No surprise. Another older powerful tumbler blows an Achilles.
It really is one of our biggest problems.
UCLA junior Samantha Peszek will sit out the 2013 gymnastics season after suffering a torn right Achilles tendon in practice on Monday.
Peszek, a silver medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2011 NCAA balance beam champion, plans to have surgery as quickly as possible and will redshirt the upcoming season. She will have two years of eligibility remaining. …
Gymnastics Coaching.com 