Aside from Royce and family, who were all part of his team? i.e.: with Spencer for interviews, coaching, sparring, interviews, etc)? Kudos to ALL of them!
Way to go Spencer!!
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Spencer, what a warrior. So proud of the young man! You want this dude in the foxhole with you! He did it! Got that world gold! Hollywood needs to make a Spencer movie!
Dean Peterson must be a valued teammate; he’s DeLuca’s main training partner too and Spencer brought him along for the Worlds.
I think it's a testament to how well received Peterson is in that room in such a short time.
Lee and DeSanto buddies, so I'm sure they still train together in the room.
It could be an opporunity thing too. Austin is well embedded on the senior circuit now, he gets to go all to all these unique locations. This could be a once in a lifetime event for Peterson - pretty freakin' cool either way.
With the Bill Farrell this weekend, maybe they thought it would be best to have DeSanto stay back and train for that.
I'm sure that's part of it! But I'm guessing Peterson has been Lee's guy for awhile now.
Dean is registered as well for the Farrell
Normally, a training partner who travels with someone is a guy who gives a good look and knows their roll.
Not necessarily someone who will push them to the brink,
Dean fits the roll perfectly for Spencer.
Not necessarily someone who will push them to the brink,
Dean fits the roll perfectly for Spencer.
RBY, is that you?
I think the calculus involved in making a decision has to consider how likely it is there would be another tear after the repair. Would love an actual informed answer to that question. Has anyone seen that?
I don't think he's getting surgery. Most of these guys get surgery immediately to get a jump on recovery. Spencer has been in the corner coaching at the Ferrell, (which is amazing). Simple minded logic but that's how i roll.
On a side note, way to go Spencer with snagging his lady! I seen her at the open wearing his shirt jersey. Very pretty kid, and as a Mexican dude.... welcome to the family mijo! We officially clam you! Haha
On a side note, way to go Spencer with snagging his lady! I seen her at the open wearing his shirt jersey. Very pretty kid, and as a Mexican dude.... welcome to the family mijo! We officially clam you! Haha
They say women will make your knees weak. Maybe that is SL's problem. Simple solution, if that is the case.
They say women will make your knees weak. Maybe that is SL's problem. Simple solution, if that is the case.
Yeah... except for the fact that pvssy is undefeated.
Looks like Spencer opted to go with the surgery. I wonder what his timeline will be for competition.
Good for Spencer, really hope it goes well. This gives him the best chance of being as healthy as possible for 2028, even if its complicated and the odds aren't great.
This legit surprises me. His docs must feel confident they can successfully repair it (yet again) and get him back to a place where he can compete. Though it'll be interesting to see what the timeline is and if he's ready to go for Final X next year. I still think keeping that bye to finals is a huge advantage for him. Hate to see him not be ready to go and have to go through the entire process before Olympics.
Just under 9 months until his 2 out of 3 then worlds a couple weeks after that. 9 months is enough time
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Both of his knees look screwed up by this video
I was going to be surprised if he didn't. And, yes, I read the article on all the risks of another surgery. He said he couldn't even shoot right anymore . . . legs got "stuck" at moments. There's no way to get ready for the Olympics like that. I mean he's tripping just walking around on the mat.
Really hope he can get healthy, give 2028 in LA one final run, and in a perfect world win gold. Then leave his shoes on the mat, join the Hawkeye staff in some form, and boost recruiting for the Hawks in the future with him being on the staff. Probably all pipe dreams based on how unlucky Spencer seems to be, but hell a guy can hope!
So much truth here and so much left to the unknown. I'd imagine he had enough reassurance from his docs that this can be done. I did find him using the words 'try' interesting, so I'm guessing he was let known that it is not going to be easy. Hawk Nation is pulling for him, and so is most of the rest of the country.
For sure sounds like a guy making the best out of two less than ideal options but if anyone can do it, Spencer Lee can.
It's a compression sleeve for clot prevention. Standard practice and incredibly important.
Hows that enough time? Is this a function of surgeries being better than ever in the current sports environment? To compete at final x in 9 months he’d realistically have to be on the mat in like 6-7 months right?
Spencer needs 8 weeks.
Rehab has gotten better and more advance. You don't rest anymore. They want you moving that knee/putting weight on it same day. And he's going to be able to work his upper body and use a zero gravity treadmill as well.
to add: DT injured his knee at BTS on May 6, 2019. He wrestled in the Pan American Qualifier on March 15, 2020.
8 weeks for what exactly? Recovery following the surgery?
That's impossible.
Oh god no. I mean he needs 8 weeks of actual training.
Just the way that rehab is done now - you don’t have to have total body atrophy anymore.
Just surprised since its the 3rd surgery on the knee, everything seemed like it would require a longer process. But i know the surgeon there at UI is top notch so
Correct, his other knee still has something going on. Ice packs, wraps etc. under the compression. Doesn't have a brace, but doesn't mean it wasn't scoped and cleaned up.
Having been thru ACL surgery, this does not appear to only be a compression sleeve on the opposite knee.
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Seeing Spencer Lee post-op puts me in mind of Lindsey Vonn, another great who will go through anything to keep doing what she loves. It came out today that she had her ninth surgery since her crash at the Olympics. This one was to finally repair the ACL she tore prior to the Olympics. Apparently the rest of the surgeries needed to heal before they could attempt the ACL. Wild.
They used part of his patellar tendon on that leg as a replacement for his ACL
Maybe he isn't going to try to make the 2027 team and take the time to heal and train for 2028.
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