Team GB’s Phoebe Gill, 17, details anxiety she felt competing at debut Olympic Games

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00:00Obviously, I'm gutted I didn't make the final.
00:02I'm just so proud that I actually was able to get through this, though,
00:05because I really didn't know if I was going to be able to.
00:07I was having really bad performance anxiety coming into this,
00:10because it is like you are on international TV
00:13and you're in this massive staging that can be so intimidating.
00:16But to do this, I just feel like I can do anything.

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