The gold medal-winning gymnast said Biles could've suffered a potentially 'catastrophic' injury if she was getting disoriented while up in the air.
Moceanu, 39, who helped the United States win the team gold at the 1996 Olympics, illustrated her point byof herself suffering a vicious fall when her head hit the balance beam during her performance at the Atlanta Games. She had already entered the Olympics with her right leg heavily bandaged after suffering a stress fracture in her tibia.
Retired gymnast Dominique Moceanu, who won team gold at the 1996 Olympics, said Simone Biles made the right decision to withdraw, particularly if she had felt disoriented while in the air during her vault."I was 14 y/o w/ a tibial stress fracture, left alone w/ no cervical spine exam after this fall," Moceanu wrote."I competed in the Olympic floor final minutes later.
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