Gymnast Dominique Moceanu Reflects on 1996 Injury in Support of Simone Biles
, the 39-year-old retired athlete took to Twitter to look back at her own experience from the Games.
In 1996, Moceanu competed at the Olympics in Atlanta. She was part of the "Magnificent Seven," the first U.S. women's gymnastics team to win the Olympic team gold medal. But before the big event, Moceanu suffered a stress fracture in her tibia. And while competing on the balance beam, she fell and hit her head.
"I was 14 y/o w/ a tibial stress fracture, left alone w/ no cervical spine exam after this fall," sheReflecting on Biles' decision, Moceanu said the six-time Olympic medalist's decision "demonstrates that we have a say in our own health—'a say' I NEVER felt I had as an Olympian.""In our sport, we essentially dive into a pool w/ no water," she continued.
All in all, she said "Simone's decision represents a significant positive change in our gymnastics culture." Biles removed herself from the women's gymnastics team final on July 27 following her vault. The sports star, who noted the day before she feels like she has "
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