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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She could be killed or permanently paralyzed if one part of her body - her mind - isn't cooperating. It is no different than an ankle or arm injury.

We should admire people who make these hard decisions and set an example to the rest of us. She can and should live her life on her terms, not as a servant to what everyone else wants from her. [/quote]

:roll: Oy vey please cite recent examples of a gymnast being "killed or paralyzed" in the Olympics. I can't recall anything in the last 40 plus years.[/quote]

It's stupid to say that only injuries that occur in the Olympics competition events matter.
2019- Melanie Coleman died falling off the uneven bars
1988-Julissa Gomez, age 15, was paralyzed smashing her head against the vault and then died 3 years later at the age of 18
1989-Adriana Duffy, paralyzed from the waist down after landing on her neck in a vault
1988-Sang Lan--also paralyzed from the waist down after a vault
1980- Elena Mukhina-paralyzed at age 15 and then died just 20 years later

Simone Biles does more dangerous gymnastics than all of these women.  It's good that she withdrew when her head isn't in the game.[/quote]

Just bumping this up, since some people are lying and saying that no one gets hurt in gymnastics competitions.[/quote]

+1[/quote]

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