Mexican gymnasts were eliminated from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

During this Sunday the Mexican women’s gymnastics team went into action without one of its members, Natalia Escalera, who was unable to participate due to an injury, despite trying on the uneven bars. At the end of her routine she ended up crying and supported by her coach due to the pain she was feeling.

On social media, Escalera raised alarms by revealing that he had been injured: a plantar ligament tear In the text, the 22-year-old athlete made it clear that nothing was going to stop her from showing off on the apparatus and announced her performance on the uneven bars, an apparatus that would allow her to have the least amount of demand on her foot until landing, since that was where she was going to perform. to prove their mettle.

And so it was, after a routine that earned her 12.800 points, more than Moreno and Ahtziri Sandoval, Escalera finished and the cameras showed a shot of her face covered in tears. The pain and frustration were more than evident, Paris’s farewell was imminent.

Ladder She had to be helped by her trainers, as the unfortunate injury did not even give her the opportunity to take a few steps to leave the stage; below him, Ahtziri and Moreno They were waiting for her to comfort her. Certainly, a dramatic situation for an athlete who demonstrated His strenghther ambition and her commitment to her teammates.

For its part, Alexa Moreno lived in Paris 2024 its third parties Olympic GamesThe Mexican completed all her routines during the subdivision 1 qualification at the Barcy Arena, however, she did not advance to the Olympic final phase.

The picture of Alexa Moreno smiling after falling off the balance beam will remain in the memory; perhaps, what could have been her last performance in the Olympic Games.

Moreno opened the curtain in the test of Hands Free Floorwhere she achieved a score of 12.800, the second test was the toughest for the Mexican, Horse JumpIn this competition he obtained a good first jump of 14.166 and a second of 13.733 which ended up giving an average of 13.494.

In the Uneven barshe had a good routine, although at the start it ended up getting complicated, leaving a final score of 12.633.

Finally, the day of activity for the Mexican was closed in the Balance beam with an unfortunate fall that left her with a score of 11,200.

“I don’t even know if I’m going to make it to the final with such a bad score. I jumped pretty badly,” she explained after her participation in the event. The public applauded her professionalism and talent, however, the gymnast deeply regretted knowing that she will not be able to match or improve her greatest achievement at the Olympics: the Olympic diploma.

This diploma is a recognition that has been previously awarded to him for having come fourth in the final of his specialty, the vault, in past editions of the Olympic Games.

The athlete spoke about her recent performance: “It was really hard. The last few months were quite complicated, the conditions were never experienced before. We are the first division, it is not easy. I did the best I could, I tried to live in the moment,” she confessed.

Dark He revealed that he competed with a cartilage injury in his right knee and that the physiotherapist who accompanied him during the preparation did not travel as part of the delegation, however, he is capable of competing in the final if he qualifies.

“I’m injured. The thing is that the physiotherapist who was with me the whole way was not among those who were brought; it was a person who doesn’t really know me and doesn’t know how they bandaged me.

“I’m old enough for it to affect me. It’s all in my head. Any mistakes I’ve made were my own, nothing more. Bringing back an injury hit me hard in training, because it was something I had to take care of all these months; I still have to have another operation, so falls are much scarier; I do it perfectly or it will hurt and you’re not always in a position to do it perfectly. It’s difficult to handle it,” he said.

Unfortunately, the Mexican participation in the All Around left a bitter taste, given that they had several falls and mainly due to the injury of Natalia Escalera one day before their participation.

Ladder She only competed on the uneven bars, as she tore fibers in her plantar ligament. The Mexican landed and, with tears in her eyes, supported by her coaches, she had one of the most emotional moments during this competition.

“I had said I wasn’t going to participate, but I had to take as many pills as I could to be able to do it and I’m very happy because I was able to fulfill my dream.”

“They say that the stage is a painkiller; I’m in a lot of pain but it was the last routine, so I had to leave everything. Every time I put my foot on the bar it was pain; I just prayed to get through the routine healthy,” she said. Natalia Escalera.

For its part, Ahtziri Sandoval made her Olympic debut. The gymnast from Guadalajara imposed herself on the highest stage and suffered two falls in her two attempts at the vault. The sadness on her face was evident after finishing her test.

The Mexican athlete said she felt “a little sad” because her performance in the Artistic Gymnastics qualification “didn’t really go the way she wanted” and she believes that her mind had more influence than the stage itself at the Barcy Arena.

“The stage is not as good as I thought it would be; it is beautiful and impressive, but my head was more impressive than the stage, so changing that: the nerves and the confidence (…) getting here was difficult; many years to fulfill the dream. I’ll stick with that, with the fact that I’m an Olympian, but I do think my participation could have been much better,” said Sandoval after the event.

Finally, Ahtziri Sandoval believes that Los Angeles 2028 could be the event that gives him Olympic revenge.

“Los Angeles could be a good time, but I don’t know. For now, I need to rest a bit and recover from some injuries,” he said.