She wants to compete, if she had the surgery she'd likely be out the whole season, from what I know of ACL injuries. Apparently it is different for everyone, how they deal with the pain and stuff, for some people it isn't too bad, so like KJ said, if Natasha thinks she can deal with it, there's not much they can do. Ultimately it is her decision of how to deal with it. Personally I'm glad to see her competing this season, she can definitely help out the Sooners a lot this year even with the injury, as evidenced by her finishing 1st (i believe) on bars!
