Sophiane Méthot bounced the 'monster' in her head, then jumped to the Olympic podium

Pain is temporary, but victory is forever.

That's the mantra through which Canadian Sophiane Méthot attempts to live. 

And on Friday at the Paris Olympics, the Varennes, Que., native won a bronze medal in trampoline — an accomplishment she'll proudly wear for the rest of her life.

"My career hasn't been easy. I had a lot of injuries. I had a lot of mental blocks. At one point I couldn't even go and jump on a trampoline, like do just the one thing that everybody can do, just straight jump. Those were painful moments," Méthot said from Paris on Friday.

"I was at my lowest and I had to find tools and resources around me to just push through it and get through it and that's what I did and I think that's why this medal feels so good right now — because I know I've been through a lot, and every time I got knocked down I just got up stronger."

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Méthot, who turns 26 on Saturday, faced one more obstacle on her way to the podium at Bercy Arena. 

In qualification, the Canadian admittedly did not perform her best. The subpar routine left her on the bubble, unsure if she'd achieve her main goal at these Olympics of simply jumping for a medal.

But, by less than four-tenths of a point, Méthot claimed the eighth and final spot. The near-elimination experience freed her for the final.

"I had nothing to lose and everything to win. And my coach just told me, 'Go out there, have fun, do what you love, do what you know you do best — this routine you've done like 100 times,'" Methot said.

Kyle Shewfelt, the CBC Sports analyst and Olympic gold medallist, said he noticed Méthot's freer style in the final.

"What is admirable is she went after [the gold medal]. She knew she had nothing to lose