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An Olympic bronze medal was really a sight for one gymnast’s sore eye. Brazilian Flavia Saraiva, a 24-year-old member of the Brazilian women’s gymnastics team, suffered a brutal eye injury during warm-up rounds Tuesday, according to Fox News. But she managed to recover enough to turn in a performance that helped her team win a medal after all at the Paris games. And she’s being hailed as a hero: This is going to be one of the top-20 greatest photos in gym history due to the context of it all. pic.twitter.com/FXict0QpR1 — The Medal Count (@TheMedalCount_) July 30, 2024 Video of the accident is …