{"id":3818,"date":"2024-08-08T17:08:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T17:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinenews92.com\/?p=3818"},"modified":"2024-08-08T17:08:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T17:08:06","slug":"why-did-flavia-saraiva-compete-at-the-olympics-with-a-bandaged-face-top-3-gymnast-injuries-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinenews92.com\/?p=3818","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Flavia Saraiva Compete at the Olympics with a Bandaged Face \u2013 Top 3 Gymnast Injuries This Year\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Flavia Saraiva\u2019s resilience shone as she competed with a bandaged face and black eye, securing a historic bronze for Brazil\u2019s gymnastics team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite suffering an injury just before the competition, she delivered an \u201camazing routine\u201d and contributed to Brazil\u2019s first-ever team medal in women\u2019s gymnastics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flavia helped Team Brazil earn a historic bronze medal 48 hours after she endured an injury that would\u2019ve taken a less-driven athlete out of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What happened to Flavia Saraiva?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On July 30, 2024, Flavia and Team Brazil competed against Italy and the U.S. gymnastics teams for the all-around individual final. The 24-year-old competitor appeared at the final with a black eye and a bandage on her eyebrow. The injury came after Flavia fell during warm-ups moments before the final began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI could not see; it bled, but the team\u2019s doctor told me everything was all right,\u201d she recalled to the Associated Press<\/em> on Tuesday. \u201cI believe my knee hit my eye when I tripped.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flavia noted to AP<\/em> that her injury was \u201cnot the first time\u201d she got a black eye while practicing on the bars. She also said she might \u201cneed some stitches\u201d after only patching the cut with a bandage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flavia helped make history for Team Brazil after tending to her black eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flavia bravely refused to let a likely painful and cosmetic injury stop her from helping her Team Brazil gain a historic win at the final by succinctly performing her floor routine and was \u201ccautious on the bars\u201d as not to fall again and finished off with a strong vault. The routine earned her four impressive scores, with her finishing in ninth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are warriors,\u201d Flavia said after the impressive routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Simone Biles ultimately took home the gold medal for Flavia\u2019s competition, her contribution resulted in a historic day for Brazil. The country had never won a team medal in women\u2019s gymnastics before the July win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the injury, Flavia\u2019s Instagram shows she\u2019s still having the time of her life doing what she loves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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