Injured Gymnast Samantha Cerio Walks Down the Aisle at Wedding, Photos Show

Injured Gymnast Samantha Cerio Walks Down the Aisle at Wedding, Photos Show
The Auburn University logo sits atop of Jordan-Hare Stadium. (Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
6/7/2019
Updated:
6/7/2019

Auburn gymnast Samantha Cerio, who suffered severe injuries to her legs during a competition, made good on her promise.

Cerio was seen walking down the aisle during her wedding, two months after she suffered the devastating, career-ending injury, Today.com reported. The injury went viral on social media, showing her knees bending in an unnatural way.

She posted photos of her wedding at the Trey Wood at Fairhope Yacht Club in Alabama on Instagram.

In other photos, she was also seen walking down the aisle and her first dance with her husband.

Several weeks ago, Cerio cautioned other people not to share the viral clip of her injury, saying it wasn’t for their entertainment.

“I think it’s made people more aware of what they see on the internet,'' she told Today.com. ”When you see something like that, you kind of want to watch it just to see what happens, because you’re curious about it, but at the same time, you don’t think about the people that it could impact.”

She also wrote on social media days after the video went viral: “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,” the statement continued.

Immediately after the injury, Cerio thought something was a “little wrong” before she looked at her legs. “I could feel my pass was off by just a little… usually even if they feel off I can get through,” she added.

“Then that’s when I saw what had happened, that’s when like the pain kind of started to set in and it got worse,” Cerio continued.

Despite her injury, Cerio said she is looking forward to the future.

“I’m really excited just because I have so many positive things coming up. I mean, this is a small setback, but it’s… just another thing to get through,” she added. “Even though that was my last gymnastics meet, everything we do, everything I have done and trained for Auburn has always been for my team. Just knowing that I have their support behind me 100 percent… that’s always helped me.”

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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