9. Jade Barbosa Suffers Ankle Injury, Fails to Play it Through
Though the United States gymnastics team has been the favorite for years and no one expected anyone to beat the amazing Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas, Brazilian gymnast Jade Barbosa was a favorite and everyone anticipated a good challenge out of her routines. Unfortunately, Jade wasn’t as fiercely competitive as she and her home country had hoped. On the first pass of her floor routine, Jade landed poorly on her ankle, almost face planting into the mat. She tried to persevere and push through her routine, continuing through her choreography with a pained expression. After her second pass and a second wobbly landing, she looked up to her coach with teary eyes as she limped off her injured ankle; there was no way she could continue her routine. She left the floor in sobs and was taken away from the arena by her coach and Olympic EMTs in a wheelchair.
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