 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 2003, Kupets akakunda U.S. Classic uye ipapo akava shasha yenyika kwenguva yokutanga. Akasarudzwa kuti apinde muchikwata cheU.S. nokuda kweWorld Championships ya2003muAnaheim, California, uye vakakwikwidza zvakanaka mumutambo wokugadzirira, vachipa rubatsiro rwekukwirira kweUnited States uye vanokodzera kumakwikwi ekupedzisira uye asina kukwana. Zvisinei, panguva yechikamu chekudzidzira pamberi pemakwikwi ekupedzisira echikwata, akacheka tendon yake yekuruboshwe yeAchilles paArabian double somersault uye akamanikidzwa kubva mumutambo, achidzokera kumba kuMaryland nekukurumidza kuvhiyiwa. Chikwata cheU.S. chakapfuurira kukunda menduru yegoridhe. Kupets akanga achiri kunzi inhengo yechikwata uye akagamuchira mbiri uye menduru nokuda kwezvipo zvake mumitambo yokutanga. 