Accident Jessica Gil Ortiz COL - Floor - London 2009

[@candysmith8724]

OMG- she was moving after that? Lawrd I cannot believe sne was not instantly paralyzed. This is such a dangerous sport.

[@EmilyS1234]

She probably had some kind of head injury

[@karenhilmy]

Elena Mukhina a Russian world champion became a quadriplegic landing on her chin breaking her neck during a practice floor routine trying to do a Salto weeks before the 1980 olympics.

[@timtags]

@@karenhilmy after the accident she was quoted as saying "thank God I don't have to compete in the Olympics now. I believe she has passed away since. Rest easy now sweet angel. Your pain is gone and you can do flips in heaven now. 😭😭❤🙏

@@timtags honestly I still get moved to tears Every time I read about Elena Mukhina 😖😭

[@masonlovesroblox]

@@karenhilmy she was trying the thomas salto I think

[@lemondedecookie3005]

This is the worst medical team I have ever seen, I am sorry… they seemed to really take their time while she could have been seriously injured, maybe even for life. Thank god I saw in the comments she is ok now… :(

[@sweeetsxoxo]

My first thought too. They are so useless! Slow to respond, then they have her sitting upright when she should have been lying down with her head stabilized. Their actions (or should I say, inaction) could have made an injury so much worse. Shame on them.

[@charitybosua]

Exactly what I thought. Why did it take so long? This could be life threatening injury. It's her NECK, not her ancle!

[@colesmith7509]

I've seen much worse handling in gymnastics unfortunately. Multiple times after potential neck injuries I've seen medical teams and coaches immediately roll gymnasts over, pull them to their feet (??? I guess to convince them to walk it off), etc. I will never understand how gymnastics coaches or medical personnel working at a dangerous sport don't know you shouldn't risk paralyzing the injured person by moving them

[@M00159]

Yes, I noticed that as well. They seemed to get to her late.

[@zaftra]

and yet she was fine, may be they knew what they were doing.

[@sumdumbass9996]

She was my gymnastics coach and she taught me very well

[@nothanks0082]

Does she ever talk about this?

[@missmoxie9188]

Cool

[@erin8283]

She was mine too but she left becuase of corona and now she has a baby

[@glenngainey7281]

she's mine now

[@jonathanloganxu5076]

Oh wow, she’s mine too

[@hufflepuffxlovex]

I'm glad she was okay after this fall. It seemed pretty scary watching it happen. I also say Rebecca Bross in the background and remembered her injury

[@brooklyn.d2390]

She wasn't okay she was paralyzed

[@UTRipleyxoxo]

@@brooklyn.d2390 no she wasn't

[@lvega5606]

@@brooklyn.d2390 She was not paralyzed. She was the Pan American champion in the vault just one year later.

[@dqraceviri]

omg hufflepuff human

[@geraldomagela816]

God bless you Jessica. 🙏🙏🙏

[@lisafink98]

OMG had that floor mat had no spring in it she would probably be dead. She is so lucky! These women make it look so easy we forget just how dangerous this sport is.

[@lisabaltzer4190]

If it had no spring, she wouldn’t be able to do a double front flip. Much of the tumbling could not be done on a hard floor. I was a gymnastics coach before the spring loaded floors were introduced. It completely changed the floor routines. Unfortunately, now with the emphasis on tumbling, the dance training gets neglected.

[@lisafink98]

@@lisabaltzer4190 I totally agree. I’m 62 and was a gymnast myself. Tumbling has changed dramatically because of the spring floor, making it much more exciting but dangerous too.

[@reeseboudreaux6394]

She was my friends coach!!! 🥺

[@nikkipennington9617]

Uuughh that is hard to watch 😢

[@fryingpan799]

She is my gymnastics coach it’s amazing

[@nothanks0082]

Does she discuss this incident?

[@chevon1920]

@@nothanks0082 I’m sure she may have mentioned it once but she probably doesn’t talk about it everyday, lol😂

[@Hedgehogsinthemist123]

Hope she was okay

[@luchovera9842]

🔟

[@Gunsandjewels]

Бедная детка

[@sundance81677]

Incompetent medical team.

[@wherejobsgrowonjobies7479]

Head stand bounce sheesh

[@veronicafleitas412]

British Beth is watching with true fear 😨 I don’t blame them

[@jamaalw8556]

She’s my coach

[@nothanks0082]

Does she talk about this incident?

[@jamaalw8556]

@@nothanks0082 oh yeah all the time she is a true inspiration

[@Jolie_Trinh]

I thought she were dead,so she survived ? But how did she survive?

[@lvega5606]

@@Jolie_Trinh You can plainly see she didn't die. In fact, she competed at the Olympics 3 years later.

[@agneslong2323]

@@nothanks0082 STOP!

[@raed7421]

The worst medical standby ever

[@jamesbondtrumpillo3175]

Somehow I have always thought that such dangerous kind of sports are a stupidity to practice them.... boxing is another example..... For not any reasons I will encourage my children to do that

[@m3lodr4matic]

Did you just come here to bash on the sport? Any type of sport is risky.

[@ambby1]

Yes but thats the risks they take because they enjoy it so much.. love.the bravery and would be proud to call my daughter or son a gymnast Honestly the sport is beautiful what the human body can do .

[@jamaalw8556]

Good one less snowflake

[@kellyanderson7624]

@Emil Galant fatal, not fetal. Fetal is a position a baby lies in lol And this girl didn't die

[@kellyanderson7624]

@Emil Galant human *being*

[@markkulyas2418]

Do you get points deducted for landing on your head.

[@joyofficial7279]

😂😂😂

[@liya2081]

NEVER DO A BACKFLIP IT CRACKS UR HEAD AND U CAN NEVER BREATH!

[@kellyanderson7624]

5:57-6:12 the blond lady at Jessica's head is trying WAYYY too hard to be noticed.

[@DeputyBurbank]

Women are always trying to be noticed. Also, during emergencies, especially when someone else is hurt, you see a lot of virtue signaling. These days hysterical crying and hugging strangers.