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Marlen Esparza posts tearful videos after missing Olympic team

Marlen Esparza became one of the first London 2012 Olympic medalists to bow out of Rio 2016 qualifying, losing at the U.S. Olympic boxing trials Saturday.

Esparza, 26, earned 2012 Olympic bronze and 2014 World Championships gold, but it’ll be Ginny Fuchs who represents the U.S. in the lightweight division in Rio, should she earn the U.S. a berth early next year.

On Sunday, she took to Instagram to express her emotions in a series of nine Instagram videos. The transcript, followed by the videos:

“OK, everyone, I haven’t been on social media, and I’m sure we all know that I didn’t win at these Olympic trials, so I just wanted to give you guys a little feedback.