Kerri Strug - 1996 Olympics Team Optionals - Vault 2

Kerri Strug - 1996 Olympics Team Optionals - Vault 2

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[nicki446]

Are you serious? There were doctors' statements that she had a serious ankle injury - a third degree sprain and bad tendon damage. Are you a doctor? Do you have proof that she did not in fact have an injury? I didn't think so. Now shut up and enjoy one of the most inspiring Olympic moments in history.

[Junon999]

She did it for her team and for herself. Period. Has she ever spoke out against doing the second vault? No! She was a pretty brave woman.

[crosscountrytc]

Actually, Kerri's first vault was the one that injured her. The second one REALLY injured her. In the first vault, she tore some ligaments and in the second vault, the rest of the ankle got shot to heck. And since people play other sports with fractures or torn ligaments (usually itty bitty tears) all the time, it's not impossible to surmise that Kerri really did hurt herself. I ran with bad knee issues for my last two years of college because I loved my team and I loved the sport.

[Sagefan99]

She's is so brave!

[MrsSuzanneB]

I makes me so sad....

[Vinny Murphy]

if she faked the injury why would she sit out of the all around??

[ChristineTheHippie]

One of those "HOW DID THEY DO THAT?" moments at the Olympics. The Olympics make people do things that seem impossible.

[LegitGamer215]

That was AMAZING!!!!!

[nicki446]

Exactly. How she got through that vault is beyond me.

[Elizabeth Urbanowski]

She absolutely had an injury. In the video of the all around competition they show her ankle and it is hugely swollen and blue. Search this in youtube: 1996 Olympics Women's Gymnastics Individual All-around. They show the ankle at 3:27 on that video. It's horrible looking.