Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games

My Favorite Olympic Moment

I’ll never forget Kerri Strug and her one footed vault landing in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The Team Gymnastics competition was usually dominated by the Russian team. But this year the Magnificent 7 on the USA team were a threat. All they needed was a good score on the vault to clinch the Gold Medal. Dominique Moceanu fell on both of her vaults, so Kerri was our last hope. Kerri fell on her first attempt, injuring her ankle in the process. But she took her second attempt anyway, and managed to complete the vault, landing on one foot. Her score of 9.712 was enough to earn the Gold Medal for the USA team.

Here is the YouTube video of that historic moment.

Moments like those are what the Olympics are all about.

Tags: Atlanta, Strug, USA