Beth Tweddle (pictured above) had to have surgery after she crashed into a barrier during The Jump
Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle is suing the makers of Channel 4 show The Jump after injuring her neck and spine whilst crashing into a barrier during training.
The 33-year-old fractured her vertebrae while taking part in the show and had to undergo surgery on her neck and spinal cord following a training jump during the third series of the winter sports show in 2016 in Austria.
Tweddle, who won bronze at the London Games in 2012, could only walk a few steps assisted by medics after having an operation which involved having a piece of bone taken from her hip.
The British gymnast, who announced in December that she was pregnant with her first child has said that she was unsure whether or not she would ever be '100%' again following the accident on Saturday 6 February 2016.
Demetrius Danas, an injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell, who is representing Tweddle, said: 'While training for The Jump TV show, Beth suffered severe injuries including two fractured vertebrae requiring serious surgery on her spinal cord.
'She has had to put many parts of her life and career on hold and, while Beth is making a good recovery, she still cannot do many of the things she previously could as an elite athlete and may never fully recover.
The 33-year-old (pictured left and right) said she doesn't know if she will ever be 100%
The Jump Series 3 - Back Row: Rebecca Adlington, Tamara Beckwith, Dean Cain, Linford Christie, Beth Tweddle and James ArgentSecond Row: Mark Francis, Brian McFadden, Sid Owen and Sarah Harding. Front Row: Louisa Lytton and Tina Hobley
'Despite attempts to settle the legal case amicably, the defendants involved in making The Jump have so far denied any liability for her injuries and we have been left with no choice but to issue court proceedings as we seek to resolve the case.'
Tweddle said in a statement: 'It's been a long journey and my recovery is still ongoing. I'm not sure I'll ever be 100% again.
'The effects of my accident still interrupt my daily life, and, aside from the severe physical injuries at the start, the hardest part of the recovery process has been the psychological element, dealing with and processing the whole accident and the aftermath of what happened.
Beth Tweddle said in a statement: 'It's been a long journey and my recovery is still ongoing. I'm not sure I'll ever be 100% again'
'I said before that I don't want this accident to define me, and I work hard every
