Gymnastic Skills Save Teen In 4th Floor Fall

[matcom]

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (Reuters) - A British junior gymnastics team member fell from the fourth floor of a Ljubljana hotel but suffered only a broken ankle after putting his gymnastics skills into practice, the Slovenian press reported Tuesday.

"Probably my gymnastic knowledge and experience saved me," the Slovenske Novice newspaper quoted 17-year-old Steven Jehu as saying.

"There was a big window that could be opened. I leaned out over a metal bar, but the bar suddenly broke. I couldn't do anything. I fell," Jehu said.

The gymnast did a somersault while falling from the window, which was more than 33 feet from the ground, and braced himself for a regular gymnastic landing.

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[DS1]

1. minus 2 points for broken ankle, minus 57 for

not yelling 'Ta-dah!'

[SoCalDem]

3. But..But... He "stuck" the landing

[kmla]

2. "Taaaa Daaaaa!"

or maybe not...

[GOPisEvil]

4. Damn, he failed to stick his landing.

The Bulgarian judge deducts half a point.