At U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, rash of injuries hovers over a major moment
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 30, 2024
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MINNEAPOLIS — Her left leg, the one with the torn Achilles tendon, wrapped in a hard cast and an ace bandage, Skye Blakely leaned on her crutches as she alternately wiped tears from her eyes and waved to the crowd. Not far from her, on the same floor of the Target Center, Shilese Jones tried to coax her injured left knee into performing well enough to simply participate in . . .
