Rebecca Bross May Be The Most Unlucky Gymnast

[@vanillamarshmallow]

It's a shame she never did college gymnastics, I think she really would have shined at that level like Ohashi did. IMO, Valeri failed her and Kaitlyn.

[@Appaddict01]

She couldn’t she went pro.

[@Appaddict01]

Slate Dominique She was severely overtrained and was forced to train through injuries. She was also told she was fat and had her food restricted. Forcing a starved athlete to train through injuries is a recipe for a short career.

[@vanillamarshmallow]

@Slate Dominique I didn't know Rebecca went pro so I take that back, but I still think he failed Ohashi. Bross is in PT school and engaged now so I'm happy she's happy!

[@sabrinamarie4380]

@Slate Dominique Ohashi herself says he was part of the problem. You can see it when you see Simone vs Ohashi and how their coaches respond.

[@sabrinamarie4380]

@@vanillamarshmallow yes at that time up until years later, if you were not allowed to compete both Elite and college, even tho male gymnasts could. Simone spoke of this being unfair as well.

[@Jaycee1200_]

I remember watching her in 2009 and how incredible she was on uneven bars and how she would "attack" the beam. I watched her fight for 4 years trying to get back to that, she has serious heart. Great video.

[@kateskate6960]

Great video! I love that you renamed her The Overcomer; it really describes her inner and outer strength.

[@mel...s]

3:30 that cry😔 she's still someone's daughter in a lot of pain Edit: then Larry nassar appears🤢🤢

[@silverpurkat]

As a mother to a teenager daughter to her age. That sound she made from her pain hit my material core 😢

[@stefankotitschke26]

So sad for her. She was just an amazing gymnast...

[@cassie05]

I think a lot of rebeccas problems is her body structure. He was a knee knocker which can make for bad landings and over stressing on the knees because of the bone structure. This would explain the numerous lower extremity injuries.

[@littlesinga]

I agree. Her knee structure predisposed her to injury. Had I been her parent, I would have never put her in gymnastics for just that reason.

[@katswhirl1832]

Hmm didn’t Maggie hanie say this exact same thing about Laurie Hernandez. But was ripped to shreds for body shaming 😂🙄

[@gladitsnotme]

@@katswhirl1832 that witch did countless other things to body shame, don't act like a skeletal analysis is her only thing

[@lukas01986]

I loved this. Didn’t know much about her, thank you for this insight. I’m shocked she kept winning medals despite her injuries. A true portrait of courage and resilience.

[@AVIDEOGAL]

GOD TO SEE HER IN THAT KIND OF PAIN INSTANTLY MAKES ME CRY AGAIN ALL THESE YEARS LATER, HORRIFIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE WAS ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@karyon1007]

Same!

[@romain77200]

i was sooooo upset when USA Gymnastics don't lets Chellsie Memmel compet on trial 2012, Nastia and Rebecca wasn't ready but theye lets those girls competing

[@trendymaths2467]

I remember her. I used to love her bars when she hit (still do). It’s just a shame about how many injuries she had to go through.

[@Ee-pg4nb]

I feel bad for her. she had a shitty coach who cared more about getting another gymnast to the Olympics instead of caring and taking care of his gymnasts.

[@KatieK92]

I know I'm late in the game but thank you for that video. Nice that somebody else remembers Rebecca Bross as an outstanding gymnast. She indeed overcame so many obstacles, so the renaming fits perfectly. Reminds me a lot of Vanessa Atler...

[@karyon1007]

I still think about Rebecca Bross on a regular basis. I absolutely loved watching her.

[@mollymollie6048]

Apparently her father was horrible and witnessed being verbally abusive to her, and was obsessed with her being a champion…just a wee bit of pressure. Being at WOGA with Valerie…ummm…well…yeah. And Nassar. I admire how she kept on trying (willingly or not…idk) and I hope she’s living her best life now.

[@Castro-sl5qw]

I remember this gymnast, she was very good. Her routines were so hard I think it's why all the injuries. I remember watching that scary vault and thinking all that hard work she did and her knee gives out. She would have made a difference if she was on the Olympic team. They would have scored much higher. Don't worry Miss Rebecca we all know how good you were and will always be remembered for your beautiful gymnastics.

[@kevinsam3078]

Her injuries and coaching was an immediate disadvantage, but she was too serious thinking this is how you win medals, i do think you can be too focused, its great to set expectations for yourself, but at some point you are just setting yourself to fail with the amount of pressure she had, i would see interviews and that terminator look and just wish she can loosen up and enjoy it, nevertheless valeri failed her and always pushed her to do skills even before she became a senior elite she was never able to do the skills consistently, *cough* double arabian on beam *cough*. Same thing with katelyn ohashi, Her kneecap dislocation was no surprise, makes you wonder how she got injured so many times, bad coaching. Im thankful simone biles wasnt coached by valeri liukin, and i think rebecca would have been much more successful had she worked with a coach who focused more on pacing and safety rather than cramming difficulty and hoping he wont get sued.

[@erinm9445]

Most of Veleri's gymnasts were that serious. So it's the coach (and maybe the family) not the gymnast, they are just girls. The clearest example is Katelyn Ohashi. She was so serious and always looked so unhappy under Liukin, then she became a beam of pure sunshine in NCAA.

[@KristineCole]

She was amazing. She had so many injuries yet still continued to compete.

[@joychuasihan12]

Anna Pavlova and Larissa Iordache are extremely unlucky as well

[@gaodrob7938]

Let's not forget Shang Chunsong too !

[@cptovar5700]

And Ana Porgras, Komova :(

[@--julian_]

​@@cptovar5700komova not so much. she's a double olympic medalist and double world champion

[@belindapaul9828]

THANK YOU! I think it’s super important for commentators to ALWAYS point out the abuse these girls endured. Lest we forget! Right?

[@kevinburke6055]

She’s the Vanessa Atler of her time.

[@midea.6490]

I couldn't have said it better myself lol!

[@UWDawgMom]

USA Gymnastics is KNOWN for purposely destroying the lives of teenage girls. Shawn Johnson nearly died and was forced to retire. Ohashi started UCLA as a broken woman, both mentally and physically. Rebecca was forced to train injured, leaving her broken and forced to end her career. Simone Biles not talks about struggling with mental health issues. USA Gymnastics has spent decades promoting eating disorders, physical injury, the sexual abuse by Nassar. USA Gymnastics uses girls for profit at the elite level, and has no regard for their overall health.

[@fulviapetrucci9159]

@DawgMom happened to Shawn Johnson?!

[@UWDawgMom]

@Fulvia Petrucci eating disorders led to malnutrition and her spine snapped. Eating disorders should NEVER be encouraged. There's no reason to see a girl perform with rib bones that can be seen through her clothing.

[@river8760]

@@fulviapetrucci9159I think an eating disorder?

[@YaYaPaBla]

I was thinking, she’s got too much going on mentally. When you showed Nasser that explained a lot.

[@islandpersuasion4690]

Oh yes, I remember her, I modelled my gymnastics technique after her, attack it & land hard. Had a horrible coach like hers too. Surprise surprise, I shattered my knee cap & can dislocate my hip if I lay down wrong. Bless her, it was just a weird time for gymnasts.

[@pme8370]

Honestly she was very unfortunate and unlucky but there are other athletes that suffered permanent injuries and death. I’m glad that wasn’t the case for her but it still sucks :(

[@pedropelaez]

For someone so unlucky she still had a career most gymansts would love to have: 2x world all round medalist, 3x world event medalist, and 1x world team medalist

[@sabrinamarie4380]

He, and Nastia (since she defends him) seriously should NOT be a part of the USAG period.

[@matthewkretschmer7010]

It seems we have seen or heard anything new about Rebecca Bross since the 2012 Kellogg's Tour, of gymnastics. I felt sorry for her knee injury, at the 2011 Visa Championships on day 2 on Vault.

[@darklight1030]

If she kept falling.....thats not luck. It's something else. I would say first mental fortitude and second the way she attacked her gymnastics in an aggressive way that was dangerous and error prone. I do feel for her though, she was an incredible gymnast.

[@flyboymic7182]

Damn I really feel for her, imma swimmer and totally understand, all the injuries don’t hurt as much as not making it,

[@aurelie8220]

When athletes at this caliber are constantly getting injured, it always makes me think that their coaches are overtraining and over-working them…

[@YaYaPaBla]

Oh man that break hurt her so bad.

[@Ogusername-h7e]

Was she unlucky or did she have a bad coach?

[@Julesb2183]

If she had all those issues, maybe it was skill and not luck?

[@karengriffith4021]

You are ignorant. When these athletes are putting such strain on growing bones and muscles, and coaches don't recognize this bc they have delusions of their own grandeur, the matrix of long bones and joints will suffer continual and often permanent issues. Not to mention the constant trauma to growth plates. Regardless of an athlete's heart and determination a coach and team physician need to be the common sense professionals that nurture growth and talent not take advantage of it.

[@Julesb2183]

@@karengriffith4021 this was two years ago so I have no idea why I added this comment, but your comment seems like a good response.

[@erinf3992]

I'm not sure if Nassar sexually abused Bross. In my opinion she shouldn't have been allowed to compete at 2010 worlds on a stress reaction in her ankle nor should she have done the double yurchenko vault at 2011 visa championships.

[@Chloparke]

he sexually abused everyone on that team even ones who weren’t elite. literally everyone.

[@mygirldarby]

He didn't skip over any of the girls. He abused any girl he could get his hands on. He would even do it while their mom was in the room, sitting a few feet away. He pretended he was doing "treatments" when he was really putting his fingers where they didn't belong. He's a disgusting, sickening monster and USA gymnastics should be ashamed that they allowed this lunatic to get away with his crimes for so long.

[@moneyneeded9979]

@@Chloparke not true alot of girls including Rebecca weren't abused

[@moneyneeded9979]

@@mygirldarby he skipped over girls who had prominent coaches

[@andreahughes6005]

I just looked her history up. This injury, a dislocated knee cap, didn't by itself end her career. But it certainly didn't help. She sat out the rest of the year (2011) and when trying out fir the Olympics, in the summer of 2012, failed to make either the team or as an alternate. She fell three times off the uneven bars. It was said that her failure to make the team, her age (19) and previous injuries would probably end her career. From 2008 to 2012, she broke her foot, dislocated her kneecap and had several foot and ankle injuries which barely escaped being very serious. She had a knick-name of being the "most unluckiest gymnast." And that folks is why a lot of sports players get what some people think is an insanely high salary... at any time, with any i jury, their career could be over. Then what???

[@gracefaalll]

"the overcomer"she is truly great

[@shrutigautam7673]

1:34 😭❤❤

[@teagenthetiefling5296]

I mean we know what kind of coach she had

[@gingerthepoodle9478]

Great vid 💗

[@caioparaguassu438]

I really enjoyed her style. She used to be fierce on beam.

[@Thebraids]

Great vid!

[@tealkucura2677]

She was probably being abused by that gross team doctor too!

[@flyboymic7182]

Awesome

[@jayjenkins644]

I love to watch women's gymnastics. But whenever I see any of these pretty girls get hurt, I die inside.

[@doomfathertm8771]

thanks for this video

[@tylerkihm8131]

She’s not unlucky - she was just coached by Valeri Liukin lol

[@stacyadams1052]

Rebecca Bross was an awesome gymnast she is an overcomer

[@andreid.8568]

In 2010 she did not "win bronze behind China and Russia". She won bronze behind two individual gymnasts with human names: Aliya Mustafina (gold) and Jiang Yuyuan (silver). That's why an entire gymnastics world laughs at the "american ignorance". 'Cause it's exactly that: ignorance towards anything nonamerican.

[@leykimayri]

Actually the whole world just laughs at that joke of a country in general and the stupidity of the Americans in general, not just about gymnastics lol

[@EmilyS1234]

3:30 wow

[@steverooney1660]

I am a big fan

[@TRUNGNGUYEN-bz9th]

Oh my God, Rebecca Bross! Is she's alright?

[@CCRoxtar]

I'm sure she is. She now coaches the very sport in which she used to compete.

[@TRUNGNGUYEN-bz9th]

@@CCRoxtar Okay 🆗👍❤️😘 thanks.

[@melindacurle6318]

The Overcomer definitely puts a positive spin on someone who doesn't do well under pressure. I think she definitely was one of the top gymnasts. I think she had the skills, but she frequently fell when the pressure was on.

[@erinm9445]

Her problem was less pressure, and more overtraining and problematic if not abusive coaching.

[@melindacurle6318]

@@erinm9445 Yeah, that definitely could be the problem.

[@ChandniVlogs]

I mean if she kept injuring herself and falling short on the landings, off the beam and on the bars etc... it's not really anyone else's fault. Her performances unfortunately just weren't enough, nor consistent.

[@mel...s]

Coaches play a role.

[@erinm9445]

If she kept injuring herself and falling short on landings, and her coach didn't make big changes to protect and prepare her, than that is the coach's fault.

[@manuelgrothe608]

Rebecca Bross had quit her Gymnastics career because of the Mad-Doctor

[@CarlitosJS]

Anna Pavlova 🌚

[@katswhirl1832]

All of this criticism of Valerie is unfair. His technique is well known he doesn’t just throw difficulty and hope it sticks. He has his gymnasts start mastering their peak difficulty early on thus increasing endurance (hopefully) and consistency but this doesn’t work for every gymnast and it does seem to start mental blocks etc but it’s not only his fault the parents and gymnast are all aware of this.

[@stevenpop2746]

It’s a shame because she honestly was one of the most talented US gymnasts ever!

[@joseluisboleyn5152]

Está morra estaba embrujada.

[@tatilalima2874]

Hã???

[@cheryl2962]

I think this sport is abuse all the injuries to the young girls

[@patrickvan6038]

Without God in your mentality, you fail hard. Thinkning you are great without belief = fail

[@stevenwagenman1247]

No, it wasnt bad luck. She was a terrible gymanst in several ways. She was not very talented.

[@AKouyaksu]

Did he said she's not a victim?

[@SAVPolite]

Well I think his intention was that they are not victims first, they are athletes first and that they should be remembered for their strength and unbelievable talent above anything else. Like with all the incredibly amazing things they've accomplished, it'd be a shame if that boiled down to people just remembering them as victims.

[@kara8348]

IS THAT LARRY NASSAR

[@kristinwallace6551]

Sadly, Yes

[@BelleBlack1]

She's not unlucky. She just choked so many times. Not mentally strong.

[@tadeujulio8925]

Well, I don't think so: Have you ever watched her competing in Brazil at the Pan American games? At the age of 14, she was the silver medalist and also floor exercise gold medalist. Do you remember "against" who she was competing with? Shawn Johnson. She also competed at the 2009 World championship and even though losing in the very end the all around gold medal, she was the bronze medalist in the uneven bars... her first world championship, right? And don't forget the fact that that same Rebecca Bross competed at the 2010 Worlds with an injured leg and even though she was able to win four medals, including a bronze one in the all around and a silver in the floor. Yes! There were more gymnast that were more successful than Rebecca but saying that she choked and not mentally strong, unfortunately, it's almost a denial of her career and all the success she had. No; she didn't choke nor was mentally weak. By the way, she was the completely opposite. Only to update: she's a hall of famer now.

[@jay01342]

I think she is mentally strong because of her passion and resilience to keep going even though the sport was hurting her greatly. I personally think she could mentally take it but unfortunately her body couldn’t take it.

[@TheLauramccarthy]

Wrong!! In order to even be a gymnast to begin with she had to be mentally strong.

[@dayanaflores8529]

Please read bibles! Dont belive in luck! no hate

[@mygirldarby]

Sometimes people are fortunate or unfortunate, based on all types of variables. The Bible can't change fate. It's also about timing. You can just be at the wrong place at the wrong time or vice versa...like you might be driving down the road and someone runs a red light and slams into you. Things happen. The Bible can't change that. It isn't like if you pray hard enough or read a bible thoroughly enough that nothing bad will ever happen to you. And yes, there is luck, fortune and misfortune. Everyone alive has experienced both. We don't always "deserve" everything that happens to us and we are not always in control of life events. Ecclesiastes 9:11 "I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all."

[@Alleballe05]

Please try to stop looking in the viewfinder