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Brazilian Gymnast Flavia Saraiva Competes With Black Eye After Fall

Saraiva sustained an injury before the team competition at the 2024 Olympic Games.

“There is nothing worse than not just falling in warmups but blanking out and having that moment replay in your mind right before competing,” added analyst and Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez. One social media user commented, “I cannot believe she helped Brazil win a bronze medal after that scary fall in uneven bars warm up. But even with that hesitation, Saraiva proved good enough to help Brazil medal against the best competition in the world, finishing less than one point behind Italy to take home the bronze.

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