These are all so heartbreaking. Bross’s injury was so bad and hard to watch. Thanks for this though, it’s good to have all of these in one video. Aliyas vault was so good til that landing. Imagine if Ellie actually tried that 2nd vault. So glad she stopped.
@@angelabordack As someone who has had the same knee injury and required major surgery afterwords, I canNOT watch that. As soon as I saw her name pop up in the video, I had to fast forward. I saw it when it originally happened, and brought back horrible memories for me. Nope, nope, nope nope!
It just shows how much of a beating the body- knees in particular- takes on vault… or any event in gymnastics. It’s a shame as many of these ended the athletes shot at the Olympics.
Yall say anything. Gymnasts were dying from Injuries during your time. Safety has improved significantly. Gymnasts are encouraged to be muscular instead of fragile and thin like before
2:54 That's Larry Nassar there on the left! At 3:15 his name can be seen on the accreditation badge. So she was not getting the best care there, more the opposite!
What they put their young bodies through is hideous. The strain on their joints, muscle, tendon,and ligament,is so great, most injuries will never be able to be fully healed. They have such a low level of body fat, they do not menstruate, their breasts do not develop normally, it is so very hard on their body!!!!
I was in Gym when I was very very young until about 11 bc I got so tall. I still struggle with bad bones and back from years of backflips and falls breaking bones.
Gymnastics isn't like most sports. The peak years are much younger and also a smaller window. When your young, your body can tolerate more, then when your older in gymnastics
No.. that's not the solution...these girls start two years old...the older you get the harder it is your body..that's why alot gymnasts retire at 20-21yrs old..though we are on an upswing age wise presently...But Simone is the exception to alot rules
While l love gymnastics, it's barbaric what what they force these kids to push through, & tne pressure that's put on them. One comment made in this video " She's so good at this, but those ankles..." All their coaches care about is the win, & that's how they teach these kids to think. Winning & perfection. Get a grip adults.
All of them continued their careers. Riley McCusker: Injury occurred at 2021 Winter Cup. She went on to compete at the US national championships and Olympic trials that same year on uneven bars only, with some feeling her work was strong enough that she should have made the team. She currently is competing at the University of Florida with two years of eligibility remaining. However, she has not competed vault nor floor since this injury and missed the 2024 NCAA season with injury. Aliya Mustafina: Injury occurred at the 2011 European Championships All-Around Final. She went on to have one of the most storied gymnastics careers in the sports history. She competed at the 2012 Olympic Games only a year later where she became the most decorated gymnast of the competition, leaving with a gold on uneven bars, silver in the team and two bronze medals in the all-around and on floor. She repeated all but her floor medal at the Olympics in Rio four years after that in addition to a multitude of medals won in 2013-2018, including winning the world title on beam in 2013. She retired in 2020 and is currently coaching the Russian junior national team. Rebecca Bross: Injury occurred at the 2011 national championships. She returned a year later, competing at the 2012 national championships and Olympic trials on bars and beam. She hit 3/4 of her bars routines and was a bit shaky on beam. She did not compete vault or floor after her injury and retired shortly after missing the Olympic team. I think she’s currently a nurse though someone can correct me if I’m wrong. Ellie Black: Injury occurred at the 2012 Olympic Games. She’s competed every single year since then and is the best gymnast Canada has ever produced. She has three world championship medals (the most for a Canadian gymnast) including a silver in the all-around in 2017 (best finish by a Canadian to date) and placed 5th in the all-around in Rio and 4th in the balance beam in Tokyo. She made several individual finals at the world championships last Autumn and is guaranteed a spot on this summer’s Olympic team assuming she remains healthy. Asia D’Amato: Injury occurred at the 2022 European Championships. She’s competed in both 2023 and 2024, but both seasons have been cut short to ACL tears, at a World Cup in 2023 and just recently at the European championships this year.
I wondered about that too. At the Olympics in Sydney all the gymnasts were getting hurt because the vault was set 5cm too low. I think that might be what's happening here.
