bridget sloan, who won silver in beijing, had a career-ending slip during a practice run which shattered her olympic dreams. more on this heartbreaking fall. >> reporter: a painful fall. one with major consequences. >> it is a little hard to take. you work so hard and your body doesn't hold up. >> reporter: practicing on then even bars when she missed the high bar. she fell hard, injuring her left elbow. her olympic dream is over. >> i'm definitely a fighter. i do not like to go down without a fight. i mean, i've never been known for just giving up. >> reporter: a crushing blow for sloan attempting to make the london games after representing team usa in beijing four years ago. 5 of 6 women who competed if 2008 attempted to make a comeback. sloan joins shawn johnson's whose come back was cut short because of injuries but she refuses to give up. >> i will win. i plan on going down to school and taking names. >> reporter: a tearful good-bye for a gymnast who has battled through injuries the past few years. >> safety is one of the big things. you know, my body just -- myy's telling me one th