HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. -- A gymnast from Auburn suffered a gruesome injury, which many are calling one of the worst in sports history, while performing a floor routine during a competition in Baton Rouge on Friday.

Samantha Cerio, from Huntersville, North Carolina, announced she would also be hanging up her grips and "leaving the chalk behind" in light of the injury to her legs. 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Friday night was my final night as a gymnast. After 18 years I am hanging up my grips and leaving the chalk behind. I couldn’t be prouder of the person that gymnastics has made me to become. It’s taught me hard work, humility, integrity, and dedication, just to name a few. It’s given me challenges and road blocks that I would have never imagined that has tested who I am as a person. It may not have ended the way I had planned, but nothing ever goes as planned. Thank you Auburn family for giving me a home and a chance to continue doing the sport that will always be my first love. I am honored to have had the privilege to represent the navy and orange AU for the past 4 years with my team by my side. Thank you for letting me share my passion with you. Thank you for letting me be a part of something bigger than myself. War Eagle Always 💙🧡

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According to Auburn's website, the meet came to a halt and Cerio was carted off the floor. 
 
The team's head coach, Jeff Graba, posted on Twitter saying that Cerio suffered two dislocated knees with multiple torn ligaments.
 
Graba also mentioned that Cerio is set to undergo surgery Monday afternoon.
 
 
The video of the injury itself is quite graphic; however, it can be viewed here.