Shilese Jones, a top contender for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team and 2023 Gymnastics World Champion, suffered a left knee injury during warmups at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Friday in Minneapolis. Despite the injury, the Seattle native competed on the uneven bars, scaling back the difficulty of her routine and successfully completing her dismount. However, she withdrew from the remaining three events and will not continue in the trials. USA Gymnastics announced on Saturday that Jones, who was a favorite to make the team, will not be competing on Sunday, effectively ending her chances of participating in the Paris Olympics.
Shilese Jones injured her knee during warmups Friday night. She competed on uneven bars but had to scratch remaining the three events. https://t.co/QsOgFUDJg7
Gymnast Shilese Jones pulls out of U.S. Olympic trials with leg injury https://t.co/qtBLw2suNw
USA Gymnastics announced Saturday that Seattle's Shilese Jones was withdrawing from the U.S. Olympic Trials after suffering an injury Friday, ending her shot at the Paris Olympic team. https://t.co/0FKCHM36kB
Shilese Jones will not be going to the Paris Olympics after her injury at Friday's gymnastics trials. https://t.co/6O2gl57uQW
Shilese Jones, a favorite to make the U.S. Olympic team, is out of the gymnastics trials, USA Gymnastics announced Saturday. Jones injured her left knee on a warmup vault during the first day of competition ⤵️ https://t.co/8QmgWhZdC1
Quick news story on the just unbelievably awful news that Shilese Jones is out of @USAGym Trials. https://t.co/htPsI79Bpf
Knee injury knocks Shilese Jones out of second day of Olympic gymnastics trials https://t.co/xecMEIiVzO
2023 Gymnastics World Champion Shilese Jones is ruled out of Olympic Trial contention due to injury https://t.co/Oe3RlR5U0b
Shilese Jones is out of Olympic trials. Wow. https://t.co/4PocMqOLaX
After being evaluated on Saturday, Shilese Jones will not continue competition at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Sunday.
Seattle's Shilese Jones, considered a favorite to make the U.S. Olympic team, injured her knee and withdrew from three of four events Friday as the Olympic trials began in Minneapolis https://t.co/bmCk8zNMs3
NEW: Seattle's Shilese Jones, considered a favorite to make the U.S. Olympic team, injured her knee and withdrew from three of four events Friday as the Olympic trials began in Minneapolis https://t.co/bHkFvOeNeJ
Shilese Jones is out with injury for day one of the #USAGTrials24 https://t.co/76rUXKXUUr
A true competitor. 👏 After injuring herself in warmups, Shilese Jones competed on uneven bars and her mom had the sweetest reaction. ❤️ #USAGTrials24 https://t.co/L8ddKCePkX
Shilese Jones scaled back the difficulty of her bars routine but did hit the dismount. She left the podium quickly and is meeting w/medical staff.
Shilese Jones warming up on the uneven bars. She's not limping...
Shilese Jones was in warmup line for vault but has since grabbed a sweatshirt and has walked away.
Shilese Jones just got hurt in vault warmup. She's helped out of the arena.
Shilese Jones just fell on a vault during warmups, holding her left knee. She's being helped off the floor. That would be cruel. Just back from shoulder injury. She grabbed it immediately.
Shilese Jones tweaked her left knee while warming up on vault. And she's being helped off the floor.
Shilese Jones looks good in bars warmup. A great sign for her given the shoulder injury.
Shilese Jones (and her shoulder) seem to be getting through bars without issue!
After nationals scratch, Shilese Jones no longer in pain ahead of Olympic trials https://t.co/3vZNQxpRZE