Recall 4yrs ago? …
Canada missed qualifying a full team to Beijing. Only 2 gymnasts could be sent.
Kristina Vaculik and other candidates felt obliged to compete as often as possible in order to gain POINTS.
Kristina:
… that year leading up to the Olympics was really not good …
I competed every weekend up to the Olympics trying to gain points [to qualify]. By the time I was named as the reserve, my elbow was just not good. So I had to pull out and get surgery.” …
😦
We won’t make that mistake again.
related – Brittany Rogers, who broke her ankle on a Beam dismount at Pacific Rim Championships in 2010, was recently awarded an important “Comeback” award. Congratulations.
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