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displacedvermoter

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5. Gymnasts get beaten up physically as much

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #4)

Tue May 27, 2025, 01:49 PM

May 27

as any number of other athletes, injuries they suffer with all their lives. Not reading a lot into this, pain killers and alcohol are far too often a combination that many former athletes struggle with.

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