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I can't believe this was 20 years ago, but whenever I watch Kerri Strug's second vault that won team USA the gold in the all-around, I still get chills. Moments like these are why I love watching the Olympics.
Mistophant
Next stage :
RickyMartinsVagina
I remember watching this! I had a big crush on the gymnastics team afterwards. Especially Ms. Strug here.
YourLittleBuddy
SingingMeAndCthulioDownByRlyehFhtagn
#strugles
SeanBlader
I choke up watching it now, she was fricken epic.
Squanchthecat
She kind of looks like Eleven
HyrulianShield
Whoa. Had no idea that was so long ago. I saw that when it happened. That makes me old.
GoochoLibre
That summer EVERY little girl in our town had the Kerri Strug haircut. My sister and I lopped off feet of hair. Dad was gutted.
butsir
I remember watching this as a kid. Amazing
stlouiscardinalsfan7
I vividly remember this
EitherImRightOrYoureWrong
Karate Kid much?
wafflestompa
I'm a grown man. This always makes me a little teary eyed. That dedication is admirable no matter where you're from.
pacmandones
The judge on the left reaction in the last gif lol
DidSomeoneSayFree
She experiences 3 different emotions in 1 second and makes a face for each. It's gold honestly
Artoris
I'm a 40 yo man. I still tear up when I see this.
zma123456
Just imagine the pain doing the the second vault but at the same time the sheer joy of winning the gold. Just amazing.
craneakii
The fucking definition of clutch!
jewishdoctorassassin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYSacT1iHi4
RavingWithJesus
+1 for Morgan Freeman
KGBJay
Basically the movie Bronze stole this story line lol
sendstufftomyinbox
straight beast.
PineappleIsDeliciousOnPizzaFightMe
Technically, the US would have won without it, but they didn't know for sure at that point. Still, I agree - best. Moment. Ever.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Yep. Screw the country aspect. That girl won an olympic gold with a broken ankle. Thats a fucking triumph.
nitrodragon54
I like the girl who won gold the other day that dived to win
Mitchz95
https://frinkiac.com/gif/S04E10/1122187/1125306.gif
kungfucatattack
I never noticed. But I think I saw tears on her cheeks. The determination to push through the pain. Damn.
CemestoLuxobarge
Moceanu's score would have been sufficient to beat the Russians even if Strug had not performed a second vault.
demonjester1515
Which they didn't know at the point that Strug was doing her vault.
LynchlessMob
You can't fake that look. She's in real pain. True American hero.
Shockwave44
I'm pretty sure I've seen that look in movies so...
Promethianfire
That's some tyranosaurus level badassery there.
LoneDirewolf
I was a kid and my older brother was a teen, and not a year goes by that he regrets not going to the Atlanta games. We live an hour away
maddcovv
Be glad you didn't go on explosion night!
MikeHaggar
I like it when she lands ~ "FAAARRRKKK!"
CirB
Yeah, her face clearly telegraphs just how painful that jump & landing was...
grouse
Wife is asleep with her hand on my chest and I'm struggling to move as little as possible while silently laughing uncontrollably.
SgtMichaelCross
Chills every single time. Short documentary years later.. what was going thru her mind; what her coach said - https://youtu.be/7ZRYiOa5lM8
slyphen
is it just me, or does she SO have the crazy eye... make sense i guess.
ginevra
Bah. Video isn't available in my country. Damn it. I pay US taxes! If the NSA is so all powerful, I demand they fix this! Hmph. ;)
JackieTreehornProductions
So Bela was the original Waterboy Townie? /a/vYMve
yeahokayik
she is so hot
cl0udr1der
I had such a ridiculous love obsession with this woman that summer.
itsakidsbooksantiago
I got my hair cut like her. It was not as cute on me.
cl0udr1der
You don't know that for sure.
itsakidsbooksantiago
Oh, I'm pretty confident in that one. My hair was too curly for it.
cl0udr1der
All in the eyes of the beholder.
ThatWasHawkward
I still can't believe she did that on a broken ankle. I think the world is coming to an end when I stub my toe.
Radvstheworld
Kurt Angle won a gold medal with a broken friggin neck
makemepancakes
My lovely idiot boyfriend broke his right ankle one morning, and the proceeded to finish a full day of work and then drove. Adrenaline, man.
Wakborder517
It was broken? Holy shit.
fayseman
No, I think it was a really bad grade 3 sprain
demonjester1515
Torn ligaments, not broken. But still.
Guard226Duck
I tore a ligament in my thumb clean off. It didn't start healing for 2 years. I blacked out from the pain. Much worse than breaking it
IDontKnowHowToHuman
I've never done that but THAT SOUNDS SO MUCH FUCKING WORSE!!!
Ironmanual
Broken is worse. It doesn't heal as well and does not allow proper movement. Torn ligaments are painful but less worrysome.
demonjester1515
Torn ligaments heal much better. Both are highly painful and should really allow you to walk, much less vault.
CirB
Both are painful, but ligaments usually heal better.
Ssssssssssss
Recruits in basic training sometimes ignore broken bones for days or even weeks (to avoid being stuck in medical as a recruit). Olympians
anchortoyou
Don't want to be there any longer than absolutely nessisary.
Ssssssssssss
would totally do it for the ONE MOMENT they trained for. When what you poured your life into depends on you being a badass, you step up.
Mewrulez99
Also, I'd say adrenaline has a part to play in it.
Ssssssssssss
Oh definitely. But there's a certain amount of willpower in agreeing to risk to injure yourself again.