Auburn senior gymnast Samantha Cerio is asking social media to stop sharing the video of her devastating leg injuries.Cerio's legs buckled during a floor exercise when she landed badly at the end of a tumbling run during an NCAA regional semifinal last Friday. She had surgery on Monday for injuries that included multiple torn ligaments in both knees.Numerous copies of the video continue to circulate online, generating millions of views. “Those of you posting and tagging me in the video of my injury, I am asking you to please stop," Cerio said on Twitter. "Going through the pain and seeing my knees bent unnaturally in real life was horrible enough, but to continue to see it from videos/pictures because some people feel entitled to repost it is not okay. I have family, friends, and teammates who do not need to see me getting injured over and over again. My pain is not your entertainment.” Cerio posted on Instagram shortly after her injury that the meet was her "final night as a gymnast."

Auburn senior gymnast Samantha Cerio is asking social media to stop sharing the video of her devastating leg injuries.

Cerio's legs buckled during a floor exercise when she landed badly at the end of a tumbling run during an NCAA regional semifinal last Friday. She had surgery on Monday for injuries that included multiple torn ligaments in both knees.


Numerous copies of the video continue to circulate online, generating millions of views.

“Those of you posting and tagging me in the video of my injury, I am asking you to please stop," Cerio said on Twitter. "Going through the pain and seeing my knees bent unnaturally in real life was horrible enough, but to continue to see it from videos/pictures because some people feel entitled to repost it is not okay. I have family, friends, and teammates who do not need to see me getting injured over and over again. My pain is not your entertainment.”



Cerio posted on Instagram shortly after her injury that the meet was her "final night as a gymnast."

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