How pole vaulter Allison Stokke’s career nearly ended because of one innocent picture

Practice

During practice, our regional pole vaulting champion picked up a pole larger than she’d used up until that point. However, this didn’t end well.

Stokke got some serious air, but failed to reach the angle required to send her towards the landing platform. Instead, she hurtled back into the concrete launching platform. This was her first major setback.

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Want to know exactly what happened? Continue reading on the next page.