The Alabama gymnast who broke both her legs during a competition wants people to stop sharing her injury video: 'My pain is not your entertainment'
"I am asking you to please stop," Auburn University senior Samantha Cerio posted onWednesday."Going through the pain and seeing my knees bent unnaturally in real life was horrible enough, but to continue to see it from videos/pictures because some people feel entitled to repost it is not okay."
Her coach Jeff Graba said the college gymnast dislocated both knees and tore multiple ligaments in her legs. She underwent a two-and-a-half hour surgery earlier this week and is recovering in the hospital. Graba told NBC's"Today" show that doctors expect Cerio to fully recover and the gymnast plans on walking down the aisle in two months at her wedding.
Days after her devastating injury, Cerio posted on Instagram that she was leaving the sport. Graba said that she was always planning to move on and did not do it because of her injury.
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