Like Courtney Kupets, another powerful tumbler is out.
UCLA placed third in its final home meet Sunday afternoon and, more unfortunately, lost another gymnast to injury, as redshirt freshman Brittani McCullough ruptured her left Achilles tendon on the takeoff of her opening tumbling pass. McCullough will miss the remainder of the season.
“If it’s possible to feel worse for an athlete than you normally would after an injury, that’s how we all feel about Brittani McCullough,” said UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field. “She ruptured her right Achilles two years ago, was in a car accident last year and severed a tendon in her toe, and now this. It’s heartbreaking to see someone who does everything right in life have to suffer so much.” …
Are these injuries the result of years of “fraying”.
What causes them?
How can we reduce the frequency of them?
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