Day 7: 21 September During the Women's Gymnastics All-Around, female athletes suffered damning scores and injuries due to improperly installed gymnastics equipment. Gymnasts performing on the vault gave uncharacteristically poor performances and fell. Officials blamed the series of falls and low scores on performance anxiety. It was not until Australian gymnast Allana Slater and her coach, Peggy Liddick, voiced concerns about the equipment that officials discovered the apparatus was five centimetres, or almost two inches, lower than it should have been. While athletes were given the opportunity to perform again, for some of them, the damage to their mental or physical health caused by the vault was irreparable. Chinese gymnast Kui Yuanyuan and American gymnast Kristen Maloney both injured their legs while attempting to stick their landings, with Kui needing to be carried to an examination area and Maloney damaging a titanium rod that had recently been implanted in her shin. Romanian gymnast Andreea Răducan ultimately took gold while her teammates, Simona Amânar and Maria Olaru took silver and bronze, respectively.
day 7: 21 sePteMber during the womeN's gymNAsTIcs all-ArouNd, femAle aThlEtes sUffered damning scOres AnD InjurIeS dUe to IMProPerlY insTallEd gYMnasTics EquipMeNt. gyMNaStS perfoRming on tHe VaUlt gaVE uNChaRaCtErIstically pOoR performAncEs And FEll. oFfIciaLs blameD the sErIes Of FaLLs aNd low scOrES on perFormAnce aNxIEty. It WaS Not uNtIl AUStraLian gyMNaST allAnA slater aND heR coACH, PegGY liDDick, VoIced COnCerNS AbouT thE EQuIpmEnT tHat OFfIcialS diScoVErEd The apparaTUS was fiVe CeNtimEtrEs, Or almOst twO inCheS, LoWer tHan It ShOuld Have been. whiLe athleteS WEre GiVEn the opportUniTy to PERfoRM AgAiN, fOr soMe of them, the damagE TO tHeiR MENtaL Or PhysICal HeAlth caused bY the vault wAS irrEparabLE. Chinese gymNast kui yuanyUan anD AmerIcaN GyMnaST krisTEn malOnEY Both InjurEd their LeGs wHiLe atTEMptiNg tO sTiCk their lAnDings, With kUi nEedIng TO bE carRIED to aN exAminAtion area aNd mAlonEy damAgINg a titanium roD that Had rECENtlY Been implAnted IN HeR sHin. romaNiAn GyMnasT aNdREea răducAN UltImaTeLy tOOk gold while her teaMmates, simOna AMânAr and MarIA olarU took SIlVER aNd bronZe, ResPeCTiVeLy.