Downie went on, in the same day, to compete in the vault even though she heard a cracking sound coming from her neck. USA Today High School Sports reported that gymnastics website Gymnastics Zone said that any gymnast who has experienced a potentially severe head or neck injury " should not return to practice or competition the same day of the injury," according to USA Today. Some expressed worry and frustration that Downie was still allowed to compete after such an injury. Many viewers assumed that it was an injury Downie wouldn't come back from, but she went on to compete in the vault and helped her team qualify for the finals against the Americans, Chinese, and Russians, according to The Guardian. It was a terrifying moment, and footage of the incident replayed - to viewers dismay - over and over again. Then her coach and a physician helped her into a wheelchair. But before her final tumble, NBC reported that she shook her head and stepped off the mat. Downie later told reporters that she "heard a crack" from her neck when she fell, but she still got back up and attempted to complete her routine, according to The Guardian. NBC reported that Downie didn't have enough control during "a flip with two-and-a-half twists directly into a tucked front flip," so she fell directly on her head and neck. Ellie Downie updates after her fall prove just how dedicated Olympic athletes are to their craft and their teammates. She feel directly onto her head, but two days later, on Tuesday, she competed on the balance beam as if nothing had happened. ‘Our deepest thoughts go out to Josh’s family at this time, as well as all of those who knew him from his spells with Hucknall CC and Fiskerton & Thurgarton CC.British Olympic gymnast Ellie Downie suffered an terrifying fall during the floor competition on Sunday. The Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League said: ‘Everybody within the NPL community is incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of Josh Downie, aged just 24. Sporting talent runs in the family, with Mr Downie’s sisters, Becky Downie, 29, and Ellie Downie, 21, both having represented Team GB at the Summer Olympics.
Mr Dow would often help young players at clubs with their game and was playing men’s cricket from his early teens. He became a first-team regular at Burton Joyce CC in 2011 and went on to score the highest individual score by a player in the club’s history, 137 not out. Mr Downie had spells with Nottinghamshire cricket clubs including Hucknall CC, Fikserton & Thurgarton CC, and Burton Joyce CC. Josh Downie (pictured far right) had spells with Nottinghamshire cricket clubs including Hucknall CC and Burton Joyce CC where he scored highest individual score in club history She said a post-mortem into his death was in the process of being carried out. Helen said her son loved children and she wanted to live to see him become a father himself. We always had such lovely good times together.’ ‘He loved his family, his girlfriend, sport, animals. It does not seem real at all that he’s gone. ‘He had just moved in September for his new job after graduating. An ambulance came and took him to hospital but he never woke up again. ‘He apparently stumbled and collapsed and never regained consciousness.
Helen said: ‘He was beautiful inside and out. His grieving mother, Helen Downie, said she was still in ‘complete shock’ at the sudden and heart-wrenching loss of her son. He had recently moved from Nottingham to Merseyside with his girlfriend to work as a teacher after graduating from university.Īmbulance crews rushed to his aid and gave him CPR before taking him to hospital, where he died despite the best efforts of medics. Josh Downie, 24, died in hospital on Thursday after he collapsed during a nets session in Birkenhead, Merseyside. The brother of Team GB Olympic gymnasts Becky and Ellie Downie has died suddenly after collapsing while playing cricket. Josh Downie, 24, collapsed while playing cricket and was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead last week