Worley's leg is broken
NEW WAVERLY, Texas -- X-rays showed that Shayla Worley suffered an acute fracture of her right fibula earlier today while warming up on the balance beam.
In other words she has a broken leg.
USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny said doctors are still evaluating the injury and would not say for certain whether Worley is out of the mix for the Olympic Team. But it seems unlikely that the 2007 U.S. Nationals all-around runner-up could be healed in time for the Beijing Games that begin in August.
The biggest blow to the U.S. women would be losing Worley's scores on the uneven bars. Other than Nastia Liukin, no other Americans consistently score above 15.500.
-- Diane Pucin
Photo: Shayla Worley competes on the balance beam during the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Philadelphia last month. Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images
