re: Suni Lee - AU gymnast, makes US Olympics team

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I can see both sides of the argument.

A GOAT doesn't crack under pressure. This almost certainly tarnishes her legacy. The uproar if she competes in the individuals will be deafening too.

On the other hand, gymnastics is a uniquely dangerous sport when your body isn't listening to your head. Ever heard of the "twisties?" Yeah. Had she competed it goes well beyond just sinking the team's overall score. She could seriously injure herself too. It's not like LeBron going out there and going 1 for 15 from the field as he tries to shoot his way out of it.

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I agree. I can definitely see both sides of it.

I hate that she quit on her teammates, but only she knows where her head was and if she honestly thought it was best for her to step aside, than we all have to accept that's what she thinks was best. She did that first vault and it was pretty bad. I think she just kind of snapped mentally and either lost confidence or whatever it was that made her think she couldn't keep going.

And at this point for her, anything less than gold is considered an absolute failure. That's an absurd, and honestly, pretty unfair amount of pressure. That's been building up over the time and just came to a head.

I will say that she's played into the whole GOAT ideal too, so she's not totally innocent in all that. And there is something to be said for those that are considered the greatest to tough it out and fight through whatever adversity is there, but for someone who's put in the amount of work/time/sweat/injury/tears, etc that she has and that's still at the top of her game to bow out, I think that really means that something bigger is going on with her.