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Tue, Oct 7th 2008, 13:16

Misty May-Treanor out of 'Dancing with the Stars'

OS ANGELES (AP) — Misty May-Treanor is too hurt to keep dancing. The 31-year-old “Dancing with the Stars” contestant and Olympic gold medalist volleyball player appeared at the conclusion of Monday’s show on crutches and with a cast on her left leg to announce that she’s out of the popular ABC dancing competition after injuring herself while rehearsing Friday.

“I heard a pop,” said May-Treanor, who was practicing the jive on the show’s ballroom set when she ruptured her left Achilles tendon. “I was doing the Lindy Hop. I thought I flew out of control and hit the judges’ stairs, or it felt like I got hit in the back with a baseball bat. Then, I just couldn’t put weight on it.”

May-Treanor, who had a previous knee injury from playing volleyball, and her professional partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, had been a formidable dancing duo, scoring a 21 out of 30 for their previous foxtrot, mambo and paso double routines. Co-host Samantha Harris said what May-Treanor’s early exit means for the competition would be revealed on Tuesday’s show.