Artistic Gymnastics is a dangerous sport.
That’s for sure.
… Mustafina dodged a bullet by only tearing her meniscus, an injury that often requires surgery but is not considered career-ending. Bridget Sloan tore her meniscus in March of 2008 and made the Olympic team in July. …
Gymnastike:
… World champion Aliya Mustafina of Russia was by far the favorite to win today’s all around final at the European Championships in Berlin, but she went down in the first rotation of night after landing her yurchenko 2.5 twist vault …
I’ve got my fingers crossed that further examination doesn’t reveal additional damage.
You can send a message to Aliya on her Facebook Get Well Soon page. Or on her Aliya Mustafina Online Facebook page.
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