Too bad.
From Inside Gymnastics:
… Just as he’d recovered from planned shoulder surgery (postponed last year to train for Beijing), Artemev suffered another setback, this time in form of a back fracture that is slowly starting to heal.
“I got back to really doing all my skills in late April,” Artemev recalls. “Then I hurt my back [about a month later]. I was doing too much I think, and this is what happened.
“I’ve been wearing a brace and just getting massage work, lots of massage,” Artemev adds of the treatment for his latest injury. “Other than that, it’s just staying careful. I haven’t tumbled or vaulted much yet.”
This latest injury has put Artemev’s entire season in question. Though he hopes to compete at least a few events at next month’s U.S. Championships, Artemev’s goals have shifted away from Worlds and moved solely to regaining his strength. …
read more – WORKING HIS WAY BACK
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Will he be top on horse still do you think? Will he try to go to worlds on horse? Is he still the best in the country or do we have others that will be able to medal in his place. At the olympics only him and horton even made finals and only horton medaled.
No one is close to Artemev in the USA. He could medal at any competition, anywhere, anytime.
He really should be at Worlds in the Fall.
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