After Abruptly Quitting World Gymnastics Championships, Devastated Jessica Gadirova Confesses “Tough and Long Journey Ahead”

Published 10/15/2023, 6:33 PM EDT

In Belgium, the women’s gymnastics team made history by elevating their performance during the team final. They strategically outperformed its key rival, Great Britain, pushing them down to 6th place. However, notable gymnast Jessica Gadirova faced challenges & was pulled out. Simultaneously, Joscelyn Roberson experienced a hard fall, triggering immediate concerns among gymnastics fans.

Now, after a few days of Roberson’s injury update on social media, Jessica Gadirova shared her full-fledged reason. She sheds light on the reasons behind this unexpected decision. Her reason has devastated the fans.

Jessica Gadirova pens a heartfelt note for the world

The sudden withdrawal from the roster left gymnastics fans questioning. What went wrong for the young prodigy, Gadirova, at the 2023 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Championship? On October 15, she candidly shared a sad post on her Instagram. Explaining her “full tear” of the anterior cruciate knee ligament, that she suffered during the World Championships earlier this month.

The player tugged at netizens heart with a note that spoke volumes. She said, “As most of you are aware I had to withdraw from the remainder of the World Championship due to a knee injury – this has resulted in being a full tear to my ACL.” Continuing with, “It happened on Friday evening just before coming out to compete in the AA final. This was a freak accident performing a gymnastics prep not one of my competition skills.” The European all-around champion poured her feelings out to her 102k followers.

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This unexpected injury occurred during a warm-up for the individual all-around final. She described it as a “freak accident” in a gymnastics prep, not one of her competition skills. Jessica Gadirova acknowledged the tough and lengthy journey ahead. She was uncertain about the recovery timeline. But the gymnast pledged to do everything possible with the surrounding support to return to the sport she loves. This injury has led her to face a challenging battle to regain full for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Though her fault and Roberson’s fall were hard, the overall October show was worth watching.

October Gymnastics show was worth watching

In a noteworthy October display, Brazil, led by World all-around champion Rebeca Andrade, secured its inaugural medal, claiming silver with a team total of 165.530. France, earning its first team medal since 1950, took the bronze with 164.064.

The US women’s team met expectations, with strong performances from Shilese Jones, Wong, and Biles in the Yurchenko double fulls. Wong faced a shaky start on the balance beam but contributed to the team effort. Biles and Jones anchored the team with scores of 14.300 and 13.600.

On October 8, 2023, Team USA achieved another historic milestone, clinching gold and making waves in the gymnastics world. The Brazilian and French victories, alongside the consistent excellence of the US team, added a layer of excitement to the October showcase of talent and competition.

Watch this story: Inching Closer to Simone Biles and Shilese Jones, Gymnastics’ Rising Star Unveils Her Next Steps

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Harshita Chawla is a US Sports writer at Essentially Sports. Having contributed to college magazine as a sports writer, she comes with a staunch knowledge in content creation for the sports industry. Along with this, Harshita is a huge fan of Gymnastics queen Simone Biles and has a penchant for writing about her favorite athlete.

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Garima Yadav