Parkettes Gymnast Kristen Maloney Broken

[vettefan87]

Super human is an understatement, That, my friends, is dedication to what you love to do.

[tatulover2120]

i went to parkettes...miss her

[ULibby]

She's a great gymnast and I'm sure she has always pushed herself to compete but I think it's irresponsible to allow gymnasts to compete with such severe injuries there should be a medical standard. The bacterial infection had the potential to become far worse she could have lost her leg or even died.

[b29349]

Weren't sports suppose to be fun...

[entreamis17]

Wow! Good for her! What a dedicated driven athelete!

[b29349]

@entreamis17 Yes, more pain. As long as I can flip around, it doesn't matter if i'm crippled later.

[Icy6222]

Just goes to show that she was really dedicated and wasnt gonna let anything stop her from doing what she loved.

[v3ryh0rs3yg1rl]

Ouch! I really feel for her, man her pain quivers after her landing at 0:43! Brave brave person!



[randomfan247]

wow...shes a tough cookie :O

[Shadowcatanaya]

wow! Im amazed. How come she did gymnastics with all those injuries, and yet some people get an injury and to them its all "YAY i get to stay home and not go to school (and/or) school

[xxcgxx100]

wow

[Guitarible]

Kristen's awesome! <3

[xoxPatriots83ily]

Ik the pain it is to have stress fractures. I have chronic stress fractures in my shin bone from playing soccer for years and doing gymnastics and now I just cheer lead and it kills so I can only imagine what it would be like to do gymnastics for years with stress fractures.

[megapieluver]

THE PARKETTS COACHES R REALLY MEAN I READ THE BOOK ABOUT IT THERE BAD PPL

[kamilcia12343]

beautiful song, is it staind with the girl from evanescence? can you give me the title please?

[MadeleinePhillips666]

I'd have no idea all of injuries and hurts then this lovely girl had in her intire career. She IS a winner, a real fighter. Her FX routine in 2000 Sidney OG was amazing. Wip + Double layout and Full Twisting, Double Streigh is Triple F: fuckin freakin' fabulous!

[ajberry1]

if i could do gymnastics like her i would become a superhero.

[ajberry1]

*motto.

[ItsAllJustMovement]

Never Stop! thats my modo 

[ItsAllJustMovement]

Never Stop! thats my modo

[wraith66g]

dang she's a fighter 4 real. in a way her injuries r good 4 her oppisition bcuz if she wasnt hurt she would've completely dominated

[Emzies3912]

she is a beautiful gymnast

[arabiandouble]

she is one tough bitch

[dafttwat78]

amazing, what a courageous girl, plus she must love competing to be as driven as this

[EverythingElse723]

she looks TOO skinny in the 2004 bars clip...

[randomagdolls]

Wow she has guts.

[U3X6785]

Shes a tough cookie no doubt

[ThoseCrazyCrunchies]

I think of all the sports in the world, the ones that have the most injured players/participants still participating are gymnastics and football. I had never honestly heard of Kristen before, but I feel a bit more humbled by hearing her story.

[charmedluver22]

omg! how did she do it? she wasnt even limping the least beat! how old was she during this?

[gymnfanus19972000]

She was 17 in 1998 and therefore 24 in 2005. Yeah, she's amazing. A lot of people say she is superhuman because she shouldn't be able to compete as well as she did with such horrible injuries.

[EB3140]

Wonderful!! :)

[maloneystibiarod]

Kristen's toughness never ceases to amaze me. Ms Val said Kristen was the toughest gymnast she ever coached.

[Athlete065]

Wow! This is so great :)

And, the perfect song choice!