{"id":2317831,"date":"2024-08-01T20:44:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T00:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-gymnast-flavia-saraiva-suffers-brutal-eye-injury-after-nasty-fall-i-could-not-see\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T20:46:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T00:46:47","slug":"olympic-gymnast-flavia-saraiva-suffers-brutal-eye-injury-after-nasty-fall-i-could-not-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-gymnast-flavia-saraiva-suffers-brutal-eye-injury-after-nasty-fall-i-could-not-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Gymnast Flavia Saraiva Suffers Brutal Eye Injury After Nasty Fall &#8211; &#8216;I Could Not See&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Folympic-gymnast-flavia-saraiva-suffers-brutal-eye-injury-after-nasty-fall-i-could-not-see%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2317831&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Brazilian \u200cgymnast Fl\u00e1via Saraiva faced a severe eye injury during warm-ups at the recent Paris Olympics, but she made a remarkable recovery to help her team secure a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-veterans-call-for-gwen-berry-to-lose-olympic-spot-over-anthem-protest\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmakers, Veterans Call For Gwen Berry To Lose Olympic Spot Over Anthem Protest\">bronze medal<\/a>, marking the Brazilian women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-appears-to-take-a-shot-at-former-teammate-after-winning-gold\/\" title=\"Simone Biles Appears to Take a Shot at Former Teammate After Winning Gold\">gymnastics team&#8217;<\/a>s \u200cfirst Olympic medal. Just moments after \u200csuffering a cut above her eye\u200b from\u2064 a fall, Saraiva participated\u2064 in the competition on\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-out-of-gymnastics-team-final-in-tokyo\/\" title=\"Simone Biles Out Of Gymnastics Team Final In Tokyo\">uneven bars<\/a>, scoring \u200d13.666 \u2064despite the injury. Her determination and resilience have earned her widespread\u2064 admiration, with many\u200d considering her a hero for competing so\u200d soon after the accident. Social media celebrated her spirit, and various tweets \u200dpraised her commitment \u2062to supporting her team, even when faced with personal\u200b adversity. Saraiva has previously sustained injuries in competitions, highlighting her tenacity \u200cas an athlete.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>An Olympic bronze medal was really a sight for one gymnast&rsquo;s sore eye.<\/p>\n<p>Brazilian Flavia Saraiva, a 24-year-old member of the Brazilian women&rsquo;s gymnastics team, suffered a brutal eye injury during warm-up rounds Tuesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/brazilian-gymnast-suffers-cut-above-eye-after-hard-fall-warmups-paris-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But she managed to recover enough to turn in a performance that helped her team win a medal after all at the Paris games.<\/p>\n<p>And she&rsquo;s being hailed as a hero:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is going to be one of the top-20 greatest photos in gym history due to the context of it all. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FXict0QpR1\">pic.twitter.com\/FXict0QpR1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Medal Count (@TheMedalCount_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMedalCount_\/status\/1818368304568058297?\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Video of the accident is on the post below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">for those wondering what happened <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QyOEaOBBft\">pic.twitter.com\/QyOEaOBBft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Victor Gon&ccedil;alves (@VictorTulu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VictorTulu\/status\/1818388579590279499?\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Saraiva said she suffered a nasty knock from her own knee, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/olympics\/article-13693427\/Brazilian-gymnast-Flavia-Saraiva-eye-injury-2024-Olympics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K.&rsquo;s Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I could not see, it bled, but the team&rsquo;s doctor told me everything was all right. I believe my knee hit my eye when I tripped,&rdquo; she said, the Daily Mail reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&hellip; I realized I was on the floor, lying down with my knee in my face.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, she said her first movement was to roll away so the next gymnast on her team could warm up.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I said: &lsquo;Guys, where am I?&rsquo; Then (someone) said: &lsquo;It&rsquo;s bleeding, it&rsquo;s bleeding,&rdquo; she said, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I put my hand on my face and my eye was bleeding, I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t understand anything. Then he asked if I was warm. Then I said: &lsquo;Now I&rsquo;m awake.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Obviously a trouper, Saraiva didn&rsquo;t let the injury keep her from competing only a few minutes later, turning in a performance on the uneven bars that scored a 13.666, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s not great, but it&rsquo;s not bad for a young woman with a bashed eye.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/24\/sports\/olympics\/gymnastics-uneven-bars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> noted in an Olympics preview piece about uneven bars scoring, &ldquo;A medal-winning bar routine is typically in the low 15s, but most all-around gymnasts will be happy with mid- to high 14s.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The bronze medal was Brazil&rsquo;s women&rsquo;s gymnastics team&rsquo;s first as a unit, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/olympics\/gymnastics-italy-brazil-celebrate-breakthrough-medal-success-team-final-2024-07-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Saraiva was able to compete at all made her plenty of fans among Olympics watchers. In an Olympics that have had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brazilian-swimmer-panics-banished-olympics-brutal-mistake-helpless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mistakes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/opening-day-paris-olympics-thrown-chaos-coordinated-arson-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some chaos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-ufc-champ-boycotts-olympics-disgusting-opening-backlash-hits-organizers-hard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">controversy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympics-picked-former-pimp-bus-full-bes-honored-torchbearer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plenty to criticize<\/a>, it was an act to admire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fl&aacute;via Saraiva who is Brazil&rsquo;s #2 gymnast and is without exaggeration irreplaceable to this team. She suffered a facial injury during warmups, threw a band aid on it, competed through the competition and lead her country to its first ever Olympic team medal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/omD5RZPiOy\">pic.twitter.com\/omD5RZPiOy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #TheResistance (@BoneKnightmare) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoneKnightmare\/status\/1818618649252422035?\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You can tell by her reaction that she&rsquo;s already dialed in. Hate to see the injury but love the way she handled it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Colin Ely (@Gary_Bertier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gary_Bertier\/status\/1818637363033112970?\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is why you never give up&hellip;finish the job! Respect<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anthony G (@da_minister13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/da_minister13\/status\/1818638500159279507?\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Saraiva, who has never medaled individually, also suffered an injury during the 2020 Olympics (in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2020-tokyo-olympics-may-lack-star-power-multiple-athletes-test-positive-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokyo in 2021<\/a>), according to Fox. 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Flavia Saraiva, a 24-year-old member of the Brazilian women&#8217;s gymnastics team, sustained a severe eye injury during warm-ups on Tuesday, as reported by Fox News. However, she managed to recover sufficiently to deliver a performance that contributed to her team&#8217;s medal win at the Paris games. She is being celebrated as a hero; this moment is expected to be remembered as one of the top-20 iconic photos in gymnastics history due to its significance.<\/p>\n<p>Saraiva explained that she accidentally hit her eye with her own knee after tripping. &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t see; it was bleeding,&#8221; she recounted, adding that the team doctor reassured her everything would be fine. Despite feeling disoriented and realizing she had fallen with her knee in her face, Saraiva&#8217;s first instinct was to roll away so another teammate could continue warming up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I asked: &#8216;Guys, where am I?&#8217; Then someone pointed out my bleeding eye,&#8221; she said. After assessing herself and confirming she was awake enough to compete, Saraiva went on to perform on the uneven bars just minutes later, scoring 13.666\u2014a respectable score given her condition.<\/p>\n<p>The bronze medal marked Brazil&#8217;s women&#8217;s gymnastics team&#8217;s first-ever Olympic team medal according to Reuters. Saraiva\u2019s ability to compete under such circumstances earned her admiration from fans watching the Olympics amidst various controversies and challenges this year.<\/p>\n<p>Fl\u00e1via Saraiva is recognized as Brazil\u2019s second-best gymnast and an irreplaceable asset for the team; despite suffering injuries previously\u2014such as during the Tokyo Olympics\u2014she continues demonstrating resilience and determination in competition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2317832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Flavia-Saraiva.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36955,36954,26897,4825,34619],"class_list":["post-2317831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-eye-injury","tag-flavia-saraiva","tag-gymnastics","tag-olympics","tag-sports-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Flavia-Saraiva.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}