Iowa State’s Ceilia Maccani is competing well after not two (like Courtney Kupets) but three ruptured Achilles.
I cannot recall hearing of an Achilles repair tearing a second time. (I’ve been told a repaired Achilles is stronger than the original.)
… Maccani’s injury list … notably includes the three ruptured Achilles tendons. She tore her first one the summer before her senior season of high school. After arriving at ISU, she tore the other one. When she came back from her second tear, Maccani re-ruptured the same tendon again about a month later. …
Cyclones.com – Maccani Overcomes Age-Old Adversity
This injury is very common with FIG Male gymnasts and College Women.
Is there any way to prevent ruptured Achilles by inventing a softer Floor? Or using different springs on a Floor with the same elasticity?
Leave a comment if you have an opinion.
UPDATE: Courtney Kupets explained why she continued competing Arabian Double Front on Floor despite having ruptured one Achilles, and then the other on that skill:
I figure I’ve torn both of my Achilles’, so I’m good to go now (laughs).
IG Interview – Courtney Kupets
Gymnastics Coaching.com 