Chainey in Mortal Combat Against Fellow Gymnastics Celebrities

Chainey's brother, Eddie, posted the following video on FB, reminding us why the '96 Olympian has earned his place in the New Mexico Hall of Fame (induction ceremony coming up, I think in March):



Eddie writes:

shout out to my brother Chainey. getting inducted into the hall of fame next month. a pioneer of the sport. a man of class, dignity, honor & faith. everything i want to be. skip all the stuff from 1:40-5:20. the legendary meaning of his name & my grandfathers legacy starts at 7:40.

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what people don't know is that he broke his finger in warm ups & went on to make the olympic team. he competed throughout the olympics with the broken finger.

The video brought back memories of that time. Poking around YouTube, I found this, which I had completely forgotten about:



It was a shock to see a pair of my Muay Thai shorts on there. I forgot that Chainey had borrowed them for this. I remember how he had been working on the choreography, even within the confined spaces of our apartment, asking me for suggestions and ideas. Too funny!

I still have those shorts, btw.