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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read it's her ankle, not sure where the mental stuff is coming from.

She's struggled with injuries this year, that level of gymnastics is extremely hard on your body and almost all the elite athletes battle injuries as a result.

But the reality is also that while a prominent and well publicized one, the Olympics are just another competition and you don't risk permanent injury for a single competition.[/quote]

I also thought she had been competing with broken toes??

It's totally possible that the medical issues are a combination of both mental/physical factors.  She looked off in qualifications and then in team final pulled out of her vault in both the warmup and competition (i.e., the planned 2.5 twists became 1.5).  If something doesn't feel right and you lose your confidence to perform a skill, that can be pretty dangerous considering how risky these skills are.   Anyway, whatever it is, I hope she is ok!  Hats off to the rest of the team for stepping up, I hope they feel proud even though everyone was expecting gold.  They were all under such pressure, but Simone most of all.[/quote]

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