Gymnast Joscelyn Roberson Shares Uplifting Recovery Update, Days After Year-Long Injury Setback

Joscelyn Roberson has achieved significantly at a tender age. At 17 years old, she represented the US at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2023 in Antwerp as the youngest member of the team alongside the legendary Simone Biles. But all did not go well on the dreamy outing.

Joscelyn Roberson suffered a terrible leg injury just before the vault final. She eventually had to withdraw from the event owing to that. Since then, the budding gymnast has been in recovery mode. To the delight of her fans, Roberson recently shared a social media post that raises the hope of her hitting the mats soon.

Joscelyn Roberson flipping again!

Joscelyn Roberson recently took to her official Instagram handle to share a recovery post. By posting a thrilling TikTok Video, Roberson performed her gymnastics stint again. In the video, she seemed to be flipping on the mat. The US gymnast captioned her post as “Flippin again!!😎 #recovery #soexcited”

Soon after the gymnast’s post surfaced on the internet, fans were elated to see their treasured gymnast turning topsy-turvy over the mat. They started sending their wishes for a fast recovery as they had been eagerly waiting to watch the gymnasts competing in the biggest event in the gymnastics arena. How can they forget the harrowing fall that unsettled Joscelyn Roberson at the Worlds?

End of Roberson’s Worlds’ dream

Joscelyn Roberson froze on the mat after landing a little short during the team’s final vault warm-ups at Antwerp. After the incident, Roberson’s coach helped her to untangle herself from the setup. Joscelyn Roberson stated about the unfortunate proceeding ‘’“I actually didn’t land too crazy bad, so everybody thought I was just okay.”

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After withdrawing from the competition, Roberson shared the details on her Instagram post and penned a caption, “I had hopes of returning but I need this time to rest and recover.” Leanne Wong replaced Roberson in the team finals on that occasion. An injury of this sort takes a long time to heal. However, Roberson’s latest update has undoubtedly raised hopes ahead of the upcoming Paris Olympics. Let us keep our fingers crossed to see the gymnast back to the mats with her full glory at the earliest.

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