Injury-Ridden Start

At the same time as Marius Urzic� and Silvia Stroescu were going into the Freiburg hospital in Germany, Andreea R�ducan and Andreea Ulmeanu were checking in to St. John�s Hospital in Bucharest. Marius Urzica went to Germany, after several Romanian specialists told him his injured back could potentially lead to paralysis.

�I had an MRI on my right knee that started bothering me, after doing so many vaults,� explained Andreea. She�s worn a knee brace since the end of august last year. She even wore it when she won the three gold medal at Worlds last year. �They gave me medication to reduce the swelling and told me not to force my leg for a couple of days. But I�m so used to the pain, I don�t even feel it anymore.� As she was waiting for the train to Deva at the train station in Bucharest she added that "I think this will be my last year as a competitive gymnast. I keep telling myself that at the start of every season, but I think I've already done all that I could. It's time to make room for other [gymnasts]." Raducan was joined Andreea Ulmeanu, who came to Bucharest to receive treatment on a swollen cartilage on her right wrist �The cartilage is swollen due to all the impact force. I�ll be back next week for another infiltration.�

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