Zaslal: so 07. srpen, 2021 14:29 Předmět: 'I could never do what Biles did - say no'
She was an Olympics child prodigy who could never say what Simone Biles did — no. Twenty-five years later, gold medallist Dominique Moceanu speaks about not having a voice — and how things have changed for the better.
It was five weeks before the 1996 Olympics when Dominique Moceanu collapsed in the gym. The 14-year-old had been in pain for months leading up to the just-concluded US Nationals, but it wasn't until afterwards that she was diagnosed with a stress fracture in her right tibia. She had been practising non-stop and her body had finally given in.
"Simone's decision has made me think about that time, and how there was no compassion, no care, and absolutely no voice," says Moceanu. "I was not allowed to say I was in pain until I collapsed."
She couldn't cry in practice, so she dragged herself to her room to do it in private.
"I used to almost feel like maybe I should get hurt so that I could rest," she tells the BBC. slot
"All of the athletes started feeling like this, because we weren't getting enough rest, and our bodies were paying the toll," she says.
"The only way you could get rest was if you absolutely had a break or something where you couldn't walk. Otherwise you were expected to train at full capacity."
Despite her injuries, she was selected to represent Team USA as its youngest member. The team came to be known as the 'Magnificent Seven' and would go on to forever change America's standing in gymnastics, winning gold.
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