Scary cheerleading injury only gets worse when rescuer slips and falls

Despite the scary video, she was uninjured.

Show this video to all your friends who say cheerleading isn’t a sport.

During Thursday night’s UCLA-Oregon game, a Bruins cheerleader named Sophie went crashing to the ground during a stunt. As she was whisked away to safety, her rescuer slipped on a tote bag and dropped her on the ground.

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The video is pretty frightening but Sophie is tough, and actually returned to the floor before the game was over.

Thx for all the well wishes, Sophie was evaluated by emergency medical staff and was back on the court for that amazing win!
— UCLA Spirit Squad (@UCLASpiritSquad) February 10, 2017

It’s a good thing she was able to be out there when Lonzo Ball hit that preposterous step-back three.

Published Feb 10, 2017 | Modified Feb 10, 2017

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland writes Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, and is the host of the “Stadium Wonders” video series. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).

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