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tinrobot

(12,034 posts)
24. I'm with you on that
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 02:13 PM
Feb 8

I totally support her decision to race.

Just pointing out that she was still very competitive, even after last week's injury.

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Her body, her choice. n/t flvegan Feb 7 #1
I understand, but I would murielm99 Feb 8 #10
Me too, but I trust a professional athlete to know flvegan Feb 8 #13
I don't believe she'll be 100%, but I can understand why she wants to compete Brother Buzz Feb 7 #2
I send good wishes that she will not have another accident that permanently disables her. n/t Jacson6 Feb 7 #3
Amen DURHAM D Feb 7 #4
I hope she does well and gets a metal. Srkdqltr Feb 7 #5
Medal. Celerity Feb 8 #9
Thank you. Srkdqltr Feb 8 #14
I'll be Greg_In_SF Feb 7 #6
She knows her body better than anyone else. Who are we to have an opinion? tinrobot Feb 7 #7
Apparently that was not so malaise Feb 8 #17
Shoulda... woulda... coulda... tinrobot Feb 8 #18
It's her body and it was her malaise Feb 8 #19
Hopefully she does well Melon Feb 7 #8
I think shes anazing and I wish well and hope she remains safe. CentralMass Feb 8 #11
The brace she'll be using may prevent her from hyperextending her knee and losing her leg, but... LudwigPastorius Feb 8 #12
It's a shame that it didn't work out for her. PCIntern Feb 8 #15
It wasn't even her knee that caused it. Her arm clipped the gate. tinrobot Feb 8 #16
Awful.... PCIntern Feb 8 #21
Yesterday, I though it was ill-considered. MineralMan Feb 8 #20
She took third place in the training run yesterday tinrobot Feb 8 #22
Yes. But, people have been really nasty about that, I think. MineralMan Feb 8 #23
I'm with you on that tinrobot Feb 8 #24
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