Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman breaks elbow in fall on stairs
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this June 21, 2018 file photo, Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman poses with other yoga enthusiasts on International Yoga Day in Times Square in New York. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman tweeted Wednesday she was recovering from a broken elbow -- but the injury didn't stem from any stunts on the floor or a fall from the balance beam.
Raisman, 24, said she was injured in a fall on the stairs.
“I survived two Olympic Games and 19 years of gymnastics without ever breaking a bone...the stairs got me...I fell and broke my elbow,” she wrote in a tweet that featured a photo of her and her dog.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Raisman was the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team captain in 2012 and 2016. She’s been an outspoken advocate for women who have been abused and a harsh critic of USA Gymnastics amid the Larry Nassar sex assault scandal.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.