Injury May Spike Misty and Maks from Competition
Misty May-Treanor and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Olympic gold-medalist Misty May-Treanor, who with pro partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy emerged as an early favorite in this season's Dancing with the Stars, injured herself on Friday, putting her future status with the show in question.
"Misty May-Treanor sustained an injury on Friday and received immediate medical attention," producers say the in a statement to TVGuide.com. "Despite previous reports, she did not break her ankle."
Last week, Misty's paso doble earned her and Maks some of their biggest praise from the Dancing judges, with Carrie Ann Inaba deeming it a "most ambitious" routine for so early in the competition.
Though some online rumors have declared Misty (who is now resting at home) and Maks done, finished, finito for the season, the show's producers are opting to wait and see: "Doctors will reevaluate her condition on Monday and determine the outcome of her participation on the show."