Jacqui Cooper was eliminated from The Summit after Brooke Kilowsky solely voted her off and while the Olympian was one of the most physically fit, she wasn’t part of “the capable ones”.

During an interview with Chattr, the 50-year-old admitted that three Trekkers had given themselves the moniker, which didn’t “sit well” with her.

“There was a group that called themselves the ‘capable ones’ and obviously, they’re capable. But what are we? Are we not capable? That didn’t sit well with me because you look around the rest and there are some very, very capable people within the group.”

In fact, Cooper felt like you had to have the “mental capability” to complete the show.

“And whether you look physically fit or not, like I think about mental capability, I think about emotional capability, physical capability. So those particular three just looked at the physical and having an aerial skiing career for 20 years, I wasn’t actually the most acrobatically capable.

“But there were other areas in my arsenal that made me more resilient, more capable, better than anybody else. So they were a little bit short sighted. They banded together based on the physical and that was enough for them to create an alliance.”

Jacqui Cooper felt she had a “target” on her back

Cooper met her fate when Kilowsky voted her off the mountain following the pair’s confrontation at the camp fire and while Kilowsky said it had nothing to do with their argument, Cooper felt she had a “target” on her back from the get-go. 

“I think when you stand there and you’re super competent person, you show up and you look physically fit and capable. straightaway, people are like ‘wow, okay, so I don’t think this is a normal 50 year old. She’s very good on the obstacles,’” she said.

The aerial skier showed her prowess from the very first obstacle, in which she said: “I ran across it like a possum on a wire”.

“I felt overconfident,” she said. “I think you can’t really hide confidence and confidence rattles people. Confidence can be quite intimidating.”

As for her argument with Kilowsky at the campfire, Cooper said: “I felt like she crossed the line at that moment because I think if you’re going to do something as a team, there needs to be a huge amount of respect for each other.”

The Summit continues on 9 and 9Now Sunday – Tuesday.

Want to CHATTR with us? Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more entertainment news.