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[QUOTE="Day2, post: 3918560, member: 5348"]
These Olympics were supposed to cement her legacy as one of the best Olympians of all time, as she was expected to help Team USA win a third straight gold and become the most decorated gymnast ever. We were all ready to put her on Mt. Rushmore with Phelps, Spitz, and Owens.

OK, so that didn't happen. To your point, now people still want her up on Mt. Rushmore, but that's not how it works. She's still the greatest gymnast of all time based off what she's done the last eight years. We just can't say she earned something she didn't earn, even if she deserved to.

And to be clear, she's still a hero and she's still brave for how she's handled this. Her injury is as legitimate as a broken leg. I would also blame USAG for failing to recognize what was going on with her as far back as the trials here in St. Louis (or just plain ignoring it) and not getting her the help she obviously needs. This was correctable. She could have gone to Tokyo and cleaned house. She doesn't deserve any blame whatsoever.
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