault from the World Championships after learning from that experience and seeing how big my vaults needed to be.
“I worked hard, got my triple twist back and then focused on the Dragalescu vault. Qualifying was the first time I’d competed it and then to do it again in the final, I’m so happy.
“My heart was beating, my hands were sweating, sitting and watching the scores come in, then standing on the podium with the medal round my neck, I was still in shock.
“I've had a tough few years so to have this senior medal feels very special and long may it continue.”
Sportsbeat 2021