The United States women were beaten out for a gold medal in the team competition by the women
girls from China.
While Chellsie Memmel and her teammates didn't get the gold, Memmel may have established herself as the toughest gymnast in the competition.
Why? She was competing
with a broken ankle.
Memmel said after the U.S. women won the silver medal in team gymnastics Wednesday that she'd been competing with a broken bone in her right ankle. The 2005 world gymnastics champion hurt the ankle during training Aug. 4, but competed on uneven bars in both the preliminaries and the team finals.
"I have mixed emotions," she said. "I would have loved to compete on four events, but the silver medal for my team is great."
And you thought hockey players were tough!
U.S. Gymnast Memmel Competed at Games With Broken Ankle - Olympics
08-13-2008, 06:11 PM
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