The gymnastics community has witnessed multiple legends in this realm, and one of the best among them is Alicia Sacramone. She is a retired American artistic gymnast and has multiple accomplishments in her pocket. She was the 2005 World Champion in floor exercise and nabbed the 2010 World Championship title in the vault. She has amassed a cumulative of eleven World Championship and Olympic medals. Sacramone is considered the fourth most decorated US female gymnast and has witnessed a lot of experiences in her gymnastics career.

However, one incident will always be instilled in her and in all her admirers’ minds forever. Her experience at the 2008 Beijing Olympics was extremely heartbreaking. After her fall, all the spectators sighed in disbelief. 15 years later, the video has resurfaced on the internet and Alicia Sacramone’s fans have assembled for her support.

Alicia Sacramone’s most heartbreaking fall of her gymnastics career?

Sacramone’s video of performing on the balance beam at the 2008 Beijing Olympics has made waves on the internet after 15 years. And the heartbreak amongst the enthusiasts and her fans seems still fresh. Planet of Gymnastics has shared the video on their Instagram account and the craze for the retired gymnast still feels the same.

The video showed the entire performance where she started with a disappointing fall. The caption carried, “This crushed me. Alicia was one of my favorites at the 2008 Beijing Olympics”?In the Beijing Olympics she was the first one to start the balance beam event.

Before starting the performance, she had to wait for almost 15 minutes. A hint of nervousness was visible on her face; however, she started the event with her iconic somersault which is the first step of her routine. And as soon as she landed after the somersault, her right foot slipped off the edge of the 4-inch beam. Alicia Sacramone couldn’t carry herself and fell down.

However, the world champion did not stop, she continued her performance and ended it with grace. The video of this incident had the entire gymnastics world gathered for her and appreciated her will to perform terrifically to the end.

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The internet praises Alicia Sacramone’s performance at the 2008 Olympics?

The internet shared their heartbreak after 15 years of the fall on the resurfaced video. Considering how beautifully she ended her performance even after falling down, one of her fans commented, “There?s a reason they?re called Olympians. Even on their worst day they?re still amazing.” Similarly, another admirer expressed, “She went strong on the rest and nailed her dismount. Didn?t let it get to her head. Superb.”?

The gymnasts’ fans shared their pain as well after watching the fall, they expressed, “It hurt watching her just go through the motions because she had to finish.”?Another fan impressed with her ongoing stated, “She soldiered on! Atta girl!”?Following that one said, “I felt so bad for her.”?This performance still lives rent-free in all the gymnastic enthusiasts’ hearts. And a performance with such strong willpower like this is no less than magic.

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