Original sentence: Elena Mukhina was a Russian gymnast in the late 1970s.In training before the Olympics, Mukhina underrotated an floor exercise element known as a Kurt Thomas and broke her neck.She was rendered a quadraplegic.She won the World Championships in Strasbourg in 1978 and was expected to do well at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.The Soviet Union awarded her Order of Lenin in response to her injury
Edited sentence: Elena Mukhina was a Russian Gymnast in the late 1970s.Elena under rotated this element in training a few weeks prior to the Moscow Games and broke her neck rendering her a quadraplegic.Elena was one of the few people in the world who performed an element known as a Kurt Thomas, named after its originator.Few perform it.It was an exceedingly complex tumbling element on the floor exercise that comprised one and three quarter rotations with a one and a half twist, complex even by today's standards.It was one of the sports major tragedies.It was pretty much a foregone conclusion that she would take the overall gold medal at the Moscow Olympics in 1980, unfortunately due to a tragic turn of events this was not to be.She was awarded the Order of Lenin for her bravery but that is little consolation for a life lost for this young girl, who along with being uniquely gifted, was also a very caring and beautiful person.She was one of the rare gymnasts that had it all, both amazing artistry and a high level of difficulty.She won the World Championships in Strasbourg in 1978 with her exquisite style and incredible technical difficulty