Misty May Treanor Injury

- Injury date: October 3, 2008
- Affected show: Dancing with the Stars
- Treatment center: Cedars Sinai
- Partner: Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Misty May-Treanor injured her ankle on October 3, 2008. Her injury happened while practicing for the upcoming show with her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She was taken to Cedars Sinai hospital for treatment. Doctors reevaluated her injury on Monday October 6, 2008. Later that day, Treanor came out on the live show on crutches with a cast on one leg and announced that she was unable to put any pressure on her ankle after her injury. It turns out that she ruptured her achilles tendon and will be unable to continue with the show. The day after the show Treanor had a successful surgery to repair the injury.SF Gate: [1]
Background

Along with her partner, Kerri Walsh, professional beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor won the gold medal at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. They are the first team to win consecutive beach volleyball gold medals at the Olympics in the history of the sport. May-Treanor is the all-time leader in both wins and earnings in women's professional beach volleyball.AVP: Misty May-Treanor Biography May-Treanor and Walsh held a undefeated streak for over a year. After 112 consecutive wins, they were defeated by Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh on August 31, 2008.ESPN.com: Olympic gold medalists lose for first time in 112 matches