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Dominique Moceanu Reflects on Her Injury at 1996 Olympics in Support of Fellow Gymnast Simone Biles

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Dominique Moceanu is showing her support for Simone Biles' decision to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics by reflecting on her own struggles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.The former gymnast was just 14 years old when she competed as part of the «Magnificent 7,» the iconic gymnastics group that won the first-ever team gold medal for the United States.

While Moceanu was undoubtedly victorious, she was struggling with an injury that resulted in her falling directly on her head during one of her events on balance beam.«I was 14 y/o w/ a tibial stress fracture, left alone w/ no cervical spine exam after this fall,» Moceanu, now 39, tweeted on Wednesday. «I competed in the Olympic floor final minutes later. @Simone_Biles decision.

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