Archdale 11-year-old gymnast fractures ankle, competes in regional competition and wins [Video]

IN 12 INSPIRES A YOUNG GYMNAST FROM ARCHDALE IS PROVING WHY HE SHOULD NEVER GIVE UP AS WXII 12 STAR CONNOR SHOWS US SHE DIDN’T LET AN INJURY KEEP HER FROM GETTING BACK INTO COMPETITION AND ACHIEVING HER GOAL. 11 YEAR OLD AYLA JAMES IS A STRAIGHT-A STUDENT WITH A COMPETITIVE HEART. I LOVE DOING GYMNASTICS BEFORE COMPETITION SEASON STARTED IN MARCH, JAMES FRACTURED HER ANKLE ON THE UNEVEN BARS DUING PRACTICE LAST YEAR. I HAD WON REGIONALS, SO I DIDN’T WANT TO GIVE UP MY TITLE EITHER. DOCTOR SNOW DOLLS WHO TREATED JAMES, SAYS HER INJURY WAS SERIOUS. HER FRACTURE WAS A GROWTH PLATE FRACTURE. UM, SO IT WENT THROUGH THE GROWTH PLATE AND THEN DOWN INTO THE JOINT. THOSE ARE ONES THAT WE WORRY ABOUT BECAUSE, UM, ONCE THEY INVOLVE THE JOINT, WE WANT THE GROWTH PLATE TO HEAL, YOU KNOW, TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO GROW. …