Beijing 2008
Despite the team's weeks of preparation, and talk in the media of a potential medal (or medals, given hit routines) Joura suffered several mishaps in Beijing. Prior to the qualification round, she injured her ankle on floor exercise. She struggled through the qualification competition, stumbling repeatedly on floor and on beam in noticeable pain. She made valiant efforts on uneven bars and vault despite the pain, helping her team through to the final in 5th place, but finishing the competition in tears knowing she had made no individual finals (ranked 44th all-around) and that her medal chances were effectively ended there and then. The only apparatus Joura was fit to compete in during the team final was the uneven bars. During the routine she caught a Geinger release too close to the bar, smashing her face on the top bar but continuing with the routine as though nothing had happened. She now not only had an ankle injury but a bloodied nose and black eye, but her courage spurred the team on to a historic 6th place finish. In press interviews, she said that she knew that the team was priority and that she didn't have to compete those routines, but she didn't want to let the team down. Her time in Beijing clearly became a learning experience. When teammates Shona Morgan and Georgia Bonora, quiet achievers once thought just to 'make up the numbers' on the team, qualified through to the all-around final, Joura was in the stands filming them on a camera she'd received for appearing on a Channel 7 talk show and speaking about her experiences.
Head coach Peggy Liddick has alluded to Joura's unfinished business from Beijing and the fact that she may aim for London 2012.
Joura's ankle injury sustained in Beijing did not heal naturally in the nine months it was given to do so. she must now undergo ankle reconstruction surgery which will end her 2009 season.
Joura underwent two surgeries in 2009 and it for a number of months retirement seemed likely. However, in early 2010 it was announced that she was back in the gym and was attempting a comeback. Sadly, her injuries proved too much for her to overcome, and on November 6, 2010, Joura officially announced her retirement from elite gymnastics.
After a rest after the injury, she continues to compete in 2012 but now appears with new choreography and music (that golden rule by biffy clyro floor music 2012).
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