US gymnast breaks both legs in career-ending accident (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

US gymnast Samantha Cerio has announced her retirement from sport after sustaining a gruesome injury during the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Baton Rouge Regional event.

Cerio, who represented Auburn University, was severely injured during her floor routine, breaking both of her legs after a catastrophic landing on a gym mat.

The gymnast was just in the beginning of her floor routine when she attempted a handspring double front flip with a blind landing on her first tumbling pass and landed awkwardly on the mat with her legs going backwards.

WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC FOOTAGE THAT SOME MAY FIND DISTURBING

Unable to move following the horrific landing, Cerio was screaming and crying in agony before tournament officials and teammates rushed to...



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