Italy’s Lorenzo Bonicelli reportedly improving after fall on rings at World University Games

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Italy’s Lorenzo Bonicelli reportedly in medically-induced coma after fall on rings at World University Games - Gymnastics Now

Italy's Lorenzo Bonicelli was seriously injured after a fall on his rings dismount while competing at the 2025 FISU World University Games on Wednesday.

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[rlayt]

This says he’s finally talking and eating. https://www.olympics.com/en/news/lorenzo-bonicelli-gymnastics-eating-talking-again-progress-recovery

Looks like Passion also reported this. https://gymnaverse.com/threads/2025-universiade-games-essen-germany-jul-22-26.5083/

 

[Aeris]

These triple salto dismounts on Rings are building up quite a number of mishaps...

 

[tsarinajen]

Looks like he has movement on his arms now.

 

[Sasha]

I love that he's moving.

I'm not a doctor, but a possibly hopeful story: one of our coaches when I did adult gym was a former high level gymnast who also sustained a serious spinal injury (dismounting from HB in his case). From what I recall, he was unable to move for several weeks but in time he recovered fully - obviously well enough to be back in the gym and coaching. I have no idea how similar his injury was to Lorenzo's, but it makes me hope that Lorenzo could gain back his mobility in time.

 

[Hatsumomo]

And of course there's Imke Glas who broke her neck on vault and it was thought she wouldn't walk again, but she made a full recovery (though she was a literal child at the time).