Bad news for Team USA.
The 2010 World’s Team member with the unusual round-off is done for NCAA’s 2011. Recall he recently showed Liukin to Geinger.
Illinois senior standout Paul Ruggeri will be out for the season, as an MRI on Friday confirmed a ruptured peroneal ligament on the lateral side of his left ankle.
The Manlius, N.Y., native was competing on vault on the final day of the U.S. Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas on Feb. 5 when the injury occurred. He will have surgery known as peroneal retinaculum repair on Tuesday, with recovery time estimated at two and a half months, and will likely be eligible to redshirt and return for the 2011-12 season.
“Paul is truly irreplaceable as an athlete,” head coach Justin Spring said. …
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