[Kazan]

I’m fine with her saying no, if she doesn’t feel up to a performance that could break her neck. She should say no.

There is no chance of her breaking her neck. There are pads everywhere. Skate boarding skiing and pro wrestling all have far more dangers than gymnastics.

She quit on her team because she didn't want to embarrass herself.

True GOATS (greatest of all-time) suck it up under pressure. Michael Jordan lead a team to a championship while playing with the flu. Tom Brady won a Super Bowl last year playing with a torn MCL. Kirk Gibson hit a game-winning home run hitting with an injured leg.

[heartwood]

And yet, Elena Mukhina, Julissa Gomez. Melanie Coleman, Jacoby Miles.

Sure they have added padding, modified the vault, banned a few moves.

The event will never be safe. If an athlete thinks her risk of injury is too high, her decision. It’s a sport, a game, an event given a socially accepted, artificial value.

[Silentgypsy]

There is no chance of her breaking her neck.

You, K, have just established your credibility as an armchair athlete.

[ealgeone]

There is no chance of her breaking her neck. There are pads everywhere.

Tell you what...jump off a platform eight feet in the air headfirst and get back to us.