Gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, 46, bids farewell after a record-setting eighth appearance in the Olympics. What a career 🙌
Competing for Uzbekistan on vault during qualifying, Chusovitina narrowly failed to reach the event final with a 14.166 score.
As soon as she realized her score wasn't high enough, Chusovitina emotionally waved to the small crowd and put her hands into the shape of a heart. She cried briefly before posing for photographs with many of her peers and flashing the peace sign to cameras.was born -- as a member of the gold-medal-winning Unified team made up of athletes from the former Soviet Union.
Chusovitina previously announced she was going to retire after the 2012 Olympics, but came back soon after. She insisted this time would be different. "My son is 22 years old and I want to spend time with him," she told reporters, according to the Guardian."I want to be a mom and wife."
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