Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor has left “Dancing With the Stars” after rupturing her left Achilles tendon, AP reported Monday night.

The 31-year-old Costa Mesa beach volleyball player was practicing her latest routine Friday with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy for the ABC show when she says she heard a “pop,” then fell, unable to put anyweight on her left foot.

May-Treanor appeared at the end of Monday’s show on crutches with a cast on her left leg to say she was out of the competition.

May-Treanor is the sport’s top female player, who along with teammate Kerri Walsh, just finished a record breaking four-year run of domination over the rest of the domestic and international field, including two Olympic gold medals and a year-long winning streak.

It is not yet known what impact the injury will have on May-Treanor’s career.

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