2008 Olympian Shawn Johnson tore her ACL and meniscus last month during a ski trip to celebrate her 18th birthday. She talks about it in a blog entry posted yesterday on ShawnJohnson.net.
Johnson had surgery last week to repair the tear, and will be in a knee brace for six weeks. She says in the blog, "The one thing that scared me the most when this happened was that possibly I could not return to gymnastics even if I wanted to. Up until now, I've always had that option, so I've always been comfortable. The thought that option might be gone killed me!"
Luckily, the injury wasn't serious enough that gymnastics is out of the question for her, but Johnson hasn't announced a decision as to whether she will return to gymnastics competitively. She says in her blog entry, "I'm not committing to a comeback of any sort, but i have set up with [former coach Liang] Chow that gymnastics will definitely be a part of my recovery. It's a great way to get back in shape and to start figuring things out, along with rehabbing my knee."
(Pictured: Shawn Johnson at the '08 Olympic Trials; © Al Bello / Getty Images)
Comments
Oh no poor Shawn! That totally stinks. I hope she heals fast! I don’t think she is coming back to gymnastics…
Yah, she’s retired, just maybe hasn’t decided it for herself yet
Best of luck with the recovery Shawn, your an inspiration to us all!
Whoever said she’s retired, plz read her latest blog on her website. I don’t think she’s decided one way or the other. Let’s just wait and see. Also plz don’t under-estimate the determination and toughness of any elite athlete, esp. someone like SJ who is so exceptionally talented and strong both physically and mentally. I won’t be surprised if she comes back even better than ever and kicks butts again.
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I just had surgery 11month ago now really ruptured my ACL I’m 45 she has slim chance it hurts and I don’t think it will ever be the same
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