… At 24, the Beijing captain was already on borrowed time, competing against gymnasts in their mid-teens for a spot on her second Olympic team. Then, eight months ago, she blew out her right Achilles, a devastating injury made that much worse for its timing.
“I’ve been to one Olympics and I would love to go to another,” Sacramone said Wednesday, two days before she returns to competition at the U.S. gymnastics championships.
“If all things work out, great. If not, I went down giving it a hell of a shot.” …
NANCY ARMOUR – Neither injuries nor age can slow Sacramone
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