John Orozco can’t catch a break.
The gymnast will miss the Rio Olympics after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee for the second time in less than four years. Reigning Olympic bronze medalist Danell Leyva will replace Orozco on the Rio team, which begins competition Aug. 6.
The injury, which occurred on a dismount off of high bar, is just the latest hardship for the 23-year-old Orozco. His mother, Damaris, died unexpectedly in February 2015. Four months later, he tore his Achilles tendon for the second time in five years, an injury that kept him out of last year’s world championships.